Thoughts on Machine Learning and Inference
Inductio Ex Machina is Mark Reid’s research blog on machine learning and statistical inference.
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Recent Posts
07 Jul 2009
ICML and COLT Highlights View Comments
I attended both ICML and COLT this year. This is an overview of what I thought were the most interesting talks.
23 May 2009
Generalised Pinsker Inequalities and Surrogate Regret Bounds View Comments
Robert Williamson and I have had two papers accepted at ICML and COLT 2009. They are both about bounds -- one for surrogate losses the other for f-divergences.
04 May 2009
Irving “Jack” Good (1916–2009) View Comments
Noting the passing of one of the big names in Bayesian statistics with a discussion some of his work I am personally familiar with.
21 Apr 2009
Priors and the Argument By Design View Comments
Ken Binmore gives a short Bayesian explanation of why the usual Argument By Design for the existence of God only reinforces existing beliefs.