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Master AWS SageMaker Algorithms (Linear Learner, XGBoost, PCA, Image Classification) & Learn SageMaker Studio & AutoML

Created by: Prof. Ryan Ahmed, PhD, MBA

Last updated June 2024

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What you will learn

  • Train and deploy AI/ML models using AWS SageMaker
  • Optimize model parameters using hyperparameters optimization search.
  • Develop, train, test and deploy linear regression model to make predictions.
  • Deploy production level multi-polynomial regression model to predict store sales based on the given features.
  • Develop a deploy deep learning-based model to perform image classification.
  • Develop time series forecasting models to predict future product prices using DeepAR.
  • Develop and deploy sentiment analysis model using SageMaker.
  • Deploy trained NLP model and interact/make predictions using secure API.
  • Train and evaluate Object Detection model using SageMaker built-in algorithms.

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Course Description

# Update 22/04/2021 - Added a new case study on AWS SageMaker Autopilot.

# Update 23/04/2021 - Updated code scripts and addressed Q&A bugs.

Machine and deep learning are the hottest topics in tech! Diverse fields have adopted ML and DL techniques, from banking to healthcare, transportation to technology.

AWS is one of the most widely used ML cloud computing platforms worldwide – several Fortune 500 companies depend on AWS for their business operations.

SageMaker is a fully managed service within AWS that allows data scientists and AI practitioners to train, test, and deploy AI/ML models quickly and efficiently.

In this course, students will learn how to create AI/ML models using AWS SageMaker.

Projects will cover various topics from business, healthcare, and Tech. In this course, students will be able to master many topics in a practical way such as: (1) Data Engineering and Feature Engineering, (2) AI/ML Models selection, (3) Appropriate AWS SageMaker Algorithm selection to solve business problem, (4) AI/ML models building, training, and deployment, (5) Model optimization and Hyper-parameters tuning.


The course covers many topics such as data engineering, AWS services and algorithms, and machine/deep learning basics in a practical way:

  • Data engineering: Data types, key python libraries (pandas, Numpy, scikit Learn, MatplotLib, and Seaborn), data distributions and feature engineering (imputation, binning, encoding, and normalization).

  • AWS services and algorithms: Amazon SageMaker, Linear Learner (Regression/Classification), Amazon S3 Storage services, gradient boosted trees (XGBoost), image classification, principal component analysis (PCA), SageMaker Studio and AutoML.

  • Machine and deep learning basics: Types of artificial neural networks (ANNs) such as feedforward ANNs, convolutional neural networks (CNNs), activation functions (sigmoid, RELU and hyperbolic tangent), machine learning training strategies (supervised/ unsupervised), gradient descent algorithm, learning rate, backpropagation, bias, variance, bias-variance trade-off, regularization (L1 and L2), overfitting, dropout, feature detectors, pooling, batch normalization, vanishing gradient problem, confusion matrix, precision, recall, F1-score, root mean squared error (RMSE), ensemble learning, decision trees, and random forest.


We teach SageMaker’s vast range of ML and DL tools with practice-led projects. Delve into:

  • Project #1: Train, test and deploy simple regression model to predict employees’ salary using AWS SageMaker Linear Learner

  • Project #2: Train, test and deploy a multiple linear regression machine learning model to predict medical insurance premium.

  • Project #3: Train, test and deploy a model to predict retail store sales using XGboost regression and optimize model hyperparameters using SageMaker Hyperparameters tuning tool.

  • Project #4: Perform Dimensionality reduction Using SageMaker built-in PCA algorithm and build a classifier model to predict cardiovascular disease using XGBoost Classification model.

  • Project #5: Develop a traffic sign classifier model using Sagemaker and Tensorflow.

  • Project #6: Deep Dive in AWS SageMaker Studio, AutoML, and model debugging.

The course is targeted towards beginner developers and data scientists wanting to get fundamental understanding of AWS SageMaker and solve real world challenging problems. Basic knowledge of Machine Learning, python programming and AWS cloud is recommended. Here’s a list of who is this course for:

  • Beginners Data Science wanting to advance their careers and build their portfolio.

  • Seasoned consultants wanting to transform businesses by leveraging AI/ML using SageMaker.

  • Tech enthusiasts who are passionate and new to Data science & AI and want to gain practical experience using AWS SageMaker.

Enroll today and I look forward to seeing you inside.

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Instructor Details

Prof. Ryan Ahmed, PhD, MBA

I'm Dr. Ryan Ahmed, professor, engineer, and founder of Stemplicity, where we help people get past the hype and actually build things with AI, Agentic AI, Cloud, and Data Science.

Over the past 10 years, I've taught 1 million learners across 160 countries — 700,000+ enrolled in my Udemy courses, 260,000+ subscribers on the "Prof. Ryan Ahmed" YouTube channel, and 120,000+ on Coursera. I also run corporate AI training for teams at HSBC, RBC, Discover, and Barclays across the US, Canada, and the UK. I held leadership roles at GM, Samsung, and Stellantis in Canada and the U.S., working on electric and autonomous vehicle technologies.

I hold a MASc, PhD, and MBA from McMaster University. I’m also a licensed Professional Engineer and a Stanford-certified program manager with over 60+ published research papers in AI and battery systems.

But credentials are the least interesting part. Here's what I actually believe: "AI is the biggest opportunity of our lifetime", and most people are sitting it out because they think they need to code or have a PhD. You don't. If you're willing to show up and try, I'll help you get good at this.

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Reviews

4.6

2,774 ratings on Udemy

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By Neil Lane on 3/2/2026

The presentation and presenter were thorough and solid. I do see that versions of Sagemaker that were used in the presentation are different than what they are now, so it would be great if the course could be updated.

By Cory Jaccino on 11/19/2025

The author explains things in a very clear and helpful way. He also uses both his experience and analogies to explain how and why, and how what he's saying relates to other things that he has either already said or will talk about. This reinforces how each section is different.

By Victor Diaz on 11/11/2025

I'm deeply enjoying this course. There are many great things about the program. Just to name a few: a) Prof. Ryan Ahmed is well-versed and it's great to see and hear how well he knows the material, b) the Jupyter structure. Amazing!, and c) the challenges. The course truly exceeds expectations. Bravo!

By Kevin Murali on 1/18/2025

Dr. Ryan Ahmed has done an awesome job explaining how to implement machine learning solutions using Amazon Sagemaker in multiple projects. The provided code worked most of the time but due to recent updates had to be modified which was a good exercise in troubleshooting. I thoroughly enjoyed this course.

By ROGER NOBUYUKI KAMOI on 2/15/2024

Some concepts are repeated through the course too many times, and it seems that it wants to address different public, from business users to developers. The resources available are really useful as a reference material to work with, specially the notebooks as examples on how to approach the use of the models. Wish it had explored more models like DeepAR.

By Cheryl Dou on 1/20/2023

It's very practical and useful! All projects are very close to what you would see at real companies. The instructions are clear and concise!

By Denis Bolshakov on 5/11/2021

Course is good, but it could be better. 1. There is no any details about model usage in production by another services 2. Project #1 is useless, exact the same materials are covered in Project #2 3. There is shown StandardScaller from sklearn, but how to pack it with my model and use in production 4. Some important topics are not covered, at least I expected to see: - deploy model to production - model monitoring - troubleshooting - SageMaker pipeline - MLOps by Sagemaker tools

By Fotios Stathopoulos on 11/16/2020

Excellent course for applying major ML concepts on Sagemaker. Big value in short time. However I expected more explanation of the options of each step and the rational behind the selected parameters and models.

By Abhigya on 7/16/2020

Course content is amazing. This course is more focused towards data science part of model building. But nevertheless I am learning big concepts in simple language. Helps build a good portfolio of projects

By Jean-Philippe Ulpiano on 6/9/2020

Excellent even without prior machine learning experience. I enjoyed this course very much and completed within less than 2 weeks learning a lot at each session.

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