In this course, we will review traditional manufacturing tools and will discuss why some of them are insufficient for new manufacturing techniques, such as using traditional semiconductor tools for flexible electronics printing. We will learn popular machine learning and artificial intelligent tools in advanced manufacturing systems, including basic knowledge of pattern analysis, expert systems, neural networks, and knowledge-based or rule-based intelligent systems.

The field of Data Science encompasses methods, processes, and systems that enable the extraction of useful knowledge from data. Foundations of Data Science introduces core data science concepts including computational and inferential thinking, along with core data science skills including computer programming and statistical methods. The course presents these topics in the context of hands-on analysis of real-world data sets, including economic data, document collections, geographical data, and social networks.