Tecnun will train engineers and engineers with expertise in data analysis and in intelligent systems

TecnuntheSchool of Engineering of the University of Navarra, is launching a new program in Artificial Intelligence Engineering Degree in Artificial Intelligence Engineering with the goal to train experts in data analysis and intelligent systems. "The Degree will train engineers capable of making decisions that improve society, from the productivity of a company to the diagnosis of a disease," explains the professor of Tecnun and coordinator of Degree, Idoia Ochoa. It should be noted that it will be launched next academic year 2024-25 at campus in San Sebastian and will have the support of companies such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), through the Gipuzkoa City Science Lab at Tecnun, IBM, Google, Ceit, CAF or Amazon for the training of student body .

The coordinator, Idoia Ochoa, explains that Tecnun, after 15 years researching in this area, expands its academic programs in a context of "digital transformation" in which organizations need qualified professionals to work with massive amounts of data (Big Data) and solve complex problems. "In Medicine, diagnoses and pharmacological forecasts can be made using Artificial Intelligence, but this requires professionals who know how to store, manage, analyze and train this massive data."

profile highly demanded by companies

Furthermore, as Professor Ochoa points out, it is a transversalprofile that can be used in any sector, and is also in high demand by companies. "Controlling the management of this data is a strategic and competitive advantage for all organizations because it improves decision making, financial aid to develop more accurate strategies or to better understand the sector and the needs of customers," she stresses. "In Spain -he adds- there are many companies that still do not use Big Data tools, among other reasons due to a lack of digital or technological talent, so they can benefit from the profile that this Degreeis going to generate ".

The training will include an important component of programming, mathematics, statistics and machine learning, i.e., a branch of artificial intelligence that develops techniques for systems to learn and make quick and accurate decisions. In this way, the students of Degree in Artificial Intelligence Engineering will learn to design and develop intelligent systems, such as ChatGPT, capable of learning autonomously after processing a multitude of data and determining behavioral patterns.