AI & ML Skills Fest

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AI and Machine Learning Skills Fest

A free on-demand learning event

Build in-demand analytics, AI and machine learning skills with expert-led sessions.

Expand Your Analytics Career. Fast, Free, Flexible.

AI and machine learning skills are essential in today’s data-driven world. Whether you are beginning your analytics journey or advancing existing skills, the AI & Machine Learning Skills Fest gives you access to practical tutorials, live expert instruction, and real-world examples, at no cost.

Who should attend?

This event is designed for professionals at all levels:

Students, graduates and academics eager to explore analytics and AI.
Business leaders and decision-makers looking to leverage data insights.
Developers, analysts and statisticians seeking deeper technical skills.
Anyone motivated to grow their analytics capabilities.

What you'll learn

Each session delivers focused, practical skills you can apply immediately:

Explore and visualize complex data with SAS tools.
Analyze data using SQL and FedSQL.
Build production-ready machine learning pipelines.
Transition from SAS® Enterprise Miner™ to SAS® Viya®.
Deploy, monitor and manage machine learning models.
Train deep learning models and perform optimization.
Analyze text, forecast trends, and detect anomalies.

Agenda at a Glance

Day 1 — Foundations of Data Analytics

SAS Viya Overview
Data visualization with SAS Visual Analytics
Quick start with SAS Studio
SQL and FedSQL for analytics
Free Software overview and office hours

Day 2 — Machine Learning & ModelOps

End-to-end machine learning
Model Studio insights for Enterprise Miner users
Model management and deployment
Deep learning fundamentals
Certification and badge insights

Day 3 — Forecasting, Text Analytics & Optimization

Optimization modeling
Text data analytics
Visual forecasting
Time series anomaly detection

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Why are you interested in this event? (Select all that apply)

To learn new skills for a career change

To learn new skills to advance in my current career

Just curious

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Student

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AI jobs are on the rise

40%

Demand for AI and machine learning specialists is expected to grow by 40% as AI and machine learning drive transformation.

World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report, 2023

502k

Job postings in the past year requested machine learning or AI as a skill.

Lightcast

63%

Of organizations don’t have enough employees with AI and machine learning skills.

Coleman Parkes Research Report

Meet the Speakers

Learn directly from SAS experts with real-world experience:

Event Host and Emcee

Cat Truxillo
Director, Advanced Analytics Education
SAS

Catherine (Cat) Truxillo, PhD, is the Director of Advanced Analytics in the Customer Success Division at SAS, where she has worked for over 20 years. Her areas of expertise include generalized linear mixed models, multivariate statistics, building and leading analytics teams, communication in data science and predictive modeling in business applications. She holds numerous industry expert-level certifications, including the INFORMS Certified Analytics Professional (CAP), AI and Machine Learning Professional Using SAS and SAS Certified Data Scientist.