Train YOLO for Object Detection with Custom Data

Build your own detector by labelling, training and testing on image, video and in real time with camera: YOLO v3 and v4




What you'll learn
Apply already trained YOLO v3-v4 for Object Detection on image, video and in real time with camera
Label own dataset and structure files in YOLO format
Assemble custom dataset in YOLO format
Convert existing dataset of Traffic Signs in YOLO format
Train YOLO v3-v4 detector in Darknet framework
Build individual PyQt graphical user interface for Object Detection based on YOLO v3-v4 algorithm

Requirements
Basic knowledge of Object Detection algorithms
Basics on how YOLO works
Intermediate knowledge of Python v3
Basic knowledge of OpenCV
Basics on how to work with Anaconda Environments
Basics on how to work with PyCharm IDE or any other Python IDE
Basics on how to work with Terminal Window or Anaconda Prompt
To have Linux Ubuntu installed is optional, but recommended

Description
In this hands-on course, you'll train your own Object Detector using YOLO v3-v4 algorithms.

As for beginning, you’ll implement already trained YOLO v3-v4 on COCO dataset. You’ll detect objects on image, video and in real time by OpenCV deep learning library. The code templates you can integrate later in your own future projects and use them for your own trained YOLO detectors.

After that, you’ll label individual dataset as well as create custom one by extracting needed images from huge existing dataset.

Next, you’ll convert Traffic Signs dataset into YOLO format. Code templates for converting you can modify and apply for other datasets in your future work.

When datasets are ready, you’ll train and test YOLO v3-v4 detectors in Darknet framework.

As for Bonus part, you’ll build graphical user interface for Object Detection by YOLO and by the help of PyQt. This project you can represent as your results to your supervisor or to make a presentation in front of classmates or even mention it in your resume.

Content Organization. Each Section of the course contains:

Video Lectures

Coding Activities

Code Templates

Quizzes

Downloadable Instructions

Discussion Opportunities

Video Lectures of the course have SMART objectives:

S - specific (the lecture has specific objectives)

M - measurable (results are reasonable and can be quantified)

A - attainable (the lecture has clear steps to achieve the objectives)

R - result-oriented (results can be obtained by the end of the lecture)

T - time-oriented (results can be obtained within the visible time frame)

Who this course is for:
Students who study Computer Vision and want to know how to use YOLO for Object Detection
Students who know basics of Object Detection but want to know how to Train YOLO with New Data
Students who study YOLO and want to Label Own Data in YOLO format
Students who use already existing datasets for Object Detection but want to Convert them in YOLO format
Young Researchers who study different Object Detection Algorithms and want to Train YOLO with Custom Data and Compare results with different approaches