Feb 8 2018 4:30PM

A.I., Machine Learning, Big Data and Investment Markets

Course Description
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Big Data are permeating all aspects of our lives. This growth has been fueled by the collection & availability of new data; continually increasing processing power & storage and the open source movement making tools more widely available. Increasingly, asset managers are combining human and machine intelligence in the investment decision-making process. There’s a virtual arms race fueled by 500+ alternative data set and tech vendors frantically hiring data scientists, computer engineers and math PhDs. No previous experience required!

Learning Objective(s)
Attendees will explore digital innovation in money and portfolio management. Gain an understanding of various big data techniques; Learn new algorithms for investment analysis; Review how data science is applied in various industries and specificially equity markets. Understand what goes into the statistical modeling and text analysis that sits behind the ability to learn from structured and unstructured data sets.