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Slow Science

Machine learning research is notoriously fast paced. Can one get off the treadmill and embrace a notion of slow science ? I am pleased to be able to argue yes by example! Recently I have had two works published with a very long gestation. The first Geometry and Calculus of Losses reports work that...

Teaching

(Summer 2024) A Zoo of Non-Standard Learning Problems In the block seminar "A Zoo of Nonstandard Learning Problems" we will explore less-known learning problems. In the vast landscape of machine learning, many problems often remain overshadowed by mainstream research, despite their practical...

Bob's Inaugural Lecture

Bob Williamson gave his inaugural lecture at the University of Tübingen recently. The photo shows the FMLS group at the reception. A video recording of the lecture can be found here . A pdf of the slides is here .

Systems of Precision - Intersectionality meets Measurability

The usual way probability theory is used is that you posit an algebra of events. Each such event has a probability (that is, it is "measurable"). The assumption that the set of events that have a probability is an algebra means that if A and B are both events then "A and B" is also an event (the...