Introduction to Machine Learning in Geosciences, Short Course | University of Pisa | Pisa, Italy
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About

A large number of applications that only a few years ago would have been considered impossible to be performed without any sort of human interaction are now autonomously executed by increasingly more powerful machines and sophisticated algorithms. The Machine Learning in Geosciences program is offered at University of Pisa.

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Overview

Fed by an enormous quantity of available data, machine learning algorithms can learn, without being explicitly programmed, to solve complex tasks such as speech, face, and object recognition or to play and even defeat the best human players at the ancient game of Go.

Machine-learning is becoming an essential skill in many data-intensive scientific fields, including Earth Sciences related disciplines. The Machine Learning in Geosciences program is offered at University of Pisa .

Aim

This summer school aim to provide an overview of the main machine learning methods and their application to geophysical, geological and environmental data, keeping a more practical flavour.

After the course the student will be able to use basic machine learning techniques applied to geosciences. The student will learn to identify which ML method is more suitable than others for the analysis of a particular datasets and to evaluate the performance of the used models. After the course the student will also have an overview of the main Machine Learning libraries (in particular SciKit-Learn, Tensorflow and Keras)

Programme Structure

Courses include:

  • Regression (Linear and Non-linear regression techniques)
  • Classification (Logistic Regression, K-Nearest Neighbors and Support Vector Machines)
  • Clustering (k-means, Hierarchical Clustering, DB-Scan)
  • Data Reduction (PCA and ICA)
  • Convolutional Neural Networks for image recognition

Key information

Duration

  • Full-time
    • 5 days

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

English

Credits

3 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

  • Basic knowledge of calculus, linear algebra and statistics (suggested).
  • Basic knowledge of Python Programming.

Tuition Fee

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  • International

    500 EUR/full
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 500 EUR for the full programme during 5 days.
  • National

    500 EUR/full
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 500 EUR for the full programme during 5 days.

Living costs for Pisa

750 - 1100 EUR /month
Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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