Peter Grünwald

Peter Grünwald is a Full Professor of Statistical Learning at Leiden University's Mathematical Institute and heads the Machine Learning group at CWI (Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica) in Amsterdam. He serves as President of the Association for Computational Learning and has held editorial roles at Foundations and Trends in Machine Learning. His research bridges machine learning theory and statistical methodology.

Research Interests

• Safe Learning: Ensuring robustness in statistical inference and machine learning
• Safe Probability: Developing probability frameworks for partial domain modeling
• Replicability Crisis Mitigation: Addressing statistical misinterpretations in applied sciences
• Learning Bounds: Quantifying data requirements for reliable conclusions
• MDL Principle: Advancing Minimum Description Length methodology
• PAC-Bayesian Methods: Bridging frequentist and Bayesian paradigms

Scientific Awards

• Van Dantzig Prize (2010) - Highest Dutch award in statistics
• IMS Fellow - Recognition from the Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Grants

• NWO TOP-1 Grant (2016)
• NWO VICI Grant (2010)
• NWO VIDI Grant (2005)