NEPTTP

This programme will offer Master of Science and Master of Arts degrees in e-Science (Data science), by coursework & research report.

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🎆 🙌 Congratulations to NEPTTP MSc candidate Ngonidzashe Tinago of @MySPU, who recently published a paper on a study of how Neural Networks can be useful in identifying deepfakes in AI-generated art.
Read the full study here ➡️ https://t.co/eooqloRfqt
#datascience #AI @dstigovza

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Data Science in Retail:

Ever wondered how your favourite shop knows what you want?

🛍️ AI-powered recommendations
📦Inventory optimisation
🧾Dynamic pricing
🎯Targeted ads

Data science is behind the scenes of every sale.

#RetailTech #AI #DataScience

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DATA SCIENCE IN FINANCE

Finance runs on data:
💸Real-time fraud detection
📈Predict market trends
👥Personalized services
⚙️Smarter credit scoring

From Wall Street to your wallet, data is everywhere.

❔ How is #FinTech changing your financial habits?

#DataScience #AI #Finance

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Big congrats to MA candidate Stuart Morrison and collaborator Nnaemeka Ohamadike on their new @afrobarometer Working Paper exploring how #education relates to support for transparency and accountability.

🔗 Read more here: https://t.co/MLam0roMef

#datascience #bigdata #research

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Data Science in Healthcare

Data science is saving lives:
🔬Predict disease
🧠Analyze scans
📊Optimize hospitals
💊Accelerate drug discovery

AI in healthcare isn't the future — it's already here!

What ethical challenges worry you most?

#HealthTech #AIinMedicine #DataScience

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Congratulations to NEPTTP student Emmelia Kammie, the first female from Campbell, Northern Cape, to earn a Masters degree.

She graduated with her MSc in E-Science from Sol Plaatje University, and you can read more about her inspiring journey here: https://t.co/Ev31hZmTLM

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Real-World Applications of Data Science
Data Science is EVERYWHERE! Here’s how it’s used:
🎬 Netflix: Recommends movies based on watching habits
🏦Banks: Detect transaction fraud
🚗Self-driving Cars: AI-powered navigation
🏥Healthcare: Predict diseases & improve treatments

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A huge congratulations to our Master in e-Science candidate Rejoice Chitengu, on winning the prestigious 2025 Wired4Women award for South Africa's top student in ICT. 🏆

Your hard work, talent, and dedication truly deserve this recognition. Here's to many more wins ahead! 🎉👏

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Key Skills for Data Scientists!

To succeed in data science, master:

✔️Python & SQL
✔️ Statistics & Probability
✔️ Machine Learning
✔️ Data Wrangling & Cleaning
✔️ Data Visualization

Which skill are you currently working on? 👇
#LearnDataScience #AI

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Did you know! ➡️ You can watch some of the exciting videos of previous e-Science students talking about their Capstone research projects.

In this clip, see Inonge Lupinda talk about her work on own-race bias effect in South Africa: https://t.co/SI5rE3AbkJ

#DataScience

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Want to get into Data Science? Start with these tools:

🐍 Python – Core programming language
📊 Pandas – Data manipulation
🔢 NumPy – Numerical computing
🤖 Scikit-learn – Machine Learning
📈 Matplotlib – Visualisation
🗄️ SQL – Database querying

Which one is your favorite?

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The Data Science Process
Data Science isn’t just about coding. It follows a structured approach:
1️⃣ Collect Data 📊
2️⃣ Clean & Process 🧼
3️⃣ Explore & Visualize 🔍
4️⃣ Build Models 🤖
5️⃣ Evaluate & Deploy 🚀

Each step is crucial! #AI #BigData

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What is Data Science?

Data Science = Data + Algorithms + Insights 🔍

It blends statistics, programming, and domain expertise to extract meaning from data. From Netflix recs to fraud detection, it’s everywhere!

Want to learn more? Let’s dive in!🚀#DataScience #MachineLearning

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Our year kicked off with a bang with our Orientation programme for our 2025 cohort of #datascience #postgrad students, held at @WitsUniversity.

Several familiar faces joined us including Director @BenjaminRosman and Project Manager @SparkesCasey

#machinelearning @dstigovza

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On 5 Feb, the @IBM #Quantum Industry Webinar Series, with the @WitsUniversity begins with a talk by @GopalKaremore Global Lead in Quantum for #Healthcare and Life Sciences.

More info here! ➡️ https://t.co/4szuewQcIv

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Artificial Intelligence offers unprecedented opportunities in improving diagnosis, treatment planning, enhanced medical imaging analysis and personalised medicine, said Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Prof Blade Nzimande at the SAMA's Al in Healthcare Roundtable.

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📢 @DSFSI_Research have announced 2 Postdoctoral Fellowships at @UPTuks, focussed on Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models

➡️Read more in their post below

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📢 Postdoctoral Fellowship📢
The DSFSI, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics and Department of African Languages at the University of Pretoria offer 2 Postdoc Research Fellowships focused on LLMs and NLP.
Deadline: 3 Jan 2025
To apply https://t.co/orC0wGS0V1

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Congratulations to the successful launch of the Wits MIND institute, especially to our Director @BenjaminRosman, who continues to astound us with his dedication to pushing frontiers for Africa.

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The Wits MIND Institute seeks to lead Africa in pushing the frontiers of fundamental AI research and the scientific understanding of intelligence in its many forms, while developing cutting-edge technologies tailored to Africa’s unique challenges, through robust interdisciplinary collaboration.

Read More: https://t.co/Y6MSOKzzC4

Visit the MIND Website: https://t.co/YGh7OpNAwp

#WitsForGood #WitsMINDInstitute #WitsAI #ResearchForGood

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This week at the 2024 @sa_stat conference, NEPTTP student Jaden Pieterse will be presenting on his work in global food insecurity and crop production using #MachineLearning

Moere about the conference here ➡️https://t.co/5qIzhRstZc

@dstigovza @NICIS_SA #AI #globalsolutions

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DYK: @vukosi and the Team at @UPTuks Data Science for Social Impact research group work to understand the systematic challenges that face being able to do excellent science with local languages.
Find out more here➡️https://t.co/P91LS5xOlz
#datascience