HRDF Course- Artificial Intelligence Basics for Beginners

Artificial Intelligence is reckoned to be the fourth major industrial revolution that bring dramatic impact to many fields such as healthcare, robotics, manufacturing. With the explosion of big data analytics, more and more companies are adopting artificial intelligence to drive decision making in organisations. and improve operational efficiency.

In this basic course on artificial intellignece, participants will be provided an overview of AI, and explained on how it can be used for an effective and efficient decision making for an organization. The course will be a mixture of engaging short lectures with examples and use cases to help participants take their first steps in the exciting field of Artificial Intelligence

The topics covers

• Acquire basic understanding of machine learning and artificial intelligence
• Acquire basic knowledge of the usage of machine learning and artificial intelligence applications
• Understand the basic workflow of machine learning and artificial intelligence applications

Dr. Aanand is a Full Stack Data Scientist who once had a torrid love affair with Physics. He has consulted and published in the area of Public Health, Electricity Markets, Telecom, BFSI, Advertising & Communication Strategies and Digital & Social Media Technologies. He has worked on assignments with international agencies such as International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Royal Netherland Embassy etc. besides MNCs like Tata Consultancy Services, Kie Square Consulting and several government organizations of national importance.

He regularly conducts general training programs in Python (Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Bokeh), R (dplyr, rstanarm, knitR, ggplot2), Data Visualization (Tableau, D3.js) and Machine Learnng (Reinforced Learning, Scikit Learn) and specialized training programs on Structural Equation Modeling and SAP Hana.

He holds a doctorate in Operations Research from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and a post graduate in Physics from University of Mumbai. He has advanced training in mathematical programming including optimization, advanced multivariate data analysis, and simulation techniques. When he is not teaching or consulting he can be found meditating or heading for an adventurous trek.