Data analysis and machine learning are becoming a core skill for every scientist. This course provides an introduction to a widely-used programming language in science - Python - and introduces the basic concepts of machine learning and data science for the context of biosciences. This course is for researchers and students (e.g. MSc and PhD) without prior knowledge in Python nor machine learning.
Organizing Committee: Paulo de Castro Aguiar, i3S and Eduardo Carvalho, i3S
Target audience: Researchers and students (MSc and PhD) working in the biosciences/ health sciences.
Requirements: This is an online course - a personal laptop with a webcam & microphone is needed, as well as a good internet connection. Anaconda software installed. Prior knowledge in programming is not required.
Course duration: 16h
Time schedule: mornings, 09:00 to 13:00 (Lisbon/London time)
Teaching Language: suitable for English-speaking participants; if all participants speak Portuguese, the course will be in Portuguese.