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Introduction to Machine Learning in Geosciences

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Please do not pay the tuition fees before receiving the admission letter

 

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. 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. 

In many fields of Geosciences datasets are growing in size and variety at an exceptionally fast rate, highlighting the need for new data processing and assimilation techniques that are able to exploit the information deriving from this data explosion. Machine-learning techniques have the potential to push forward the state of the art of data analysis procedures used in different fields of the Geosciences. In this context, we propose a Summer School that focuses on the use of Machine Learning techniques to geophysical, geological and environmental data.

The Summer School will cover topics listed below. Each topic will be accompanied by specific practical sessions, focused on the solution of general geophysical, geological and environmental problems.

Introduction
Overview of the course and general machine learning concepts

Supervised Learning
Regression (Linear and Non-linear regression techniques)
Classification (Logistic Regression, K-NearestNeighbors and Support Vector Machines)

Unsupervised Learning
Clustering (k-means, Hierarchical Clustering, DB-Scan)
Data Reduction (PCA and ICA)

Deep Learning
Basics on Artificial Neural Networks (Activation function, Back-propagation, Training and Optimization)
The Multi-Layer Perceptron
Convolutional Neural Networks for image classication

The program will be activated also in distance learning mode (TEAMS platform).

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)

Who can apply

Graduate Students, Early-Stage Researchers, Professionals

Language

English

Program Intensity

Full-time

Application

Admission Requirements

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

Required Documents

  • Identity Document (*PASSPORT in case you are a foreign student*)
  • Enrolment Form
  • Curriculum Vitae

All the documents must be in pdf format, in order to upload them on the portal when required.

Application has to be submitted via Alice portal following the instructions of the "How to apply" page.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

  • The maximum number of on campus participants is set to 30
  • The maximum number of online participants is set to 15
  • The Summer School will be activates with at least 5 participants
  • Eligible candidates will be admitted following a "first come, first served" rule for both on campus and online participants
  • Registrations may be closed ahead of the scheduled application deadline in case of early reaching of the maximum number of students eligible for both on campus and online attendance

ECTS

3

Fees

500 euro

Pay fees by Debit/Credit Card or PayPal online using the following form filling it with all the required data:

PagoPA - Payment Form 

NOTICE:

  • International students without Italian Tax Code: please tick the box 'Anonymous' in order to disable the field 'Italian personal ID/VAT number'.
  • Please type your NAME and SURNAME next to the pre-filled text of the field 'Reason'
  • Please pay only after receiving the admission letter

Fundings

Please write to the coordinator for further details.

Period

1 - 5 July 2024

Application Deadline

3 May 2024

Contacts

Coordinator
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Ultima modifica: Ven 12 Gen 2024 - 09:43

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