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Machine Learning and Data Mining (Macadamia)

Join the Macadamia family and study the hottest topics in IT and computational sciences today!

Studies in the Master's Programme in Machine Learning and Data Mining (Macadamia) cover two important fields in modern computer science, machine learning and data mining. They allow computer systems to adapt and to learn by observing the environment either with the help of sensors or by browsing large-scale databases. These methods are applicable to and necessary for a wide variety of fields. Recent key application areas include bioinformatics, ecology, natural language processing, and multimodal interfaces.

Macadamia programme is organized by the Department of Information and Computer Science (ICS), known for its pioneering research and education in this field. The programme offers an excellent starting point for positions in research and development of the information technology field, both in Finland and abroad. In addition, pursuing doctoral studies is easy as the ICS department is partner in several Finnish graduate schools.

"I chose this Master's program because of its strong research background. Within the Macadamia and the supporting ICS department, there are lots of excellent research directions and topics, and more importantly, the research in the department is truly among the world-class. Studying in this program personally, I have had the wonderful chance to get involved in a world-renowed research team." (Tele Hao, 2^nd year Macadamia student from China)

"In today’s world, data analysis is becoming more and more important in many different fields. Grasping quantitative skills will be an advantage in our future working life and machine learning and data mining is a very good major to meet this demand.” (Chao Wang, Macadamia graduate 2011 from China, currently a PhD student at University of Sydney, Australia)