Predictive Data Analytics - An Introduction to Machine Learning

A 3-day course "Predictive Data Analytics - An Introduction to Machine Learning" within the graduate school of the KIT center MathSEE will take place from April 11-13, 2022. The course will be open to all members of MathSEE and is primarily intended for PhD students and postdocs.

Modern methods from artificial intelligence and machine learning, in particular deep learning methods based on multi-layered artificial neural networks, provide unprecedented tools for data analysis and prediction. Over the past years, they have transformed many scientific fields and have become ubiquitous in real-world applications from speech recognition to self-driving cars.

The course will provide a broad introduction to machine learning from statistical foundations to applications in the sciences, economics and engineering. The focus will be on modern machine learning methods for predictive data analytics such as random forests, gradient boosting machines and neural networks, their trans-disciplinary application to supervised learning tasks, and approaches to gain insight into the 'black box' of machine learning models. Lectures on the theoretical background will be accompanied by hands-on programming exercises in Python that will cover practical aspects of implementing machine learning methods for analyzing scientific and real-world datasets.

Depending on the Covid-19 situation, this course will either take place online or in person at Campus South from April 11 - 13, 2022. Some familiarity with basic concepts of probability theory and statistics is expected, as well as basic programming skills in Python. For the programming exercises, participants are expected to bring their own laptop with Python and relevant libraries installed. Technical instructions will be provided.

The number of participants is limited to 20. To participate, please apply via https://portal.wiwi.kit.edu/ys/5562 until December 16, 2021.