Applied AI & Data Science

Strengthen your foundational knowledge and learn to build and deploy artificial intelligence and data science models for industry-specific problem-solving.

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Big data and artificial intelligence continues to unlock new possibilities across industries — from healthcare and finance to manufacturing and transportation. Learn to leverage its potential for your organization and advance your career in this high-demand field with Brown University's Applied AI & Data Science program.

Developed by Brown-appointed faculty, the online self-paced program delivers a cutting-edge curriculum that combines theoretical foundations with hands-on technical application. Immersive lab exercises, peer collaboration and monthly live master classes with faculty will refine your skills in AI and data science.

Program Snapshot

Online

Self-paced

Monthly, optional live-online master classes

12 Weeks

Begins April 1, 2025

Enrolling Monthly

$ 2,995

Tuition Cost

Key Takeaways

  • Become proficient with industry-standard tools and methodologies to prepare and analyze data effectively
  • Learn the essentials of Generative AI and its use cases
  • Build machine learning models to enhance decision-making processes
  • Develop expertise in both linear and non-linear ML models
  • Attain a comprehensive understanding of deep learning techniques 
  • Engage in practical learning through industry-relevant hands-on projects with access to integrated labs

Who Should Attend?

Examples of target program participants:

  • Individuals from across industries who seek to advance in careers like Software Development, IT Products, Machine Learning, Data Consultancy, Data Science and AI
  • Individuals with prior work experience (preferred but not required)
  • Individuals who have a basic understanding of mathematics, statistics and technical programming

Online Format and Curriculum

This program provides working professionals with a 12-week, self-paced online learning path featuring top-tier video content, practical projects and optional master classes.

  • Gain a complete understanding of the Applied AI & Data science program
  • Understand the course modules and the topics covered
  • Get to know the program learning path and program faculty
  • Understand the fundamentals of statistics and basic categories of data science
  • Learn about the background of Python and its functionalities
  • Dive deep into various Python libraries like NumPy and pandas
  • Acquire knowledge about machine learning, including a comprehensive understanding of the diverse algorithms employed within this domain
  • Discover the process of collecting data from multiple sources and transforming it into a practical and usable format.
  • Explore and study the various algorithms utilized in machine learning to develop expertise in this area.
  • Dive deep into the intricacies of exploratory data analysis, mastering the techniques and methodologies used to examine, visualize, and interpret data sets to extract meaningful insights and make informed decisions
  • Learn how feature engineering is used to prepare a machine learning model
  • Dive deep into various supervised learning techniques, including but not limited to linear and logistic regression, decision trees, and random forests
  • Delve into unsupervised learning and gain proficiency in various techniques, including K-means clustering, hierarchical clustering, and dimensionality reduction
  • Learn the theoretical and practical aspects of model training, evaluation and fine tuning.
  • Gain proficiency in assessing the performance of models by utilizing established evaluation measures and matrices commonly employed in the industry
  • Analyze and interpret the results of your models, making informed decisions about their effectiveness and suitability for real-world applications
  • Master the skill of model fine-tuning to improve efficiency
  • Gain a solid understanding of deep learning, training artificial neural networks to perform complex tasks.
  • Understand artificial neural networks to design, train, and utilize neural networks effectively.
  • Learn how deep learning enables the automatic learning of hierarchical representations of data
  • Use CNNs for image recognition, ensuring that participants can apply this architecture to tasks like object detection, classification, and image analysis
  • Become familiar with RNNs
  • Learn how to create and utilize GANs for content generation.
  • Learn about the taxonomy of generative model families and the ways to build
  • generative models
  • Understand the concepts of variational autoencoders, generative adversarial networks (GANs), diffusion models, and transformers
  • Master the training and analysis of GPT Understand the broader applications of generative AI in various fields

This program covers topics that will help prepare you for what lies ahead. By completing this program, you will acquire valuable insights and knowledge that will equip you to thrive in the rapidly evolving field of data science.

The capstone project will allow you to implement the skills you will learn throughout this program. You will solve industry-specific challenges by leveraging various AI and data science techniques learned across various modules in the program. This project will help you showcase your expertise to potential employers.

  • Master Classes by Brown Faculty
    • Attend live, online master classes led by Brown faculty to interact with peers and gain insights into the current trends and future outlook of data science. 
  • Doubt Clarification and Project Mentoring
    • The purpose of this course is to help you clarify any questions or concerns you may have about the curriculum and projects you've completed this far.
  • Machine Learning
  • Generative AI
  • Supervised and Unsupervised Learning
  • Data Analysis
  • Model Selection
  • Model Training and Evaluation
  • Neural Networking
  • Generative Pretrained Transformers
  • Data Science
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • ChatGPT
  • Python
  • NumPy 
  • Pandas
  • SciPy
  • Matplotlib
  • Seaborn

You’ll apply your new skills to solve real-world business challenges through practical, hands-on projects.

  1. Retail Sales Analysis

Analyze the company’s sales data for the fourth quarter across Australia, state by state, and help the company make data-driven decisions for the coming year.

  1. Employee Turnover Analysis

Utilize predictive analytics to predict the employee turnover time with the HR department data.

  1. Loan Repayment Prediction

Create a Deep Learning model that can predict the ability of loan applicants to repay the loan.

  1. Identify Credit Card Fraudulent Transactions

Analyze the dataset provided and build a mode to identify fraudulent credit card transactions from legitimate ones.

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Your Instructor

Srikar Prasad, MBA  

Srikar Prasad is an Adjunct Professor of Programming and Data Science at Brown University. He has held artificial intelligence, product and technology leadership roles at Meta Platforms, Wayfair and Alphabet. 

Certificate of Completion

CertificateUpon successful completion of the program, you will receive a Certificate of Completion from Brown University School of Professional Studies.