Data Science

Education objectives

The objective of the bachelor’s degree in Data Science is to train future professionals who are able to understand, develop and use models, algorithms, and the most advanced data science techniques to analyze and extract knowledge from Big Data. In this course, students will be exposed to innovative topics that span multiple disciplines (machine learning, deep learning, and artificial intelligence) and that are indispensable in the rapidly evolving field of data science. In this way, the course will have a wide variety of cross-sectoral applications. Thus, the bachelor’s degree in Data Science aims to train future experts in data science, needed in a wide range of industrial applications and in favoring the digital transition of companies.

The data science graduate must:

• Understand the theoretical foundations of statistics, machine learning and methods of artificial intelligence;
• Identify and understand the most efficient algorithm for each specific problem;
• Design and develop state-of-the-art data science algorithms;
• Work closely with information technology experts to integrate science-based algorithms data in existing systems;
• Identify the underlying patterns and extract useful information from the large volume of heterogeneous data in organizations;
• Be proficient in the most used statistical procedures, tables, techniques and machine learning systems;
• Stimulate interest in following scientific advances in the field of data science and artificial intelligence.