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Everything we have run and announced since 2018 — 75 entries in all.
Project competition 2026 results
In the first week of June, we concluded the 2026 DataScience@UL-FRI Project Competition. Again, a big thank you to everyone who was a part of this competition, from students to faculty and …
Introduction to LLM-based agents in Python
Matej Klemen
Spark sessions 008
The Spark Sessions are a recurring event of the Data Science Initiative at the Faculty of Computer and Information Science. They are designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and …
Predictive Modelling with Python
Jure Žabkar
Spark sessions 007
The Spark Sessions are a recurring event of the Data Science Initiative at the Faculty of Computer and Information Science. They are designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and …
Empowering Users with SQL: A Hands-On Workshop on Snowflake and Practical SQL Usage
Matjaž Vidovič and Tina Vovk
Discovering AI Tools in Azure
Leon Hvastja and Gal Petkovšek
Spark sessions 006
The Spark Sessions are a recurring event of the Data Science Initiative at the Faculty of Computer and Information Science. They are designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and …
Announcing the 2026 Project competition topics
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Practical Deterministic Optimization: Maximizing Profit via Optimal Battery Scheduling
Nevena Pivač
Spark sessions 005
When? November 18 2025 at 18:00. Where? Faculty of Computer and Information Science, Večna pot 113, Ljubljana. What? A new and improved traffic model for Slovenia - leveraging mobile …
Introduction to Machine Learning in PyTorch
Peter Mlakar
Real-Time Streaming Analytics and Machine Learning with Apache Flink
Stefan Popov
Sound Data Science and AI Regulation
Paul Larsen
Spark sessions 004
When? June 10 2025 at 18:00. Where? Faculty of Computer and Information Science, Večna pot 113, Ljubljana. What? On the Surprising Benefits of Vibe-Coding for Interdisciplinary Collaboration …
Project competition 2025 results
In the first week of June, we concluded the 2025 DataScience@UL-FRI Project Competition. Again, a big thank you to everyone who was a part of this competition, from students to faculty and …
SQL: Beyond SELECT *
Dunja Rosina
AB Testing in Gaming: From Idea to Results
Nina Dejak, Luka Rogelj and Sara Krk
Predictive Modelling with Python
Jure Žabkar
Spark sessions 003
When? Feb 25 2025 at 18:00. Where? Faculty of Computer and Information Science, Večna pot 113, Ljubljana. What? Game, Set, Match: Neural Networks in Tennis Video Analysis by Ivan Ivashnev …
AI/LLM Monitoring and Observability with New Relic and OpenTelemetry
Harry Kimpel
Introduction to Machine Learning in PyTorch
Peter Mlakar
Spark sessions 002
When? Dec 10 2024 at 18:00. Where? Faculty of Computer and Information Science, Večna pot 113, Ljubljana. What? Intro: Is There a Data Engineering Minimum for a Professional Data Scientist? …
Real-Time Streaming Analytics and Machine Learning with Apache Flink
Stefan Popov
Spark sessions 001
When? Oct 22 2024 at 18:00. Where? Faculty of Computer and Information Science, Večna pot 113, Ljubljana (lecture room: TBA). What? LLMDataForge: Framework that Leverages Large Language …
Introduction to Network Science in Python (NetPy)
Lovro Šubelj
Project competition 2024 results
In the first week of June, we concluded the 2024 DataScience@UL-FRI Project Competition. Again, a big thank you to everyone who was a part of this competition, from students to faculty and …
Predictive Modelling with Python
Jure Žabkar
Introduction to Survival Analysis
Greta Gašparac and Martin Špendl
Recommender Systems with TensorFlow
Martin Jakomin and Jan Hartman
Empowering Users with SQL: A Workshop on Snowflake and Practical SQL Usage
Žane Logar and Andrej Mohorič
LangChain: A Convenient Mess
Andrej Miščič and Luka Vranješ
Introduction to Machine Learning in PyTorch
Peter Mlakar
Streetfight Statistics: Part 2 - Testing Null Hypotheses Like a Pro
Erik Štrumbelj
Streetfight Statistics: Part 1 - Estimating the Mean
Erik Štrumbelj
Project competition 2023 results
On Jun 6 we concluded the 2023 DataScience@UL-FRI Project Competition. At this point we would again like to thank everyone who was a part of this competition, from students to faculty and …
Introduction to Time Series Analysis and Forecasting with Python
Martin Možina
Predictive Modelling with Python
Jure Žabkar
Data Science Workshop for Students: From Project Idea to Execution
Luka Vranješ, Andrej Miščič and Greta Gašparac
Recommender Systems with TensorFlow
Martin Jakomin and Jan Hartman
Modern NLP Through Practical Problems
Andrej Miščič and Luka Vranješ
Introduction to Network Science in Python (NetPy)
Lovro Šubelj
Scalable Machine Learning with Dask
Jana Faganeli Pucer
Using Databricks Platform for Data Storage, Analysis and Machine Learning
Tadej Justin
Project competition 2022 results
On Jun 21 we concluded the 2022 project competition. After a one year break, we were again able to execute the final event live! At this point we would again like to thank everyone who was a …
From Computer Vision to Biometrics
Žiga Emeršič
Introduction to Actionable Reporting in Power BI
Neža Jeranko and Mark Leškovšek
Dashboarding s Paketom Shiny
Patrik Kojanec, Jana Faganeli Pucer and Matej Pičulin
Razumevanje Negotovosti in Statistično Razmišljanje
Erik Štrumbelj
Predictive Modelling with Python
Jure Žabkar
A/B Test Analysis with R Tidyverse
Martina Starc, Neža Štrus, Miha Gazvoda and Sara Krk
Introduction to Network Science in Python (NetPy)
Lovro Šubelj
Visualising Analytics in Tableau
Matjaž Vidovič
Project competition 2021 results
On Sep 9 we concluded the 2021 Project competition. Unfortunately the pandemic situation forced us to organize an online final event this time. Hopefully, the 2022 event will be again held …
Recommender Systems with Tensorflow
Martin Jakomin and Jan Hartman
Introduction to Apache Spark
Slavko Žitnik
Introduction to State of the Art NLP (BERT and GPT)
Andrej Miščič and Luka Vranješ
Open Source (FOSS) Licensing & Compliance Workshop
Matija Šuklje
Modern NLP Through Large Pretrained Language Models
Marko Robnik Šikonja, Andrej Miščič and Luka Vranješ
Predictive Modelling with Python
Jure Žabkar
Project competition 2020 results
On Sep 10 we concluded the 2020 Project competition] with the finalists’ presentations and a poster session. Congratulations to all the awardees and a big thank you to all students who …
Recommender Systems with Tensorflow
Davorin Kopič and Jan Hartman
Intro to Containers and Kubernetes
Matjaž Pančur
Introduction to Tidyverse
Matej Pičulin
Introduction to Network Analysis in Python
Lovro Šubelj
Introduction to Mobile Sensing with Android
Veljko Pejović
Introduction to Time Series Forecasting with Python
Matej Guid
Network Analysis in Python
Lovro Šubelj
summeRworkshop
Gregor Pirš, Jure Demšar and Erik Štrumbelj
Applied Spatial Data Analysis
Jana Faganeli Pucer
Parallel Computation on GPUs with OpenCL
Rok Češnovar and Davor Sluga
Predictive Modelling with Python
Jure Žabkar
Introduction to Text Analysis
Ayush Pandey
Introduction to Programming in R
Jure Demšar and Gregor Pirš
Introduction to Probabilistic Thinking and Programming with Stan
Erik Štrumbelj
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