Welcome to the Women in Big Data Training Page!
Here you will find information on all of our past and upcoming technical and non-technical training workshops. We are still building up a list of future topics and dates so please check back here periodically for our quarterly events. Ideally, we would develop the list of upcoming topics from your input, Here is a link to a super-brief survey where you can influence future training content.
Thank you in advance for letting us know what kind of training would help you progress on your Big Data path.
Regards,
Women in Big Data Training Committee
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October 9, 2017 – Data Science Central
Great breakdown of data sets into categories. Don’t get stuck figuring out what can be analyzed. |
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October 9, 2017 – Data Science Central
Twenty-nine resources, mostly in the form of tutorials, covering most important topics in data science. |
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October 9, 2017 – Medium
A useful walk through a data science learning journey, complete with course recommendations! Advice for young professionals in non-CS field who wants to learn and contribute to data science/machine learning. Curated from personal experience. |
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October 9, 2017 – O'Reilly
Data capture, management, and analysis builds a bridge between design, user experience, and business relevance. |
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September 18, 2017 – Google
Take Machine Learning to the next level |
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September 18, 2017 – Microsoft Deep Learning Group
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September 18, 2017 – Standford University, Andrew Ng
This course provides a broad introduction to machine learning and statistical pattern recognition. Topics include: supervised learning (generative/discriminative learning, parametric/non-parametric learning, neural networks, support vector machines); unsupervised learning (clustering, dimensionality reduction, kernel methods); learning theory (bias/variance tradeoffs; VC theory; large margins); reinforcement learning and adaptive control. The course will also discuss recent applications of machine learning, such as to robotic control, data mining, autonomous navigation, bioinformatics, speech recognition, and text and web data processing. |
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September 18, 2017 – Stanford University
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September 1, 2017 – Omidyar
This learning series explores an innovative business model that leverages big data to help consumers who are invisible to lenders to gain access to credit. Find out how Big Data, Small Credit can help consumers to improve their lives, financial service providers to open new markets, and emerging markets to bolster their economies. |
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September 1, 2017 – Wikipedia
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September 1, 2017 – eBay Technology
Here are links dealing with the internal workings of eBay’s search engine, data, and architecture.
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September 1, 2017 – Intel® Nervana™ AI Academy
Sharpen your machine learning skills and create the future of artificial intelligence
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September 1, 2017 – NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute
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August 26, 2017 – Linux Foundation & Women in Big Data Forum
The Women in Big Data Forum, in partnership with the Linux foundation, is giving out limited complimentary codes for the following courses:
Deadline to register using the complimentary code is September 30, 2017. If you are interested to get a code to register for a course, please contact shala.arshi@intel.com. (Note: one code is goof for one course only. Codes are valid only courses only (not valid on course + certification bundle). Happy learning. |
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August 25, 2017 – Big Data University
Analytics, Big Data, and Data Science Courses.
Your awesome career in Data Science and Data Engineering starts here. |
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July 15, 2017 – DeZyre
Boost your career with online courses taught by industry experts. Courses are available on a range of topics, including computer science, economics, statistics, math and more. Languages, including Python and R, are taught in classes starting at the beginner level (knowledge of basic statistics recommended). Special offer for Women in Big Data Forum members:
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August 15, 2016 – Spark SQL Training Session
Materials from August 2016 meetup |
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August 15, 2016 – Spark SQL Training Session
Materials from August 2016 meetup |
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August 15, 2016 – Spark SQL Training Session
Materials from August 2016 meetup |
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February 29, 2016 – Cloudera
On February 29th, 40 Women in Big Data and their supporters attended a day long training hosted by Cloudera titled, ‘Learning and Networking: Cloudera Essentials for Apache Hadoop’. Attendees learned how Apache Hadoop addresses the limitations of traditional computing, helps businesses overcome real challenges, and powers new types of big data analytics. This series also introduced the rest of the Apache Hadoop ecosystem and outlines how to prepare the data center and manage Hadoop in production.
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