Machine Learning in Python for Visual and Acoustic Data-based Process Monitoring: A short beginner’s guide to deep learning-based computer vision and abnormal sound detection

Ankur Kumar

Apr 2024 · Machine Learning for Process Industry Book 4 · MLforPSE

About this ebook

This book is designed to help readers gain quick familiarity with deep learning-based computer vision and abnormal equipment sound detection techniques. The book helps you take your first step towards learning how to use convolutional neural networks (the ANN architecture that is behind the modern revolution in computer vision) and build image sensor-based manufacturing defect detection solutions. A quick introduction is also provided to how modern predictive maintenance solutions can be built for process critical equipment by analyzing the sound generated by the equipment. Overall, this short eBook sets the foundation with which budding process data scientists can confidently navigate the world of modern computer vision and acoustic monitoring.

About the author

Ankur Kumar holds a PhD degree (2016) in Process Systems Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor’s degree (2012) in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He currently works at Linde in the Advanced Digital Technologies & Systems Group in Linde’s Center of Excellence, where he has developed several in-house machine learning-based monitoring and process control solutions for Linde’s hydrogen and air-separation plants. Ankur’s tools have won several awards both within and outside Linde. One of his tools, PlantWatch (a plantwide fault detection and diagnosis tool), received the 2021 Industry 4.0 Award by the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic. Ankur has authored or co-authored several peer-reviewed journal papers (in the areas of data-driven process modeling and monitoring), is a frequent reviewer for many top-ranked Journals, and has served as Session Chair at several international conferences. Ankur served as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Process Control from 2019 to 2021, and currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research Journal. Most recently, he was included in the ‘Engineering Leaders Under 40, Class of 2023‘ by Plant Engineering Magazine.