🧠 Machine Learning & NLP: Predicting Authors from Classic Literature

This project employs machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) to analyze classic literary works and predict the author of a given phrase. By examining textual patterns and stylistic nuances, the model learns to attribute authorship with notable accuracy.

📚 Overview

• Objective: Develop a model that can predict the author of a text snippet from classic literature.
• Techniques Used:
  • Text vectorization and tokenization
  • Sequential modeling with LSTM (Long Short-Term Memory) networks
• Tools & Libraries:
  • Python
  • TensorFlow & Keras
  • Pandas & NumPy

📁 Repository Structure

• Text_Author.csv: Dataset containing text excerpts and corresponding author labels.
• text-analysis-detect-author-seq-lstm.py: Python script for data preprocessing, model training, and evaluation.
• README.md: Project documentation.
• LICENSE: MIT License.

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• Python 3.x
• pip (Python package installer)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/markiskorova/Machine-Learning-NLP-Predict-Author.git
   cd Machine-Learning-NLP-Predict-Author

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use `venv\Scripts\activate`

3. Install required packages:

   pip install tensorflow pandas numpy

Running the Model

Execute the script to train and evaluate the model:

python text-analysis-detect-author-seq-lstm.py

The script will process the data, train the LSTM model, and output evaluation metrics.

📊 Dataset Details

• Source: Curated collection of classic literary texts.
• Format: CSV file with two columns:
  • text: Excerpt from a literary work.
  • author: Name of the author.

🔍 Model Architecture

• Embedding Layer: Converts words into vector representations.
• LSTM Layer: Captures sequential dependencies in the text.
• Dense Output Layer: Outputs probabilities for each author class.

📈 Evaluation Metrics

• Accuracy: Measures the proportion of correct predictions.
• Loss: Evaluates the model's prediction error.

🛠️ Future Enhancements

• Incorporate more diverse literary works to improve model generalization.
• Experiment with advanced architectures like Bidirectional LSTMs or Transformers.
• Implement a user interface for interactive author prediction.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and submit a pull request for any enhancements or bug fixes.

📬 Contact

For questions or suggestions, feel free to open an issue or contact the repository maintainer.