Course, Workshops, and Executive Seminars
on Causal Modelling
Author: Sergio Focardi, PhD
Causal modelling is a new machine learning technology. It is very useful as a decision support tool because it allows to understand quantitatively the causal effects of decisions. In the last three decades scientists and philosophers have developed algorithms for learning causal structures from data. Managers and investors can now acquire a quantitative view, based on data, of how their decisions will impact their business. ​
The optimal deployment of causal discovery algorithms requires an understanding of the working of causation and of causal models. In particular, it requires an understanding of the role of data. Creating causal models is an iterative process were data and models are intertwined.
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Course on Causal Modelling
This on-line course takes a very practical approach. After an introduction to causal models and to discovery algorithms, this course discusses how to deploy causal models in practice. We take participants through the process of creation of a causal model from data. We use the software TETRAD developed at Carnegie Mellon University. TETRAD is a free software. Participants can download and install their own copy of TETRAD and participate on the process of model creation directly on their own computer. ​The duration of the course is two hours. We will run the course every month, on Wednesday evening and on Saturday morning.
Workshops
Starting January 2025, we will also organize workshops in presence where we will go through a detailed analysis of a business case. There will be workshops for general business and for asset management. Workshops last one full day. Find below prices and schedules of courses and workshops as well as links to brochures.
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THE PRACTICAL SIDE EXECUTIVE SEMINARS
The Practical Side is a series of seminars designed explicitly the motivations and advantages of causal modelling. Seminars are very practical. Their goal is to offer participants an unbiased understanding of the motivations for the adoption of causal modelling
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