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Building and Optimizing AI Models

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Building and Optimizing AI Models

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Intermediate level

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7 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

7 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Train and evaluate predictive machine learning models using supervised and unsupervised algorithms

  • Design custom neural network architectures for AI applications

  • Optimize deep learning models using transfer learning and performance tuning

  • Benchmark AI algorithms to evaluate efficiency, accuracy, and computational cost

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March 2026

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20 assignments¹

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Taught in English

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There are 8 modules in this course

You will apply supervised and unsupervised algorithms to train predictive models using structured datasets. You will implement cross-validation techniques to validate model reliability and interpret results to ensure robust performance.

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3 videos1 reading2 assignments

You will evaluate model performance using accuracy and F1 metrics, identify weaknesses, and refine features systematically. You will iterate on feature engineering decisions to meet defined performance targets

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3 videos1 reading3 assignments

You will analyze candidate neural network topologies such as CNNs, RNNs, and Transformers. You will evaluate task requirements, data characteristics, and compute constraints to select the most appropriate architecture.

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3 videos1 reading2 assignments

You will create custom neural-network architectures by composing layers, activations, and regularization techniques. You will test architectural decisions to improve generalization and training stability.

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3 videos1 reading3 assignments

You will apply transfer-learning workflows to fine-tune pretrained models on domain-specific datasets. You will experiment with freezing and unfreezing layers to improve model adaptation.

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2 videos1 reading2 assignments

You will evaluate deep model configurations by comparing accuracy, latency, and memory usage. You will balance performance and efficiency to determine the most suitable production-ready configuration.

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3 videos1 reading3 assignments

You will analyze the computational complexity of algorithms and evaluate how data structures affect performance. You will select optimal approaches based on scalability and workload demands.

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3 videos1 reading2 assignments

You will create prototype algorithms and design structured benchmarks to measure latency, throughput, and memory usage. You will interpret benchmark results to evaluate performance trade-offs and justify implementation decisions.

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2 videos2 readings3 assignments

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