USP launches free online course on artificial intelligence in healthcare.
Alexandre Chiavegatto is a professor and researcher in the field of health statistics and data science at FSP. In the course, he talks about topics such as prediction, and the R and Python programming languages.
Artificial intelligence – the ability of machines to make decisions – is already a reality in everyday life, used in technologies such as facial recognition and personalized movie and music recommendations on streaming platforms. streaming. This capability can also be applied to healthcare, and that is the topic of an online course launched by USP professor Alexandre Chiavegatto.
Artificial Intelligence in healthcare: the use of machine learning in health. This is a partnership between the Faculty of Public Health (FSP) of USP and Ciência USP. It consists of 11 video lessons, each lasting 10 to 20 minutes, available on YouTube through the USP Channel. Access is free and open to all.
Students and professionals interested in the applications of predictive artificial intelligence models are the target audience for the course, but anyone can access the classes.
Alexandre Chiavegatto is a professor and researcher in the field of health statistics and data science at FSP. In his courses, he talks about topics such as prediction, the R and Python programming languages, neural networks, deep learning, the consequences of using machine learning in the economy and society, among others.
The course lasts a total of three hours. No certificate will be issued.
In addition to classes on artificial intelligence, the USP channel It also provides videos of undergraduate and graduate courses at the University, reports on research, and recordings of seminars and debates held at USP.