Smarter use of data via machine learning

Data has become the most valuable resource for the automation and optimization of tasks arising both in the private and public spheres. The proposed research area/project aims at strengthening both the synergy and quality of the current research of Taltech in this area, while significantly enhancing the capabilities of Uni to cooperate with Estonian industry and public sphere by joint work, consultations, continuous and regular education. The focus of the project is on using machine learning for data science: ML, in particular deep learning, has shown the most promise in advancing the capabilities of future software systems and empowering the whole business of software development. The concrete goal is to increase the manpower and competence in machine learning, while enhancing and cooperating with the existing areas of data science like data and rule mining, data semantics and knowledge representation, natural language data queries, data integration, statistics and data management.