presentazione_eics_deepblocks

1. DeepBlocks: A Visual Programming Tool
for Deep Learning
EICS 2023, 26-30 June, Swansea, UK
https://elite.polito.it
Tommaso Calò, Luigi De Russis

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DeepBlocks - Introduction
The e-Lite Group
• Problem: Deep Learning development requires extensive coding effort.
• Solution: Introducing DeepBlocks - A visual programming tool.
• User-Centric Design: Developed based on five formative interviews to incorporate
user needs and preferences.
• Practical Application highlighting its ease of use in a real-world scenario.

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DeepBlocks - Related Works
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Sankaran et al. 2017
Mani et al. 2019
Zhao et al. 2019

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DeepBlocks - Overview
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DeepBlocks – Formative interviews
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DeepBlocks - Overview
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DeepBlocks – Use Case
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John’s task: Develop a Neural Network composed of 5 Fully Connected layers.

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DeepBlocks – Merging Blocks
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DeepBlocks - Debug
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DeepBlocks - Visualizations
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Limitations and Future work
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• Current Limitations: DeepBlocks currently has certain limitations such
as the visualization of large-scale inputs and outputs and understanding
the behavior of sub-blocks in a SuperBlock.
• Future Scope: We plan to conduct larger-scale user studies for in-
depth feedback, framework – independence, integration with existing
deep learning hubs.

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The e-Lite Group
Thank you for the attention.