Getting Started with Automated Machine Learning (AutoML)

As machine learning adoption grows across industries, automated machine learning (AutoML) platforms are becoming essential for accelerating model development and improving productivity. This course equips you with the practical skills to build, evaluate, optimize, and deploy ML models using H2O AutoML which is one of the most widely adopted open-source automated machine learning platforms. Using H2O, you can start producing results from day one. Throughout this course, you’ll explore the full AutoML lifecycle and discover how automated pipelines are replacing the trial-and-error approach to model development. Each concept is reinforced through step-by-step video demonstrations using H2O AutoML and H2O Flow that you can follow along and practice at your own pace. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to: • Explain what AutoML is, run baseline experiments, and interpret H2O leaderboards for model selection. • Prepare data for automated model selection, diagnose feature quality, and prevent data leakage. • Control model search using constraints and ensembles, and evaluate models using metrics like RMSE, AUC, and Logloss. • Optimize hyperparameters with structured grid search strategies and deploy models via MOJO artifacts for real-time and batch scoring. • Execute the full AutoML lifecycle through H2O Flow, a no-code visual interface, without writing a single line of code. This course is designed for a diverse audience: undergraduate students in engineering, computer science, and data science, working professionals modernizing their ML workflows, business analysts exploring data-driven decision-making, and anyone looking to gain practical machine learning skills with an automated, structured approach. Prior familiarity with basic data concepts and Python is helpful, though the course includes a dedicated no-code module using H2O Flow for learners without programming experience. Take the first step toward automated machine learning mastery and build the skills needed to deliver production-ready ML solutions using H2O AutoML

• Explain why AutoML emerged and how it reduces scaling limits in traditional ML workflows
• Control and interpret model search using constraints, ensembles, and leaderboard signals
• Apply structured hyperparameter optimization using metric-based comparison and search controls
• Deploy H2O AutoML models by selecting and exporting MOJO or POJO artifacts for production

• No deep prior experience is required, but basic computer and internet skills are helpful
• Ability to read course instructions in English and complete short practice activities