This seminar is concerned with recent topics in Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics. You will learn about the conceptual foundations of Machine Learning in the context of digital transformation as well as the fundamentals of statistical learning theory. Furthermore, you will become acquainted with important concepts and approaches such as (un-)supervised learning algorithms, automated image/text analysis, reinforcement learning, memory learning and distributed/real-time data analytics. Within your group, you will then deal with a specific challenging and relevant topic related to the practical use of Machine Learning. You will be provided with data and tasked to develop an application yourself. Therefore, this seminar will help you to deepen your understanding about Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics from a conceptual, theoretical and practical perspective.