Analytics for a Better World Fellowship – Cohort II

8-week intensive hands-on program
Fully Online
Beginner-friendly curriculum and pace
Mentored by top industry data scientists
Supported by our Academic, Public & Private Sector Partners
Free access for all participants (from non-profit organizations – 30-40 participants per cohort)
Learn ‘art of feasible’ to be inspired and equip yourself with right tools and techniques to implement data-driven solutions and drive your organization to make data-informed decisions

Build data-driven culture within your nonprofit and train the next generation of Data Intrapreneurs

Unique, Global, tailor-made for nonprofits

TENTATIVE TIMELINE & SCHEDULE

Topics Covered

Mathematics and Statistics for Data Science
Data Science Project Lifecycle
Python for Data Science
Version control with GitHub for Data Scientists
Basics of SQL and NoSQL Databases
Principles of Digital Development
Data Exploration and Visualization
Dashboarding with Data
Introduction to Machine Learning
Introduction to Optimization
Deep Learning Fundamentals
Building Data Products with Open-Source Frameworks (Python Flask and Django)

Week 1, 2, and 3 - Fundamentals

- Solid understanding of fundamentals required to implement an end-to-end data science project (Only using open-source/free tools and techniques)

- Learn the “Art-of-feasible”

- Hands-on training on tools and techniques

- 8 hours per week (24 hours in total of in-person sessions)

- Include pre-recorded videos and preparatory materials for beginners (online)

Electives Available

Business Intelligence
Geospatial Data Analysis
Text Mining
Time Series Forecasting
Computer Vision
Optimization Models

Week 4 - Deep Dive

- Learn Advanced tools and techniques in specilizations

- Hands-on Training

- Case Study Demonstrations by invited global experts

- Participants are free to chose based on their availability

- 4 sessions of 2 hours each

Project Scoping Week

Work in a Data Science Project
Organize multi-stakeholder consultations
Facilitated Ideation workshop for Project Scoping

Week 5 - Define your project

- Identify your Data Analytics Use Case

- Mapping stakeholders to be part of your supervisory panel

Project Implementation Week

Co-create with a team of mentors, and supervisors (from ABW and your organization)
Peer-to-peer learning (be part of the cohort community and learn from your peers)
Documenting and Communicating your Use Case Implementation

Week 6, 7, and 8 - Let's Co-create

- You will be tagged to one experienced data science practitioner as Mentor

-Learn how to use data as a strategic tool in Data-informed and Data-driven decision making

- Learn how to communicate effectively the solutions to stakeholders and your peers

Learn from Experts

Dick den Hertog is Science to Impact Director at ABW, focusing on the academic journal, meet-ups, research projects and the academy.

Dimitris Bertsimas is Science to Impact Director at ABW, focusing on the academic journal, meet-ups, research projects and the academy.

Priyank Hirani is the Associate Director for the Capacity Accelerator Network (CAN) at data.org, where he strategizes and implements initiatives to democratize data skills and enable social impact organizations to be data-driven. Priyank is responsible for distilling a network-of-networks model for data.org to cultivate 1 million purpose-driven data professionals by 2032 globally. He currently leads the design and deployment of data capacity accelerators, starting with hubs in the United States, sub-Saharan Africa, and India. He brings diverse experiences across continents from the fields of water, health, energy, space science, technology, and climate change to this role.

Lokendra Chauhan is a GeoAI practitioner and technology policy enthusiast based in Minneapolis in the US. He is currently working on using crowdsourced geospatial data and GeoAI algorithms to solve real-world problems. He is a graduate of IIT Bombay (2003) and Georgia Tech, Atlanta (2007). Previously, he has worked with IIT Bombay, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Grassroots Business Fund, and the Qatar Foundation. Lokendra invests and advises startups and social enterprises commercializing research (primarily AI). He has authored documents like Qatar's national AI strategy, a global study of GeoAI applications and AI policies, and academic papers on GeoAI and AI policy.

Parvathy Krishnan is the Chief Technology Officer at ABW and focuses on impact projects, technology strategy, and the open-source data products’ repository.

Joaquim Gromicho is Science and Education Officer at ORTEC and Professor of Business Analytics at the University of Amsterdam. At ABW, he is contributing to Research projects as a PhD/MSc supervisor, as a lecturer in the ABW Academy and in advanced analytics projects as the Lead Architect, specializing in prescriptions from large scale data driven mathematical optimization models.

Claudia is a scientist and engineer whose work leverages the power of machine learning, natural language processing, social network analysis, and opinion mining to unveil patterns of engagement, attention, and influence on the digital era.