🎓Advanced BayesiaLab Course — April 15–17, 2024

Three-Day Advanced BayesiaLab Course

The Graduate Cincinnati, 151 Goodman Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219 April 15–17, 2024

Building on the foundation laid in the Introductory BayesiaLab Course, we introduce the Advanced BayesiaLab Course for those ready to delve even deeper.

With this immersive experience, you can take your BayesiaLab certification to the next level. While the introductory course provided a comprehensive overview of Bayesian network applications, our advanced curriculum dives into the nuances.

Course Registration on Eventbrite

Advanced BayesiaLab Course (In-Person Classroom Session)Eventbrite

Course Program

Modeling by Brainstorming

Expert-Based Modeling via Brainstorming
Why Expert-Based Modeling?
Value of Expert-Based Modeling
Structural Modeling: Bottom-Up and Top-Down Approaches
Parametric Modeling
BEKEE: Bayesia Expert Knowledge Elicitation Environment
- Interactive
- Batch
- Segmentation of the Experts
- Creation of Bayesian Belief Networks based on the Elicited Probabilities
- Analysis of the Expert Assessments
- Parameter Sensitivity Analysis
Exercise: Interactive Session for Probability Elicitation

Influence Diagrams

Utility Nodes
Decision Nodes
Expected Utility
Automatic Policy Optimization
Example: Oil Wildcatter
Exercises

Function Nodes

Motivation
Inference Functions
Formatting
Function Nodes as Parents
Exercise

About the Instructor

Dr. Lionel Jouffe is co-founder and CEO of France-based Bayesia S.A.S. Lionel holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Rennes and has worked in Artificial Intelligence since the early 1990s. While working as a Professor/Researcher at ESIEA, Lionel started exploring the potential of Bayesian networks.
After co-founding Bayesia in 2001, he and his team have been working full-time on the development of BayesiaLab. Since then, BayesiaLab has emerged as the leading software package for knowledge discovery, data mining, and knowledge modeling using Bayesian networks. It enjoys broad acceptance in academic communities, business, and industry.

Hotel Reservations

We have secured a block of guest rooms at The Graduate Hotel for the duration of the Advanced BayesiaLab Course. You can take advantage of a special BayesiaLab rate of $159/night, plus taxes and fees. Click the following link to access The Graduate Hotel's reservation site and secure the special rate for your stay.