diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
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new mode 100755
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
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new mode 100755
index 309e38f..fda44bd
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -478,4 +478,4 @@ known-third-party=enchant
 
 # Exceptions that will emit a warning when being caught. Defaults to
 # "Exception"
-overgeneral-exceptions=Exception
+overgeneral-exceptions=builtins.Exception
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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new mode 100755
diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index a168459..0a7c1ae
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ common_parameters:
   logging_output_directory_on_host: "/tmp/voc_ssd"
 
 voc:
-  data_directory: "../../data/VOC2012"
+  data_directory: "/data/VOC2012"
   train_set_path: "ImageSets/Main/train.txt"
   validation_set_path: "ImageSets/Main/val.txt"
   train_and_validation_set_path: "ImageSets/Main/trainval.txt"
@@ -45,20 +45,20 @@ vggish_model_configuration:
   prediction_heads_order: ["block2_pool", "block3_pool", "block4_pool", "block5_pool"]
   block2_pool:
     image_downscale_factor: 4
-    base_bounding_box_sizes: [20, 25]
+    base_bounding_box_sizes: [25]
     aspect_ratios: [0.6, 0.8, 1]
   block3_pool:
     image_downscale_factor: 8
-    base_bounding_box_sizes: [30, 40, 50, 60]
+    base_bounding_box_sizes: [40, 50, 60]
     aspect_ratios: [0.6, 0.8, 1]
   block4_pool:
     image_downscale_factor: 16
     base_bounding_box_sizes: [80, 100, 120]
-    aspect_ratios: [0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1]
+    aspect_ratios: [0.6, 0.8, 1]
   block5_pool:
     image_downscale_factor: 32
     base_bounding_box_sizes: [150, 200, 300, 400, 500]
-    aspect_ratios: [0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1]
+    aspect_ratios: [0.6, 0.8, 1]
 
 
 resnetish_model_configuration:
@@ -88,5 +88,5 @@ train:
   reduce_learning_rate_patience: 2
   reduce_learning_rate_factor: 0.1
 
-model_checkpoint_path: "../../data/voc_ssd_models/current_model/"
-best_model_checkpoint_path: "../../data/voc_ssd_models/current_model/"
+model_checkpoint_path: "/data/voc_ssd_models/current_model.weights.h5"
+best_model_checkpoint_path: "/data/voc_ssd_models/current_model/"
diff --git a/docker/app.Dockerfile b/docker/app.Dockerfile
index 84afe31..b2c467d 100644
--- a/docker/app.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/app.Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 FROM tensorflow/tensorflow:2.9.1-gpu
 
 # Install a few necessary need or useful libs and apps
-RUN apt update && apt install -y libcairo2-dev wget libgl1
+RUN apt update && apt install -y git libcairo2-dev wget libgl1
 
 # Download base tensorflow models
 RUN mkdir -p /root/.keras/models && \
diff --git a/net/__init__.py b/net/__init__.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/net/logging.py b/net/logging.py
index 021621d..97c256a 100644
--- a/net/logging.py
+++ b/net/logging.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import net.data
 import net.plot
+import net.ssd
 import net.utilities
 
 
diff --git a/net/ml.py b/net/ml.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index ae3967f..d9bf736
--- a/net/ml.py
+++ b/net/ml.py
@@ -83,18 +83,14 @@ def __init__(self, model_configuration, categories_count):
             categories_predictions_heads_ops_list.append(categories_predictions_head)
             offset_predictions_heads_ops_list.append(offsets_predictions_head)
 
-        self.batch_of_categories_predictions_logits_matrices_op = \
-            tf.concat(categories_predictions_heads_ops_list, axis=1)
+        self.batch_of_categories_predictions_logits_matrices_op = tf.keras.layers.Concatenate(
+            axis=1, name="categories_prediction_logits_head")(categories_predictions_heads_ops_list)
 
-        self.batch_of_softmax_categories_predictions_matrices_op = tf.nn.softmax(
-            logits=self.batch_of_categories_predictions_logits_matrices_op,
-            axis=-1,
-            name="categories_predictions_head")
+        self.batch_of_softmax_categories_predictions_matrices_op = tf.keras.layers.Softmax(
+            axis=-1, name="categories_predictions_head")(self.batch_of_categories_predictions_logits_matrices_op)
 
-        self.batch_of_offsets_predictions_matrices_op = tf.concat(
-            values=offset_predictions_heads_ops_list,
-            axis=1,
-            name="offsets_predictions_head")
+        self.batch_of_offsets_predictions_matrices_op = tf.keras.layers.Concatenate(
+            axis=1, name="offsets_predictions_head")(offset_predictions_heads_ops_list)
 
         self.model = tf.keras.models.Model(
             inputs=self.input_placeholder,
@@ -144,13 +140,9 @@ def get_predictions_head(input_op, categories_count, head_configuration):
         offsets_predictions_op = tf.keras.layers.Conv2D(
             filters=4 * default_boxes_count, kernel_size=(3, 3), padding='same')(x)
 
-        # Reshape outputs to 3D matrices (batch_dimension, default boxes on all pixel locations, x), where
-        # x is categories_count for categories logits predictions op and 4 for offsets predictions op
         return \
-            tf.reshape(categories_logits_predictions_op,
-                       shape=(tf.shape(categories_logits_predictions_op)[0], -1, categories_count)), \
-            tf.reshape(offsets_predictions_op,
-                       shape=(tf.shape(offsets_predictions_op)[0], -1, 4))
+            tf.keras.layers.Reshape((-1, categories_count))(categories_logits_predictions_op), \
+            tf.keras.layers.Reshape((-1, 4))(offsets_predictions_op)
 
     def get_base_layers_tensors_map(self):
         """
diff --git a/net/plot.py b/net/plot.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 26823ce..391084e
--- a/net/plot.py
+++ b/net/plot.py
@@ -22,15 +22,18 @@ def draw_annotation_label(pil_image, annotation, color, font):
 
     draw_manager = PIL.ImageDraw.Draw(pil_image)
 
-    text_size = draw_manager.textsize(annotation.label, font)
+    dummy_text_box = draw_manager.textbbox((0, 0), annotation.label, font)
+
+    text_width = dummy_text_box[2] - dummy_text_box[0]
+    text_height = dummy_text_box[3] - dummy_text_box[1]
 
     box_left = int(max(0, np.floor(annotation.bounding_box[0] + 0.5)))
     box_top = int(max(0, np.floor(annotation.bounding_box[1] + 0.5)))
 
-    text_origin = [box_left, box_top - text_size[1]] \
-        if box_top - text_size[1] >= 0 else [box_left, box_top + 1]
+    text_origin = [box_left, box_top - text_height] \
+        if box_top - text_height >= 0 else [box_left, box_top + 1]
 
-    text_end = text_origin[0] + text_size[0], text_origin[1] + text_size[1]
+    text_end = text_origin[0] + text_width, text_origin[1] + text_height
     text_box = text_origin[0], text_origin[1], text_end[0], text_end[1]
 
     draw_manager.rectangle(text_box, fill=tuple(color))
diff --git a/net/ssd.py b/net/ssd.py
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new mode 100755
diff --git a/net/utilities.py b/net/utilities.py
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new mode 100755
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 67b99c8..22d2fa1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,81 +1,82 @@
 absl-py==1.0.0
 antlr4-python3-runtime==4.9.3
-astroid==2.12.13
+astroid==3.2.4
+asttokens==2.4.1
 astunparse==1.6.3
-attrs==22.1.0
 cachetools==5.1.0
 certifi==2019.11.28
 chardet==3.0.4
 colorama==0.4.6
-contourpy==1.0.6
-cycler==0.11.0
+contourpy==1.1.1
+cycler==0.12.1
 dbus-python==1.2.16
-dill==0.3.6
-exceptiongroup==1.0.4
+dill==0.3.9
+exceptiongroup==1.2.2
+executing==2.1.0
 flatbuffers==1.12
-fonttools==4.38.0
-future==0.18.2
+fonttools==4.55.0
 gast==0.4.0
-gitdb==4.0.10
-GitPython==3.1.29
+gitdb==4.0.11
+GitPython==3.1.43
 google-auth==2.6.6
 google-auth-oauthlib==0.4.6
 google-pasta==0.2.0
 grpcio==1.46.3
 h5py==3.6.0
+icecream==2.1.3
 idna==2.8
-imageio==2.22.4
+imageio==2.35.1
 imgaug==0.4.0
 importlib-metadata==4.11.4
-iniconfig==1.1.1
-invoke==1.7.3
-isort==5.10.1
+importlib-resources==6.4.5
+iniconfig==2.0.0
+invoke==2.2.0
+isort==5.13.2
 keras==2.9.0
 Keras-Preprocessing==1.1.2
-kiwisolver==1.4.4
-lazy-object-proxy==1.8.0
+kiwisolver==1.4.7
+lazy-loader==0.4
 libclang==14.0.1
-mando==0.6.4
+mando==0.7.1
 Markdown==3.3.7
-matplotlib==3.6.2
+matplotlib==3.7.5
 mccabe==0.7.0
-networkx==2.8.8
+networkx==3.1
 numpy==1.22.4
 oauthlib==3.2.0
-omegaconf==2.2.3
-opencv-python==4.6.0.66
-opencv-python-headless==4.6.0.66
+omegaconf==2.3.0
+opencv-python==4.10.0.84
 opt-einsum==3.3.0
 packaging==21.3
-pandas==1.5.2
-Pillow==9.3.0
-platformdirs==2.5.4
-pluggy==1.0.0
+pandas==2.0.3
+pillow==10.4.0
+platformdirs==4.3.6
+pluggy==1.5.0
 protobuf==3.19.4
 pyasn1==0.4.8
 pyasn1-modules==0.2.8
-pycairo==1.23.0
-pycodestyle==2.10.0
+pycodestyle==2.12.1
+pygments==2.18.0
 PyGObject==3.36.0
-pylint==2.15.7
+pylint==3.2.7
 pyparsing==3.0.9
-pytest==7.2.0
+pytest==8.3.3
 python-apt==2.0.0+ubuntu0.20.4.7
-python-dateutil==2.8.2
-pytz==2022.6
+python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
+pytz==2024.2
 PyWavelets==1.4.1
-PyYAML==6.0
-radon==5.1.0
+PyYAML==6.0.2
+radon==6.0.1
 requests==2.22.0
 requests-oauthlib==1.3.1
 requests-unixsocket==0.2.0
 rsa==4.8
-scikit-image==0.19.3
-scipy==1.9.3
-seaborn==0.12.1
-Shapely==1.8.5.post1
+scikit-image==0.21.0
+scipy==1.10.1
+seaborn==0.13.2
+shapely==2.0.6
 six==1.14.0
-smmap==5.0.0
+smmap==5.0.1
 tensorboard==2.9.0
 tensorboard-data-server==0.6.1
 tensorboard-plugin-wit==1.8.1
@@ -83,15 +84,16 @@ tensorflow==2.9.1
 tensorflow-estimator==2.9.0
 tensorflow-io-gcs-filesystem==0.26.0
 termcolor==1.1.0
-tifffile==2022.10.10
-tomli==2.0.1
-tomlkit==0.11.6
-tqdm==4.64.1
+tifffile==2023.7.10
+tomli==2.2.1
+tomlkit==0.13.2
+tqdm==4.67.1
 typing-extensions==4.2.0
+tzdata==2024.2
 urllib3==1.25.8
 visual-logging==1.0
 Werkzeug==2.1.2
 wrapt==1.14.1
-xenon==0.9.0
-xmltodict==0.13.0
+xenon==0.9.3
+xmltodict==0.14.2
 zipp==3.8.0
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
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diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
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diff --git a/tests/commit_stage/__init__.py b/tests/commit_stage/__init__.py
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diff --git a/tests/commit_stage/unit_tests/__init__.py b/tests/commit_stage/unit_tests/__init__.py
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diff --git a/tests/commit_stage/unit_tests/test_utilities.py b/tests/commit_stage/unit_tests/test_utilities.py
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