Artificial Intelligence: From Data to Value Creation, 2 Days "Applications of AI" [QS-28] NEW

The current hype around AI and related topics is huge:

• There is an enormous hype around AI and Machine Learning, which make these concepts sounds like magic
• Domain experts, project managers and IT stakeholders need to understand data science to lead data teamsand projects
• Developing a data-driven mindset is necessary to become competitive in the context of the digital transformation

The Swiss Chemical Society has joined forces with the Swiss Data Center (SDSC) to set up this tailored course to gain a better understanding of the topic and how it can bring value to for the Swiss chemistry community.

Three Main Objectives:

1. Demystify Artificial Intelligence and go beyond the magic by discussing key machine learning concepts
2. Present a comprehensive view of data science landscapeincluding data processing, predictive analytics and generative AI
3. Show the potential of data science through concrete examples and business use cases

Specifications

Location: 
SDSC HQ at Campus Biopôle Epalinges

Target audience:

• Professionalsin the private sector, with a technical background
• Mix of different seniority (junior, senior, management)

Sessions:

• Day 1 “Demystification”, up to 50 ppl, management-focused

Agenda Day 1

8:45 –9:00 
Intro to SDSC and its mission

9.00 -10.30
Theory of PredictiveAI -Key concepts and algorithms

10:30 -10:45
Break

10:45 –12:00
AI governance - Ethics & Legal - Bias mitigation, Explainability

12:00 –13:15
Lunch break

13:15 -14:00
Applications of PredictiveAI -Example of real use cases

14:00 –15:30
Theory of Generative AI -Demystification -Prompt engineering -Agentic systems

15:30 –15:45
Break

15:45 –16:30
Applications of AI -Example of real use cases

16:30 -17:00
ML Engineering and Operations

• Day 2 “Applications of AI” up to 30 ppl, scientist-focused

Agenda Day 2

9:00 –10:45
Hands-on PredictiveAI -Brief reminder of key concepts -Hands-on: train a toy supervised-learning model

10:45 –11:00
Break

11:00 –12:00
Canvassing Exercise -Define and discuss realistic AI project

12:00 –13:15
Lunch break

13:15 –15:00
Hands-on Generative AI –part 1 -Brief reminder of key concepts -Hands-on: Extraction of structured information from text document

15:00 –15:30
Break

15:30 -16:45
Hands-on Generative AI –part 2 -Brief reminder of key concepts -Hands-on: RetrivalAugmented Generation and Agentic AI

16:45 -17:00
Conclusion

Day 2 (hands-on):

• Coding skills are nice to have, but not required (platform Renkuwith Python coding)
• Participants will need to have a laptop and a Wi-Fi connection. No need to install software before or during the workshop

Course language:
English

Your registration is for Day 1 & 2 "Demystification" and "Applications of AI" from 12.03 + 13.03.2026

About the Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC)
The Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC) is a national research infrastructure in data science and artificial intelligence (AI). Its mission – to enable data-driven science and innovation for societal impact – drives its initiatives in research projects, knowledge and technology transfer, and education. More information: www.datascience.ch