Scientific Computing Seminar

Date and Place: Thursdays and hybrid (live in 32-349/online via Zoom). For detailed dates see below!

Content

In the Scientific Computing Seminar we host talks of guests and members of the SciComp team as well as students of mathematics, computer science and engineering. Everybody interested in the topics is welcome.

List of Talks

Event Information:

  • Thu
    06
    Feb
    2020

    SC Seminar: Subhashri Manohar

    11:30SC Seminar Room 32-349

    Subhashri Manohar, University of Bozen, Bolzano, Italy.

    Title:
    A Comparison of Gradient Descent and Stochastic Gradient Descent Algorithms

    Abstract:

    In the current decade of Machine Learning, Neural networks are the most sought after method for its ability to solve complex problems with high accuracy. Now, the accurate results is mainly a result of the optimization algorithm contributing to reduce the errors. There are numerous optimization strategies used to produce slightly better and faster results. In this presentation we are going to discuss about the most commonly used algorithms: Standard Gradient Descent and Stochastic Gradient Descent. They are executed on Convolutional Neural Network using MNIST dataset. The results are evaluated on how well the algorithms generalize, accuracy, convergence time and error. Based on that we discuss their advantages and applications.