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MIIA and AIMS Event on AI and Data Science
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Venue: AIMS South Africa, 6 Melrose Rd, Muizenberg, Cape Town
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Venue: AIMS South Africa main lecture hall, 6 Melrose Road
Date: 5 December 2017
Time: Refreshments 18h30 – 19h00, talks commence at 19h00
Agenda
• “DIANA – Data, Insight, Analytics, Newness, Aspirations” – Prof Pete Grindrod, Oxford University
• “AI in Africa – Shaping a better future in the Smart Technology Era” – Dr Jacques Ludik, Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa, Cortex Logic – Presentation
• “Reproducible Research” – Dr Sebnem Er, Statistical Sciences Department, University of Cape Town – Presentation
• “Customer Lifetime Value based on Machine Learning methods” – Dr Thuso Simon, Data Science, Zoona – Presentation
• “Computational Neuroscience – Thinking About Thinking” – Mr Chris Currin, PhD Computational Neuroscience candidate, University of Cape Town – Presentation
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Videos:
- AI & Data Science : MIIA – AIMS : 5 December 2017 – Part 1
- AI & Data Science : MIIA – AIMS : 5 December 2017 – Part 2
Photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1376815009114534&type=3
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Machine-Intelligence-Institute-of-Africa/events/245228983/