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A Production-Ready End-to-End ML Pipeline

You will build a real ML system — deployed, documented, and interview-ready — with direct, hands-on guidance from Dr. Aleena Baby. This is not a course. It is a private engagement with one of the few people who has done the exact transition you are trying to make.

ML4 Sprint — exclusive 1:1 production ML pipeline program

2 Tracks

Expert or Intermediate

1:1

One participant per sprint

Live URL

Deployed model endpoint

€499

One-time investment

Choose Your Track

Same pipeline. Same deliverables. Same direct access to Dr. Aleena. Different pace based on where you are.

Expert Track

4-Day Sprint

For experienced practitioners who have built ML models before and want to level up to production standards fast.

You’ve deployed code before (any language)
You’re comfortable with Python, pandas, and scikit-learn
You’ve used Git and the command line regularly
You want an intensive, no-breaks sprint
4 consecutive days, one session per day
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Not sure which track fits? Describe your background in the application — Dr. Aleena will recommend the right one after reviewing your profile.

Four Phases, One Complete Pipeline

Expert track: one phase per day. Intermediate track: one phase per week.

Problem Framing + EDA

Define the ML problem, load your industrial dataset, analyse it with purpose, and produce a clean EDA notebook with documented decisions. No guessing — every choice is justified.

Model Building + Experiment Tracking

Baseline first, always. Then a full sklearn Pipeline with preprocessing, model selection, and every experiment logged in MLflow. Reproducible, explainable, production-ready.

MLOps + Deployment

Your model becomes an API. You write the FastAPI endpoint, containerise it with Docker, and deploy it to a live public URL on Streamlit. Anyone can call your model from anywhere.

Portfolio + Presentation

Structure your GitHub repo like a professional. Write the README that recruiters actually read. Draft your LinkedIn post. Rehearse your 3-minute project pitch for interviews.

By the End of Your Sprint, You Will Have

Production-Ready Project

Production-style folders, tests, and README — looks like professional work
FastAPI/Streamlit app that hiring managers can test live
Every experiment tracked and reproducible in MLflow

Interview-Ready Materials

Resume bullet points written with metrics
Case-study README for GitHub
Talking script for technical interviews
Direct, line-by-line GitHub feedback from Dr. Aleena Baby

Tech Stack

Everything you’ll use is what actual ML engineering teams use in production. No toy frameworks. All tools are free or have generous free tiers. You will not spend a single euro on infrastructure during this sprint.

Python 3.10+ pandas scikit-learn XGBoost RandomForest MLflow Docker FastAPI Streamlit Jupyter

Built for Researchers Moving into Industry

Is This Right for You?

This is for you if…

You have a PhD or research background in a data-heavy field
You know Python and have used pandas or scikit-learn before
You want to build something you can show in a job interview
You’re targeting data science, ML engineering, or applied AI roles in the EU
You want focused building — 4 days if you’re experienced, 4 weeks if you’re learning

This is NOT for you if…

You’ve never written Python code before
You want a passive course to watch at your own pace
You’re looking for NLP — this sprint focuses on tabular and industry data, not yet on text data
You’re not ready to commit to 4 days (expert) or 4 weeks (intermediate) of focused work

Not ready yet? Start here instead:

Free ML Concepts Guide ML Pipeline Guide

Everything You Need and Nothing You Don’t

4 Live Working Sessions

Each phase is a focused session with Dr. Aleena. Not a lecture — you build, she guides. Real-time feedback, real problems, real code.

Pre-Sprint Prep Portal

Sent before your sprint starts. Environment setup, prep videos, fundamentals refresher, and a checklist so Phase 1 isn’t wasted on basics.

Cheat Sheets + Code Templates

FastAPI serving template, MLflow tracking boilerplate, EDA checklist, Dockerfile, GitHub repo structure — yours to keep and reuse.

Session Recordings

Every session is recorded. Rewatch any part, revisit the deployment steps, or catch anything you missed in the flow of building.

GitHub Fundamentals Repo

If anything feels shaky — Python, pandas, sklearn, Git — a reference repo covers the foundations you need before and during the sprint.

30-Day Follow-Up Access

Questions after the sprint? Reach out via email or LinkedIn for 30 days. Getting the job matters as much as building the project.

Included with Every Sprint

The End-to-End ML Pipeline Guide

24 chapters. 175+ pages. 100+ code examples. Covering everything from data versioning and experiment tracking to CI/CD pipelines and LLMOps. Yours to keep as a permanent reference long after the sprint ends.

This guide is sold separately — sprint participants receive it at no additional cost.

Get the Guide
End-to-End ML Pipeline Guide — Table of Contents Part 1: Foundations, Data Engineering, Experiment Tracking End-to-End ML Pipeline Guide — Table of Contents Part 2: Production Systems, Scale, Governance

Previous ML4 Sprint Projects

Biomedical

Cancer Detection

Cancer detection pipeline with image data

Manufacturing

Predictive Maintenance

CNC machine sensor data from Bosch

Business Analytics

Revenue Forecasting

Real economic indicators from Deutsche Bundesbank

What People Are Saying

“I had spent years in academia building models, but I didn’t realize how far that was from industry standards. My GitHub was just notebooks and plots, no structure, no deployment. During the sprint, I built my first real API and documented a full workflow. By Week 3, it finally clicked: I wasn’t just experimenting anymore, I was solving a business problem. That shift alone changed how I walk into interviews. Now I talk about deliverables, not just accuracy, and companies notice.”

ML4 Sprint Participant

PhD Researcher → Data Scientist

“Honestly, my code was a mess — one long script, hardcoded paths, no tests. It worked, but nobody else could use it. In ML4 Sprint, I got a crash course in professional standards: modular code, configs, unit tests, and error handling. The daily reviews were tough, but by the end, my repo looked like something I’d be proud to show any hiring manager. The next interviews were different: instead of criticizing my code, reviewers complimented it. That’s never happened before.”

ML4 Sprint Participant

Postdoc → Senior ML Engineer

“In every interview, I froze when they asked, ‘Show me a project you’re proud of.’ All I had were Jupyter notebooks. After ML4 Sprint, I walked into my next interview and said, ‘Let me show you how this predictive maintenance dashboard works.’ Suddenly, I wasn’t just explaining theory — I was demoing a live system. The energy in the room completely changed. That project didn’t just get me hired; it gave me the confidence I’d been missing.”

ML4 Sprint Participant

Researcher → Applied AI Engineer

Frequently Asked Questions

You won’t be stuck alone. Every session is live with Dr. Aleena — she guides you through blockers in real time. Between sessions (especially on the 4-week track), you have async support via email.

The sprint is designed so you finish — whether that’s 4 days or 4 weeks. Each phase builds on the last with clear milestones. If something runs over, you have 30-day follow-up access to get it across the line.

No. The expert track is 4 consecutive days. The intermediate track is 4 consecutive weeks with one session per week. Both have a fixed schedule — that structure is what makes it work.

Yes. The project is built to be shown in interviews. You’ll have a deployed model, a professional GitHub repo, resume bullet points, and a rehearsed pitch. Previous participants have used their sprint projects to land roles.

The sprint covers tabular and industrial data, not yet text data. But the skills — pipelines, deployment, MLOps, portfolio structure — transfer to any ML domain. Previous projects have spanned biomedical, business analytics, and sensor data.

On your own, you’d spend weeks guessing at best practices. Here, you get direct feedback from someone who builds production ML systems and reviews code professionally. Every decision is guided, every shortcut is intentional.

Sessions are scheduled in CET (Central European Time). We accommodate other timezones on a case-by-case basis — mention your timezone when you apply.

No. Everything runs on free tools — Python, Docker Desktop, VS Code, and free-tier cloud services. The pre-sprint prep portal walks you through setup before your first session.

You should be comfortable writing Python functions, using pandas for data manipulation, and have used scikit-learn at least once. If you’ve completed a data science course or used Python in your research, you’re ready.

If your profile isn’t a fit for the sprint yet, you’ll receive honest feedback on what to work on first. Many applicants start with the self-paced ML Pipeline Guide and reapply when they’re ready.

Ready to Build Something Real?

This is a private, 1:1 engagement — not a group course. Spots are limited to one participant at a time. €499, one-time.

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