Optimization courses can help you learn techniques for improving performance, resource allocation, and decision-making processes. You can build skills in linear programming, heuristic methods, and simulation modeling, that support analyzing complex systems. Many courses introduce tools like Excel Solver, MATLAB, and Python libraries such as SciPy, enabling you to apply optimization methods to real-world problems in logistics, finance, and operations management.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: SQL, Relational Databases, Database Management, Database Systems, Performance Tuning, Databases, Database Administration, Query Languages
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

28DIGITAL
Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Data Structures, Theoretical Computer Science, Data Storage Technologies, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Data Access, Performance Tuning
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Stanford University
Skills you'll gain: Algorithms, Bioinformatics, Graph Theory, Computational Thinking, Data Structures, Theoretical Computer Science
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Artificial Intelligence, Maintainability, Python Programming, Performance Analysis, Software Architecture, Technical Writing, Program Standards
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Computational Thinking, Software Design, Algorithms, Program Development, Software Development, Software Engineering, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Problem Solving, Data Structures, Computer Science, Javascript, Web Development, Machine Learning Methods, Data Science
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Model Deployment, Large Language Modeling, Transfer Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Cloud Deployment, Performance Tuning, Hardware Architecture, Deep Learning, Embedded Systems, Computer Hardware, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Capacity Management, Feasibility Studies, Project Planning, Project Scoping, Project Risk Management, Agile Methodology, Regulatory Compliance
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad Austral
Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Deep Learning, Performance Tuning, Model Evaluation, Artificial Neural Networks, Data Preprocessing, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks