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[Complete NLP Mastery II] Dissecting the Transformer Architecture: From Attention Expansion to Full Model Assembly and Training

This course is not just about "how to implement" a Transformer, but about dissecting why this architecture was created, what role each module plays, and how the entire model works from the designer's perspective. We deeply analyze the internal computation principles of Self-Attention and Multi-Head Attention, and directly verify through formulas, papers, and implementation code what limitations Positional Encoding, Feed-Forward Networks, and Encoder·Decoder structures were introduced to solve. Starting from Attention, we assemble the entire Transformer structure ourselves, and actually perform training to experience firsthand how the model operates. This course is the most structured and practical roadmap for "anyone who wants to completely understand Transformers."

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What you will gain after the course

  • You can fundamentally understand the core structures of Transformers, including Self-Attention, Multi-Head Attention, and Positional Encoding, by dissecting them through formulas, papers, and code.

  • You will be able to understand the complete data flow of the Encoder-Decoder architecture, implement the Transformer model component by component, and complete the final model assembly and training.

  • You can gain a deep understanding of how Transformers overcame the limitations of RNN·Seq2Seq·Attention through their design philosophy and structural reasons.

  • Through hands-on implementation experience, you can gain the essential foundational knowledge needed to understand modern LLM architectures such as GPT, BERT, and T5.

If you don't want to fall behind in the AI era, you must 'understand' Transformers.
GPT, BERT, T5, LLaMA…
At the heart of all the LLMs moving the world today lies the Transformer.

However, with just a few YouTube videos and a few lines of blog posts,
you can never truly understand the deep structure of Transformers.


😵 Haven't you experienced this before?

📌 I don't understand why Self-Attention performs these calculations
📌 I don't get why Multi-Head needs to be multiple
📌 The sine·cosine of Positional Encoding feels unfamiliar
📌 The Encoder–Decoder flow is still unclear

👉 So up until now, you've only 'used' Transformers, not understood them.
You've just memorized the surface appearance.


🚀 This course is about "completely disassembling and reassembling" the Transformer.

Self-Attention → Multi-Head → Positional Encoding → FFN → Encoder·Decoder
Dissecting every structure of the Transformer through formulas, papers, intuition, and code.

It's not just a simple implementation.

🧩 Why this structure exists
🧩 What problems it was designed to solve
🧩 How Attention scales within the Transformer

From a designer's perspective, you will internalize it to your core.


🔧 Build it yourself, assemble it yourself, and learn it yourself.

  • # Implementing Self-Attention

  • # Multi-Head Attention Implementation

  • # Positional Encoding Implementation 199985

  • # Implementing Encoder/Decoder Blocks

  • Transformer Complete Assembly & Training

💥 "Ah, so this is how Transformer works!"
The moment this realization hits, Transformer is no longer a complex black box.
It becomes a system you can understand and explain.


🔥 The moment you understand Transformers, the world of LLMs opens up

Understanding Transformers makes
models like GPT, BERT, and LLaMA
start to look like just 'extensions of Transformers'.

📚 Papers become readable
🧠 Structural reasons become visible
💼 You can speak confidently in interviews
⚙️ Customization becomes possible in practice.

The moment you understand Transformers,
you're no longer just "someone who uses models"
but become an engineer who understands principles and makes informed choices.


🧭 AI Full-Stack Engineer Roadmap (NLP + Diffusion)

Understanding Transformers is central to AI engineering.
Now, I present a roadmap that can naturally expand.


🔷 NLP Complete Mastery Series (The Foundation of Text-Based AI)

[Complete NLP Mastery I] The Birth of Attention

RNN → Seq2Seq → Attention: Build them from scratch
to complete the foundational strength for understanding Transformers.

[Complete NLP Mastery II] Anatomy of Transformer Architecture (Current Course)

Self-Attention expansion, Multi-Head, Positional Encoding,
Encoder/Decoder, complete assembly and training
Master the Transformer architecture structurally and completely.

[Complete NLP Mastery III] Learn by Building NanoChat (Coming Soon)

This is a practical LLM course that implements a small-scale LLM architecture
and proceeds all the way to chatbot fine-tuning.


🔷 Complete Mastery of Diffusion Series (The Core of Image Generation AI)

Complete Mastery of Diffusion I – DDPM → DDIM Implementation

From Forward·Reverse Process to Sampling
Implement the basic structure of Diffusion yourself.

Complete Mastery of Diffusion II – LDM → DiT

Learn about Latent Diffusion and Transformer-based Diffusion architectures.

Complete Mastery of Diffusion III – PixArt → SANA

From the latest high-performance Diffusion models
to understanding the complete flow of image generation models.


🌈 Why are both NLP + Diffusion axes necessary?

Modern AI is broadly divided into two fields.

✔ Text Generation (LLM) → Transformer
✔ Image Generation (Diffusion) → DDPM/LDM/DiT

Engineers who understand both of these structures
receive recognition for the highest value in actual industrial settings.

The two are not completely different.
Transformer and Diffusion influence each other
and are becoming the foundation of the multimodal (image+text) era.

In other words, if you understand these two technologies from an implementation perspective,
you will become the most competitive AI talent in the next 3-5 years.


⚡ Understanding Transformers now will take your AI career to the next level.

The era of "memorizing without understanding" deep learning is already over.
The moment you structurally understand Transformers,
the flow of deep learning begins to connect as a whole.

🔥 This course goes beyond Attention to dissect and assemble the entire Transformer,
Start now.

🧭 Full-Stack Roadmap for AI Engineers

Building Real AI Skills with Both NLP and Diffusion

When you fully understand Transformers,
you're now ready to truly expand into the world of LLMs and generative AI.

I operate a "implementation-based" complete mastery series covering both NLP and Diffusion,
and the roadmap below represents the most efficient path that many students have actually taken to build their AI capabilities.


🔷 ① NLP Complete Mastery Series (Natural Language Modeling Essentials)

🔹 [Complete NLP Mastery I] The Birth of Attention

RNN → Seq2Seq → Attention: Understanding structural limitations through direct implementation.

🔹 [Complete NLP Mastery II] Dissecting the Transformer Architecture (Current Course)

Self-Attention expansion → Multi-Head → Encoder/Decoder → Complete model assembly and training
We completely dissect the inside of the Transformer.

🔹 [NLP Complete Mastery III] Learn by Building NanoChat (Coming Soon)

This is a hands-on project course where you'll build a small-scale LLM architecture from scratch and fine-tune a chatbot model.
Based on understanding the Transformer architecture, you'll naturally expand to LLM applications.


🔷 ② Complete Mastery of Diffusion Series (Core of Image Generation Models)

If Transformer is the foundation of NLP,
Diffusion is the standard of modern image generation models.
Understanding both architectures will dramatically increase your market competitiveness as an AI engineer.

🔹 [Complete Guide to Diffusion I] DDPM → DDIM Implementation

Noise addition, reverse process, sampling, and other fundamental principles of Diffusion are implemented directly.

🔹 [Complete Mastery of Diffusion II] LDM → DiT Architecture

Enhance performance with Latent Diffusion,
and implement the Transformer-based DiT architecture to learn the latest techniques.

🔹 [Complete Guide to Diffusion III] PixArt → SANA

This is an advanced course covering high-resolution generative models, advanced architectures, and practical pipelines.


🌈 Why NLP + Diffusion Roadmap?

Today's AI is broadly divided into two streams.

  • Text-based LLM (Transformer family)

  • Image-based Generative Models (Diffusion Family)

These engineers who can implement both structures
are actually very rare and receive the highest recognition in companies.

💡 From text generation → image generation → multimodal,
I cover the entire AI Full Stack Series,
so you can fully master the core AI techniques
within a unified roadmap created by a single instructor.


🚀 Now grow into a true AI engineer equipped with both NLP and Diffusion.

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Who is this course right for?

  • # NLP Learners Who Understand Attention but Want to Deeply Understand Transformer's Overall Structure and Design Rationale

  • # Developers Who Want to Implement Self-Attention, Multi-Head, Positional Encoding, and Encoder·Decoder Architecture from the Ground Up

  • Engineers who want to clearly understand why Transformers work this way, but are stuck on the equations and structure in the papers

  • I need to translate this Korean text to English following the guidelines provided. The text is: "단순 라이브러리 사용이 아닌, Transformer를 직접 구현하며 본질적으로 이해하고 싶은 AI 실무자" This appears to be describing a target audience or persona. Let me translate it naturally while preserving the meaning: AI practitioners who want to fundamentally understand Transformers by implementing them from scratch, rather than simply using libraries

  • University graduate students and aspiring researchers who want to build essential foundational skills before diving into studying LLM architectures like GPT, BERT, and T5 in earnest

Need to know before starting?

  • PyTorch Basic Syntax

  • The Basic Concept of Attention

  • Basic Understanding of Vector and Matrix Operations

  • The Basic Flow of Deep Learning Models

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