April 30, 2017

Learning to follow navigational instructions

Can, Ozan Arkan and Yuret, Deniz. 2017. International Symposium on Brain and Cognitive Science (ISBCS2017). Invited talk.


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April 28, 2017

The third deep learning revolution

1st presentation: April 19, 2017. Koç University Alumni Club.
2nd presentation: June 4, 2017. GİF Young Scholars Seminar.
3rd presentation: November 17, 2017. İzmir Fen Lisesi.
4th presentation: March 2, 2018. FMV Özel Ayazağa Işık Fen Lisesi.
5th presentation: March 21, 2018. İTÜ Mimarlık Bölümü.
6th presentation: April 20, 2018. Borsa İstanbul. (latest version)

The first revolution took place 1958-1969.
  • We figured out how to train perceptrons.
  • We proved the perceptron convergence theorem.
  • Interest waned after a book (Perceptrons) written by mathematicians.
The second revolution took place 1986-1995.
  • We figured out how to train multi-layer perceptrons.
  • We proved the universal approximation theorem.
  • Interest waned after a book (SLT) written by mathematicians.
The third revolution started in 2012.
  • We figured out how to train deep nets.
  • A mathematician will write a book around 2022.
  • The fourth revolution will not start until 2036 :)

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