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Evolution Based Weight Vector Optimization
Implementation of Evolution Based Weight Vector Optimization
Jul 5, 2026
James Cummings, Jiffy Lesica, Yahya Rahhawi, Lukka Wolff
Overparameterization and Double Descent
Machine Learning
Implementation
Optimization
In this project, we explore the phenomenon of double descent in overparameterized linear regression models. Using a custom feature mapping approach inspired by kernel…
May 10, 2025
Yahya Rahhawi
Implementing Newton and Adam Optimizers
Machine Learning
Implementation
Optimization
In this blog post, I explore how different optimization algorithms behave when training a logistic regression model—from the basics of gradient descent to the more advanced…
May 5, 2025
Yahya Rahhawi
Implementing Logistic Regression
Machine Learning
Implementation
Optimization
In this project, I explore different optimization strategies for logistic regression, including vanilla gradient descent, momentum-based gradient descent, and an…
Apr 2, 2025
Yahya Rahhawi
Exploring and Implementing the Perceptron
Machine Learning
This blog post explores the implementation and behavior of the perceptron algorithm, a foundational model in machine learning for binary classification. I begin by building…
Mar 23, 2025
Yahya Rahhawi
When Numbers Lie
I came to machine learning because I believed in its elegance—the way a few lines of code could make predictions, optimize decisions, and maybe even eliminate human bias.…
Mar 22, 2025
Yahya Rahhawi
Auditing Bias
Machine Learning
Bias
Fairness
Here we are downloading the dataset using
folktables
, then we define a classification problem to predict whether an individual’s income exceeds $50K. We exclude
SEX
and
PINCP
…
Mar 21, 2025
Yahya Rahhawi
Understanding Feature Separability in Penguin Classification
Machine Learning
Projects
This analysis explores
penguin species classification
using
machine learning models
based on physical measurements from the
Palmer Penguins dataset
. We apply
exploratory…
Mar 2, 2025
Yahya Rahhawi
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