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        • Alta De Waal
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        • Danielle Belgrave
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        • Nyalleng Moorosi
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        • Yann Dauphin
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Our programme consists of 6 days with 12 advanced tutorial sessions, 6 practical sessions, and events each day.
  • All tutorials take place in Wits Science Stadium Auditorium 2 (WSS2)
  • All practicals take place in Wits Science Stadium Labs (Labs 4, 5, 6).
  • The poster sessions take place in the Science Stadium foyer.

Sunday, 10th: Welcome Day and Background

9:00-6:00pm
Arrivals in Johannesburg and check-in
3:30-4:30
Registration
4:30-6:30
Mathematics for Deep Learning with Marc Deisenroth
6:30-
Opening Event: Katy's Palace, 6 Desmond Street, Kramerville, Sandton. Busses there and back.

Monday, 11th: ​Fundamentals of Machine Learning

7:30-8:30
Registration and morning coffee
8:30-9:00
Indaba Opening with Adam Habib, Vice Chancellor, University of the Witwatersrand
9:00-10:30
​Fundamentals of Machine Learning with Nyalleng Moorosi and Willie Brink
10:30-11:00
Group Photo and Break
11:00-12:30
Practical Session 1
12:30-2:00
Lunch
2:00-4:00
Fundamentals of Deep Learning with Yann Dauphin
4:00-4:30
Break
4:30-6:30
Practical Session 2
6:30-7:00
Free time
7:00-
Poster and Exhibition Session 1

Tuesday, 12th: ​Convolutional and Recurrent Networks

8:30-10:30
Convolutional Neural Networks with Nando de Freitas
10:30-11:00
​Break
11:00-12:30
Practical Session 3
12:30-2:00
Lunch
2:00-4:00
Recurrent Neural Networks with Stephan Gouws and Richard Klein
​4:00-4:30
Break
​4:30-6:30
Practical Session 4
6:30-7:00
Free time
​7:00-
Poster and Exhibition Session 2

Wednesday, 13th: ​Unsupervised Learning and Generative Models

8:30-10:30
Probabilistic Reasoning with Konstantina Palla
10:30-11:00
​Break
11:00-12:30
Unsupervised Learning with Alta de Waal
12:30-2:00
Lunch
2:00-4:00
Deep Generative Models with Ulrich Paquet
​4:00-4:30
Break
​4:30-6:30
Practical Session 5
6:30-
Free evening - attendees on their own

Thursday, 14th: Reinforcement Learning, Agents and Applications

8:30-10:30
Reinforcement Learning with Vukosi Marivate and Benjamin Rosman
10:30-11:00
​Break
11:00-12:30
Advanced Reinforcement Learning with George Konidaris
12:30-2:00
Lunch
2:00-4:00
Practical Session 6
​4:00-4:30
Break
​4:30-6:30
Applications of Machine Learning in Healthcare with Danielle Belgrave
6:30-7:00
Walk to evening venue
7:00-​
Closing Event: RetroRabbit, Braamfontein. Busses/Walk there and back.

Friday, 15th: The Future

8:30-10:30
Closing Keynote with Anima Anandkumar
10:30-11:00
​Break
11:00-1pm
Panel on African Machine Learning
​with
Bubacarr Bah (AIMS), Michelle Gervais (Standard Bank), Fulufhelo Nelwamondo (CSIR), Imraan Patel (DST)
1pm
Final Words

Thanks to OUR SPONSORS AND PARTNERS.

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  • About
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    • Indaba 2017 >
      • 2017 Recordings
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        • All Speakers
        • Alta De Waal
        • Anima Anandkumar
        • Benjamin Rosman
        • Bubacarr Bah
        • Danielle Belgrave
        • George Konidaris
        • Konstantina Palla
        • Marc Deisenroth
        • Nando de Freitas
        • Nyalleng Moorosi
        • Richard Klein
        • Stephan Gouws
        • Ulrich Paquet
        • Vukosi Marivate
        • Willie Brink
        • Yann Dauphin
      • Programme >
        • Schedule
        • Ask a Question: Q&A tool
        • Posters Sessions
        • Industry Exhibitions
        • Pre-Indaba Work
        • Background Topics 2017
      • Sponsors
      • Logistics >
        • Venue
        • Accommodation
        • Travel
      • 2017 Organisers
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