Applications of Linear Algebra in AI

Exploring how linear algebra concepts are applied in various artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms.

Linear algebra forms the mathematical foundation for many modern AI and machine learning techniques. This section explores practical applications and implementations of linear algebraic concepts in AI systems.

Neural Networks

Forward Propagation

  • Matrix representation of layers
  • Weight matrices and biases
  • Activation functions
  • Batch processing

Backpropagation

  • Gradient computation
  • Chain rule as matrix operations
  • Weight updates
  • Optimization techniques

Dimensionality Reduction

Principal Component Analysis

  • Covariance matrix computation
  • Eigendecomposition
  • Feature selection
  • Visualization techniques

Matrix Factorization

  • SVD in recommender systems
  • NMF for topic modeling
  • Tensor decomposition
  • Applications in deep learning

Computer Vision

Image Processing

  • Image as matrices
  • Convolution operations
  • Feature extraction
  • Transformation matrices

Face Recognition

  • Eigenfaces
  • Matrix similarity measures
  • Dimensionality reduction
  • Deep learning approaches

Natural Language Processing

Word Embeddings

  • Word-context matrices
  • Word2Vec implementation
  • GloVe vectors
  • Transformers and attention

Topic Modeling

  • Document-term matrices
  • LSA/LSI
  • Matrix factorization
  • Probabilistic approaches

Optimization in AI

Gradient Descent

  • Matrix calculus
  • Hessian matrices
  • Newton's method
  • Optimization algorithms

Regularization

  • Matrix norms
  • Sparse solutions
  • Ridge regression
  • LASSO implementation

Advanced Applications

  1. Quantum Computing

    • Quantum states as vectors
    • Unitary transformations
    • Quantum algorithms
    • Simulation
  2. Robotics

    • Transformation matrices
    • Inverse kinematics
    • Path planning
    • Control systems
  3. Graph Neural Networks

    • Adjacency matrices
    • Graph Laplacians
    • Message passing
    • Spectral methods