SMU Academy

Professional Certificate in
Machine Learning (Python)

Overview
With recent advances in deep learning technologies, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence is gathering momentum
to be one of the key pillars of the next Industry Revolution. It is anticipated that the machine learning market will grow
from $1.4 billion in 2017 to $8.8 billion by 2022 according to a research report by Research and Markets and an increasing
number of organisations would be looking into acquiring machine learning talent to help them develop intelligent
applications that harness the power of AI to help them gain a competitive edge.

Through this course, graduates will develop the relevant skillsets to build data-driven Machine Learning/AI applications
and cognitive products using Python, which is becoming one of the world's most popular programming languages used
by world class organisations across different industries such as Google, IBM, Facebook, Tesla, Fiat, Bank of America, J.P
Morgan, amongst others. Johnson Poh
Principal Data Scientist,
Learn from SMU's world class award winning faculty and industry practitioners on how to build effective machine learning Development Bank of Singapore
systems to solve real world problems by applying statistical techniques and machine learning models using Python and
become one of the most sought after Data Science professionals in the industry today. Johnson is currently Adjunct Faculty at
Singapore Management University's
By just putting in a few days a month for the next 6 months, this is what you’ll get: School of Information Systems and his
1) New skills to enhance to your resume, such as regression, classification, clustering, sci-kit learn and SciPy focus areas include applied statistical
2) A practical industry-relevant capstone project that you can add to your portfolio - Participants may choose from computing, machine learning as well as
predicting property investment trends, predicting crowdfunding success and recommendation engines big data tools and techniques. His
3) A certificate in machine learning (Python) from SMU to validate your competency industry experience spans across
finance, consulting and government
Learning Objectives
sectors, serving as Head of Data Science
and Principal Data Scientist in DBS,
The Professional Certificate Program in Machine Learning (Python) enables you to:
Booz Allen Hamilton and Ministry of
• Build up hands-on proficiency in Python programming
Defence respectively. An avid
• Learn to wrangle data with Python
programmer and data enthusiast,
• Apply common statistical data analysis techniques and modelling using Python
Johnson enjoys developing apps and
• Apply data visualisation techniques using Python
data products. Most recently, he was
• Develop machine learning models encompassing supervised and unsupervised learning using Python
awarded first prize in Singapore’s
• Apply them to real world problems in a capstone project
largest coding competition,
Hackathon@SG 2015 as well as the
Modules
CapitaLand Data Challenge 2016.
Johnson completed his bachelor’s
• Professional Certificate in Machine Learning (Python) – Introduction to Python Programming
degree at University of California,
• Professional Certificate in Machine Learning (Python) – Statistical Thinking and Exploratory Analysis
Berkeley, majoring in the subjects of
• Professional Certificate in Machine Learning (Python) – Basic Concepts of Data Modelling
Pure Mathematics, Statistics and
• Professional Certificate in Machine Learning (Python) – Advanced Concepts of Data Modelling
Economics. He received his
• Professional Certificate in Machine Learning (Python) – Practical Concepts in Supervised Machine Learning
postgraduate degree in Statistics at Yale
• Professional Certificate in Machine Learning (Python) – Practical Concepts in Unsupervised Machine Learning
University.
This is a sequential programme where modules necessarily have to be taken in the above specified order to ensure
that the foundations for pre-requisite knowledge are satisfied before participants are introduced to more advanced
concepts.
Registration
For enquiries and customer
support, please email
academy@smu.edu.sg or
contact us at 6808 5499