ZHAW BAI Summer School

The Business Analytics Institute, together with the ZHAW Datalab of Zurich University of Applied Sciences, will once again be offering a 10-day summer school on our Basque Coast campus in Biarritz/Bayonne on the Practice of Data Science.

Our professors and experts will help management and engineering students as well as working professionals focus on the managerial implications of current innovations of Data Science in the Banking and Finance .

Each course will be facilitated by industry-recognized experts in their fields. Company visits and professional speakers from the industry leaders and makers will highlight this session.

Set along the beaches and villages of the Basque Coast, the sessions offer perfect settings to give your career a boost!

Quick facts:

The Summer Session will be held July 4-13, 2021. We will explore the Practice of Data Science using case studies, workshops, seminars, and expert testimony from the Banking and Finance Sectors.
The session is open to upper class and graduate management and engineering students, as well as working professionals aiming to develop their practical knowledge and skills in Data Science
This summer’s international faculty will be composed of Profs. Cielen, Hitz, Gellrich, and Schlenker.
Company speakers and/or visits are planned with the Data Science teams from traditional banks and Fintech operators.
Our cultural visits will include San Sebastien, Biarritz, and Bayonne, as well as a Basque cooking class, surfing lessons, and an introduction to Pelota
The practicums will be run using Microsoft Azure Machine Learning, ProM, and Spark
The basic fees for the session are 1395 euros for the class fees, 250 euros for social budget, and 250 euros for basic student housing (including a breakfast voucher)
Student Registration will open November 15th and closes February 28th, 2021. Early bird discounts are available to students registering before January 15th.

For more information on the 2021 program, students can consult the Summer School Website or Lucile Sorenson at <[email protected]>

In this issue :

	Managing Human and Machine Intelligence Managers needs to look beyond data and algorithms to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the essence of management .
	ZHAW BAI Summer School ZHAW and the Business Analytics Institute will once again be offering a 10-day Summer School this July 4-13 in Biarritz/Bayonne for senior undergraduate and graduate students on the Practice of Data Science in Banking and Finance
	Finance as a Service BAI and FutureGrasp propose an online webinar to help understand the opportunity and challenges of embedded finance in leveraging AI today
	AI for Management MasterClass BAI and Grenoble IAE team up to offer an ExecED module to help managers align the promise of AI with organizational visions of value
	Faculty Interview - Davy Cielen Managing Director of Maiton Consulting, Davy Cielen took time out at the end of the year to share his thoughts on his experience, his current work, and opportunities in Data Science.
	Knowing your Nearest Neighbors What is k-NN, how does it work, what are its use scenarios, and how has it facilitated innovations in facial recognition technologies?

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