IISC Bangalore to offer 10-month executive course in computational data science

IISC Bangalore to offer 10-month executive course in computational data science

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New Delhi, Updated on Oct 9, 2020 09:49 IST

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore has announced that it will soon be offering an advanced course in computational data science.

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore has announced that it will soon be offering an advanced course in computational data science. The 10-month executive program will be for current and aspiring data engineers, data analysts, data architects, and data scientists. The course will be offered online in partnership with TalentSprint— an online learning platform.

The first cohort of the course will begin in January 2021 and is open to 50 professionals from India, APAC, and the Middle East. Students will undergo live and interactive online classes and mentor participants to solve data science problems. Interested candidates can go to the official website of the institute; i.e. iisc.talentsprint.com/cds/ and apply. Applicants should have a bachelors’ degree and at least one year of work experience and programming knowledge, to be eligible for the course.

The course will also have a case study where candidates will analyse how the industry uses computational data science through real-world use cases. The course curriculum will include machine learning, the mathematics of data science, neural networks, data engineering and business analytics.

Sashikumaar Ganesan, chair of the Department of Computational and Data Sciences (CDS) at IISc and programme dean said: “Participants will practice on a variety of industry case studies and capstones, including the opportunity to bring their own projects and get mentored to solve them. Data stories, another unique feature of our programme will help them demonstrate their expertise on their career profiles, for the benefit of current and future employers.”

IISc has 40 departments spread across six divisions that offer various UG and PG courses, including BSc, MTech, and PhD amid others. 

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