SAS Certified Professional: AI & Machine Learning...SAS Certified Predictive Modeler Using SAS...
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SAS Certified Professional: AI & Machine Learning Choices and Flexibility to Develop the AI-Capable WorkforceCatherine Truxillo, Ph.D.Director, Advanced Analytics EducationSAS
UnderstandContext
Learn Patterns
RecognizeObjects
Artificial Intelligence is the science of training systems to
emulate human tasks through
Learning and Automation
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Data Professionals
Benefits• Creative technical work• Career growth• Job security
Businesses
Benefits• Thriving in a competitive
environment• ROI on software investment
Who benefits from skills growth in AI?
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BusinessesThe need for skilled workers continues to grow
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“Lack of available skills remains the greatest challenge for CIOs in terms of AI deployment”
Laurence Goasduff, Gartner, Dec, 2017 1
AI is changing your industry and the way
you workof organizations picked Machine
Learning and AI as the most significant data initiative for next year
Source: Machine Learning and AI survey,O’Reilly Media and MemSQL, 2018
61%
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Our Belief
AI has the power to transform the
world around us and Analytics is at
the heart of delivering on this
promise of AI.
Our Approach
We embed advanced AI capabilities
into the SAS Platform, to support AI
initiatives from start to finish either
on-premise or in the cloud.
Our Solutions
SAS is innovating with trusted AI in
areas including CI, Risk
Management, Fraud and Security
Intelligence, IoT, Industry solutions
AI at SAS
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Turn insights into action by embedding AI within the SAS Platform
Our Approach
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Machine Learning
Machine Learning is a branch of artificial
intelligence based on the idea that systems can learn from data, identify patterns and make decisions with
minimal human intervention.
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Deep Learning
Deep Learning is a type of machine learning used in
recognizing speech, identifying objects in
images and more.
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Computer Vision
Computer Vision enables systems to
classify, identify, and process images or
videos
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Computer Vision applies deep learning methods for categorization of images, detection of objects
Product Categorization
in Retail
Safety and Maintenance
Detection
Defect Identification in Production
Medical Image Analysis for Diagnosis
Better Security with Facial
Recognition
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Natural Language
Natural Language enables verbal or
textual interaction and communication
between humans and machines.
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Natural Language enables accurate interpretation and generation of text and speech
Warranty and Claims Fraud
Detection
Product Quality and
Safety Analysis
Voice of the Customer
applications
Regulatory and Operational
Risk detection
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Forecasting and Optimization
Forecasting is predicting future needs for a product or service,
while Optimization is maximizing results
within a set of constraints
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Machine Learning can improve forecasting accuracyand maximize optimization by leveraging hidden patterns in data
Improved forecast
adjustment
Recognize hidden
patterns in data
Improve productivity of
forecasting
Improved operations by
forecasting
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SciSports
“Our ambition is to bring real-time data analytics to billions of soccer fans all over the world. By partnering with SAS, we can make
that happen.”
Giels BrouwerFounder and CEO
SciSports
American Honda Motor Co.
“Now, with SAS, it takes less than a minute to identify a suspicious claim. And in that time,
they are finding a noncompliant claim 76 percent of the time.”
Kendrick KauAssistant Manager
Advanced Analytics group, Honda
SAS is working with customers today to make AI an Opportunity
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SAS Certified Professional: AI & Machine Learning 3 Exams. 4 credentials
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SAS Certified Professional: AI & Machine Learning SAS Certified Specialist: Machine Learning using Viya 3.4
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Course addresses: • Feature engineering• Transformation and missing value strategies• Supervised classification• Tree-based methods• Neural networks• Model deployment and scoring
*SAS Certified Predictive Modeler Using SAS Enterprise Miner 14 can substitute for the Machine Learning Specialist
SAS Certified Professional: AI & Machine Learning SAS Certified Specialist: Natural Language and Computer Vision
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Courses address: • Natural Language processing• Text topic detection• Sentiment analysis• Image processing• Image classification• Deep learning with static and dynamic data
SAS Certified Professional: AI & Machine Learning SAS Certified Specialist: Forecasting and Optimization
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Courses address: • ARIMA and Exponential Smoothing Models• Mixed Integer Linear Programming• Nonlinear Programming
SAS Certified Professional: AI & Machine Learning How to Prepare
• Candidates should have programming experienceSAS, Python, R preferable, but courses will address what students need for the exams, but programming experience is necessary in order to successfully apply what they learn to their own environments.
• Candidates should have some exposure to SAS Viya’s visual interfacesPrior classes featuring SAS Viya are great ways to gain experience such as:SAS® Visual Statistics in SAS® Viya®: Interactive Model Building
orSAS® Visual Analytics 1 for SAS® Viya®: BasicsYou can also explore the SAS Viya free trial environment.
SAS Certified Professional: AI & Machine Learning What’s Included
Immersive ScheduleHosted at SAS Campus in Cary, NC
• 5 Training Classes• 3 Certification Exams• In-class exam preparation sessions• SAS Viya 3.4 Supervised Machine
Learning Pipelines practice exam
Flexible ScheduleSchedule Across 12 Months
• 5 Training Classes• 3 Certification Exams• SAS Viya 3.4 Supervised Machine
Learning Pipelines practice exam
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Full Price: $5845 Program Price: $2,920 (50% Off)
SAS Certified Professional: AI & Machine Learning Already have the Predictive Modeler 14 certification?
SAS Certified Predictive Modeler Using SAS Enterprise Miner 14 can substitute for the Machine Learning Specialist credential in earning the SAS Certified Professional: AI and Machine Learning.Purchase without the machine learning course and exam.
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