Data Augmentation with Python

Data is paramount in AI projects, especially for deep learning and generative AI, as forecasting accuracy relies on input datasets being robust. Acquiring additional data through traditional methods can be challenging, expensive, and impractical, and data augmentation offers an economical option to extend the dataset.The book teaches you over 20 geometric, photometric, and random erasing augmentation methods using seven real-world datasets for image classification and segmentation. You’ll also review eight image augmentation open source libraries, write object-oriented programming (OOP) wrapper functions in Python Notebooks, view color image augmentation effects, analyze safe levels and biases, as well as explore fun facts and take on fun challenges. As you advance, you’ll discover over 20 character and word techniques for text augmentation using two real-world datasets and excerpts from four classic books. The chapter on advanced text augmentation uses machine learning to extend the text dataset, such as Transformer, Word2vec, BERT, GPT-2, and others. While chapters on audio and tabular data have real-world data, open source libraries, amazing custom plots, and Python Notebook, along with fun facts and challenges.By the end of this book, you will be proficient in image, text, audio, and tabular data augmentation techniques.Key FeaturesExplore beautiful, customized charts and infographics in full colorWork with fully functional OO code using open source libraries in the Python Notebook for each chapterUnleash the potential of real-world datasets with practical data augmentation techniquesWhat you will learnWrite OOP Python code for image, text, audio, and tabular dataAccess over 150,000 real-world datasets from the Kaggle websiteAnalyze biases and safe parameters for each augmentation methodVisualize data using standard and exotic plots in colorDiscover 32 advanced open source augmentation librariesExplore machine learning models, such as BERT and TransformerMeet Pluto, an imaginary digital coding companionExtend your learning with fun facts and fun challengesWho this book is forThis book is for data scientists and students interested in the AI discipline. Advanced AI or deep learning skills are not required; however, knowledge of Python programming and familiarity with Jupyter Notebooks are essential to understanding the topics covered in this book.

Mr. Duc Haba is a lifelong technologist and researcher specializing in Deep Learning and Generative AI. He has been a programmer, Enterprise Mobility Solution Architect, AI Solution Architect, Principal, VP, CTO, and CEO. The companies range from startups and IPOs to enterprise companies.Duc’s career started with Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), researching expert systems (ruled-based) for Xerox copier diagnostics. After PARC, he joined Oracle, following Viant Consulting as a founding member. He jumped headfirst into the entrepreneurial culture in Silicon Valley. There were slightly more failures than successes, but the highlights are working with Oracle, Viant, and RRKidz. Currently, he is happy working at YML as the AI Solution Architect.