Azure AI Cohort ✨

Date and Time · Speakers · Assignment Submission · Schedule . Organizers

Welcome to the Azure AI Cohort, a virtual event dedicated to helping developers and AI enthusiasts harness the full potential of Microsoft Azure’s AI services. This cohort is designed for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of AI development and cloud integration using Azure’s powerful tools and frameworks.

Throughout this event, you’ll gain hands-on experience with Azure’s AI capabilities, including machine learning, cognitive services, and data analytics. Led by Azure experts, the sessions will guide you through real-world applications, best practices, and strategies for building and deploying intelligent solutions at scale.

Whether you’re an experienced developer or just starting with AI, the Azure AI Cohort offers the knowledge, tools, and resources needed to excel in AI-driven development on the Azure platform.

Join us and become part of a community exploring the future of AI on Azure!

Date

Date: 6 December - 28 December
Timing: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Speakers

Adithya Saladi    
Ajay Kumar S      

Assignment Submission

Microsoft Forms Submission

Schedule

Date	Topic	Resources	Agenda
06 December 2024	Introduction to AI	Day 1	Overview of AI: Definition and history Types of AI: Narrow vs. General AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning Applications of AI: Real-world use cases in various industries Discussion: Ethical considerations in AI
07 December 2024	Fundamentals of Machine Learning	Day 2	Introduction to Machine Learning: Key concepts and terminology Types of Machine Learning: Supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning Hands-On Activity: Building a simple machine learning model using Python and scikit-learn
13 December 2024	Data Preparation and Processing	Day 3	Importance of Data: Data collection, cleaning, and preprocessing Feature Engineering: Techniques for improving model performance Hands-On Activity: Data preprocess
14 December 2024	Deep Learning Basics	Day 4	What is Deep Learning?: Neural networks and their architecture Common Frameworks: Introduction to Azure Databricks and PyTorch Hands-On Activity: Building a simple neural network for image classification
20 December 2024	Natural Language Processing (NLP)	Day 5	Overview of NLP: Techniques and applications Key Concepts: Tokenization, embeddings, and language models Hands-On Activity: Text classification with Azure ML Service
21 December 2024	AI in Practice: Building a Mini Project		Project Planning: Selecting a project idea and defining objectives Team Collaboration: Tools and practices for effective teamwork Hands-On Activity: Start working on the mini project (e.g., a chatbot, image recognizer)
27 December 2024	Model Evaluation and Optimization		Evaluation Metrics: Accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score, and ROC-AUC Hyperparameter Tuning: Techniques to optimize model performance Hands-On Activity: Evaluating and tuning the mini project modelI
28 December 2024	Future of AI and Career Paths		Emerging Trends: AI advancements and their implications Career Opportunities: Roles in AI and how to pursue them Final Project Presentations: Showcase mini projects and share learnings Q&A Session: Open discussion on AI topics of interest

Organizers

This event is organized by ReSkill as part of Azure Developer Community.