Elite Master Program MSc Data Science - LMU

1 DataScience@LMUJ anuary 20211 Elite Master ProgramMSc data ScienceLMU M nchenDataScience@LMUJ anuary 20212 data Science @LMUS pokespersons ranKauermann(Statistics) Seidl(Informatics)Vice-Spokesperson Schubert (Informatics)Contact CoordinatorDr. Constanze H. SchmalingDataScience@LMUJ anuary 20213 data Science combines informatics and statisticsin order to extract information from real data . data Science is a blend of Red-Bull-fuelled hacking and espresso-inspired statistics (Mike Driscoll, CEO Metamarket) data Science : What is it about?

2 DataScience@LMUJ anuary 20214 Source: C. O Neil, R. Schutt (2014), Doing data Science , O Reilly Media Inc., Scientists: What do they do?DataScience@LMUJ anuary 20215 Source: C. O Neil, R. Schutt (2014), Doing data Science , O Reilly Media Inc., Scientists: What do they do?Retrieve information from dataDeal with data confidentialityCommunicate the resultsUse statistical models Apply machine learning toolsDataScience@LMUJ anuary 20216 Statistics and data Science190019502000 StatisticsComputer ScienceData ScienceDataScience@LMUJ anuary 20217 Why data Science ?

3 Why LMU? data Science is data driven problem solving data Scientists are needed in industry, business, and Science data Science requires computational as well as statisticalknowledge and skills At LMU Munich, Statistics and Informatics arein the same facultyDataScience@LMUJ anuary 20218 MScData Science @LMU Since winter semester 2016/17 One of the first international data Science programs Supported by the Elite Network of Bavaria Small cohorts individual supportDataScience@LMUJ anuary 20219 CurriculumDataScience@LMUJ anuary 202110 DataScience@LMUJ anuary 202111 DataScience@LMUJ anuary 202112 Core Module: Statistics Statistical Reasoning and Inference (Foundations) Statistical Reasoning and Inference (Advanced level) Core Module.

4 Informatics Knowledge Discovery and data Mining Big data ManagementDataScience@LMUJ anuary 202113 DataScience@LMUJ anuary 202114 Fundamentals of data Science (Individual Module) Heterogeneous level of expertise of incoming students Personalised assignment to courses in statistics and informatics to suit individual student s needs Result: homogeneous level of expertise after first semesterDataScience@LMUJ anuary 202115 DataScience@LMUJ anuary 202116 Human Computation and Analytics Includes a practical in which students will implement their own concepts for HC/VA systems in the form of a working prototypeData Ethics and data Security Methodological questions of data anonymisation Lecture series with (invited)

5 Talks on technical, ethical, and legal aspects of data securityDataScience@LMUJ anuary 202117 DataScience@LMUJ anuary 202118 Predictive Modelling Theory and algorithms of supervised statistical learningElective Modules Regular Master courses from statistics, informatics, and computer linguistics Selected Master courses from other departments Selected Master courses from partner universities, image processing at TUMDataScience@LMUJ anuary 202119 DataScience@LMUJ anuary 202120 Current Research in data Science data Science Summer School data security and confidentiality, ethical and legal topics data Science Focused Tutorialsbiosciences, e-commerce, networks etc data Science meets data Practicelecture series with experts from industry and business Field tripsDataScience@LMUJ anuary 202121 DataScience@LMUJ anuary 202122 data Science Practical Supervised practical in the 3rdsemester, ca.

6 2-3 months Students work on practical problems in the field of data Science Close cooperation with industry and business partners Focus on communicating results and findings to the clientsDataScience@LMUJ anuary 202123 DataScience@LMUJ anuary 202124 Master Thesis and Disputation Thesis may be either research-oriented or stimulated through a practical problem After submission and assessment oral defenceDataScience@LMUJ anuary 202125 DataScience@LMUJ anuary 202126 Curriculum Summary Modules exclusivelyfor data Science students Individual Modules tailored to suit individual student s need Courses on data ethics, data confidentiality, anddata security Close cooperation with partners in industry and business(DS Practicals, Lecture series.)

7 Tutorials, Workshops, Summer SchoolsDataScience@LMUJ anuary 202127 data Science @LMUA ctivities and Cooperations MSc data Science data Science Professional Certificate Program German data Science Days data Science Lab Munich Centerfor Machine Learning MUDS ZentrumDigitalisierungBayernDataScience@ LMUJ anuary 202128 Local Academic TiesUniversities TU M nchen Universit t Augsburg Universit t MannheimResearch Institutes Leibniz-Rechenzentrum HelmholtzZentrumM nchen IAB N rnberg MPI for Innovation and Competition BayerischesFinanzZentrumDataScience@LMUJ

8 Anuary 202129 Close Cooperation with Industry and BusinessDataScience@LMUJ anuary 202130 Requirementsand ApplicationDataScience@LMUJ anuary 202131 Requirements for Application (1/2) Students with excellent knowledgein informatics andstatistics Students not interested in specialising in either statistics or informatics Bachelor of Science (or equivalent)in Statistics or Informaticsor related disciplines at least 180 ECTS (or equivalent) Proficiency in EnglishDataScience@LMUJ anuary 202132 Requirements for Application (2/2) Statistical Science and data -Based Modellingstatistics, data mining, probability theory, and machine learningat least 30 ECTS or equivalent Computer Science and Computational Methodsdata structures and algorithms, database systems, programming principles and practice, software engineeringat least 30 ECTS or equivalentDataScience@LMUJ anuary 202133 Application Step 1.

9 Online ApplicationStep 1 is successful if application is submitted before the deadline application documents are complete all requirements are fulfilled essay is approved by committee Invitation to interview (Step 2)DataScience@LMUJ anuary 202134 Application Step 2: Interview 30 minutes, in English In person or by video-chat Two professors Discussion topics see website Assessment of specialised knowledge, mode ofexpression, conclusiveness of argumentsDataScience@LMUJ anuary 202135 Application Process Dates and Deadlines Step 1: Online applicationmid-April 1 June 2021 Step 2: Interviewend of June 2021 Letters of acceptance aresent out by email in mid-July 2021 DataScience@LMUJ anuary 202136 General information (for international students) on LMU Munich / the LMU homepage, Costs/ @LMUJ anuary