The AI Academy
We build a work-ready AI workforce that can be integrated with your existing teams.
Aligned to the Data Science & AI industry, our Academy adapts to meet the rapidly evolving tech landscape, connecting education to the working world. Our training pathways are created by our team of in-house experienced Data Science & AI leaders. Everyone has at least a decade’s experience in the field.
4 months
Duration
40
Hours per week
20+
Projects
25+
Case Studies
Data Science & AI Aligned Training Pathway
Data Science Primer: Analytics Essentials & Testing
- Analytics Landscape
- Descriptive Analytics – Scales of measurement, measures of central tendency
- Probability & Conditional Probability
- Sampling & Estimation
- Hypothesis Testing – Parametric Tests, Non-Parametric Tests, ANOVA
- A/B Testing Hands-On
- Hypothesis Testing – Case Exercise
- Correlations
- Decision Trees
- Mini Project (Using Python)
Data Prep: Quality Enhancement & Cleansing
- Data Quality Checks
- Data Cleaning
- Data Imputation
- Hands-On Exercise
Discovering Insights through Effective Data Storytelling
- Data Storytelling
- Visual perception, Gestalt principles, Visual Encoding, Edward Tufte Design principles
- Hands-on: Explore and Build data visualizations in Tableau
- Hands-on: Building Interactivity and Animations
- Hand Boarding and Storyboarding
- PowerBI, components and architecture
- Powerbi Desktop – Exploring Tool, creating report and dashboard
- Hands-on: Advance PowerBI Visualization
Capstone Project (Using Python, Tableau, PowerBI)
ML Techniques for Descriptive & Predictive Analytics
Supervised Learning:
- Simple Linear Regression: Case Exercise
- Multiple Linear Regression: Case Exercise
- Logistic Regression: Case Exercise
Capstone Project (Using Python)
Unsupervised Learning:
- Cluster Analysis using Python
- Conjoint Analysis
- Factor Analysis
- Principle Component Analysis (PCA)
- Regression: Simultaneous Equations
Mini Project
Version Control & Cloud Services
- Git, GitHub, GitHub Copilot
- Cloud Computing Fundamentals
- AWS Cloud Services: Hands-On
- Azure Cloud Services: Hands-On
From Data Modeling to Engineering Decision Intelligence
- Data Modeling & Analysis
- Statistical Analysis for Engineering Data
- Decision Intelligence Framework
- Optimization & Simulation Techniques
- Case Exercises & Real-world Applications
Mini Project
Temporal Analytics: Mastering Time Series Data
- Introduction to Time Series Data
- Decomposition of Time Series Data
- Simple Forecasting Techniques – Smoothing Techniques
- Case Assignment + Group Exercise
- ARMA & ARIMA Models: Case Exercise
Mini Project
Advanced ML Techniques at the core & edge of Business
- Reinforcement Learning
- Markov Chains with Absorbing States: Case Exercise
- Customer Lifetime Value (CLV): Case Exercise
- Ensemble Methods Hands-On
- Loss Function & Gradient Descent Optimization
- Regularization: Lasso & Ridge Regression
- Dealing with Data Imbalance
- SVM, Random Forest Hands-On
- Boosting & Stacking Hands-On
- Advanced Feature Engineering and Feature Selection Techniques
- Recommender Systems: Association Rules, Collaborative Filtering Matrix Factorization
Capstone Project
Big Data Analytics
- Big Data Overview & Ecosystem
- Spark Architecture Overview
- Spark APIs
- SQL
- Spark Advanced Analytical Functions
- Spark Streaming
- Spark & ML
- Big Data & AWS Cloud
Mini Project
AI & Deep Learning
- AI & Deep Learning Fundamentals
- Concept of Representational Learning
- Artificial Neural Networks: Multi-layer Perceptron; Back Propagation
- Hyper-Parameter Tuning (Learning Rate Scheduling, Batch Size, Epoch, Hidden Layers and neurons)
- Training Deep Neural Networks - Faster Optimizers, Avoiding Overfitting - (Dropout, Batch Normalization)
- Autoencoders - Transfer Learning, Unsupervised Pre-training, Anomaly Detection
- Convolutional Neural Networks - Concept of Convolution and filters/kernels Grey-scale and color images
- Image Classification using CNNs and concept of receptive fields
- Explaining Convolution Layers, understanding CNN Architectures
- Data augmentation strategies - overcoming over-fitting and handling data imbalance
- Transfer Learning - Feature Extraction and Fine Tuning
Capstone Project (Using Python, PyTorch)
Generative AI
- Introduction to Generative AI and LLMs (Foundation Models)
- Training Large Language Models
- In-context Learning/Prompt Engineering - Enhancing Model Outputs
- Cost Optimization Strategies for LLM Training & Aligning to Human values
- LangChain: Simplifying Development with Language Models
- LLM Powered Applications
- Generative Image Models
- Use Cases of Generative AI
- Responsible AI - Ethical Considerations in Generative AI
Capstone Project
Machine Learning Operations (MLOPs)
- MLOps Overview
- Dealing with Data Labelling Challenges
- Building ML Pipelines and Model Versioning
- Model Experiments and Experiment Tracking
- Case Assignments
- Model Persistence and AutoML
- Model Serving using Containers
- Model Monitoring
- Azure ML Deployment
Model Deployment Exercise
Business Essentials & Soft Skills
- Design Thinking Practitioner
- Product Success Leader
- UI/UX Expert
- Next-Gen AI Marketer
- Reporting & Communication
Upskilling Programs for Corporate Success
- Intelligent Process Automation
- Digital Leadership
Mindful Data Mastery: Navigating Stress and Insight in the Digital Age
- Mindfulness & Benefits
- Mindful Breathing & Grounding Techniques
- Cultivating Present-Moment Awareness
- Managing Workload & Prioritization
- Mindful Communication & Collaboration
- Stress Resilience & Self-Care
- Sustaining Mindfulness in the long run
Tech Stack Foundation
Laying the Groundwork for Future AI Specialists
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