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 Duration 14 hours

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MATLAB Deep Learning Environment & GPU Validation

  • Overview of Deep Learning Toolbox architecture and workflows
  • Checking GPU availability, CUDA/cuDNN compatibility, and driver settings
  • Setting up parallel workers, managing memory, and exploring gpuArray fundamentals
  • Lab 1: Verifying the environment and executing your first GPU-accelerated deep learning script

Core Deep Learning Constructs in MATLAB

  • Exploring neural network layers: conv, pooling, batch norm, dropout, residual, and dense
  • Essentials of dlarray, dlnetwork, and implementing custom training loops
  • Understanding loss functions, optimizers (Adam, SGD, RMSProp), and learning rate scheduling
  • Visualizing network architecture, weight distributions, and gradient flow for debugging
  • Lab 2: Creating a custom dlnetwork from the ground up and troubleshooting layer interactions

Designing CNNs for Image Recognition

  • CNN design principles: feature extraction, spatial hierarchies, and receptive fields
  • Transfer learning: utilizing pre-trained networks like ResNet, EfficientNet, and MobileNet
  • Building data augmentation pipelines with imageDatastore, augmentedImageDatastore, and custom transforms
  • Lab 3: Training a CNN from scratch on a custom image classification dataset with augmentation

Automated Data Labeling & Reproducible Pipelines

  • Utilizing MATLAB’s active learning and semi-supervised labeling capabilities
  • Importing and exporting annotations in formats like COCO, Pascal VOC, YOLO, and CSV
  • Developing version-controlled, parameterized data preparation scripts
  • Lab 4: Automating the labeling workflow and integrating it into a training script

Scalable Training: Multi-GPU, Cloud & Clusters

  • Multi-GPU training tactics: adjusting batch size, gradient accumulation, and data parallelism
  • Distributed training using MATLAB Parallel Server and local clusters
  • Cloud training workflows (AWS, Azure, GCP) via MATLAB cloud compute profiles
  • Monitoring training, checkpointing, and hyperparameter optimization methods
  • Lab 5: Scaling a model to a multi-GPU/cloud setup and profiling training throughput

Cross-Framework Interoperability & Model Exchange

  • Importing pre-trained Caffe and TensorFlow/Keras models into MATLAB
  • Ensuring accuracy consistency and adapting architectures for MATLAB workflows
  • Exporting models to ONNX, TensorFlow, or Core ML for cross-platform deployment
  • Lab 6: Importing a TF-Keras model, fine-tuning it in MATLAB, and exporting to ONNX

Capstone Project & Production Readiness

  • End-to-end pipeline: data ingestion, training, validation, optimization, and deployment
  • Model compression: pruning, quantization, and code generation with GPU Coder
  • Best practices for reproducibility: logging, seeding, and sharing MATLAB deep learning apps
  • Capstone: Build, train, optimize, and export a complete image recognition system tailored to your specific domain


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Requirements

  • Solid proficiency in MATLAB, including syntax, programming workflows, and familiarity with toolboxes
  • No prior background in data science or deep learning is necessary
  • Access to a GPU-enabled workstation (CUDA-compatible) or an approved cloud cluster for practical labs

Audience

  • Developers & Software Engineers
  • Research Engineers & Domain Experts
  • Teams shifting from conventional signal/image processing to AI-driven solutions

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