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Bringing a machine learning model into the real world involves a lot more than just modeling. This Specialization will teach you how to navigate various deployment scenarios and use data more effectively to train your model.
This second course teaches you how to run your machine learning models in mobile applications. You’ll learn how to prepare models for a lower-powered, battery-operated devices, then execute models on both Android and iOS platforms. Finally, you’ll explore how to deploy on embedded systems using TensorFlow on Raspberry Pi and microcontrollers.

This Specialization builds upon our TensorFlow in Practice Specialization. If you are new to TensorFlow, we recommend that you take the TensorFlow in Practice Specialization first. To develop a deeper, foundational understanding of how neural networks work, we recommend that you take the Deep Learning Specialization.

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TensorFlow: Data and Deployment Specialization

Intermediate Level

Basic understanding of Kotlin and/or Swift

Approx. 10 hours to complete

English

What you will learn

Prepare models for battery-operated devices
Execute models on Android and iOS platforms
Deploy models on embedded systems like Raspberry Pi and microcontrollers

Skills you will gain

TensorFlow Lite
Mathematical Optimization
Machine Learning
Tensorflow
Object Detection

Flexible deadlines

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Coursera Labs

Includes hands on learning projects.

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Course 2 of 4 in the

TensorFlow: Data and Deployment Specialization

Intermediate Level

Basic understanding of Kotlin and/or Swift

Approx. 10 hours to complete

English

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Laurence Moroney

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Lead AI Advocate, Google

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Week1

Week 1

6 hours to complete

Device-based models with TensorFlow Lite

Welcome to this course on TensorFlow Lite, an exciting technology that allows you to put your models directly and literally into people's hands. You'll start with a deep dive into the technology, and how it works, learning about how you can optimize your models for mobile use -- where battery power and processing power become an important factor. You'll then look at building applications on Android and iOS that use models, and you'll see how to use the TensorFlow Lite Interpreter in these environments. You'll wrap up the course with a look at embedded systems and microcontrollers, running your models on Raspberry Pi and SparkFun Edge boards.

6 hours to complete

14 videos (Total 40 min), 6 readings, 4 quizzes

14 videos

Introduction, A conversation with Andrew Ng5mA few words from Laurence55sFeatures and components of mobile AI2mArchitecture and performance3mOptimization Techniques2mSaving, converting, and optimizing a model3mExamples2mQuantization3mTF-Select1mPaths in Optimization1mRunning the models1mTransfer learning3mConverting a model to TFLite1mTransfer learning with TFLite5m

6 readings

Prerequisites10mDownloading the Ungraded Labs and Programming Assignments10mGPU delegates10mLearn about supported ops and TF-Select10mWeek 1 Wrap up1mExercise Description10m

1 practice exercise

Week 1 Quiz

Week2

Week 2

1 hour to complete

Running a TF model in an Android App

Last week you learned about TensorFlow Lite and you saw how to convert your models from TensorFlow to TensorFlow Lite format. You also learned about the standalone TensorFlow Lite Interpreter which could be used to test these models. You wrapped with an exercise that converted a Fashion MNIST based model to TensorFlow Lite and then tested it with the interpreter.

This week you'll look at the first of the deployment types for this course: Android. Android is a versatile operating system that is used in a number of different device type, but most commonly phones, tablets and TV systems. Using TensorFlow Lite you can run your models on Android, so you can bring ML to any of these device types. While it helps to understand some Android programming concepts, we hope that you'll be able to follow along even if you don't, and at the very least try out the full sample apps that we'll explore for Image Classification, Object Detection and more!

1 hour to complete

15 videos (Total 36 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes

15 videos

Introduction, A conversation with Andrew2mInstallation and resources2mArchitecture of a model1mInitializing the Interpreter2mPreparing the Input1mInference and results1mCode walkthrough3mRun the App2mClassifying camera images55sInitialize and prepare input3mDemo of camera image classifier4mInitialize model and prepare inputs1mInference and results3mDemo of the object detection App1mCode for the inference and results2m

3 readings

Android fundamentals and installation10mWeek 2 Wrap up10mDescription10m

1 practice exercise

Week 2 Quiz

Week3

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Building the TensorFLow model on IOS

The other popular mobile operating system is, of course, iOS. So this week you'll do very similar tasks to last week -- learning how to take models and run them on iOS. You'll need some programming background with Swift for iOS to fully understand everything we go through, but even if you don't have this expertise, I think this weeks content is something you'll find fun to explore -- and you'll learn how to build a variety of ML applications that run on this important operating system!

2 hours to complete

22 videos (Total 45 min), 8 readings, 2 quizzes

22 videos

Introduction, A conversation with Andrew Ng54sA few words from Laurence1mWhat is Swift?45sTensorFlowLiteSwift1mCats vs Dogs App1mTaking the initial steps3mScaling the image2mMore steps in the process3mLooking at the App in Xcode5mWhat have we done so far and how do we continue?41sUsing the App50sApp architecture1mModel details1mInitial steps4mFinal steps1mLooking at the code for the image classification App4mObject classification intro30sTFL detect App53sApp architecture55sInitial steps58sFinal steps3mLooking at the code for the object detection model3m

8 readings

Important links10mApple’s developer's site 10mApple's API10mMore details10mCamera related functionalities10mThe Coco dataset10mWeek 3 Wrap up10mDescription10m

1 practice exercise

Week 3 Quiz

Week4

Week 4

2 hours to complete

TensorFlow Lite on devices

Now that you've looked at TensorFlow Lite and explored building apps on Android and iOS that use it, the next and final step is to explore embedded systems like Raspberry Pi, and learn how to get your models running on that. The nice thing is that the Pi is a full Linux system, so it can run Python, allowing you to either use the full TensorFlow for Training and Inference, or just the Interpreter for Inference. I'd recommend the latter, as training on a Pi can be slow!

2 hours to complete

13 videos (Total 29 min), 7 readings, 2 quizzes

13 videos

Introduction, A conversation with Andrew Ng2mA few words from Laurence3mDevices3mStarting to work on a Raspberry Pi1mHow do we start?2mImage classification1mThe 4 step process2mObject detection1mBack to the 4 step process4mRaspberry Pi demo2mMicrocontrollers2mClosing words by Laurence28sA conversation with Andrew Ng1m

7 readings

Edge TPU models10mOptions to choose from10mPre optimized mobileNet10mObject detection model trained on the coco10mSuggested links10mDescription10mWrap up10m

1 practice exercise

Week 4 Quiz

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TOP REVIEWS FROM DEVICE-BASED MODELS WITH TENSORFLOW LITE

by MMJan 11, 2020

Great course, very practical in the real world. It also balances and accommodates developers on what devices you have available. Looking forward to the next course

by NJul 27, 2020

Great course for ML on Microcontroller and Mobile Devices, got a strong foundation to learn more in this field of Edge ML with TensorFlow Lite.

by SRApr 14, 2020

It's a bit fast and definitely tightly packed. The objectives are clear though --how to build/debug/deploy on various modern devices (Android, iOS, RaspPi, etc)

by SKJul 15, 2020

Laurence is a good teacher. His explanations are clear and to the point. This is a one of the best sources to learn how to deploy ML models on devices

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About the TensorFlow: Data and Deployment Specialization

Continue developing your skills in TensorFlow as you learn to navigate through a wide range of deployment scenarios and discover new ways to use data more effectively when training your machine learning models.

In this four-course Specialization, you’ll learn how to get your machine learning models into the hands of real people on all kinds of devices. Start by understanding how to train and run machine learning models in browsers and in mobile applications. Learn how to leverage built-in datasets with just a few lines of code, learn about data pipelines with TensorFlow data services, use APIs to control data splitting, process all types of unstructured data, and retrain deployed models with user data while maintaining data privacy. Apply your knowledge in various deployment scenarios and get introduced to TensorFlow Serving, TensorFlow, Hub, TensorBoard, and more. Industries all around the world are adopting Artificial Intelligence. This Specialization from Laurence Moroney and Andrew Ng will help you develop and deploy machine learning models across any device or platform faster and more accurately than ever. Looking for a place to start? Master the foundational basics of TensorFlow with the DeepLearning.AI TensorFlow Developer Professional Certificate. Looking to customize and build powerful real-world models for complex scenarios? Check out the TensorFlow: Advanced Techniques Specialization.

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