Machine learning (ML) is becoming an increasingly common technology that is used in software-based systems. While software and software engineering practices are still a quintessential part of the design of such systems, the design space has data and ML and respective data scientist stakeholders as new concerns. Hence, MLOps — as a derivative of DevOps — is currently emerging to better integrate data and ML into the software engineering way of working, as well as integrate ML better in the software-based systems. MLOps is about both practices and tools for ML-based systems that technically enable iterative software engineering practice.

The ESE research group is strengthening its research focus in the area of MLOps. In particular, we are participating in projects that study MLOps, such as AIGA https://ai-governance.eu/ and recently started IMLE4 https://itea4.org/project/iml4e.html.

We have funded thesis positions in the area of MLOps in these research projects that can be tailored to the interest of the applicant. For details, contact Mikko Raatikainen (first.last@helsinki.fi).