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Mastering AI: From Mathematical Foundations to Frontier Models

An industry-grade, comprehensive course designed by a former Google DeepMind lead scientist — taking you from the mathematical bedrock of AI through to building, fine-tuning, and deploying frontier large language models. Every concept is paired with hands-on projects drawn from real-world AI engineering: you'll build a medical image classifier, fine-tune a language model on custom data, implement a RAG system, and ship a complete AI application to the cloud. By graduation, you'll have a professional portfolio and the skills to contribute to cutting-edge AI teams anywhere in the world.

Duration
10 Weeks
Level
Intermediate
Students
487 enrolled
Schedule
Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:00–8:00 PM GMT
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Dr. Marcus Webb
AI Research Scientist & Former Lead, Google DeepMind
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  • 10 Weeks duration
  • Intermediate level
  • Max 40 students
  • Direct lecturer communication

Free to register · No payment required upfront

What You'll Learn

Master the mathematical foundations powering every major AI breakthrough
Build and train deep learning models from scratch using PyTorch
Fine-tune large language models (GPT, LLaMA, Mistral) on custom datasets
Implement computer vision pipelines for real-world classification tasks
Design and deploy Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems
Ship production AI applications using Docker, FastAPI, and cloud platforms
Navigate AI ethics, bias mitigation, and responsible deployment

Course Syllabus

  • 1
    Week 1: Mathematical Foundations — Linear Algebra, Calculus & Probability
  • 2
    Week 2: Supervised Learning — Regression, Classification & Model Evaluation
  • 3
    Week 3: Unsupervised Learning — Clustering, Dimensionality Reduction & Anomaly Detection
  • 4
    Week 4: Neural Networks — Architecture, Backpropagation & Optimisation
  • 5
    Week 5: Deep Learning — CNNs for Computer Vision
  • 6
    Week 6: Sequence Models — RNNs, LSTMs & Attention Mechanisms
  • 7
    Week 7: Transformer Architecture — BERT, GPT & the Attention Revolution
  • 8
    Week 8: Large Language Models — Fine-tuning, RAG & Prompt Engineering
  • 9
    Week 9: Generative AI — Diffusion Models, GANs & Multimodal Systems
  • 10
    Week 10: MLOps & Capstone — Deploy Your AI Application to Production

Requirements

  • Intermediate Python programming (functions, OOP, NumPy)
  • Basic calculus and linear algebra (derivatives, matrices)
  • No prior machine learning experience required — we build from the ground up
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Dr. Marcus Webb
AI Research Scientist & Former Lead, Google DeepMind

Dr. Marcus Webb is a world-class AI research scientist with over 14 years of experience building intelligent systems at scale. After leading research teams at Google DeepMind and s…

Artificial Intelligence Deep Learning LLMs Computer Vision
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