URL :http://www.igidr.ac.in/bigdata/ Description : Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) is a deemed to be university and an advanced research institute established and fully funded by the Reserve Bank of India for carrying out research on development issues from a multi-disciplinary point of view. The Summer School on Econometrics and Machine Learning is part of the FLAIR 4 Big Data initiative of IGIDR that seeks to Foster Learning, Analysis, Insights and Research on Big Data. The initiative is supported by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Objectives of Summer School 2022 The three objectives of the Summer School are:

1. Develop deep understanding of Econometric models of prediction: OLS, Logit, Probit
2. Hands-on application of all well-known Machine Learning Algorithms like Random Forest, Gradient Boosting Machine, K Nearest Neighbour, Support Vector Machine etc. using real world data of Indian companies and understanding the implications of the different techniques.
3. Practical exposure to Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing using real life problem sets.

The workshop will be conducted by IGIDR faculty and leading experts from the industry with knowledge in theory, empirics as well as experience in real world applications.