Francis Natus M.

Learning

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AWS AI Practitioner

Mar–Apr 2026 · Udacity

  • AWS AI/ML services and cloud-native patterns for applied AI workloads
  • Hands-on implementations connecting ML theory to production-style pipelines on AWS

Credential URL: https://www.udacity.com/certificate/e/d318d16e-3196-11f1-a9c4-4b2f4c389ac0

Deep Learning Specialization

Mar–Apr 2026 · DeepLearning.AI (Coursera)

  • Neural Networks and Deep Learning
  • Improving Deep Neural Networks: hyperparameter tuning, regularization, and optimization
  • Structuring Machine Learning Projects
  • Convolutional Neural Networks
  • Sequence Models
  • Architectures: CNNs, RNNs, LSTMs, and Transformers
  • Training strategies: dropout, BatchNorm, Xavier/He initialization
  • Built models in Python and TensorFlow for speech recognition, music synthesis, chatbots, machine translation, and NLP

Credential URL: https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/specialization/certificate/JL3S1X3P207U

Research & user-centered AI

2026 · KDU Global

  • Quantitative study of how users perceive AI recommendations (ResQue framework on Netflix and YouTube)
  • Survey design, Likert scaling, and connecting perceived quality to trust and transparency
  • Why explainable recommendation UX matters as much as offline accuracy

MGM Assist — GenAI hackathon build

Mar 2026 · GenAI Academy World Wide Vibes

  • Bright Data for scheduled scraping and keeping civic/economic feeds fresh
  • Firebase (Realtime Database & Firestore) for live dashboard data
  • Vibe coding — rapid AI-assisted iteration, sharpened under hackathon pressure
  • Claude API integration for the city assistant and natural-language Q&A on civic data
  • Full-stack delivery: React, Node/Express, Mapbox, and Vercel deployment in a two-week sprint

Machine Learning Specialization

Dec 2025–Mar 2026 · Stanford Online / Coursera

  • Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification
  • Advanced Learning Algorithms
  • Unsupervised Learning, Recommenders, Reinforcement Learning
  • Supervised learning: linear regression, logistic regression, neural networks, and decision trees
  • Unsupervised learning: clustering and anomaly detection
  • Recommender systems and reinforcement learning
  • Best practices for building machine learning models and applying techniques to real-world problems

Credential URL: https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/specialization/certificate/AGC3UP0QYQH0