AI Challenge for software developers and researchers

Mission.AI – full-day hands-on training for developers

CONTEXT 

You find it hard to assess what information is correct? You miss a bigger picture?

Are you feeling the pressure to upskill in AI, even though you don't have a background in it? You're not alone. Many developers are facing this challenge, but since you're great self-learners you continuously improve your skills by reading blogs, coding, and collaborating with colleagues.

However, navigating the vast amount of information available can be overwhelming, and the lack of a proper framework makes it challenging to interpret this information correctly. Additionally, there is a lot of misinformation out there, making it difficult to separate accurate information from incomplete, unclear, or misleading information.

Since going back to school for a degree in AI may not be a practical option for many of you, as it can be too theoretical and not directly applicable to your work we want to explore a new learning technique with you: a single day of training where you focus on solving a concrete problem which provides a framework for learning new concrete AI techniques.

TARGET AUDIENCE 

You are a software developer or researcher with a need to learn more about AI.

Prior knowledge of Python is required.

 

APPROACH 

The teaching material is oriented around very concrete hands-on programming challenges. Each challenge aims to explain a certain AI technique. However, they are formulated as a challenge for which where classical methods fall short.

PRACTICAL DETAILS 

Language:  English 

Location : AI Experience Centre VUB or AI Experience Centre of BeCentral

LEARNING OUTCOMES 

During these trainings you will:

1. Increase your potential to solve problems with AI;

2. Extend your portfolio of solution strategies;

3. Learn about new and advanced AI techniques;

4. Get a better understanding of the mechanisms behind the AI techniques;

5. Learn about specific libraries, approaches, paradigms.

6. Become aware of potential ethical implications;

7. Develop creative thinking skills as well as a critical mindset

8. Develop intuition to assess the limitations of different techniques;

9. Get a better insight into the required effort to solve a problem with AI;

PROGRAMME OUTLINE 

The day looks as follows:

9:30 The AI mission is introduced to the participants;

10:00 Participants tackle the problem, in pairs, on their own;

11:00 The tutor helps participants move forward and identifies potential problems;

12:30 Encountered problems are discussed in the group.

13:00 BREAK

14:00 The AI solution is presented; participants are asked to unravel how it works.

14:30 The mechanisms behind the AI technique/approach are explained.

15:30 Small exercises are done to empower the students.

16:30 Wrap-up and further reading

Breakfast, lunch and drinks will be provided

Mission 1: HELP, MY WEDDING IS COMING UP! - will be on the 8th of May

Mission 2: PREDICT CLIENT’S AVERAGE WAITING TIME - will be on the 15th of May

Mission 1. HELP, MY WEDDING IS COMING UP!

You are soon getting married and figure out you wish to write a program to optimally assign guests to the round “table of honour”. Unfortunately, a long and complicated family history means some people should absolutely be separated. Clearly, couples should not be split.

Mission 2. PREDICT CLIENT’S AVERAGE WAITING TIME

Your company delivers a cloud service through an online API. It is very serious about customer experience and wishes to keep average waiting times for customers below a threshold.

REGISTER NOW

Register for Mission 1. on Monday, May the 8th

The number of places is limited, so only the first registrants will be accepted.
You can register for one or both challenges. The two sessions are different and deal with different techniques.

Register for Mission 2. on Monday, May the 15th