Title : An introduction to Painlevé equations. Abstract: The six Painlevé equations were discovered by Painlevé, Gambier et al. in the late 19th and … Read more
All Talks
22 March ~ Helder Lima (Maths)
Title: 3-fold symmetric 2-orthogonal polynomials Abstract: The main aim of this talk is to give an introduction to 3-fold symmetric 2-orthogonal polynomials. We will … Read more
15 March ~ Isaac Oppong (Maths)
Title: A complex Lie algebra of type G2. Abstract: In this talk, we will discuss some basics of one of the exceptional root systems … Read more
08 March ~ Alex Diana (Stats)
Title: An overview of Deep Learning. Abstract: Have you ever wondered how Google’s models can perform speech recognition, image classification and robotic manipulation? The … Read more
01 March ~ Joe Pallister (Maths)
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22 February ~ Ian Wang (Stats)
Title: Extensions of Lasso Abstract: When Lasso is used as a kind of method for variable selection, there are some limitations or drawbacks engaged with it … Read more
15 February ~ Sa Ren (Sarah, Stats)
Title: An introduction to network analysis and applications to real data sets Abstract: Network analysis is getting more important with the increasing complexity of data. In … Read more
08 February ~ Ulrike Naumann (Stats)
Title: Bayesian model choice in semi-parametric regression approaches Abstract: Semiparametric regression methods can be utilized in regression analysis where covariates cannot anymore be assumed to … Read more
01 February ~ Nikos Nikolaou
Title: Cost-sensitive Boosting, Margin Maximization & Information Theory Abstract: Boosting refers to a family of learning algorithms that additively combine multiple weak predictive models to construct … Read more
25 January ~ Jack McKenna (Maths)
Title: An introduction to magnetic monopoles for novices Abstract: A magnetic monopole is a hypothetical isolated magnetic charge, or “static magnetism”. Static electricity and electrically … Read more