Inpainting and Outpainting with Diffusers

Inpainting and outpainting are popular image editing techniques. You have seen how to perform inpainting and outpainting using the WebUI. You can do the same using code as well. In this post, you will see how you can use the diffusers library from Hugging Face to run Stable Diffusion pipeline to perform inpainting and outpainting. After finishing this tutorial, you will learn How to perform inpainting using the corresponding pipeline from diffusers How to understand a outpainting problem as a […]

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5 Free Datasets to Start Your Machine Learning Projects

Image created with ChatGPT and Canva After completing a course and mastering the essentials of machine learning, it is time to start building machine learning models using real-world datasets. While accessing most real-world datasets can be expensive, platforms like Kaggle offer access to the latest datasets for free on a wide variety of machine learning tasks. In this blog, we will explore 5 free datasets that you can use to build a strong machine learning portfolio. By using these datasets, […]

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Ideas: Solving network management puzzles with Behnaz Arzani

BEHNAZ ARZANI: Thank you. And I’m also excited to be here. HUIZINGA: So since the show is about ideas and leans more philosophical, I like to start with a little personal story and try to tease out anything that might have been an inflection point in your life, a sort of aha moment, or a pivotal event, or an animating “what if,” we could call it. What captured your imagination and got you inspired to do what you’re doing today? […]

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Quiz: Python Mappings

Interactive Quiz ⋅ 6 QuestionsBy Bartosz Zaczyński Share Or copy the link: Copied! Happy Pythoning! In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of the basic characteristics and operations of Python mappings. By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit the key concepts and techniques of creating a custom mapping. The quiz contains 6 questions and there is no time limit. You’ll get 1 point for each correct answer. At the end    

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Python Mappings: A Comprehensive Guide

One of the main data structures you learn about early in your Python learning journey is the dictionary. Dictionaries are the most common and well-known of Python’s mappings. However, there are other mappings in Python’s standard library and third-party modules. Mappings share common characteristics, and understanding these shared traits will help you use them more effectively. Take the Quiz: Test your knowledge with our interactive “Python Mappings” quiz. You’ll receive a score upon completion to help you track your learning […]

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Research Focus: Week of June 10, 2024

Welcome to Research Focus, a series of blog posts that highlights notable publications, events, code/datasets, new hires and other milestones from across the research community at Microsoft. NEW RESEARCH RELEVANCE: Automatic evaluation framework for LLM responses Relevance in AI refers to the usefulness of information or actions to a specific task or query. It helps determine the accuracy, effectiveness, efficiency, and user satisfaction of content from search engines, chatbots, and other AI systems. RELEVANCE (Relevance and Entropy-based  

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Listing All Files in a Directory With Python

Getting a list of all the files and folders in a directory is a natural first step for many file-related operations in Python. When looking into it, though, you may be surprised to find various ways to go about it. When you’re faced with many ways of doing something, it can be a good indication that there’s no one-size-fits-all solution to your problems. Most likely, every solution will have its own advantages and trade-offs. This is the case when it […]

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SIBYL: A machine learning-based framework for forecasting dynamic workloads

This paper was presented at the ACM SIGMOD/Principles of Database Systems Conference (opens in new tab) (SIGMOD/PODS 2024), the premier forum on large-scale data management and databases. In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, data analysts are increasingly dependent on analytics dashboards to monitor customer engagement and app performance. However, as data volumes increase, these dashboards can slow down, leading to delays and inefficiencies. One solution is to  

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Python News: What’s New From May 2024

May was packed with exciting updates and events in the Python community. This month saw the release of the first beta version of Python 3.13, the conclusion of PyCon US 2024, and the announcement of the keynote speakers for EuroPython 2024. Additionally, PEP 649 has been delayed until the Python 3.14 release, and the Python Software Foundation published its 2023 Annual Impact Report. Get ready to explore the recent highlights! The First Beta Version of Python 3.13 Released After nearly […]

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LST-Bench: A new benchmark tool for open table formats in the data lake

This paper was presented at the ACM SIGMOD/Principles of Database Systems Conference (opens in new tab) (SIGMOD/PODS 2024), the premier forum on large-scale data management and databases. As organizations grapple with ever-expanding datasets, the adoption of data lakes has become a vital strategy for scalable and cost-effective data management. The success of these systems largely depends on the file formats used to store the  

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