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Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

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Curriculum

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About the Program

The Data Science and Artificial Intelligence program focuses on big data and artificial intelligence. It provides students with advanced knowledge in parallel and distributed computing, image processing, and networking. The program offers practical experience on UFAZ’s PARSEC supercomputer with 800 TFlops of non-Newtonian computing power. Students are provided with laptops and attend hands-on sessions in a dedicated laboratory. The program aims to meet the growing demands of Azerbaijan’s digital industry, train highly skilled programmers, and prepare specialists for advanced research.

The program covers both theoretical and practical training in advanced programming, networking, distributed and parallel computing, stochastic optimization, data generation, image analysis (including satellite imagery), image synthesis (for games and animation), complex systems with collective intelligence, and cutting-edge areas of AI such as symbolic and explainable artificial intelligence. Courses are taught by associate professors and professors from France’s leading computer science research laboratories.

The spring semester of the first year concludes with a five-week practical training, while in the final semester of the second year, students complete a five-month internship either in a research laboratory or an industrial organization.

Graduates of the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence program receive diplomas from both the Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (ASOIU) and the University of Strasbourg (UNISTRA).

Knowledge and Skills Acquired

  • Graduates can work in various fields such as banking, networking, gaming, image processing, logistics, and transportation, applying their expertise in big data, artificial intelligence, and imaging technologies.
  • Program completers become highly skilled programmers.
  • The specialization also emphasizes project management, communication, and business development skills.
  • Graduates are prepared for careers as applied programmers, computer science specialists, company executives, or CEOs.
  • Some graduates may choose to pursue doctoral studies and work as researchers in the field.

Admission Requirements

UFAZ seeks diligent, highly capable candidates who can learn quickly across all areas of computer science. Ideal applicants should also possess knowledge and skills in applied sciences such as physics and chemistry.

Candidates are expected to have modern knowledge and practical skills in the following areas: Linux/Unix operating systems (system administration, shell scripting – loops, variables, etc.), procedural and object-oriented programming (C, C++, Java, Python), TCP/IP networking, databases (PHP/MySQL), and web programming (client/server model, JavaScript).