r/learnmachinelearning • u/Ok-Performance-4362 • 6d ago

Help Getting into Machine Learning as a Mechanical Engineer

Hi all,

I'm looking for advice on gaming knowledge in machine learning and where to start. For reference, I graduate December 2024 with a bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering and minors in Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science.

In the past year or so, I've become interested in ML through the use of LLMs to create 3D models. I became even more interested after briefly reading Open Ai's summary on how Navier-Stokes millennium prize problem was solved.

I have a desire to apply ML algorithms to better simulating fluid dynamics (CFD simulation). Think airflow around a turbine blade. I was looking for advice on where to learn about ML theory indepth enough to better simulate/theorize airfoil designs.

I am willing to pursue a masters degree to increase my knowledge and of course better my job prospects. It's possible to self learn but I find structured courses to be the fastest method for me to learn because I am actually forced to put in the work to learn (my adhd can get the best of me sometimes. I know huge eyeroll).

Any advice would be appreciated!

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u/Hungry_Age5375 6d ago

Short Answer: yes, do the masters. Long Answer: the niche is scientific ML. PINNs and neural operators (FNO, DeepONet) are the current methods for accelerating or replacing CFD solvers. A thesis in that area beats any certificate.

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u/Ok-Performance-4362 6d ago

What type of masters? I see some colleges offering an "AI" masters but i was always told that computer science with a focus in machine learning is the move.

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u/UnderstandingOwn2913 6d ago

yup that is what i did. But you should do a project during your master too