Thomas Nield
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April 30, 2024
Machine Learning from Scratch
Expert Thomas Nield takes you on a highly practical deep dive into building machine learning algorithms and models—including linear regression, k-means clustering, logistic regression, naive Bayes, decision trees, and neural networks—from ...
May 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2024
Essential Math for Data Science in 4 Weeks—with Interactivity
With data science expert Thomas Nield, you’ll delve into a carefully curated list of mathematical topics to jumpstart your proficiency in areas of mathematics that you’ll be able to apply immediately. ...
May 6, 13 & 20, 2024
Data Engineering Fundamentals in 3 Weeks
Managing the lifecycle of data projects Course outcomes Learn to discern the roles of data engineering and understand how they impact others in an organization Understand the data engineering lifecycle Explore ...
June 6, 2024
Machine Learning from Scratch
Expert Thomas Nield takes you on a highly practical deep dive into building machine learning algorithms and models—including linear regression, k-means clustering, logistic regression, naive Bayes, decision trees, and neural networks—from ...
June 11, 18 & 25, 2024
Deep Learning for Beginners in 3 Weeks
Join expert Thomas Nield to learn how to build a neural network using popular libraries NumPy and TensorFlow. By understanding deep learning and neural networks and their strengths and limitations, you’ll ...
June 20, 2024
LLM Safety and Security
Planning and Mitigating Safe LLM Systems Course Outcomes: Understand the role of context and larger systems in the safe usage of LLMs Apply concepts of ground truth and trust in the ...
Bio
Thomas Nield (author of Getting Started with SQL) is a business consultant for Southwest Airlines in Schedule Initiatives. Early in his career, he became fascinated with technology and its role in business analytics. After becoming proficient in Java, Kotlin, Python, SQL, and reactive programming, he became an open-source contributor as well as an author/trainer for O’Reilly Media. He is passionate about sharing what he learns and enabling others with new skill sets. He enjoys making technical content relatable and relevant to those unfamiliar with or intimidated by it.
Currently, Thomas is interested in data science, reactive programming, and the Kotlin language. You may find him speaking on these three subjects and how they can interconnect.