FUTURE iS DATA!

LEARN DATA SCIENCE ON REAL-LIFE PROBLEMS.

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FUTURE iS DATA!

LEARN DATA SCIENCE ON REAL-LIFE PROBLEMS.

ABOUT

BaseCamp is an immersive full-time 8-week program for prospective Data Scientists.

During 8 weeks you will deepen your theoretical knowledge, enhance your practical skills and become

a qualified Data Scientist ready for your exciting data science career.

DURATION

8 weeks split into lectures, workshops, and work on a project. Our program is timed and shaped perfectly so that you can learn how to solve real-world Data Science problems.

DATES

The next edition of BaseCamp will take place from 5th of March till 27th of April 2018 in the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava.

LOCATION

Our training program takes place in Bratislava, Slovakia. Located right on the border with Hungary and Austria, Slovakia is quickly becoming a trending holiday location but also a magnet for Eastern European startup culture. Participants will spend 8 weeks in a city where past meets present, wine meets food and culture meets nightlife. Bratislava is also an ideal spot from which to explore Europe.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

From all participants we require advanced English skills (at least C1 level) and good abstract thinking. Technical skills and formal education will be considered but are not mandatory. However, we want all the students to be on the same entry level, so we reserve the right to send out some materials to go through before the bootcamp. The ability to legally reside in the EU during the program is necessary.

COSTS

The cost of BaseCamp is 5,000 Euro paid in two installments, with the first one being due two weeks after acceptance.

NUMBER OF PEOPLE PER BATCH

We accept 8 to 10 people per batch. The selection is based on the quality of your application, remote interviews and interest on the side of our partners.

Curriculum

Python // SQL // NOSQL
APIs // Spark // GIT

STATISTICAL INFERENCE // A/B Testing
SAMPLING

SUPERVISED AND UNSUPERVISED LEARNING 
SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS // DEEP LEARNING 
RECOMMENDERS // ENSEMBLE METHODS 

  Experimentation // design

Production code // deployment

Mentors

JURAJ KAPASNY

Co-founder and Data Scientist at Knoyd
Expertise: Python / Social Network Analysis / Databases
Formerly Data Scientist at Teradata and Risk Analyst at UniCredit Bank

Roman Roman Gavuliak

Leads the Data Science team for Operam
Previously Data Scientist in Piano
Founder and organizer of Banalytics Meetup

CRISTIAN AXENIE (Former)

Researcher at Neuroscientific System Theory Group, TU Munich
Expertise: Neural Networks / Machine Learning / Reinforcment Learning
Formerly engineer at Intel and Freescale Semiconductor and hackathon rockstar

LUKAS TOMA (Former)

Co-founder and Chief Data Scientist at Knoyd
Expertise: Machine learning / R / Python / Text Mining
Formerly Data Scientist at Ulmon GmbH and Kreditech Holding GmbH

Dominik Csiba (guest)

PhD in Optimization in Machine Learning and Data Scientist at Operam
Expertise: Optimization / Machine Learning / Large Datasets / Python
Formerly worked with Applied Machine Learning at Amazon, Berlin and was a
Researcher at Innovatrics, Bratislava.

Jan Schlüter (guest)

Researcher at Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (OFAI)
Expertise: Neural Networks / Deep Learning / Audio Analysis
Core developer of Deep Learning library Lasagne

Constantin Witt-Döring (Guest)

Master in Marketing & Communication
Expertise: Communication training for start ups and entrepreneurs to formulate
ideas and visions effectively to relevant stakeholders

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APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY CLOSED

For the time being we don't have open applications for future BaseCamp editions.

To stay updated for future deadlines you can follow us on Facebook or subscribe to our newsletter for more details and application reminders.

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FAQs

HOW CAN I APPLY?

To apply hit the APPLY NOW button in Apply section of this page. You will be either redirected to the application page or (in case there are currently no applications open) you will be able sign up for our newsletter in which we will inform you about upcoming cohorts.

WHAT'S THE APPLICATION DEADLINE?

Applications will open on the 20th of October 2017 and will close on the 14th of January 2018. We do, however, advice our applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible. The evaluation process includes a video interview and arrangements for the space in which the bootcamp will be held must be made.

WHAT'S THE SELECTION PROCESS?

After the application deadline, all applications will be reviewed and evaluated by our mentors. Remote interviews will be held with shortlisted candidates and final selection will be made based on these interviews. All applicants will be notified about the results of each stage of the selection process.

WHERE DOES IT TAKE PLACE?

The training program takes place in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is a full-time on-site program. Unfortunaltey we can't allow remote participation. We are recently working on launching another edition of BaseCamp that will take place in different locations all over the world. You can stay updated on these editions by following us on Facebook or by subscribing to our newsletter.

AM I ELIGIBLE?

The only prerequisits are advanced English (at least C1 level) and good abstract thinking. However, we want all students to be on the same level initially, so we reserve the right to send the participant some materials to go through before the beginning of the bootcamp. There are no other requirements regarding age, skills or formal education. The participant must be eligible to study and live in EU countries.

HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU ACCEPT?

Due to focus on quality and personal attention we limit number of people to 8-10 per batch.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

The price of the program is 5000 Euro, with first half due two weeks after acceptance to the program. This is to secure the spot in the bootcamp, since we have a waiting list of other applicants. The second half of the fee is due after the first two weeks of the program. The price of the program does not include food or accomodation, it only cover the costs for mentors, space and material.

I HAVEN'T FOUND AN ANSWER TO MY QUESTION

If you have any further questions and you couldn't find answers on our website just let us know at barbora@knoyd.com