Bücher von Peter Steiner

In an era of complex deep learning architectures like transformers, CNNs, and LSTM cells, the challenge persists: the hunger for labeled data and high energy. This dissertation explores Echo State Network (ESN), an RNN variant. ESN's efficiency in linear regression training and simplicity suggest pathways to resource-efficient, adaptable deep learning. Systematically deconstructing ESN architecture into flexible modules, it introduces basic ESN models with random weights and efficient deterministic ESN models as baselines. Diverse unsupervised pre-training methods for ESN components are evaluated against these baselines. Rigorous benchmarking across datasets - time-series classification, audio recognition - shows competitive performance of ESN models with state-of-the-art approaches. Identified nuanced use cases guiding model preferences and limitations in training methods highlight the importance of proposed ESN models in bridging reservoir computing and deep learning.

"Literate crime thrillers don't get much better than this." -Publishers Weekly (starred) on L'AssassinPeter Steiner has thoroughly impressed sophisticated thriller mavens everywhere with his critically acclaimed novels featuring ex-CIA operative Louis Morgon. Now, in what is indubitably Steiner's finest book to date, Louis attempts to solve a mystery with roots going back as far as World War II. When Louis purchases a rundown house in Saint-Leon-sur-Dême, he quickly goes to work fixing it up. However, during the renovations, he discovers evidence of a long forgotten crime hidden beneath the floorboards. Unable to leave a good mystery unsolved, he enlists the help of his friend Renard, a French cop, and sets out to discover exactly what happened in this small French village during the Nazi occupation. As Louis and Renard search for the answer to a decades-old question, they encounter an unforgettable cast of characters, including Simon, a Jew from Berlin who leads a French resistance cell, a Nazi colonel who is not at all what he seems, and Marie Piano, whose bravery is unmatched. Soon, Louis is pulled into the secrets and lies of the past as he begins to call into question the very nature of guilt and innocence in times of war. Compelling, arresting, and complex, The Resistance is a thriller that will appeal to fans of John le Carre and Graham Greene.

When Louis Morgan finds a dead body on the doorstep of his charming little house, he teams up with the local gendarme to solve a murder.

Louis Morgon is living a quiet life of good food, good wine, and good friends. When his house is burgled, he thinks nothing of it. But neither the burglar nor the motive for the burglary are as simple as they seem. And the consequences of the seemingly trivial break-in will lead Louis and his loved ones to the ends of the earth.