Abstract: 

Deep learning is the newest area of machine learning and has become ubiquitous in predictive modeling. The complex, brainlike structure of deep learning models is used to find intricate patterns in large volumes of data. These models have heavily improved the performance of general supervised models, time series, speech recognition, object detection and classification, and sentiment analysis.

Factorization machines are a relatively new and powerful tool for modeling high-dimensional and sparse data. Most commonly they are used as recommender systems by modeling the relationship between users and items. For example, factorization machines can be used to recommend your next Netflix binge based on how you and other streamers rate content.

In this session, participants will use recurrent neural networks to analyze sequential data and improve the forecast performance of time series data, and use convolutional neural networks for image classification. Participants will also use an intelligent search method to efficiently tune the hyperparameters of both deep learning models. Finally, students will use factorization machines to model the relationship between movies and viewers to make recommendations.
Demonstrations are provided in both R and Python, and will be administered from a Jupyter notebook. Students will use the open source SWAT package (SAS Wrapper for Analytics Transfer) to access SAS CAS (Cloud Analytic Services) in order to take advantage of the in-memory distributed environment. CAS provides a fast and scalable environment to build complex models and analyze big data by using algorithms designed for parallel processing.

Bio: 

Grégoire de Lassence is a Sr Analytical Training Consultant at SAS, he supports in the architecture, administration and implementation of Business Analytics Platforms. Grégoire is also Pedagogy & Research Manager in the Academic Department at SAS France since 2002. He teaches mainly Big Data, Machine Learning, Text Mining and AI topics at Master level in Universities such as Paris Dauphine, Panthéon-Sorbonne, Assas, Paris 12, 13, Toulouse, Aix- Marseille, Bretagne Sud, Clermont-Ferrand. He is also a lecturer at Grandes Ecoles such as ESSEC Centrale Supélec, INSEAD, HEC, SKEMA, Toulouse Business School, Telecom schools.