business analytics and ai VT USA – Virginia Tech India

Certificate Program in
Business Analytics & AI

Virginia Tech Is Ranked No. 2 In Information Technology No. 7 In Part-Time MBA Programs

We help make you one of the most desirable candidates in the market today.

Enrolment Starts on 02 June 2021 | 35 Seats | Internship Provided

Cohort Name

The Alexandria Cohort 2021

Enrolment Starts On

02 June 2021

Duration

6 Months (Online)

Course Starts On

August 2021

Program Modules

We are delighted to introduce you to Virginia Tech’s Certificate Program in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence at the Virginia Tech Center for Advanced Research and Education, India . Virginia Tech is a globally reputed, comprehensive university with leading departments in engineering, business, medicine, liberal arts, and the sciences.

Along with the leadership of the Mahindra Technical Academy (M&M) we bring to you this unique experiential learning certificate program where you will learn about data science, analytics, and AI applications in Industries with a hands-on approach. Experience this program with Professors from Virginia Tech and Global Industry Leaders.

“MTA is very happy to partner with Virginia Tech India center in this important initiative of upskilling mobility engineers with practical knowledge of Data Science, AI and ML. Data Science is expected to play a key role in shaping up the future of Mobility and it makes this industry – academia collaborative offering very timely.“
Dr Shankar Venugopal, Dean Mahindra Technical Academy, Vice President, Mahindra & Mahindra

Overview

Batch Briefing

Understand trends, outliers, and patterns in data and create the right analytical tool.

Foundation Courses

Programming Orientation

R Programming (Basic), Python Programming (Basic)

Tools Orientation

My SQL ( Installation & Overview), Hadoop ( Installation & Overview)

Regular Courses

Data Modelling and Management

Models for Structured & Unstructured Data, Preparing Data for Analysis

Statistics

Basic Statistics, Descriptive Statistics in R

Predictive Analysis

Linear Regression, Regression: Finding the best fit line, Evaluating Regression, Non-Linear Regression, Regression for Classification, Evaluating Classifiers

Machine Learning 1

Learn and Implement Supervised and Unsupervised Learning, ML Algorithms, Clustering Methods For Ex : K -Means, Hierarchical , Feature/Model Selection, Cluster Evaluation

Machine Learning 2

Understand and apply Decision trees, ensemble models (random forest), SVMs, neural networks, deep decision trees, deep learning

Artificial Intelligence

Using machine Learning for problem solving, reasoning, planning, natural language understanding, computer vision, automatic programming, Sentiment Analysis

NoSQL Database - Mongo DB

Using MongoDB is an open-source document database and leading NoSQL database for Problem Solving

Data Visualization

Understand trends, outliers, and patterns in data and create the right analytical tool.

Big Data

Big Data & Distributed Databases, NOSQL Databases, Hadoop Family of Technologies, Apache Spark, Yarn

Industry Interaction

Industry Applications and Real time Used Cases

Experiential Learning with Industry experts of AI & ML in Practice, Sentiment Analysis, Data Visualization and Big Data

US Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion with the leading industry experts to understand the ongoing trend. Watch Videos of our previous Panel Discussions

Evaluations

Projects

2 Term- Projects are given during the term

Assignments and Quiz

8 Assignments and 2 Quizes are given during the term

Real time Assessment

The Assessment is done by US Academia, Indian Academia and Industry Experts

Capstone Project

Multi-Domain using open-datasets/proprietary datasets

Project which makes an impact are given/chosen by faculty/students. Many capstones done with us have won awards. You could browse to learn about our Capstone which won the Most Innovative works Award. (Once you pass all components of Evaluations then you will be entitled for a Capstone Project.)

Languages and Tools covered

Program Leads

Dr. Tarun Sen

Professor Emeritus and Managing Director

Post Graduate Program in Business Analytics, Virginia Tech

He was an Associate Dean and Professor responsible for the Pamplin College of Business Graduate, MBA, and International Programs for Virginia Tech. Professor Sen now leads the Design and Development of Programs in Data Analytics for Outreach and International Affairs that are currently being offered in India and Newport News, VA.

Dr. Guru Ghosh

Vice President

Outreach and International Affairs, Virginia Tech.

Spearheads the implementation of the University’s International Education and Research Programs and oversees the University’s outreach and engagement centers in the US and abroad. Dr. Ghosh facilitates the exchange of knowledge between the university and the global community benefiting both the University and society. He leads the University’s strategic global efforts by engaging faculty and students to share the best of Virginia Tech by working alongside communities across the commonwealth and the world.

Our Faculty

Our globally renowned faculty in information technology, computer science, engineering, and business are ready to take you on this exciting journey along with select executives from industry with the first-hand experience in deploying large-scale solutions in business analytics.

Dr. Tarun Sen

Managing Director Post Graduate Program in Business Analytics, Virginia Tech

(Ph.D University of Lowa, IIT Kanpur, IIM Bangalore)

Professor Emeritus and Managing Director Strategic Educational Initiatives

Dr. Roop Mahajan

Global Ambassador, Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science, Virginia Tech

(Ph.D., Cornell University)

Lewis E. Hester Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Shankar Venugopal

Vice President, Mahindra Research Valley, Chennai

(Ph.D. IISc, IIM Bangalore)

Dean of the Mahindra Technical Academy TEDx speaker.

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Application Process

Step 1. Registration

Step 2. Reviewing the application

The Virginia Tech Admissions Team will review and respond to your application status within two working days.

Step 3. Interview

Those whose applications are accepted, they will be called for an online panel Interview for Assessment of the applicant.

Step 4. Join the Program

Your admission will be confirmed once you clear the interview and complete the payment.

Student Loans/Installment options are provided through our Loan Partners as per eligibility. Scholarships Available – For more information please contact:

Kavya Devaraj

kavya@vtindia.in

+91-93609 61918

6 Months (Online)

Program Fee