Author Archives: Tim O'Riordan

Data Science Summit 2017

The Annual Data Science Summit, organised by EDSA partner, the Data Science Center Eindhoven (DSC/e) takes place on December 4, 2017. The aim of the Summit is to connect industry (managers, data scientists, etc.) with researchers. It includes a keynote, and invited talks by each of the five research programs run by the DSC/e: Customer Journey, […]

Process Mining MOOCs go from strength to strength

TU Eindhoven’s Data Science MOOC, Process Mining in Healthcare, starts on 9 October As our partners at Eindhoven University of Technology are about to start the latest iteration of our Process Mining in Healthcare MOOC next Monday, we look back at the how the Process Mining MOOCs have performed over the past 18 months, and […]

Machine Learning for Data Scientists Bootcamp comes to Paris

We’re very excited to announce that the third in our highly successful Machine Learning for Data Scientists Bootcamp series is coming to Paris next month – hosted by IdexLab on Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 October. This 2-day practical bootcamp is aimed at newcomers to machine learning as well as those looking to upgrade their skills. You’ll get […]

OER Congress 2017

EDSA Consortium members Dr Inna Novalija and Marko Grobelnik from the Jožef Stefan Institute, presented their work on our jobs and training Dashboard at the 2nd World Open Education Resources Congress in Ljubljana, Slovenia on Monday. Speaking in the Technologies for OER and Open Education showcase session, they outlined the innovative machine learning aspects of […]

Autumn Data Science Meetups & Bootcamps

  The night’s are closing in, and during this “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, what better time to join aspiring & expert data scientists at an informal gathering somewhere in Europe? As well as discovering and taking courses listed on our Course Portal, data scientists find that Meetups are a great way to share, improve, […]

Machine Learning for Data Scientists at Fraunhofer IAIS

Our Machine Learning for Data Science Bootcamp series continued this week with a highly successful two-day workshop at the Fraunhofer Institute, Sankt Augustin, Germany. As with our previous Bootcamp held earlier this summer in London, this workshop was led by Dr Mike Ashcroft, Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence at Uppsala University, and covered key machine learning […]

Free online course: Process mining in healthcare

TU Eindhoven’s Data Science MOOC, Process Mining in Healthcare, starts on 7 August. The EDSA-endorsed MOOC, Process Mining in Healthcare, is now open for registration on FutureLearn. Led by Joos Buijs, a specialist in process mining in the healthcare domain, and assistant professor at the Data Science Center, Eindhoven University of Technology, this free online course will give […]

Summer Data Science Meetups & Bootcamps

  Aspiring and expert data scientists regularly meet at informal gatherings all over Europe. As well as discovering and taking courses listed on our Course Portal, data scientists find that Meetups are a great way to share, improve, and gain new skills. Here we list some eye-catching talks and get-togethers for the summer of 2017 – including […]

EDSA Plenary 2017

EDSA Partners met this week in Paris to discuss plans for the final stages of the project. The meeting, organised by Jean-Louis Liévin, President of ideXlab, considered new iterations of our skills Demand Analysis Dashboard, curriculum developments, progress on our Courses Portal, upcoming Machine Learning Bootcamps, and future directions of the project. The EDSA was […]

Machine Learning for Data Scientists – London Bootcamp

Our summer series of Machine Learning for Data Science Bootcamps got off to a flying start this week at the Open Data Institute in London. The Bootcamp, organised by Ali Syed at Persontyle and led by Mike Ashcroft, Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence at Uppsala University, covered key machine learning pre-processing and modelling processes in depth. […]