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AIMS South Africa will be hosting a year-long PhD preparatory programme for students who are either contemplating registering for or in the first year of doctoral study in Data Science. The programme will be coordinated by Dr Bubacarr Bah (AIMS) and Prof. Loyiso Nongxa (Wits).
AIMS South Africa will be hosting a year-long PhD preparatory programme for students who are either contemplating registering for or in the first year of doctoral study in Data Science. The programme will be coordinated by Dr Bubacarr Bah (AIMS) and Prof. Loyiso Nongxa (Wits).
Objectives:
Objectives:
- To bring together Data Science students in South African universities and senior academics in order to provide the students with an opportunity to increase the breadth and depth of knowledge around their research areas.
- To give a more structured and guided approach that could help accelerate the process of acquiring the intellectual maturity and independence required for a successful PhD program.
- To create a community of PhD students working in the broad area of Data Science with similar or related topics, who can support one another during the course of their PhD studies.
Courses:
Courses:
1. Introduction to Data Science
2. Python Programming and HPC
3. Optimization and Numerical Linear Algebra
4. Probability and Statistics
5. Network Analytics
6. Machine Learning and Computational Statistics
7. Deep Learning
8. Topological Data Analysis
9. Advanced Topics on Mathematics of Data Science etc.
Structure
Structure
Instructors
Instructors
Experts, locally and internationally, working on cutting-edge research in these areas
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