Deep Learning, Neural Networks & Computer Vision
[VERY LONG READ] | 23 February 2025
Highlights: Evolution of Deep Learning for Video Generation (Literature Review, 2025).
Highlights from Evolution of Deep Learning for Video Generation: A Literature Review
From Adversarial Networks to Diffusion Dominance: Contemporary Approaches and Challenges in AI Video Generation.
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
[SHORT READ] | 3 May 2025
If you give a llama instructions, it’ll sort your text for a day.
Instruct-tuning and evaluating LLaMA-3.2 in the cloud with with Unsloth and Low-Rank Adaptation (LoRA).
[LONG READ] | 28 March 2025
Intro to NLP: Tokens, TF-IDF Representations & CNN Classifiers.
A small set of NLP exercises, comparing text classifiers using Term Frequency (TF), Inverse Document Frequency (IDF), and CNNs.
Advanced Modelling & Simulation
[LONG READ] | 18 June 2023
Waiting in Line for Coffee…
Have you ever wondered what your average coffee queue looks like? Well if not, that’s okay, I’ve studied and simulated it so that you don’t have to!
Reinforcement Learning
[SHORT READ] | 18 August 2024
Markov Decision Processes (MDPs) and Negative Rewards
A quick look at how Markov Decision Processes (MDPs) are formally defined, including finite MDPs where all rewards are negative.
[SHORT READ] | 20 August 2024
Model-free Reinforcement Learning #1: TD Learning
MFRL as understood through Temporal Difference (TD) learning and applied examples.
[SHORT READ] | 22 August 2024
Model-free Reinforcement Learning #2: Q-Learning
MFRL as understood through Q-Learning. Includes example using a toy dataset.
Maria DaRocha 