MSc – Department of Statistics

16Nov

Your Future with Data Science and AI in Sri Lanka

The University of Sri Jayewardenepura, which is considered, one of the leading higher education institutions in Sri Lanka, has always tirelessly worked to provide empowering quality student-centred education that is compatible with the development of new technology and science, rather than just adhering to traditional education methods. At a time when the fields of data science and artificial intelligence are revolutionising the course of the world, USJ has inaugurated a timely master’s program to provide sustainable knowledge and skills to all the Data Science & AI enthusiasts in the country. Here is a featured article appeared in Education section of SundayTimes newspaper on 13th of November, 2022. Information on the DS&AI program is available at: https://science.sjp.ac.lk/sta/dsai/

7Oct

MSc, News

Three Day workshop on Machine Learning for Professional

A three day workshop was jointly conducted by the Department of Statistics and Department of Computer Science on 3^rd, 4^th and 10^th September 2022. The workshop was organized as an outcome of the project “Curriculum Development in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence DS&AI” which is an Erasmus + KA2 Project co-funded by the Erusmus+ program of the European Union.

The course emphasized on machine learning techniques and applications for finding interesting patterns / information from large amount of data. Participants were able to learn to design, implement, and evaluate intelligent systems incorporating models learned from large data. The target audience was the Business leaders, mid to senior managers, data specialists, consultants, and business professionals. The curriculum for the workshop was developed with the partnership of European experts aiming to up skill the professionals of ICT industry in Sri Lanka. Dr. Ravimal Bandara, Department of Computer Science, was the resource person of the workshop and it was coordinated by Dr. Chitraka Wickramarachchi, Department of Statistics.

At the end of the workshop, a certificate of participation was awarded to the participant. Further, those who successfully participated the workshop were eligible to sit for the examination conducted by Leiden University Netherlands, one of our partners from the European Union, and obtain a certificate if passed.

There were 39 participants for the workshop and the overall feedback was positive.

15Aug

MSc, News

Machine Learning for Professionals

Machine Learning for Professionals

Description:
The professional training course in Machine Learning at USJ was designed in partnership with the Erasmus+ DS&AI consortium, a group of 15 European and Asian organizations with the mission of bringing European-standard training to Asia.

This professional training course emphasizes on machine learning techniques and applications for finding interesting patterns / information from large amount of data. Participants will learn to design, implement, and evaluate intelligent systems incorporating models learned from large data.

Target Audience:
Business leaders, mid to senior managers, data specialists, consultants, and business
professionals.

Training Period: 24 hours (3 days)
3 rd , 4 th and 10 th September 2022 from 8.00am-5.00 pm at the Faculty of Applied Sciences,
University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Course Fee: Rs. 20,000/=

Payment should be made via https://payments.sjp.ac.lk/

(State “Machine Learning for Professionals” in the “pay for” box on the payment gateway)

Apply for the course via Google Form

On successful completion a participation certificate is issued by the University of Sri
Jayewardenepura.
Further, those who successfully participated the workshop will be eligible to sit for the
examination conducted by Leiden University Netherlands, one of our partner from the
European Union, and obtain a certificate if passed.

Download the course syllabus

If you require any further information, feel free to contact

Dr. Chitraka Wickramarachchi

Coordinator of the programme

(chitraka@sjp.ac.lk)

Ayesha Kulathunga

Tel: 0751 86 86 82

Coordinator assistant