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With Corinna Cortes (Head of Research, Google NY), Dennis Mortensen (Founder, X.ai), Anand Sanwal (Founder, CB Insights), Evan Nisselson (LDV Capital), Josh Sutton (Global Head of AI, Publicis.Sapient), Richard Zemel (Founder, Vectore Institute for AI), Tess Posner (Dir., AI 4 All), Jean-Franois Gagn (CEO, ElementAI).
Mon, Oct 30, 2017 @ 09:00 AM   $197   Kimmel Ctr @ NYU, 60 Washington Square S
 
   
 
 
              

      
 
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<P><STRONG>NYU students receive a discount. Please email Mina Salib at mina@nyu.edu for the code.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>DAY 1 | MONDAY, OCT. 30 </STRONG><STRONG>Includes all sessions.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Session 1: Intro to Machine Learning with <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossfadely/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Ross Fadely</A> of <A HREF="http://insightdatascience.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Insight Data Science</A></STRONG></P>
<P>You will be introduced to some of the core concepts needed to jump into Machine Learning (ML). In addition, we will briefly discuss how teams across many different industries & verticals are using ML in practice. We will dive into some ML case studies using Python & Scikit-Learn. Finally, we will wrap up with some best practices & guidance for continued learning about ML.</P>
<P><STRONG>You'll leave with,</STRONG></P>
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<LI>An understanding of how to analyze data using machine learning algorithms.</LI>
<LI>How algorithms should be structured to make the most use of the data you have available</LI>
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<P><STRONG>Prerequisites:</STRONG> A working knowledge of Python</P>
<P><STRONG>Installation requirements:</STRONG> To live run exercises requires a laptop with Python, Numpy, Scipy, & Scikit-Learn installed.</P>
<P><STRONG>Session 2: Machine Learning for Statisticians with<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lentzas/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">George Lentzas</A>, Ph.D. in Machine Learning from Oxford Currently a Professor of Machine Learning at Columbia University</STRONG></P>
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<LI>TBD</LI>
</UL>
<P><STRONG>Session 3: AI in Video Games with Julian Togelius,Associate Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at New York University</STRONG></P>
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<LI>TBD</LI>
</UL>
<P><STRONG>Session 4: Intro to Deep Learning. Insturctor: TBD<BR></STRONG></P>
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<LI>TBD</LI>
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<P><STRONG>Session 5: Understanding Linear Regression & Gradient Descent. HOSTED BY</STRONG></P>
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<LI>The difference between gradient descent & stochasticgradient descent</LI>
<LI>How to use stochastic gradient descent to learn a simple linear regression model</LI>
<LI>How to put together a simple gradient descent using a cost function, allowing you to buildan algorithm for linear regression or a consistent straight line to our data</LI>
</UL>
<P><STRONG>Session 6: Combining real world & training data. HOSTED BY</STRONG></P>
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<LI>The pros & cons of training & real world data.</LI>
<LI>How to combine training & real world data to properly train & teach your algorithms</LI>
</UL>
<P><STRONG>7:00pm - 9:00PM: Future Labs AI Summit Kick Off Party</STRONG></P>
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<LI>TBD</LI>
</UL>
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<P><STRONG>DAY 2 | TUESDAY, OCT. 31</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>11:00am - 5:00pm</STRONG></P>
<P>Included in your ticket purchase<STRONG></STRONG>is Day 2 of the Future Labs AI Summit,<STRONG></STRONG>a full day of presentations & panels with talks from leaders in AI as well as demos from the second cohort of the AI NexusLab. See full details here<STRONG>[INCLUDE LINK]</STRONG>.</P>
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<LI>Richard Zemel,<SPAN>Cofounder & Director of Research,</SPAN>Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence</LI>
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<DIV CLASS="display-flex align-items-center justify-center">Evan Nisselson, General Partner, LDV Capital</DIV>
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<LI>Josh Sutton,Global Head, Data & Artificial Intelligence, Publicis.Sapient</LI>
<LI>Anand Sanwal, CEO, CB Insights</LI>
<LI>Jean-Franois Gagn, CEO, ElementAI</LI>
</UL>
 
 
 
 
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