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Introduction to Machine Learning in Biomedical Research
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 3926-27-00-00There are 25 available seats 
Enrollment deadline: 21/12/2026
Date and time05.02.2027, at: 09:00 - 11.02.2027, at: 17:00
Regular seats25
Course fee9,600.00 kr.
LecturersAnders Krogh
ECTS credits3.90
Contact personHeaDS Administration    E-mail address: heads-admin@sund.ku.dk
Enrolment Handling/Course OrganiserPhD administration SUND    E-mail address: phdkursus@sund.ku.dk

Enrolment guidelines
This is a generic course. This means that the course is reserved for PhD students at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences at UCPH.

Anyone can apply for the course, but if you are not a PhD student at the Graduate School, you will be placed on the waiting list until enrollment deadline. After the enrolment deadline, available seats will be allocated to the waiting list.

The course is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except Copenhagen Business School), and for PhD students at NorDoc member faculties. All other participants must pay the course fee.


Learning objectives
A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:

1. Understanding basic concepts in Machine Learning

2. Understand the impact of data on Machine Learning outcomes

3. Apply Machine Learning to biological and medical datasets

4. Apply Python Machine Learning modules

5. Evaluate the performance of Machine Learning system

6. Disseminate the project result in a technical report


Content
• Understanding data wrangling, testing methods, etch
• Comparison of classic Machine Learning approaches, such as logistic regression, support vector machine, random forest
• Python for data analysis and machine learning (numpy, pandas, Scikit- learn)
• Exercises in classic Machine Learning
• Neural Networks, including feed-forward network for biomedical data
• Complete and present small group project results with real data
• Ascertain example applications in the biomedical field


Participants
PhD students enrolled at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences and postdocs
Prerequisites: Basic Knowledge of Python programming is required


Relevance to graduate programmes
The course is relevant to PhD students from the following graduate programmes at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH:

All graduate programmes

Biostatistics and Bioinformatics


Language
English


Form
Lectures, seminars, group work, discussions, exercises, project work


Course director
Anders Krogh,
Professor,
Center for Health Data Science and Department of Computer Science,
University of Copenhagen,
anders.krogh@sund.ku.dk


Teachers
Anders Krogh,
Professor,
Center for Health Data Science and Department of Computer Science,
University of Copenhagen,
anders.krogh@sund.ku.dk

Staff from the Krogh Group
Center for Health Data Science, Department of Public Health
and Department of Computer Science,
University of Copenhagen


Dates
5, 8-11 February 2027


Course location
Panum, University of Copenhagen


Registration
Please register before 21 December 2026


Expected frequency
Once a year


Seats to PhD students from other Danish universities will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the applicable rules.
Applications from other participants will be considered after the last day of enrolment.

Note: All applicants are asked to submit invoice details in case of no-show, late cancellation or obligation to pay the course fee (typically non-PhD students). If you are a PhD student, your participation in the course must be in agreement with your principal supervisor.

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