Lars HulstaertinTowards Data ScienceAchieving a top 5% position in an ML competition with AutoMLAutoML pipelines are a hot topic. The general goal is simple: enable everyone to train high-quality models specific to their business…6 min read·May 2, 2019--2--2
Lars HulstaertinTowards Data ScienceMachine learning interpretability techniquesMost machine learning systems require the ability to explain to stakeholders why certain predictions are made. When choosing a suitable…6 min read·Mar 14, 2019--4--4
Lars HulstaertinTowards Data ScienceCommon data science pitfalls and how to avoid themDuring my studies I had the opportunity to work on several machine learning research projects. These projects ranged from studying…6 min read·Jul 20, 2018--1--1
Lars HulstaertinTowards Data ScienceUnderstanding model predictions with LIMEIn my previous post on model interpretability, I provided an overview of common techniques used to investigate machine learning models. In…5 min read·Jul 11, 2018--11--11
Lars HulstaertinTowards Data ScienceGoing deep into object detectionWith recent advancements in deep learning based computer vision models, object detection applications are easier to develop than ever…11 min read·Apr 23, 2018--9--9
Lars HulstaertinTowards Data ScienceGoing deep into image classificationLearning about the different network architectures for image classification is a daunting task. In this blog post I will discuss the main…8 min read·Mar 28, 2018--4--4
Lars HulstaertinTowards Data ScienceInterpreting machine learning modelsRegardless of the end goal of your data science solutions, an end-user will always prefer solutions that are interpretable and…8 min read·Feb 20, 2018--11--11
Lars HulstaertinTowards Data ScienceApplying transfer learning in NLP and CVIn this blog post I will discuss two applications of transfer learning. I will provide an overview of examples in the field of natural…8 min read·Jan 22, 2018--3--3
Lars HulstaertinTowards Data ScienceTransfer learning: leveraging insights from large data setsIn this blog post, you’ll learn what transfer learning is, what some of its applications are and why it is critical skill as a data…7 min read·Jan 22, 2018--4--4
Lars HulstaertinTowards Data ScienceGradient descent vs. neuroevolutionIn March 2017, OpenAI released a blog post on evolution strategies, an optimisation technique that has been around for several decades. The…10 min read·Dec 20, 2017--5--5