SAS Certified Professional: AI & Machine Learning...SAS Certified Predictive Modeler Using SAS...

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?


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

https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/2018-will-mark-the-beginning-of-ai-democratization/

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


Turn insights into action by embedding AI within the SAS Platform

Our Approach


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.


Deep Learning

Deep Learning is a type of machine learning used in

recognizing speech, identifying objects in

images and more.


Computer Vision

Computer Vision enables systems to

classify, identify, and process images or

videos


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


Natural Language

Natural Language enables verbal or

textual interaction and communication

between humans and machines.


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


Forecasting and Optimization

Forecasting is predicting future needs for a product or service,

while Optimization is maximizing results

within a set of constraints


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


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


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.

https://www.sas.com/en_ph/trials.html

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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