جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Stochastic Processes
• Random Environments
• Percolation Theory
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Noam Berger Steiger is a Professor of Stochastic Processes at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), within the School of Computation, Information and Technology and the Department of Mathematics. His office is located at Parkring 11, Garching bei München, and he can be contacted at noam.berger@tum.de. His research focuses on stochastic processes in random environments, percolation theory, and random walks. Key contributions include asymptotic analysis of preferential attachment graphs, quenched invariance principles for non-elliptic random walks, and slowdown phenomena in ballistic random motion. His work bridges theoretical probability with applications in complex systems. Analysis of his 2012-2014 publications reveals consistent focus on random walk dynamics in disordered media, with significant results on ballisticity conditions, trail detection in random scenery, and distributional limits. His research employs advanced probabilistic techniques published in top-tier journals including Annals of Probability and Probability Theory and Related Fields . Professor Berger has supervised 11 theses: 5 bachelor's theses at TUM covering Brownian motion properties and investment strategies for risk-averse investors, and 6 master's theses (3 at TUM, 3 at Hebrew University) on topics including return times for random walks, mass transport principles, and spin-glass percolation. His current teaching includes Markov Chains, Probability on Graphs, and Brownian Motion seminars. He is an active member of TUM's Probability Theory research group, which participates in the TUM-ICL Mathematical Sciences Hub and Exzellenzcluster MCQST. The group collaborates on quantum science initiatives while maintaining strong foundations in classical probability theory and stochastic analysis.

• Bayesian Statistics
• Machine Learning
• Statistical Modeling
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Paul-Christian Burkner is a researcher in the Department of Computer Science at Aalto University. His work focuses on Bayesian statistical methods, computational modeling, and probabilistic programming. He collaborates with Professor Aki Vehtari's research group and has published extensively on topics like model sensitivity, spatiotemporal analysis, and variable selection techniques. His research interests include: Bayesian inference and model comparison Computational statistics Probabilistic programming Machine learning algorithms Statistical modeling in social sciences Neuroimaging data analysis Recent publications demonstrate expertise in simulation-based calibration, spatiotemporal modeling, and Gaussian process approximations. Collaborations span psychology, neuroscience, and machine learning domains. Contact: ext-paul-christian.burkner@aalto.fi

Vincent Dufour-Décieuxمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Materials Science
• Computational Chemistry
• Environmental Engineering
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Vincent Dufour-Décieux is a researcher at the Professorship for Energy and Process Systems Engineering at ETH Zürich , focusing on developing computational methods for material screening in separation processes and global net-zero transitions. He earned his Master's in Materials Chemistry from Ecole Polytechnique (France) and a PhD in Materials Science from Stanford University , where he pioneered statistical methods combining Kinetic Monte Carlo and random graph theory to study planetary diamond formation. Research Highlights: Application of Classical Density Functional Theory (cDFT) for 100x faster adsorption property predictions in porous materials Development of science-based definitions for "hard-to-abate" emissions to guide climate action prioritization Integration of Coulombic interactions in cDFT for CO2 adsorption accuracy Article Trends : His work spans computational materials science (cDFT, random graph theory) and climate policy analysis, with recent publications in Joule , AIChE Journal , and Physical Review E . These studies emphasize scalable solutions for carbon capture, material screening efficiency, and accurate thermodynamic modeling. Collaborations : Active in international conferences (FOA15, MolMod, Gordon Research Conference) and cross-institutional projects with teams at Stanford, ETH Zürich, and industry partners.

Salim El Rouayhebمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Information Theory
• Coding Theory
• Information-Theoretic Security
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Salim El Rouayheb is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rutgers University. He leads the Coding and Securing Information (CSI) Lab, which focuses on information-theoretic security and privacy in distributed systems. His research spans multiple areas including secure machine learning, private information retrieval, and data synchronization. Dr. El Rouayheb received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 2009. Prior to joining Rutgers, he was an Assistant Professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology (2013-2017), a Research Scholar at Princeton University (2012-2013), and a Postdoctoral Researcher at UC Berkeley (2010-2011). His research interests focus on information-theoretic security in distributed systems, private information retrieval and search, secure machine learning algorithms, and data synchronization in distributed systems. He has made significant contributions to developing frameworks that provide information-theoretic privacy guarantees in various contexts including federated learning, genomic data analysis, and decentralized networks. His work often bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications, particularly in the areas of secure distributed computing and privacy-preserving algorithms. His recent publications demonstrate a strong trend toward applying information-theoretic principles to address privacy and security challenges in machine learning systems, particularly in federated and decentralized settings. Many of his papers explore random walk approaches for decentralized learning, secure matrix multiplication techniques, and privacy mechanisms that can be toggled "on and off" based on correlation patterns in data. His work spans both theoretical contributions in information theory and practical implementations for real-world systems. Dr. El Rouayheb has received several prestigious awards including the NSF CAREER Award (2016), Google Faculty Research Award (2018), and the Rutgers University Walter Tyson Junior Faculty Chair (2019). He has successfully secured multiple research grants including NSF SaTC, NSF CAREER, Google Faculty Research Awards, and Army Research Lab funding. His lab, the Coding and Securing Information (CSI) Lab, currently includes postdoc Xingran Chen, PhD student Zonghong Liu, and undergraduate researchers. The CSI Lab maintains an active research agenda with regular publications in top-tier venues and hosts the Shannon Channel, a series of online talks related to information theory. Dr. El Rouayheb is also involved in organizing workshops on coding theory and information security.

Justin Sirignanoمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Applied Mathematics
• Machine Learning
• Financial Mathematics
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Justin Sirignano is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, affiliated with the Mathematical Institute. His research bridges Applied Mathematics, Machine Learning, and Financial Mathematics, developing novel mathematical frameworks and computational methods. Education: B.A. in Mathematics, Princeton University PhD in Mathematics, Stanford University Chapman Fellow, Imperial College London His research focuses on theoretical and applied aspects of machine learning, particularly in mean-field analysis of neural networks , deep learning for PDEs/SDEs , and scientific machine learning . He has pioneered methods for solving complex financial and scientific problems using data-driven approaches. His recent publications emphasize recurrent neural networks, reinforcement learning, and PDE closure models with applications in turbulence simulation and hypersonic flows. These works span numerical methods, optimization, and stochastic processes. Scientific Awards: 2014 SIAM Financial Mathematics and Engineering Conference Paper Prize Grants & Collaborations: He has secured over $16.5 million in funding from agencies like ONR, NSF-EPSRC, and DoE. His PhD students hold positions at J.P. Morgan, Bank of America, and other institutions. Labs & Teams: He leads research groups in Machine Learning and Mathematical Finance at Oxford, collaborating with institutions like Notre Dame, Boston University, and UIUC.

Salem Lahlouمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Machine Learning
• Artificial Intelligence
• GFlowNets
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Salem Lahlou is an Assistant Professor in the Machine Learning Department at the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), having joined in September 2024. He previously served as a Senior Researcher at the Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in 2024. His academic background includes a PhD from Mila and Université de Montréal (UdeM) under Yoshua Bengio (2023), with prior studies in applied mathematics at École Polytechnique and statistical learning at École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay. His research focuses on developing more capable and reliable AI systems through three interconnected pillars: Novel Method Development : Core contributions to Generative Flow Networks (GFlowNets), uncertainty estimation techniques (DEUP), and curriculum learning frameworks Large Language Model Advancement : Enhancing reasoning capabilities and alignment through preference optimization and trace-based learning Community Tooling : Creation of torchgfn library for GFlowNets and benchmarks including BabyAI, FinChain, and LLM-BabyBench Core research areas span Machine Learning, GFlowNets, Uncertainty Estimation, LLM Reasoning, Reinforcement Learning, and AI for Science. Recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate strong emphasis on GFlowNet theory/improvements (8+ papers), LLM reasoning evaluation (FinChain, LLM-BabyBench), uncertainty quantification, and societal AI impacts. Key application domains include mathematical reasoning, financial systems, privacy preservation, and cognitive science. He currently advises graduate students including Junyi (privacy risks in SNNs) and Abhijith (LLM reasoning). His group collaborates with MBZUAI faculty (Nils Lukas, Alham Fikri, Mingming Gong, Martin Takac) and industry partners on projects involving Conversational AI, Personalization, and Affective AI.

Iain Murrayمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Machine Learning
• Probabilistic Modeling
• Density Estimation
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Iain Murray is Professor of Machine Learning and Inference at the School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh. His research focuses on developing flexible probabilistic models applicable across diverse domains including cosmology, neuroscience, perception, speech, sports, and text. Program Chair for ICLR (2018) Publications Chair for ICML (2017, 2018) Area Chair for AISTATS, ICLR, ICML, NeurIPS, and UAI Amazon Scholar (2018-2024), first appointed in Europe Murray's research interests center on probabilistic reasoning using machine learning, with specific expertise in density estimation and Markov chain Monte Carlo methods. His work spans theoretical foundations and practical applications, with significant contributions to neural autoregressive distribution estimation (NADE), real-valued NADE (RNADE), and pseudo-marginal slice sampling techniques. His research has enabled advances in flexible probabilistic modeling across multiple domains. His publications show consistent focus on advancing probabilistic modeling techniques, with recent work emphasizing neural autoregressive models, density estimation methods, and efficient sampling algorithms. The research trajectory demonstrates progression from foundational work on NADE to increasingly sophisticated deep learning approaches for density estimation and inference. Notable Paper Award for NADE work Amazon Scholar (2018-2024) Murray has supervised numerous PhD students who have gone on to prominent positions at Google DeepMind, NYU, stability.ai, and other leading institutions. His teaching responsibilities include the Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition course and project supervision. His research group focuses on developing tractable probabilistic models with applications across multiple scientific domains.

Hyoduk Shinمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Supply Chain Management
• Information Technology Economics
• Cybersecurity
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Hyoduk Shin holds the Jimmy Anklesaria Presidential Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship as a Professor of Innovation, Information Technology, and Operations at UC San Diego's Rady School of Management. His research bridges operations management, information systems, and strategic decision-making across multiple industries. His educational background includes: Ph.D. from Stanford University M.S. in Statistics from the University of Chicago M.S. in Management Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Professor Shin's research explores critical intersections of supply chain transparency , information economics , and innovation dynamics . He investigates how forecast sharing impacts supply chain coordination, how cybersecurity investments affect open source ecosystems, and how operational constraints shape competitive strategies. His work in pharmaceutical supply chains addresses drug shortages through mandated reporting systems, while his entertainment industry research analyzes release strategies amid digital disruption. This multidisciplinary approach reveals fundamental principles about information value in complex business environments. His publication portfolio (2013-2021) demonstrates consistent contributions to top-tier journals including Management Science , Operations Research , and Information Systems Research , with emerging emphasis on healthcare operations and cybersecurity. Key thematic clusters include supply chain transparency mechanisms, open source software economics, and innovation in constrained environments. His recognition includes: Best paper award at Conference on Information Systems and Technology (2012) Management Science Meritorious Service Award (2011) Lieberman Fellowship from Stanford University (2006-2007) Chairs’ Core Course Teaching Award at Kellogg School of Management While specific grant details aren't documented in available materials, Shin's research program demonstrates sustained external validation through publication in premier outlets and industry-relevant findings. His prior position as Assistant Professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg School indicates progressive academic leadership, and his current named professorship reflects institutional recognition of research impact. The absence of student listings suggests primary focus on independent or collaborative research rather than doctoral supervision.

Weiyu Xuمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Compressive sensing
• Information and coding theory
• Signal processing
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Weiyu Xu is a Professor at the University of Iowa, affiliated with both the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Applied Mathematical and Computational Sciences. He joined the College of Engineering in 2012 and leads the Intelligent Information Processing Lab (IIPL). Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 2009 M.S., Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 2006 M.S., Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2005 B.E., Information Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 2002 His research focuses on compressive sensing, information theory, signal processing, network optimization, and deep learning applications in medical imaging and cybersecurity. He has made significant contributions to adversarial attack robustness, distributed optimization algorithms, and medical imaging techniques for OCT segmentation and brachytherapy. Recent publications highlight trends in Adversarial machine learning Medical imaging algorithms Compressed sensing for diagnostics Optimization in wireless communication He has also contributed to federated learning over tree networks and theoretical guarantees for sparse signal recovery. Weiyu Xu's lab, IIPL, integrates deep learning with classical optimization and signal processing. His work bridges foundational theories (e.g., information-theoretic robustness) with real-world applications in healthcare (e.g., cancer treatment planning) and communication systems (e.g., MIMO channel estimation).

Laurie Fordمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Family-School-Community Partnerships and Relationships
• Early Childhood Mental Health
• Assessment with Young Children
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Laurie Ford is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia , affiliated with the Faculty of Education and the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education . She serves as the SACP Admissions Coordinator , Director of Training , and Director of Early Childhood Education . Her work bridges Child and Adolescent Development with Family-School-Community Partnerships , emphasizing culturally responsive practices. Dr. Ford’s research focuses on Early Childhood Assessment , Multi-disciplinary Teams , and Supporting Vulnerable Populations , including immigrants, refugees, and children with chronic health conditions like IBD. She leads the Children, Families, and Communities Lab , where students explore topics such as Cognitive Assessment , Family Engagement , and Community-level Child Development . Her recent publications analyze psychometric tools in diverse populations, assessment feedback communication, and community factors influencing child development. She has presented nationally and internationally on topics like Indigenous Family Engagement and School Belonging for Refugee Students . Dr. Ford has supervised over 75 graduate theses and collaborates with global institutions, including the University of Melbourne on the KIDS in Communities Study (KICS) . Current projects examine school belonging for immigrant/refugee families , supporting children with inflammatory bowel disease , and cross-national assessment norms . She advocates for collaborative approaches to address Early Childhood Mental Health and Multi-cultural Considerations in educational environments.

Louis Du Plessisمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Computational Epidemiology
• Phylodynamics
• Viral Evolution
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Louis Du Plessis is a Lecturer at ETH Zürich's Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering in Basel, Switzerland. His research focuses on computational evolution with particular emphasis on infectious disease dynamics and genomic analysis. He maintains an active research profile with numerous high-impact publications in top-tier journals. Dr. Du Plessis completed his doctoral studies at ETH Zürich in 2016 with a thesis titled 'Understanding the spread and adaptation of infectious diseases using genomic sequencing data,' building upon his 2011 Master's work on evolutionary rate variation. His current research sits at the intersection of computational biology, epidemiology, and evolutionary genetics. His research interests span computational epidemiology, phylodynamics, viral evolution, and infectious disease modeling. He has made significant contributions to understanding pandemic dynamics, particularly regarding influenza and SARS-CoV-2, using genomic and epidemiological data integration. His methodological work includes developing computational approaches for estimating epidemic dynamics and viral transmission patterns. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong focus on how pandemics disrupt normal viral circulation patterns, with particular attention to influenza evolution during the 2009 H1N1 and COVID-19 pandemics. His work often combines phylogenetic analysis with epidemiological modeling to extract maximum information from genomic and case count data. Dr. Du Plessis has received research funding from European Commission projects including 'From Foundations of Phylodynamics to new applications in Cell Biology' (grant 101001077) and 'MOnitoring Outbreak events for Disease surveillance in a data science context' (grant 874850). He is actively involved in developing computational tools for analyzing pathogen genomic data and has contributed to several software packages used in the field. His work has significant implications for public health surveillance and pandemic preparedness.

• Health Outcomes Research
• Epidemiology
• Health Economics
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Professor Larry D. Lynd is a prominent researcher at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, with additional appointments as a Scientist at the Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHEOS) at Providence Health Care Research Institute, Director of the Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Scholar at the Peter Wall Institute of Advanced Studies, and Associate of the UBC School of Population and Public Health. Dr. Lynd completed his PhD in the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology at UBC and a post-doctoral fellowship in health economics at McMaster University. As a pharmacist (BSP) and epidemiologist, he has developed a distinguished career at the intersection of health outcomes research, epidemiology, and health economics, with a particular focus on the application of large administrative health datasets to inform practice and policy. His research spans multiple high-impact areas including rare diseases, multiple sclerosis, respiratory disease, and genomic medicine. Dr. Lynd leads major research initiatives such as the CANadian PROactive Cohort study for People Living with MS, the GenCOUNSEL study evaluating whole genome sequencing for clinical genetic services, and the Early Health Technology Assessment platform for the Nanomedicines Innovation Network. His recent publications demonstrate a strong emphasis on health technology assessment, genomic medicine implementation, multiple sclerosis outcomes research, and addressing unmet needs in clinical genetic services. Dr. Lynd's scientific contributions have been recognized through prestigious awards including the Dr. John McNeil Excellence in Health Research Mentorship Award (2022), Fellowship in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (2018), and the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences PharmD Teaching Award (2014-2015). As a mentor, Dr. Lynd has supervised doctoral students including Tamara Mihic (PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences) and Kennedy Borle (PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies). He has secured substantial research funding, with recent grants totaling over $5 million from organizations including the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, Genome Canada, MS Society of Canada, and Genome British Columbia. Dr. Lynd actively contributes to health policy through leadership roles on committees including as chair of the Health Canada Special Advisory Committee on Non-Prescription Drugs, Special Advisory Committee to the Respiratory and Allergy Therapies Division of Health Canada, BC Ministry of Health Services Expensive Drugs for Rare Diseases Committee, and the BC PharmaNet Data Stewardship Committee.

Paul Boersmaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Phonetics
• Phonology
• Computational Linguistics
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Paul Boersma is a Professor of Phonetic Sciences at the University of Amsterdam within the Faculty of Humanities. His research explores how phonetic, phonological, and morphological phenomena emerge through computational modeling using artificial neural networks and Optimality Theory, with a focus on multi-level constraint interactions and distributional learning. University of Amsterdam Faculty of Humanities Phonetic Sciences Key research areas include: Computational Modeling : Simulations of phonological category emergence from phonetic data Optimality Theory : Gradual Learning Algorithm applications BiPhon Framework : Parallel bidirectional phonology/phonetics models Statistical Learning : Cross-situational and distributional learning mechanisms Recent publications emphasize: 2025: Inclusive speech recognition systems using Whisper model 2025: F0 ratio analysis for creaky voice diagnostics 2024: Prosodic clitics in child speech and checked tones in Shanghai Chinese 2023: Distributional learning in developmental language disorder contexts 2022: Substance-free phonological features and ghost segment phenomena He has also contributed extensively to the Praat software for phonetic analysis, with continuous updates since 1993.

Mark Crowleyمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Reinforcement Learning
• Deep Learning
• Ensemble Methods
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Mark Crowley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo , with a cross-appointment in the Cheriton School of Computer Science . He is actively involved in the Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute (WAII) , the Waterloo Institute for Complexity and Innovation (WICI) , and serves as National Secretary for the Canadian Artificial Intelligence Association (CAIAC) , coordinating the Canadian Conference on AI . Research interests span the theoretical and applied aspects of Reinforcement Learning , Deep Learning , Manifold Learning , and Ensemble Methods . His work addresses challenges in domains with spatial dynamics, multi-agent systems, and uncertainty, particularly in Computational Sustainability (forest fire management, sustainable forestry), Autonomous Driving , Medical Imaging , and Material Design . Recent research focuses on integrating causal modeling with generative representation learning to improve out-of-distribution robustness in motion forecasting applications. Key publications include foundational work on ChemGymRL environments for safe chemical process reinforcement learning, Generative Causal Representation Learning for robust forecasting, and collaborative work on multi-advisor reinforcement learning in multi-agent settings. He co-authored a textbook Elements of Dimensionality Reduction and Manifold Learning (Springer, 2023) with Prof. Ali Ghodsi and Prof. Fakhri Karray. Teaching includes graduate and undergraduate courses in Algorithm Design , Computational Intelligence , Reinforcement Learning , and Data Modeling at the University of Waterloo since 2018. His research group has produced several notable graduates including Benyamin Ghojogh (2021), who continued as a postdoc until 2022.

• Neuroimaging
• Structural brain segmentation
• Multimodal population modeling
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Mark Jenkinson is a Professor of NeuroImaging at the University of Oxford's Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences and also holds positions at the University of Adelaide's Australian Institute for Machine Learning and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI). He heads the Structural Modelling and Analysis Group at the FMRIB Centre, where his research focuses on multimodal population modeling and structural brain segmentation. Education: DPhil in Robotics Research (University of Oxford, 1999) BSc (Hons I) in Mathematical Physics (University of Adelaide, 1994) BE (Hons I) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (University of Adelaide, 1993) Professor Jenkinson's research spans two major themes: multimodal modeling of populations to describe disease processes and apply to individual patient diagnoses, and structural segmentation and analysis of brain anatomy and pathology, particularly focusing on sub-cortical structures and lesions. His work integrates advanced computational methods with neuroimaging to develop tools for understanding neurological disorders. As the developer of key components of the FMRIB Software Library (FSL), he has significantly contributed to standard neuroimaging analysis pipelines used worldwide. His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on deep learning applications in neuroimaging, uncertainty quantification in medical AI, and advanced segmentation techniques. There's a clear trend toward developing more robust, anatomically plausible models that preserve topological structures while improving diagnostic capabilities for conditions like multiple sclerosis, Huntington's, and Parkinson's diseases. Scientific Awards: Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics 2018-2021, Thomson Reuters 2014-2016) ISMRM Outstanding Teacher Award (2009, 2014) Teaching Excellence Award, University of Oxford (2012) David Phillips Fellowship from BBSRC (2005-2010) Professor Jenkinson has supervised over 25 doctoral students whose work spans brain segmentation, connectivity analysis, and clinical applications of neuroimaging. His research is supported by significant grants including the Medical Research Future Fund (AU$2m), Wellcome Trust Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (£11m), and NIH Human Connectome Project (US$30m), reflecting the high impact and translational potential of his work. As head of the Structural Modelling and Analysis Group at FMRIB, Jenkinson leads a team developing the FSL (FMRIB Software Library), one of the most widely used neuroimaging analysis packages globally. His group collaborates extensively with clinical researchers on applications ranging from multiple sclerosis to traumatic brain injury, translating computational advances into clinical practice.