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 Duration 7 hours

Course Outline

Introduction to ML in Financial Services

  • Survey of prevalent financial ML use cases.
  • Advantages and obstacles of ML within regulated industries.
  • Overview of the Azure Databricks ecosystem.

Preparing Financial Data for ML

  • Ingesting data from Azure Data Lake or database sources.
  • Data cleansing, feature engineering, and transformation processes.
  • Conducting exploratory data analysis (EDA) within notebooks.

Training and Evaluating ML Models

  • Data partitioning and algorithm selection strategies.
  • Training regression and classification models.
  • Assessing model performance using domain-specific financial metrics.

Model Management with MLflow

  • Recording experiments through parameters and performance metrics.
  • Storing, registering, and versioning models effectively.
  • Ensuring reproducibility and comparing model outcomes.

Deploying and Serving ML Models

  • Packaging models for batch processing or real-time inference.
  • Serving models via REST APIs or Azure ML endpoints.
  • Embedding predictions into financial dashboards or alert systems.

Monitoring and Retraining Pipelines

  • Scheduling routine model retraining with updated data.
  • Tracking data drift and maintaining model accuracy.
  • Automating end-to-end workflows using Databricks Jobs.

Case Study: Financial Risk Scoring

  • Developing a risk scoring model for loan or credit applications.
  • Interpreting predictions to ensure transparency and compliance.
  • Deploying and testing the model in a controlled environment.

Requirements

  • A solid grasp of fundamental machine learning principles.
  • Practical experience with Python and data analysis techniques.
  • Knowledge of financial datasets or reporting structures.

Target Audience

  • Data scientists and ML engineers operating in financial services.
  • Data analysts seeking to transition into ML roles.
  • Technology professionals implementing predictive solutions within finance.

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