Get to know our faculty: Pieter Schoonees and Patrick Groenen (Erasmus School of Economics)
Patrick J.F. Groenen is a professor of statistics at the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE). Professor Groenen's work focuses on data science techniques and their numerical algorithms. Pieter Schoonees is a lecturer and academic director at the Econometric Institute of the Erasmus School of Economics. His research focuses on developing statistical and machine learning algorithms for dimension reduction and cluster analysis.
Pieter and Patrick are two pillars of our Machine Learning sequence. Back in 2019, they developed two connected machine learning courses allowing students to develop a thorough technical understanding of supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques, learn how to implement them in R, and how to write a report about an application of these techniques.
Excellent teaching
The small class size allows for a high-interactive setting, where students have the unique opportunity to get thorough feedback on their work and ample opportunities to discuss topics with the teachers.
Pieter and Patrick integrate their own research into their lectures and showcase the latest advancements in the field for students who want to go beyond the standard curriculum. This allows every student to be challenged at their own level, with everyone benefitting from a highly stimulating research environment
Annualy, the teacher and teaching assistant of the year are chosen by first-year students of the research master's program in Business Data Science. Patrick was elected teacher of the year 2023.
Registration
Patrick and Pieter are teaching Machine Learning 1 (October 28-December 2, 2024) and Machine Learning 2 (January 6-February 28, 2025). Are you a PhD student, scholar or professional interested in their courses? Find application form for these courses here.