Machine Learning Weekend Workshop

Nova Institute is a professional training centre for Data Science and Machine Learning in Mississauga, ON.Our mission is to bridge the gap between unfilled "new collar" jobs and people seeking knowledge to fill them. We do so with curiosity, creativity and innovation, and we welcome you to join the frontier.

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<P CLASS="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>This is a great way to get started with machine learning. We do not </SPAN><SPAN CLASS="qualifier"><SPAN><SPAN>just</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> teach you the theory, we train you in how to apply it to real world problems.</SPAN></P>
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<DIV CLASS="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><SPAN>Know the difference between different algorithms and how to use them most </SPAN><SPAN CLASS="adverb"><SPAN><SPAN>efficiently</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>. </SPAN></DIV>
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<H3>You will learn about:<BR></H3>
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<P>You will use common tools and frameworks, such as: TensorFlow, Keras, Pandas and more.</P>
<P><SPAN CLASS="hardreadability"><SPAN><SPAN>You will know where to find resources, pre-trained models, and datasets for your own machine learning projects</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>. </SPAN><SPAN>And you will have the continuing support of our staff and Alumni Community after you finish.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>You do need to bring your own laptop for this workshop. Before the workshop we will help you set up everything you need on your laptop so that you are ready to start coding. </SPAN></P>
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<DIV CLASS="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><SPAN>Working knowledge of at least one programming language, </SPAN><SPAN CLASS="adverb"><SPAN><SPAN>preferably</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> python. </SPAN><SPAN CLASS="hardreadability"><SPAN><SPAN>If you have no prior programming experience we welcome you to attend our </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><A HREF="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/python-programming-weekend-workshop-tickets-49962948524?ref=elink" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer"><SPAN>Python Programming Weekend Workshop</SPAN></A><SPAN CLASS="hardreadability"><SPAN><SPAN> first</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><SPAN>The instructor for this workshop is Maja Maher. </SPAN><SPAN CLASS="hardreadability"><SPAN><SPAN>She has a Masters degree in Computer Science with a specialization in Robotics and Intelligent Systems</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>. She also has vast experience teaching students at graduate and under graduate level. </SPAN><SPAN CLASS="hardreadability"><SPAN><SPAN>Maja has been working with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for more than 6 years.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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