AI Fundamentals Bootcamp: Introduction to Machine Learning

Join GDG Glasgow and Women Techmakers Scotland for the online bootcamp: "AI Fundamentals Bootcamp: Introduction to Machine Learning" taught by Patty O'Callaghan. This comprehensive bootcamp is designed to provide beginners with a solid foundation in Machine Learning.

The bootcamp will run for four consecutive Fridays starting July 7th, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm UK time, allowing participants to conveniently engage in the learning experience.

Join us to dive into the world of AI and kickstart your journey in machine learning. Don't miss this opportunity to learn and connect with a supportive tech community. Secure your spot in the AI Fundamentals Bootcamp now!

Agenda

5:30 PM: Friday, July 7th: Introduction to Machine Learning

• Introduction to machine learning concepts, including supervised and unsupervised learning.

• Overview of common machine learning algorithms, such as linear regression and decision trees.

• Understanding the workflow of a machine learning project.

5:30 PM: Friday, July 14th: Data Preprocessing and Model Training

• Techniques for handling missing data, categorical variables, and data normalization.

• Data preprocessing techniques.

• Splitting data into training and testing sets.

• Introduction to model training, loss functions, and optimization algorithms.

• Practical exercises for data preprocessing and model training.

5:30 PM: Friday, July 21st: Model Evaluation and Performance Metrics

• Introduction to evaluation metrics.

• Techniques for model evaluation.

• Understanding the concept of overfitting and regularization techniques.

• Practical exercises to evaluate and improve model performance

5:30 PM: Friday, July 28th: Introduction to Neural Networks and TensorFlow.js

• Introduction to neural networks, including layers, activation functions, and backpropagation.

• Overview of different types architechtures of neural networks.

• Introduction to TensorFlow.js for building and deploying neural networks in web applications.

• Practical examples and demonstrations using TensorFlow.js to showcase the capabilities of neural networks.

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Hosted By

Markandey Pathak, Organizer

Patty O'Callaghan, Organizer

FullStack Engineer / Tech Lead @ Charles River Laboratories | Google’s Women Techmakers Ambassador |
Advisor @ WeAndAI.org |
Volunteer @ Code Club Scotland

José Enrique Calderón Sanz, Organizer

JP Morgan Chase - VP - Lead Software Engineer

Prashanti Chikiley, Organizer

I'm Prashanti, Business analyst with 12 years of IT experience. I'm confident, articulate, having experience in delivering complex projects

Cleyra Uzcategui, Organizer

Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Lewis Shearer, Team member

S2 student at Jordanhill School 🏫 | Passionate coder 🧑🏻‍💻|

Marzia Deodato, Organizer

Sophie McCartney, Organizer

Hi I'm Sophie!

I'm currently a first year student at Strathclyde University studying a MEng in Computer Science. I'm a Google Women's Techmaker and an organiser of GDG Glasgow.
I'm currently the Vice President of Strathclydes Coding Society and a lead organiser of StrathHack 2023. I'm a volunteer with Impact Arts, helping older people learn how to use phones and iPads.

I'm passionate about UI/UX and web design and want to learn more about these areas.

Ishita Narsiker, Organizer

Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-glasgow-presents-ai-fundamentals-bootcamp-introduction-to-machine-learning-2023-07-14/.