Singapore University of Social Sciences

FIN559 Big Data, Cloud Computing and Machine learning provides an overview of computing and cloud technology that brings disruptive changes to various businesses including financial services. It starts with providing a foundational understanding of big data processing framework and approaches, and follows by introducing relevant tools to students through case studies and hands-on training. The course then examines the core elements of cloud computing, the different types of clouds, and the risk and security issues in cloud computing. It provides a framework for selecting the optimal combination of cloud technology to meet business requirements. Furthermore, the course introduces machine learning, covering both supervised and unsupervised algorithms. It discusses biasvariance trade-off for selecting the appropriate models and introduces neural networks and convolutional neural networks. Lastly the course discusses the applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning via case studies.