Engineering and Technology, Sciences / Data Science

Faculty of Sciences (FS)

School fo Engineering in Beirut (ESIB)

Data is everywhere, social media and smart devices are constantly generating massive data. Regardless of the field, e.g., industry, medical, healthcare, information technology, data analysis has a vital role for future decisions.This program is provided in common between the Faculty of Engineering (ESIB) and the Faculty of Sciences and managed by 2 advisors, one advisor from each faculty.

Objectives

• Collecting Data using advanced techniques
• Cleaning & preparing Data for analysis
• Applying advanced statistical tools
• Building a Machine Learning pipeline
• Designing useful Artificial Intelligence programs for applications
• Transforming big data information into decision-making tools
• Collecting and processing big data using powerful algorithms
• Leading research topics in the fields of Big Data, Machine Learning and Statistics

Admissions

This program is mainly dedicated for the following profiles:

• Holders of a Bachelor or Master’s degree in mathematics or computer science or a diploma considered equivalent by the USJ equivalence committee.
• Holders of a Bachelor degree in mathematics, option Data Science
• Holders of an engineering degree in information technology or a related field
• ESIB students enrolled in the fifth semester of computer engineering program.
• Application form: usj.edu.lb/fs/diplome.php?diplome=935

Opportunities

• Data Scientist
• Data analyst and manager
• Data strategist, Big Data consultant
• Statistical expert
• Project Manager
• Business developers
• Chief Data Officer
• Marketing Coordinator/Manager
• Market Analysis Researcher/Market Analyst
• Medical Representative
• Sales Supervisor/Manager
• Product/Brand Specialist
• Communication Manager
• Technico-commercial Trainer/Negotiator
• Entrepreneur