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2026

Part 2 — Distance-Based Encodings in TINTOlib: k-Means, k-Medoids and aggloKNN

Part 2 — Distance-Based Encodings in TINTOlib: k-Means, k-Medoids and aggloKNN

17 minuto de lectura

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Learn how k-means, k-medoids and aggloKNN convert relationships between tabular samples into grayscale synthetic images, including distance metrics, reference ordering and RBF smoothing.

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Part 1 - From Clusters to Pixels: Unsupervised Synthetic Image Generation in TINTOlib

Part 1 - From Clusters to Pixels: Unsupervised Synthetic Image Generation in TINTOlib

18 minuto de lectura

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Learn how the new TINTOlib Clusters method converts distances, membership probabilities, density estimates and latent factors into synthetic images for vision-based deep learning.

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TINTO vs REFINED vs IGTD: Comparing Tabular-to-Image Methods in TINTOlib

TINTO vs REFINED vs IGTD: Comparing Tabular-to-Image Methods in TINTOlib

18 minuto de lectura

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A practical and methodological comparison of TINTO, REFINED and IGTD for transforming tabular data into synthetic images and applying vision-based deep learning models.

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Improving Deep Learning by Exploiting Synthetic Images — Part II: From Synthetic Images to Hybrid Neural Networks

Improving Deep Learning by Exploiting Synthetic Images — Part II: From Synthetic Images to Hybrid Neural Networks

17 minuto de lectura

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How TINTOlib transforms tabular data into synthetic images, which spatial encoding methods should be preferred, and how hybrid neural networks and explainable AI complete the modelling pipeline.

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Improving Deep Learning by Exploiting Synthetic Images — Part I: Why Tabular Data Needs Spatial Representations

Improving Deep Learning by Exploiting Synthetic Images — Part I: Why Tabular Data Needs Spatial Representations

16 minuto de lectura

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Why deep learning still struggles with tabular data, and why synthetic image representations provide a promising bridge between structured data and computer vision architectures.

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What is TINTOlib and why should we transform tabular data into synthetic images?

What is TINTOlib and why should we transform tabular data into synthetic images?

20 minuto de lectura

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An introduction to TINTOlib: why tabular data requires spatial encoding, how to generate synthetic images avoiding data leakage, and a complete end-to-end CNN pipeline in PyTorch.

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Introduction to TINTOlib: Unlocking the Power of Vision Architectures for Tabular Data

Introduction to TINTOlib: Unlocking the Power of Vision Architectures for Tabular Data

9 minuto de lectura

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Technical introduction to TINTOlib, a Python framework for transforming tabular data into synthetic images and applying CNN-based deep learning architectures.

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