Wei Qi Yan is Director of Institute of Robotics & Vision (IoRV) at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) in New Zealand (NZ). Dr. Yan's research interests encompass deep learning, intelligent surveillance, computer vision, and multimedia computing. His expertise lies in computational mathematics, applied mathematics, computer science, and computer engineering. He holds the positions of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Screen 2 Script Limited (NZ) and Director and Chief Scientist of the Joint Laboratory between AUT and Shandong Academy of Sciences China (NZ). Dr. Yan also serves as Chair of ACM Multimedia Chapter of New Zealand and is Member of the ACM. Additionally, he is Senior Member of the IEEE and TC Member of the IEEE. In 2022, Dr. Yan was recognized as one of the world’s top 2% cited scientists by Stanford University.

• 1. Introduction.-  2. Deep Learning Platforms.- 3.  CNN and RNN.- 4. Autoencoder and GAN.- 5. Reinforcement Learning.- 6. CapsNet and Manifold Learning.- 7. Boltzmann Machines.- 8. Transfer Learning and Ensemble Learning.