Anomaly Detection in Practice
Free Intermediate course · 10 lessons · 3 weeks · Certificate on completion
Spot fraud, faults and outliers in transactions, sensors and logs without drowning in false alarms. Across 10 lessons you'll move from fundamentals to a portfolio-ready outcome — at your own pace, with quizzes after each lesson and a final exam to certify your mastery.
What you'll learn
- What counts as an anomaly
- Statistical baselines and z-scores
- Isolation Forest
- Local Outlier Factor
- One-class SVM
- Autoencoders for anomalies
Skills you'll pick up
- What counts as an anomaly
- Statistical baselines and z-sc
- Isolation Forest
- Local Outlier Factor
- One-class SVM
- Autoencoders for anomalies
Tools covered
- Anomaly Detection
- Real-world projects
- Quizzes
- Final exam
Course modules
Module 1: What counts as an anomaly
Module 1 of Anomaly Detection in Practice. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 2: Local Outlier Factor
Module 2 of Anomaly Detection in Practice. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 3: Anomalies in time series
Module 3 of Anomaly Detection in Practice. 2 lessons · 2h
Module 4: Tuning alert thresholds
Module 4 of Anomaly Detection in Practice. 2 lessons · 2h
Lessons in this course
- What counts as an anomaly
- Statistical baselines and z-scores
- Isolation Forest
- Local Outlier Factor
- One-class SVM
- Autoencoders for anomalies
- Anomalies in time series
- Labelling and feedback loops
- Tuning alert thresholds
- Operating a detection system
Instructor
Elena Sokolova — Applied ML Researcher
Elena Sokolova is a Applied ML Researcher with years of hands-on experience teaching Anomaly Detection to thousands of learners worldwide.
Certificate
Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn a free, verifiable Learnera certificate for Anomaly Detection in Practice. It can be downloaded as a PDF and shared on LinkedIn.
Career outcomes
Median global salary $135,000 per year · median India salary ₹18,90,000 per year · 26,193 open roles worldwide
- Anomaly Detection Specialist
- Senior Anomaly Detection Lead
- Anomaly Detection Consultant
Frequently asked questions
Is the Anomaly Detection in Practice course free?
Yes. Every Learnera course, including Anomaly Detection in Practice, is completely free — lessons, quizzes, the final exam, and the certificate.
How long does Anomaly Detection in Practice take?
10 lessons, typically completed in 3 weeks at a comfortable pace.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes — pass the final exam and you receive a free, verifiable certificate you can share on LinkedIn.