Engineers who take this major are data and big data specialists, from collection, modelling and storage to analysis and interpretation. They work on artificial intelligence and data valorisation projects that will be central to all economic and industrial sectors in the years to come.
This course is offered on the Paris campus.
This major is taught by research professors who are equally renowned in the fields of big data, AI and data analysis. They are involved in research chairs and partner innovation projects with major companies in the sector. Students benefit from excellent teaching that is in line with both the current job market and its future evolutions.
Data Scientist, Data Engineer, Data Officer, Big Data Project Manager, Big Data Developer, Analytics and Visualisation Consultant, AI Engineer
DATA PROCESSING
Machine Learning
Advanced Data Structures & Algorithms
DIA Bootstrap
ADVANCE PROGRAMMING METHODS
Cloud & virtualization techniques
Design Pattern & Software Development Process
DATA TOOLKITS
Advanced Database Management
Python for Data Analysis
DATA ON THE WEB
Advanced topics in NoSql databases
Web datamining & semantics
ADVANCED AI
Neural Networks and Deep Learning
EXTENDED WEB APPLICATIONS
Chatbot and recommendation systems
Web Application Architectures
DATA FOR ENTREPRISE
Dataviz
Graph and mining
Big Data Ecosystem
DATA TOOLKITS
Big data processing in Spark
Advanced Machine Learning for NLP and Text Processing
IT ET TRAITEMENT DE LA DONNÉE
IT management & ITIL
Multimédia et enjeux technologiques
Structures de données pour le cloud
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