The Basics of Machine Learning
Track
Keynote speech
Date and time
Thursday, 17. October 2019., 12:15
Room
Hall A
Duration
45'
What is machine learning, and why should I care? Why is machine learning important today? This session covers the basic concepts of machine learning: tasks, algorithms, models, features, and methods. Unsupervised learning as well as supervised learning are explained with some example algorithms. After covering the basics of machine learning, improving models in machine learning as well as measuring is discussed. In the end of the session we will discuss what else in involved in machine learning and how can you get started to learn it.
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About speaker
Heli Helskyaho, author
Heli Helskyaho is the CEO for Miracle Finland Oy and an Ambassador for EOUC (EMEA Oracle Users Group Community). Heli holds a Master’s degree (Computer Science) in the University of Helsinki and she is specialized on databases. At the moment she is working on her doctoral studies, researching and teaching at the University of Helsinki. Her research areas cover Big Data, multi-model databases, schema discovery and methods and tools for utilizing semi-structured data for decision making.Heli has been working on IT since 1990. She has been in several positions but every role has always included databases and database designing. Heli believes that understanging your data makes using the data much easier.Heli is an Oracle ACE Director and a frequent speaker in many conferences. She is the author of Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler for Database Design Mastery (Oracle Press 2015) and a co-author of Real World SQL and PL/SQL: Advice from the Experts (Oracle Press 2016).Heli was listed as one of the TOP 100 influences on IT sector in Finland in 2015, in 2016, in 2017, and again in 2018.
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