Subject · Computer science

Microsoft azure-da süni intellektTopics

İFS-40179y6 creditsSpring semesterElective2025-2026

Topic plan

The subject's topics and the learning outcomes attached to each one.

15 topics
  1. 1. The role and industrial applications of AI in cloud environments

    Lecture

    In the subject, the integration of artificial intelligence models, which require a lot of computing power and resources, into cloud environments (especially the microsoft azure platform), the role of cloud technologies in the development of ai, as well as real application scenarios of artificial intelligence in various industries such as manufacturing, finance, medicine, retail and logistics are studied.

    Topic learning outcomes

    • Explains the basic concepts of artificial intelligence and azure AI services.
    Open resource: The role and industrial applications of AI in cloud environments (opens in a new tab)
  2. 2. Artificial intelligence integration, data storage and management in cloud (azure) environments

    Lecture

    In the subject, the mechanisms of integration of artificial intelligence models into the microsoft azure cloud environment, cloud structures used for storing large volumes of data (azure blob storage, azure data lake), as well as data management, cleaning and security standards for effective training of AI models are studied.

    Topic learning outcomes

    • Prepares and manages data in the azure environment.
    Open resource: Artificial intelligence integration, data storage and management in cloud (azure) environments (opens in a new tab)
  3. 3. Development stages and basic concepts of artificial intelligence

    Lecture

    The subject studies the history of artificial intelligence, its evolutionary stages, narrow and general artificial intelligence concepts, as well as the fundamental differences between artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning, and the role of AI in modern cloud technologies.

    Topic learning outcomes

    • Explains the basic concepts of artificial intelligence and azure AI services.
    Open resource: Development stages and basic concepts of artificial intelligence (opens in a new tab)
  4. 4. Components and principle of operation of artificial intelligence systems

    Lecture

    The subject studies the main components that make up the architecture of artificial intelligence systems (data collection modules, computing infrastructure, machine learning models and application interfaces), as well as the general working mechanism through which these systems go from processing input data to making decisions and forming output results.

    Topic learning outcomes

    • It applies machine learning and deep learning models.
    Open resource: Components and principle of operation of artificial intelligence systems (opens in a new tab)
  5. 5. Machine learning process and stages

    Lecture

    The subject explores the life cycle of a machine learning project from inception to deployment—problem definition, data collection, cleaning and preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, and production.

    Topic learning outcomes

    • It applies machine learning and deep learning models.
    • Evaluates, optimizes and deploys AI models (deployment).
    Open resource: Machine learning process and stages (opens in a new tab)
  6. 6. Data preprocessing

    Lecture

    Methods of raw data cleaning and structuring, including missing values ​​filling, outlier analysis, data normalization, and coding of categorical variables are studied in the subject to improve the accuracy of machine learning models.

    Topic learning outcomes

    • Prepares and manages data in the azure environment.
    Open resource: Data preprocessing (opens in a new tab)
  7. 7. Feature engineering

    Lecture

    In order to increase the predictive ability and effectiveness of machine learning models, methods of creating new meaningful features from existing data are studied, including feature selection, dimensionality reduction, and the principles of extracting new features from text and time series.

    Topic learning outcomes

    • It applies machine learning and deep learning models.
    • Prepares and manages data in the azure environment.
    Open resource: Feature engineering (opens in a new tab)
  8. 8. Learning methods

    Lecture

    In the subject, the main types of machine learning models divided according to the principles of knowledge acquisition from data - tutored learning, untutored learning, semi-tutored learning and reinforced learning methods, as well as the application areas of each method (regression, classification, clustering) are studied.

    Topic learning outcomes

    • It applies machine learning and deep learning models.
    Open resource: Learning methods (opens in a new tab)
  9. 9. Traditional algorithms

    Lecture

    The subject studies traditional algorithms that form the basis of machine learning – linear regression for predicting dependencies, logistic regression for classification problems, and decision trees. also, the concept of error matrix and the main evaluation metrics used to measure the quality of the built models are analyzed.

    Topic learning outcomes

    • Evaluates, optimizes and deploys AI models (deployment).
    • It applies machine learning and deep learning models.
    Open resource: Traditional algorithms (opens in a new tab)
  10. 10. Deep learning algorithms

    Lecture

    The subject studies the working principles of deep learning algorithms, which are complex architectures of artificial neural networks. students are introduced to the basic structure of convolutional neural networks for visual data processing and long-short-term memory networks for working with time series.

    Topic learning outcomes

    • It applies machine learning and deep learning models.
    Open resource: Deep learning algorithms (opens in a new tab)
  11. 11. Model performance optimization and monitoring

    Lecture

    Optimization techniques applied to improve the accuracy and efficiency of machine learning models are studied in the topic. it includes hyperparameter tuning mechanisms to determine the model's best-performing structural adjustments, as well as tuning methods to prevent model overlearning.

    Topic learning outcomes

    • Evaluates, optimizes and deploys AI models (deployment).
    Open resource: Model performance optimization and monitoring (opens in a new tab)
  12. 12. Deployment principles of the model

    Lecture

    The subject studies the principles of making trained machine learning models available to users and other services in real time (model serving). students get acquainted with the mechanisms of building an application programming interface (api endpoint) and the basics of microservice architecture to ensure the integration of the model with external systems.

    Topic learning outcomes

    • Evaluates, optimizes and deploys AI models (deployment).
    Open resource: Deployment principles of the model (opens in a new tab)
  13. 13. Principles of security and privacy in AI systems

    Lecture

    The subject studies the principles of protecting artificial intelligence systems and especially large databases stored in the cloud environment in accordance with cyber security standards. students get familiar with ensuring the privacy of sensitive data, regulating role-based access rights of users and services accessing the system, and security mechanisms of cloud infrastructure.

    Topic learning outcomes

    • It applies security and ethical principles to AI systems.
    Open resource: Principles of security and privacy in AI systems (opens in a new tab)
  14. 14. Nature as an object of philosophical thoughts

    Lecture

    In this topic, the essence of nature and its interaction with man are studied from a philosophical point of view. environmental problems and principles of sustainable development are discussed. philosophical foundations of a responsible attitude to nature are explained.

    Topic learning outcomes

    • .ftn2: əsas fəlsəfi cərəyan və konsepsiyaları müqayisə və təhlil edir.
    • .ftn7: öz mövqeyini məntiqi, əsaslandırılmış və ardıcıl şəkildə ifadə edir
    • Ftn5: fəlsəfi və elmi mətnləri təhlil edir və əsas ideyaları ümumiləşdirir.
    • .ftn1: fəlsəfənin əsas anlayışlarını , kateqoriyalarını və tarixi inkişaf mərhələlərini izah edir.
    • .ftn6: müasir ictimai, etik, sosial və elmi texnoloji problemləri fəlsəfi baxımdan dəyərləndirir.
    • .ftn3: fəlsəfi problemlərin həllində tənqidi və analtik düşünmə bacarıqlarından istifadə edir.
    • .ftn8: fəlsəfi bilikləri peşəkar fəaliyyətində və gündəlik həyatda tətbiq edir.
    • .ftn4: müxtəlif fəlsəfi mövqeləri arqumentlər əsasında qiymətləndirir.
  15. 15. Final discussion and presentation of application projects

    Lecture

    The subject provides a general review and synthesis of all artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning and cloud integration concepts covered during the semester. students orally defend the architecture, model choices and results of the applied projects they have prepared in groups in front of the audience.

    Topic learning outcomes

    • It applies machine learning and deep learning models.
    • Develops intelligent applications using azure AI apis.
    • Explains the basic concepts of artificial intelligence and azure AI services.
    • It applies security and ethical principles to AI systems.
    • Evaluates, optimizes and deploys AI models (deployment).
    • Prepares and manages data in the azure environment.