upGrad partners with IIT Madras to launch a one of its kind ‘Advanced Certification in Machine Learning and Cloud’
- IIT Madras ventures into the ML & Cloud space for the very first time;
- IIT Madras joins the league of other IITs to offer courses online
Chennai, September 25th, 2019: upGrad Education Private Limited in collaboration with Indian Institute
of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), a NRIF Rank 1 Engineering Institute four
times in a row, launched a unique course in ‘Advanced Certification in Machine
Learning & Cloud’ at the IIT Madras Auditorium, Central Lecture Theatre.
The launch was graced with the presence of notable academicians, Dr. Janakiram
D., Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras, Dr.
Seshagiri Rao V, former Satish Dhawan Professor, ISRO also former Distinguished
Scientist & Associate Director at SDSC ISRO and the co-founders of upGrad -
Ronnie Screwvala, Mayank Kumar and Phalgun Kompalli.
Cutting-edge
learning platform and personalised mentorship provided by upGrad, made it the
obvious choice for IIT Madras to partner with, as it ventures into this new
domain for the first time. The course launched today is a 9-month certification
program priced at INR 2 lakhs. It will be taught by Prof Janakiram D. from IIT Madras, along with Subject Matter
Experts (SMEs) from Flipkart, Gramener, Zee5. The course includes 100+ hours of
industry projects, under the mentorship of SMEs. Learners will also avail
upGrad’s offering of career support.
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(R to L) Dr. Seshagiri Rao V, former
Distinguished Scientist & Associate Director, SDSC ISRO, Mayank Kumar,
Co-Founder & MD, upGrad, Dr. Janakiram D., Professor in the Department of
Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras,
along with Ronnie Screwvala, Co-Founder & Chairman, upGrad, at the launch
of upGrad’s ‘Advanced Certification in Machine Learning and Cloud’, in
collaboration with IIT Madras.
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Machine
learning is expected to be at the forefront of this dynamic change. Hence, the
global artificial intelligence and advanced machine learning market is slated
to accumulate voluminous revenues in the coming times. There is a requirement
of high computing power and special-purpose hardware infrastructure to
implement machine learning capabilities in an enterprise application. This
requirement eventually increases the cost and acts as a barrier to working with
machine learning models such as recommender system, chatbots etc. This is where
Cloud Computing plays a critical role, as Cloud provides access to the required
infrastructure to experiment with machine learning capabilities and scale up
the projects in the real world. Learning the combination of ML and Cloud will boost the careers of the
learners.
At
the launch, Ronnie Screwvala, Co-founder & Chairman, upGrad said, “IIT
Madras is one of the premier institutes of our country, known for its
innovation and forward thinking. upGrad is very proud to be associated with
them to launch the ‘Advanced Certification in Machine Learning and Cloud’, as a
first among many more. It’s timely as Machine Learning and Artificial
Intelligence will touch our lives for the long term so we are pleased to offer
this course on our platform with the necessary expertise from IIT Madras.”
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(R to L) Dr. Seshagiri Rao V, former
Distinguished Scientist & Associate Director, SDSC ISRO, Mayank Kumar,
Co-Founder & MD, upGrad, Dr. Janakiram D., Professor in the Department of
Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras,
along with Ronnie Screwvala, Co-Founder & Chairman, upGrad, at the launch
of upGrad’s ‘Advanced Certification in Machine Learning and Cloud’, in
collaboration with IIT Madras.
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Mayank Kumar, Co-founder
& Managing Director, upGrad said, “54% of the respondents from a consumer
preference survey conducted by upGrad showed that people who are not working in
the Data and Machine Learning field,
also want to transition into it. This shows the need for the kind of course we
are offering in collaboration with IIT Madras. This program will impart the
much needed skill set enabling working professionals to scale newer heights in
their careers. Our partnership with IIT Madras, one of the best technology
institutes in the country, will allow us to provide our learners with quality
education with convenience.”
“We are excited to partner with upGrad
and launch this course on Machine Learning and Cloud. We are looking forward to
teach and train the young, talented minds enrolling into the program,"
said Prof.
Janakiram D., who will be teaching the course.
The
industry stalwarts and the academicians present discussed at length the
relevance and need of a certification programme in Machine Learning and Cloud.
The application of artificial intelligence across multiple industries including
Healthcare, IT, Banking, and Manufacturing has played a key role in market
growth. A course like this will upskill professionals to stay relevant and be
able to work in these industries.
About upGrad
upGrad
was founded in early 2015 by Ronnie Screwvala, Mayank Kumar, Phalgun Kompalli
and Ravijot Chugh, with the aim of providing formal education online. In a
short span of 4 years, upGrad on-boarded over 15K paid learners and impacted
more than 363K individuals globally, making it India’s largest online higher
education company, basis gross revenue generated from the Indian market.
upGrad
provides programs in the areas of Data Science, Technology and Management to
college students, working professionals and enterprises. These programs are
designed and delivered in collaboration with top-notch universities like
IIIT-B, BITS Pilani, MICA, Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education
and others. To further enhance the learning experience, a comprehensive
ecosystem has been built which includes one-on-one mentoring, peer-to-peer
learning, industry networking and most importantly an expert career guidance,
in order to provide learners a holistic support to elevate their careers to the
next level.
The
company has been awarded the ‘Best Tech for Education’ by IAMAI in 2019. The
company received the ‘Best Education Brands’ award by Economic Times and has
made it to LinkedIn’s ‘Top 25 Startups’ two years in a row in 2018 and 2019. 💢💢
