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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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.

11 Jun 2009

ICML Discussion View Comments

I have set up a discussion site for ICML again this year.

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.

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