HANDS-ON PREDICTIVE

ANALYTICS AND MACHINE

LEARNING USING

[3 DAY BOOTCAMP]

18TH-20TH AUGUST 2014

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“The ability to take data - to be able to understand it, to process it, to extract value from it, to visualize it, to communicate it -

that’s going to be a hugely important skill in the next decades.”

HAL VARIAN, CHIEF ECONOMIST AT GOOGLE

FROM BIG DATA TO

INSIGHTS AND

PREDICTIONS Today’s decision makers have access to huge

quantities of data but making it actionable and

valuable by finding the insights and patterns is

difficult. The sheer volume of data can be hard to

manage and analyse. Fuelled by an ever-

increasing volume of big data, predictive analytics

and machine learning is being used to improve

everything around us from the way we shop to the

entertainment we enjoy, and the way we receive

health care. Public sector, telecom, sports,

healthcare, retail, and agriculture are just a few

industries where big data and predictive analytics

are changing the way we work and live.

The proliferation of smart devices, cloud

computing and SaaS applications, both in our

personal lives and the workplace, gives us the

ability to know more about people, markets,

customers, processes, behaviours and practices

than ever before. The exciting result is that we

have the ability to learn from past and present

events to predict future outcomes.

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BOOTCAMP PARTNERS

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HANDS-ON PREDICTIVE

ANALYTICS AND MACHINE

LEARNING USING R

ASYSTEC BIG DATA ANALYTICS INSTITUTEAsystec, in collaboration with Persontyle and Eiura, are hosting a 3 day

bootcamp in DCU from the 18th – 20th of August 2014. This bootcamp

will be a fast paced, hands-on introduction to predictive modelling and

machine learning using R.

“R can do literally everything, and all new research is done in R. So especially for businesses that really want to out-compete their

competitors on the basis of advanced analytics, they can get access to everything they need within R, things that might not come for five or

10 years through commercial software,”

DAVID SMITH, REVOLUTION ANALYTICS

DATE: 18th-20th August 2014

VENUE: HG10, Nursing Building – Dublin City University

TIME: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

FEE: €950

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ARE YOU TASKED WITH DATA ANALYTICS OR ARE YOU ABOUT TO BE? HAVE YOU

BEEN USING PROPRIETARY PREDITIVE ANALYTICS TOOLS AND WOULD LIKE TO

EXPLORE OPEN SOURCE?

HANDS-ON PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS AND

MACHINE LEARNING USING R

This bootcamp is meant to be a fast-paced, hands-on introduction to

predictive modelling and machine learning using R. Bootcamp will help you

develop basic understanding of machine learning methods and help you

use these methods to solve real-world problems. The bootcamp is targeted

towards both technical and non-technical people who want to understand

the machine learning models, methods and algorithms. Attendees will work

on real-world use cases and data sets for exercises in data analysis,

exploration, visualization, and machine learning. No prior knowledge of

machine learning or programming in R is assumed.

Attend this 3 day bootcamp to learn;

+ Basics of R platform, programming language concepts, common and

useful R commands, and applying basic statistical methods.

+ What predictive analytics and machine learning entails, the different

types of machine learning, especially supervised learning.

+ How to design and implement Classification and Regression methods

using R.

+ Use supervised machine learning algorithms in a variety of benchmark

datasets

+ Develop understanding of which algorithm to choose based on the

data you have

+ Most importantly you will gain experience in working with data using

machine learning, especially for classification applications and

cultivate your analytical skills.

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INSTRUCTORS

WHO SHOULD ATTENDThis hands-on workshop is aimed at business and technology

professionals, Developer, Architect, Manager, Data Analyst, BI

Developer/Architect, QA, Performance Engineers, Sales, Pre Sales and

Marketing, Project Manager, Public Services, Teaching Staff and all

those who already have some basic competence in statistics but wish to

begin using R for machine learning for the first time.

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JOSHUA WEINER

Josh has extensive experience utilizing analytics

to enable fortune 100 companies to make data

driven decisions across functions including

operations, technology management, and

marketing.

Josh is a seasoned engagement manager at

Sagence Consulting, and has interfaced with

senior clients responsible for executing $100k-

$35m initiatives.

Prior to joining Sagence, Josh worked within IBM's

Customer Innovation and Strategy group applying

advanced analytics to solve marketing problems.

Josh received his M.S from Northwestern

University, where he is now an Adjunt Lecturer for

Advanced Predictive Modelling courses, and his

B.S from Carnegie Mellon University.

DR. ZACHARIAS VOULGARIS

Dr. Z. Voulgaris is a senior data scientist,

researcher, data consultant, and author of several

technical books (including a hands-on guide for

aspiring data scientists). Dr. Zacharias was born in

Greece where he grew up. Scoring exceptionally

high in the university entrance exams, he enrolled to

the Technical University of Crete with a

scholarship. Upon completing a 5-year Engineering

degree there, he enrolled to the City University of

London for a Masters course in Information Systems

and Technology. Afterwards, he pursued a PhD in

Birkbeck College (University of London), under the

joint supervision of Prof. G. Magoulas and Prof. B.

Mirkin, in the field of Machine Learning.

Right after he finished, he was recruited by the

Georgia Institute of Technology as a research fellow.

He currently works at the Bing division of Microsoft

in the Greater Seattle area.

His latest book, Data Scientist:

The Definitive Guide to

Becoming a Data Scientist.

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REGISTRATIONPlease contact Emma Dempsey at marketing@asystec.ie or

061-577608 to book your place.

Limited seats. We encourage you to register as soon as you can.

ABOUT ASYSTECAsystec are a technical integrator and distributor of information technology products and

solutions in Ireland working primarily in the areas of Data Analytics, Cloud Solutions,

Governance risk and compliance and infrastructure optimisation to name but a few.

Created in 2011, founders Les Byrne and Brendan McPhillips realised the need for a

focussed high value technical partner. We provide a complete solution from design,

programme management, hardware/software supply through to installation and

integration with full sales support. Once our customers data is secure, we show them how

to turn their data into actionable information using advanced analytical tools and

processes. We partner with a number of market leading vendors that enable us to do this.

As nationwide company we have offices in Cork, Dublin, Belfast and our head-quarters

are situated in Limerick.

In January 2014, we opened the doors of our new 5,000 sq. ft. Executive Briefing Centre

in Limerick. This allows us to offer our customers a high level management or deep dive

technical briefings from multiple vendors in a single location. Asystec have recently

acquired an addition to the Briefing Centre that will be transformed into a Centre of

Excellence in Data Analytics.

For more information go to our website www.asystec.ie

Asystec Limited

Block A, The Loughmore Centre,

Raheen Business Park,

Limerick.

Phone: +353 61 577600

Fax: +353 61 484423

E-mail:info@asystec.ie