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Big Data

The digital universe is expanding continuously. This huge amount of information is often referred to big data have a huge potential to answer questions that could not be answered before. For example, in biomedical sciences, researchers increasingly make use of these Big Data, by pooling real-time data from multiple sources including electronic healthcare records in order to e.g. detect diseases at an early stage. The summer school on big data will prove you with a sound introduction to this exciting new field in health research. Spanning topics such as:
– Introduction to machine learning (ML)
– Automated ML
– Causal inference using big data and ML
– Natural language processing
– Data linkage

This will be embed in medical research through numerous reall-life examples and case-studies.

Institute and place:
UMC Utrecht
Contents - terms:
Causal inference / causality, Data science, Machine learning, AI, Data linkage
Duration:
1 week
Number of EC:
1.5
Level:
Advanced
Intensity:
Fulltime
Form:
On campus
Language:
English
Exam:
Yes

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