KTH has joined forces with
'This is an incredibly exciting initiative and the first big contract education program for the
Developing the program, called the Data Science Micro Degree Program, has been done very much in a pioneering spirit where researchers from
It has been a fascinating dynamic where we have had a continuous opportunity to learn from each other about the very latest technology and knowledge in the area at a very advanced level,' says Fischione.
The know-how in question is namely to combine and develop telecommunications, artificial intelligence and machine learning to process ever greater data volumes, in a smarter, faster and more secure way, for example.
'The development of complex AI systems is being led by
Contract education, to build on know-how in the middle of a passionate career, with the very latest knowledge, is something that the enterprise sector has been seeking for a long time, and something KTH has been keen to realise for just as long - as part of its continuing professional development and in-service training courses. Courses that have previously been offered were often existing courses adapted to a specific industry - unlike in this case built from scratch in partnership with a company.
At a time when government powers are increasingly investing in lifelong learning and KTH is building an organisation for this, this program is an extremely good fit for all parties involved.
'The program in advanced intelligent software is a kind of pilot scheme and an inspiring initiative. It is fully in line with KTH's investment in this type of leading edge education that matches the needs of our partners and the enterprise sector,' says
According to Erik Ekudden Chief Technology Officer at
'To make further progress and offer continuing professional development to the most advanced engineers and researchers, we have now joined forces with KTH to launch this new program - an important and exciting approach that we feel will be very attractive,' says Ekudden.
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