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Artificial Intelligence

Create neural networks and big data

Class Description:

Machine learning (ML) tools are increasingly being used by companies and governments to shape our world, and basic ML proficiency is rapidly becoming a required skill in most technical fields. It is also a deeply interesting subject that most people enjoy and find useful. This course will provide you with a solid foundation and introduce you to some state-of-the-art tools in an approachable environment.​

Prerequisites:​

Pre-Calculus

Statistics

Data Structures

Python

Syllabus:

  1. Introduction to ML; Python, data structures

  2. Vectors, Matrices, Tensors

  3. Regression, optimization

  4. Simple neural networks (MLP)

  5. Optimization & Regularization

  6. Convolutional neural networks (CNN)

  7. Transfer learning

  8. State-of-the-art, diversity of models + project

  9. Ethics + project

  10. Project

  11. Project

  12. Project

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About the instructor:

Rich Hakim is a PhD candidate in Neuroscience at Harvard and former student at PVNET. He studies how the brain learns to move and develops tools for brain-machine-interfacing.

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