Alex Aklson

Alex Aklson, Ph.D., is a data scientist in the Digital Business Group at IBM Canada. Alex has been intensively involved in many exciting data science projects such as designing a smart system that could detect the onset of dementia in older adults using longitudinal trajectories of walking speed and home activity. Before joining IBM, Alex worked as a data scientist at Datascope Analytics, a data science consulting firm in Chicago, IL, where he designed solutions and products using a human-centred, data-driven approach. Alex received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Toronto.

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Data Science Methodology (Coursera)

Despite the recent increase in computing power and access to data over the last couple of decades, our ability to use the data within the decision making process is either lost or not maximized at all too often, we don't have a solid understanding of the questions being asked [...]

Applied Data Science Capstone (Coursera)

This capstone project course will give you a taste of what data scientists go through in real life when working with data. You will learn about location data and different location data providers, such as Foursquare. You will learn how to make RESTful API calls to the Foursquare API [...]

AI Capstone Project with Deep Learning (Coursera)

Apr 1st 2024
AI Capstone Project with Deep Learning (Coursera)
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In this capstone, learners will apply their deep learning knowledge and expertise to a real world challenge. They will use a library of their choice to develop and test a deep learning model. They will load and pre-process data for a real problem, build the model and validate [...]

Data Visualization with Python (Coursera)

One of the key skills of a data scientist is the ability to tell a compelling story, visualizing data and findings in an approachable and stimulating way. Learning how to leverage a software tool to visualize data will also enable you to extract information, better understand the data, and [...]

Building Deep Learning Models with TensorFlow (Coursera)

Apr 1st 2024
Building Deep Learning Models with TensorFlow (Coursera)
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The majority of data in the world is unlabeled and unstructured. Shallow neural networks cannot easily capture relevant structure in, for instance, images, sound, and textual data. Deep networks are capable of discovering hidden structures within this type of data. In this course you’ll use TensorFlow library to apply [...]

Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras (Coursera)

Apr 1st 2024
Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras (Coursera)
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Looking to start a career in Deep Learning? Look no further. This course will introduce you to the field of deep learning and help you answer many questions that people are asking nowadays, like what is deep learning, and how do deep learning models compare to artificial neural networks? [...]

What is Data Science? (Coursera)

The art of uncovering the insights and trends in data has been around since ancient times. The ancient Egyptians used census data to increase efficiency in tax collection and they accurately predicted the flooding of the Nile river every year. Since then, people working in data science have carved [...]

Visualizing Data with Python (edX)

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Visualizing Data with Python (edX)
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Data visualization is the graphical representation of data in order to interactively and efficiently convey insights to clients, customers, and stakeholders in general. "A picture is worth a thousand words." We are all familiar with this expression. It especially applies when trying to explain the insights obtained from the [...]

Introduction to Data Science (edX)

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Introduction to Data Science (edX)
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Learn about the world of data science first-hand from real data scientists. The art of uncovering the insights and trends in data has been around for centuries. The ancient Egyptians applied census data to increase efficiency in tax collection and they accurately predicted the flooding of the Nile river [...]

Metodologia de Ciência de Dados (Coursera)

Apesar do recente aumento do poder da computação e do acesso a dados nas últimas décadas, nossa capacidade de usar os dados em um processo de decisão é frequentemente perdida ou não maximizada. Não temos uma compreensão sólida da pergunta que está sendo feita e como aplicar os dados [...]