Poor data structure selection causes 60% of ML performance bottlenecks, making architecture choices highly critical. This course equips Java developers to build high-performance ML data processing systems that handle enterprise-scale datasets. Through hands-on implementation of arrays, hash maps, trees, heaps, graphs, and tries, you'll master performance optimization techniques that deliver measurable 2x-10x improvements over naive approaches. You'll architect scalable solutions using advanced structures like segment trees and sparse matrices that integrate seamlessly with Java ML frameworks, including Weka, Smile, and DL4J. Interactive performance benchmarking labs simulate real production scenarios, including memory optimization challenges, concurrent access patterns, and scaling bottlenecks under enterprise constraints.

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Choose Optimal Data Structures for ML
This course is part of Level Up: Java-Powered Machine Learning Specialization

Instructor: Aseem Singhal
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There are 3 modules in this course
This module builds expertise in selecting and implementing optimal Java data structures for ML workflows. Learners will evaluate time/space complexity in realistic ML contexts, implement efficient solutions using arrays, lists, hash maps, trees, and heaps, and measure actual runtime performance improvements on datasets ranging from 1K to 1M+ records while building core ML preprocessing operations.
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This module advances learners to implement specialized data structures for scalable ML systems. The learners will build custom solutions using sets, graphs, tries, and segment trees to handle uniqueness constraints, recommendation engines, string pattern matching, and range queries, demonstrating measurable performance gains over naive approaches in complex, large-scale ML pipeline scenarios.
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This module culminates in production-ready ML system architecture by teaching learners to optimize memory-performance trade-offs and implement sparse data representations. The learners will complete end-to-end case studies that achieve 2x-10x performance improvements in feature engineering pipelines and model serving scenarios, while maintaining enterprise-level code quality, error handling, and scalability requirements.
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