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Short course on the development of open-source machine learning packages

MBZUAI · Notable

Research Education ML Open Source MBZUAI

Summary

MBZUAI is hosting a short course on developing open-source machine learning packages. The course will be led by Chih-Jen Lin, an affiliated professor at MBZUAI and distinguished professor at National Taiwan University, who has developed widely used ML packages like LIBSVM and LibMultiLabel. The course will cover topics such as starting a project, choosing functionalities, and identifying research problems from user feedback. Why it matters: This course can help improve the quality and usability of open-source machine learning tools coming from the region's research institutions.

Keywords

MBZUAI · open-source · machine learning · LIBSVM · LibMultiLabel

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