Titulo Estágio
Time-Series Analysis and Forecasting Framework
Áreas de especialidade
Sistemas Inteligentes
Local do Estágio
Novabase / Center for Cognitive Computing / Coimbra
Enquadramento
The recently created Center for Cognitive Computing of Novabase, headquartered in Coimbra, is dedicated to applying the latest cognitive technologies, delivering the best solutions for the most challenging problems. With the increasing size of organizations and complexity of their processes, we live in an era where information is the most valuable asset of any business and their biggest challenge at the same time. The value hidden in this ever growing ocean of information can be used to empower people, automate processes and improve experiences. The cognitive technologies are here to uncover that potential and transform businesses once again, to something that we could only imagine until now.
The analysis and prediction of events that occur along time is of great importance for many different areas in today’s organizations, including marketing, finance and sales, but also in a variety of fields, from weather forecasting to stock price prediction. Knowing how some particular phenomena behaves and being able to predict its evolution helps identifying problems, anticipate situations, and ultimately taking better decisions.
The task of time-series analysis and forecasting resolves around the analysis of events that repeat over time and predicting their occurrence in the future. It is of special interest in a variety of different fields, not only because there are many prediction problems that involve a time component, but also because this time component brings its own set of additional challenges, which trends and seasonality are good examples.
The time-series data is primarily used for describing a phenomena (analysis) and predicting occurrences based on past behavior (forecasting), but it can also be used for other purposes, including clustering, classification and anomaly detection. It is commonly addressed with regression approaches, but other techniques can also be applied, including Artificial Neural Networks, Support Vector Machines or Hidden Markov Models.
Objetivo
The main objective of this internship is the development of a Time-Series Analysis and Forecasting Framework based on state of the art approaches, to support the implementation of solutions that require the analysis and forecasting of events that occur along a time vector (e.g. predict the tomorrow closing price of a particular stock based on past behavior).
The development of such a framework will require the completion of the following goals:
- Analysis of the state of the art, available technologies and existing competitors.
- Analysis and comparison of possible approaches.
- Implementation of a solution for time-series analysis and forecasting, including support for data ingestion, training and prediction, as well as adequate APIs.
- Experimentation and fine-tuning of the implemented solution.
By the end of the internship, the intern should have gained experience in the development of solutions at an enterprise level, including processes and expected deliverables. More specifically, the intern will have acquired relevant knowledge about the design, implementation and experimentation of a Time-Series Analysis and Forecasting framework, including applicable and relevant approaches.
Plano de Trabalhos - Semestre 1
Semestre 1 (Tempo parcial 16h/s, no DEI para alunos de MDM): * [Máximo de 5000 caracteres]
- State of the Art, Technological Survey and Competitor Analysis [September- October]
- Requirement Analysis [November]
- Approach Analysis and Selection [November - December]
- Specification and Design [December]
- Thesis Proposal Writing [January - February]
Plano de Trabalhos - Semestre 2
Semestre 2 (Tempo inteiro 40h/s): * [Máximo de 5000 caracteres]
- Solution Development (Agile) [February - June]
- Solution Experimentation [June]
- Thesis Writing [June - July]
Condições
The intern will work at the Centre for Cognitive Computing of Novabase, headquartered in Coimbra, in the middle of a dynamic innovation ecosystem. Integrated in a growing team of talented people that are passionate about what they do, never run away from a good problem and are committed to deliver with the highest quality. We offer a challenging environment, the opportunity to work on large projects with international customers and a career focused on your personal development.
The internship will be supervised by a senior member of the team, which will ensure a smooth integration of the intern and provide guidance whenever needed.
The intern will be invited to join the team by the end of the internship, given that he/she demonstrates to be up to the challenge and delivers the expected results.
The intern will receive an internship grant.
Orientador
Bruno Antunes
bruno.antunes@novabase.com 📩