Results of the Machine-Learning Survey at TCD Dublin: Machine-Learning-Library Experience (scikit-learn)

Experience with and Preference of Machine-Learning Libraries: scikit-learn vs. Tensorflow vs. Weka … [What Machine-Learning Students Think/Like/Know/Are …]

This is another post in our series What Machine-Learning Students Think/Like/Know/Are …, which we began during teaching our Machine-Learning module at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Today, we present the machine-learning students’ experience and preferences of machine-learning libraries such as scikit-learn, Tensorflow, and Weka. This survey was conducted in one of the Read more…

Results of Machine-Learning Student Survey: Expectation for Machine-Learning Lectures (TCD Dublin, Ireland)

Teaching Expectations: Applying Machine-Learning Frameworks vs. Theoretical Knowledge vs Social Impact … [What Machine-Learning Students Think/Like/Know/Are …]

Students apparently had a strong focus on the application of machine learning. Students could each distribute 100 points to the different categories, and most students (24% of the points) wanted to learn about machine learning frameworks like scikit-learn, or Tensorflow. However, also a deep understanding of algorithms was demanded (19%). Read more…

Results of Machine-Learning Student Survey: Programming Languages (TCD Dublin, Ireland)

Knowledge in Programming Languages: Python vs. R vs. Matlab vs. JAVA vs. C/++/# … [What Machine-Learning Students Think/Like/Know/Are …]

According to the students´ self-assessment, they had – on average – average knowledge of JAVA (3.2 out of 5 points). However, there was quite a bit of variance. Many students had very little knowledge of JAVA, while others had excellent knowledge. The knowledge of C/C++/C# was similar to JAVA (3.1 on Read more…

Results of Machine-Learning Student Survey: Career Paths (Machine-Learning Engineer vs. Data Scientist vs Software Engineer vs. ...) (TCD Dublin, Ireland)

Career Choices: Machine-Learning Engineer vs. Software Engineer vs. Product Manager … [What Machine-Learning Students Think/Like/Know/Are …]

The top careers for the machine-learning students were machine-learning engineer (16%), software engineer (16%), business start-up founder (14%), and data scientist (13%). However, also careers in project management (10%), research (9%) and consultancy (8%) were interesting to some students. “Business manager” was the least attractive career to the machine-learning students. Read more…

Results of Machine-Learning Student Survey: Programming Languages (TCD Dublin, Ireland)

General Computer Science Knowledge: Machine Learning vs. Databases vs. Writing vs. Research [What Machine-Learning Students Think/Like/Know/Are …]

On average, the machine-learning students had average knowledge in databases and general writing (around 3 out of 5 points), below-average knowledge in writing research papers (1.9 out of 5 points), and little knowledge in machine learning (1.5 out of 5). The little knowledge about machine learning is not surprising though, Read more…