جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Adrian Wellerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد پژوهشی

• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• Explainability
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Adrian Weller is a prominent researcher and academic at the University of Cambridge, serving as a Director of Research in Machine Learning within the Department of Engineering. He holds multiple significant leadership roles including Programme Director for Trust and Society at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI), and previously served as Programme Director for AI at The Alan Turing Institute, the UK national institute for data science and AI. His work bridges theoretical machine learning research with practical applications and societal implications of artificial intelligence. Weller's research interests span a broad spectrum of AI and machine learning topics with a particular focus on ensuring beneficial societal outcomes. His work encompasses explainability, fairness, robustness, scalability, privacy, safety, and ethics in AI systems. He has made significant contributions to trustworthy machine learning, including developing frameworks for AI governance, certification, and human-AI collaboration. His research group actively investigates neuro-symbolic approaches, privacy-preserving techniques, and methods for improving the reliability and interpretability of AI systems. His recent publications demonstrate a strong trend toward addressing the practical challenges of deploying AI systems in real-world contexts, particularly focusing on certification frameworks, governance mechanisms, and human-centered approaches. His work spans theoretical advances in machine learning architectures while maintaining a strong connection to societal impact, with publications appearing in top venues across AI, machine learning, and interdisciplinary applications. Scientific Awards: MBE for services to digital innovation (2022 Queen's Birthday Honours) Turing AI Fellowship for Trustworthy Machine Learning Weller actively supervises a large group of PhD students and postdocs, with current students including Juyeon Heo, Yanzhi Chen, Katie Collins, Isaac Reid, Yichao Liang, Herbie Bradley, and Shoaib Siddiqui. His former students have gone on to positions at leading institutions including Google DeepMind, ETH Zurich, NYU, and MPI-IS Tübingen. He has served on numerous advisory boards including the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, UNESCO's expert group on AI ethics, and the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on AI. His research has been supported through his Turing AI Fellowship and various collaborative projects focused on safe and ethical AI development. Weller leads a vibrant research group focused on trustworthy machine learning, which actively organizes workshops and conferences including ICML 2024 (where he served as Program Chair), multiple workshops on responsible AI, and events through the ELLIS network. His group collaborates extensively across disciplines, working with researchers in computer science, social sciences, law, and policy to address the multifaceted challenges of developing beneficial AI systems.

• Machine Learning
• Artificial Intelligence
• Algorithms
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Zaid Harchaoui is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Washington. His research focuses on machine learning, generative AI, and algorithmic optimization, with applications spanning ecology, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence. He explores learning under distributional shifts and develops tools for scalable generative models in language and vision domains. University: University of Washington Department: Statistics Research Focus: Learning from data with computational, inferential, and mathematical rigor; distributional shift adaptation; generative model scaling Email: zaid@uw.edu His recent work emphasizes generative AI applications in ecology and neuroscience, stochastic optimization for robustness, and algorithmic efficiency in large-scale learning. Key contributions include techniques for distributionally robust optimization, interpretable authorship obfuscation, and uncertainty quantification in behavior classification. Scientific awards and honors are not explicitly mentioned in the provided text. Collaborative efforts often intersect with nonlinear control algorithms, spectral analysis, and privacy-preserving machine learning frameworks.

Tzu-Mao Liمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Computer Graphics
• Rendering Algorithms
• Differentiable Programming
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Tzu-Mao Li is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), affiliated with the Center for Visual Computing. His research focuses on differentiable graphics algorithms, combining classical visual computing with modern machine learning techniques. He holds a Ph.D. from MIT CSAIL under Frédo Durand and a postdoc at MIT and UC Berkeley with Jonathan Ragan-Kelley. His work spans rendering, programming languages for graphics, Monte Carlo methods, and inverse problems. Education: B.S. and M.S. from National Taiwan University (2011-2013), advised by Yung-Yu Chuang. Ph.D. from MIT CSAIL (Computer Graphics Group), advised by Frédo Durand. Postdoctoral research at MIT and UC Berkeley with Jonathan Ragan-Kelley. Research Interests: Differentiable rendering, Monte Carlo integration, programming language design for visual computing, physical simulation, adversarial machine learning, and applications in computer vision and robotics. Key areas include rendering algorithms (path tracing, bidirectional methods), optimization techniques (MCMC, gradient-based), and neural representations (SDFs, neural fields). Publications focus on advancing rendering algorithms, differentiable systems, and applications in inverse problems. Notable contributions include edge sampling for differentiable rendering, warped-area sampling, and diffusion models for BSDF sampling. Awards: ACM SIGGRAPH 2020 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, multiple Best Paper Awards at SIGGRAPH, and oral presentations at ICCV. Teaching: Courses include CSE 167 (Computer Graphics), CSE 168 (Rendering), and CSE 272 (Advanced Image Synthesis), emphasizing physically-based methods and programming.

Henry Mossمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Machine Learning
• Bayesian Optimization
• Theoretical Physics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr Henry Moss is a Researcher at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics within the School of Physical Sciences at the University of Cambridge. His work focuses on machine learning applications in climate modeling, Bayesian optimization, and Gaussian processes, bridging computational mathematics with environmental science and chemistry. His research interests include: Bayesian optimization for environmental and chemical systems Reinforcement learning in climate modeling Gaussian processes for molecular property prediction High-throughput machine learning in scientific domains Interpretable AI for coastal flooding prediction Hybrid ML-physics modeling Dr Moss's publications highlight his contributions to federated learning for climate models, sparse Gaussian process techniques, and multi-objective optimization frameworks. These works span applications in weather prediction, chemical engineering, and oceanography. Email: hwm26@cam.ac.uk

David Bindelمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Applied Numerical Linear Algebra
• Eigenvalue Problems
• Network Analysis
• +۵ مورد دیگر

David Bindel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Cornell University, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, and Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science. He earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley in 2006. His research focuses on applied numerical linear algebra, eigenvalue problems, and their applications in plasma physics, network analysis, and nonlinear systems. He develops methods for analyzing complex systems, including magnetic confinement in stellarators, stability of MHD systems, and community detection in networks. His work bridges theoretical foundations with practical computational tools, such as formal verification of linear algebra algorithms and scalable Gaussian process models. Bindel’s research explores the interplay between structure and computation, leveraging eigenvalue analysis to address challenges in computer vision, opinion dynamics, and engineering design. He has contributed to advancements in numerical methods for large-scale systems, including iterative solvers, spectral approximation techniques, and stochastic optimization. His interdisciplinary approach spans applied mathematics, computer science, and physics, with applications in fusion energy, machine learning, and network science. Recent work highlights include high-order expansions for magnetic confinement, adaptive filtering for dynamical systems, and Bayesian optimization strategies. His publications emphasize rigorous analysis alongside computational scalability, addressing both theoretical and practical aspects of modern scientific computing. Despite no explicitly listed awards, his contributions reflect significant impact in his fields.

• Trustworthy Machine Learning
• Conformal Prediction
• Explainable Artificial Intelligence
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Henrik Boström is a Professor of Computer Science specializing in Data Science Systems at the Division of Software and Computer Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology. His research focuses on trustworthy machine learning , with emphasis on conformal prediction (for confidence-calibrated predictions) and explainable AI . He is the developer of Python packages crepes (conformal classifiers/regressors) and xrf (explainable random forests). His primary research domains include: Developing robust methods for uncertainty quantification in predictive models Creating interpretable machine learning frameworks Optimizing ensemble techniques for high-dimensional data Applying ML to healthcare informatics and industrial diagnostics Analysis of his recent publications reveals strong emphasis on: (1) advancing conformal prediction theory for trustworthy AI, (2) enhancing interpretability of complex models like random forests and GNNs, and (3) developing efficient algorithms for uncertainty-aware learning in domains including healthcare, graph data, and high-dimensional regression. He serves as examiner for multiple degree projects and teaches courses including Programming for Data Science (ID2214) and Research Methodology and Scientific Writing (II2202) . He leads development of open-source tools for conformal prediction and model interpretation.

• Signal Processing
• Applied Mathematics
• Radar Systems
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Eric Grivel is a Professor at the University of Bordeaux affiliated with the IMS Bordeaux (Integration Laboratory from Materials to Systems). His research focuses on Signal and Image Processing Spectral Analysis Stochastic Process Modeling His work spans theoretical contributions to signal processing and practical applications in radar systems and biomedical signal analysis. Key trends in his recent publications include Optimization of Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (DFA) for Hurst exponent estimation Development of divergence metrics for comparing ARMA and Gaussian processes Waveform design in MIMO OFDM DFRC (Dual Function Radar-Communication) systems Integration of AI tools like ChatGPT in educational signal processing projects Collaborations and industrial partnerships evident in his publications involve institutions such as Indian Institute of Science Thales Airborne Systems STMicroelectronics CEA Leti Slb (Schlumberger)

Sharan Vaswaniمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Reinforcement Learning
• Optimization
• Machine Learning
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Sharan Vaswani is an Assistant Professor in the School of Computing Science at Simon Fraser University (SFU). His research focuses on designing algorithms for sequential decision-making under uncertainty, stochastic optimization, and their interplay with machine learning generalization. He holds a PhD from the University of British Columbia (2019) and postdoctoral experiences at the University of Alberta and Mila. His academic journey includes MSc (UBC, 2015) and BTech (BITS Pilani, 2012) degrees. Education: PhD (UBC, 2019), MSc (UBC, 2015), BTech (BITS Pilani, 2012) Postdoctoral Work: University of Alberta (2020-2021), Mila (2019-2020) Teaching includes courses on Probability and Computing (CMPT 210), Optimization for Machine Learning (CMPT 409/981), and Theoretical Foundations of Reinforcement Learning (CMPT 419/983). His research group focuses on developing scalable optimization algorithms with theoretical guarantees. He advises multiple PhD and MSc students, contributing to areas like constrained MDPs, adaptive learning rates, and reinforcement learning theory. Research Highlights: Contributions to bandit algorithms, stochastic gradient methods, and reinforcement learning theory. Notable work includes global convergence analysis of policy gradients and variance-reduced optimization frameworks.

Andrea Martinelliمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Optimal Control
• Reinforcement Learning
• Decentralized Control
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Andrea Martinelli is a Lecturer and Postdoctoral Researcher at the Automatic Control Laboratory (IfA), ETH Zurich. He holds a PhD in Automatic Control from ETH Zurich (2024) under Prof. John Lygeros, an MSc in Control Engineering (2017) from Politecnico di Milano, and a BSc in Management Engineering (2015). His research focuses on optimal control, reinforcement learning, and decentralized control strategies for large-scale systems, emphasizing scalability and applicability to renewable energy systems. He received the ETH Medal for his doctoral thesis on data-driven control methods. Education: BSc in Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano (2015) MSc in Control Engineering with Honours, Politechnico di Milano (2017) PhD in Automatic Control, ETH Zurich (2024) Research Interests: Optimal control and reinforcement learning Data-driven methods for control systems Decentralized control of interconnected systems Dissipativity theory and passivity-based approaches Applications in renewable energy systems (DC microgrids) Teaching & Outreach: Program Manager for the CAS ETH in Automation Teaching a post-graduate course on automation in 2025 Professional Activities: Worked at Laboratoire d'Automatique (EPFL) during MSc thesis (2017) Research Assistant with Prof. R. Scattolini, Politecnico di Milano (2018)

• Optimization for Machine Learning
• Collaborative Learning
• Distributed Learning
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Sebastian U. Stich is a tenured faculty member at the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security , where he has been since December 2021. He is also a member of the European Lab for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) since June 2020. His research focuses on optimization methods for machine learning, collaborative learning algorithms, privacy and security in distributed systems, and theoretical foundations of deep learning. Stich received his PhD in Theoretical Computer Science from ETH Zurich (2014), following a Master's in Mathematics at the same institution (2010-2014). Prior to CISPA, he worked as a research scientist at EPFL (2016-2021) and held positions at ETH Zurich and ICTEAM/CORE. He has been awarded the ERC Consolidator Grant 2024 , Google Research Scholar Award (2023), and Meta Privacy-Enhancing Technologies Research Award (2022). His team includes Dr. Anton Rodomanov (since 2023), Dr. Rotem Mulayoff (since 2024), Xiaowen Jiang (2023), Yuan Gao (2023), and notable alumni like Anastasia Koloskova (defended 2023). Stich actively organizes workshops (e.g., NeurIPS OPT 2024) and serves on editorial boards ( Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications , Transactions on Machine Learning Research ). He teaches advanced courses in optimization at Saarland University and has held visiting positions at MIT. Key scientific contributions include: Developing ProgFed for progressive federated learning (2021) Creating ProxSkip to accelerate communication in federated settings (2022) Formalizing SCAFFOLD with control variates for FL (2020) Introducing RelaySum mechanism for decentralized learning (2021) Proposing Lookahead-Minmax for GAN training (2021) His work addresses fundamental challenges in: Decentralized optimization theory Communication-efficient algorithms Privacy-preserving model training Handling heterogeneous data distributions Stochastic gradient dynamics Second-order optimization methods

Yiping Luمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Machine Learning
• Scientific Machine Learning (AI4Science)
• Numerical Algorithms
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Yiping Lu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences at Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering. His research focuses on developing interdisciplinary approaches combining domain knowledge (differential equations, stochastic processes), machine learning, and experiments. Key interests include scientific machine learning (AI4Science), stochastic simulation, and robust machine learning. Education: Ph.D. in Applied and Computational Mathematics, Stanford University (2023) B.S. in Computational Mathematics, Peking University (2019) Research Highlights: Hybrid research integrating ML with scientific domains like PDEs and inverse problems Development of Physics-Informed Learning frameworks Contributions to deep learning theory (ResNets, neural collapse) Advances in kernel operator learning and adversarial robustness Awards: CPAL Rising Star Award (2024) University of Chicago Data Science Rising Star (2022) Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship (2021) Labs/Teams: SCALE Lab (Scientific Computation and Learning at Northwestern) Collaborations with NYU's Courant Institute and Stanford

• Optimization
• Machine Learning
• Statistics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Damek Davis serves as an Associate Professor of Statistics and Data Science and Co-Academic Director of the Dual Master's Degree in Statistics at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. His academic base is the Department of Statistics and Data Science within the Wharton School, with his office located at the Academic Research Building in Philadelphia, PA. His research expertise centers on optimization theory for data science, with deep specialization in nonsmooth and stochastic optimization problems. Key focus areas include convergence analysis of first-order methods, variance reduction techniques, and theoretical guarantees for algorithms in nonconvex settings. His work bridges mathematical rigor with practical applications in machine learning and statistical inference, particularly in developing efficient computational frameworks for large-scale data analysis. Analysis of his 2022-2024 publications reveals dominant themes in optimization for modern data challenges: nonsmooth stochastic approximation, linear convergence under sharpness conditions, and global optimality in mixture models. His research consistently appears in premier venues across optimization (Mathematical Programming, SIAM Journal), statistics (The Annals of Statistics), and machine learning (IEEE Transactions), demonstrating cross-disciplinary impact in both theoretical foundations and computational methodologies.

Michael Ulbrichمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Nonlinear Optimization
• Optimal Control
• Numerical Analysis
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Michael Ulbrich is a full professor and Chair of Mathematical Optimization at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), within the School of Computation, Information and Technology. He has held this position since 2006 and previously served as Dean of Studies (2007–2010) and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics (2012–2015). His research focuses on nonlinear optimization, optimal control, and numerical analysis, with applications in fluid dynamics, shape optimization, and PDE-constrained systems. He leads projects in the DFG SPP 1962 and IGDK 1754, and has received prestigious awards including the Howard Rosenbrock Prize (2015) and the Doctoral Award from the TUM Association of Friends (1996). Ulbrich is Editor-in-Chief of Optimization and Engineering and contributes to multiple journals. His work bridges theoretical foundations and practical applications, including CO2 sequestration, fluid-structure interaction, and distributed optimization algorithms. Education: PhD (1996), Habilitation (2002) in Mathematics at TUM. Research stays at Rice University (USA) under DFG funding. Research Areas: Semismooth Newton methods, PDE-constrained optimization, optimal control of Navier-Stokes equations, and distributed parameter systems. Awards: Rosenbrock Prize, Teaching Excellence Awards, and recognition for doctoral work. Leadership Roles: Department Head of Mathematics (2022–), Member of TUM Senate (2019–2022), and Co-Chair of GAMM 2018. Ulbrich has authored influential textbooks like Semismooth Newton Methods for Variational Inequalities and Nichtlineare Optimierung . His recent projects include OptiGeoS (2024–2026) and collaborations on nonsmooth optimization and stochastic algorithms. His academic contributions span over 100 publications, emphasizing both algorithmic innovation and rigorous mathematical analysis.

Claire Donnatمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Statistics
• Machine Learning
• Graph Neural Networks (GNNs)
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Claire Donnat is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Chicago, specializing in statistical and machine learning methods for graph-structured and high-dimensional data. Her work bridges theoretical innovation with applications in biomedical research, environmental science, and public health. Education: B.S. and M.S. in Applied Mathematics from Ecole Polytechnique; Ph.D. in Statistics from Stanford University (2020). Her research focuses on three methodological directions: (1) statistical foundations for graph neural networks (GNNs), (2) structured estimation with graph constraints, and (3) multimodal data integration with uncertainty quantification. Key applications include thermotolerance in photosynthetic microbes, family network analysis for child welfare, and spatial transcriptomics. The 15 most recent publications highlight her work in GNNs, CCA, tensor modeling, and epidemic analysis, with keywords spanning statistics, machine learning, and network science. Her methodological contributions address challenges in sparsity, graph topology, and heterogeneous data fusion. Scientific Awards: Facebook Research Award (2021), C3.AI COVID Grand Challenge winner (2020), Lumiata hackathon winner (2020), Stanford Centennial Award (2019), and others. Claire's research group actively recruits postdocs and students for projects involving graph-based modeling, data integration, and biomedical applications. She also provides research consulting in statistical methodology and graph modeling for life sciences.

S. Yaser Samadiمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Multivariate Time Series Analysis
• High Dimensional Statistical Inference
• Tensor Data Analysis
• +۵ مورد دیگر

S. Yaser Samadi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Georgia (2014) and maintains an active research program in advanced statistical methodologies. Education: Ph.D. in Statistics, University of Georgia, 2014 Research Interests: Dr. Samadi specializes in multivariate time series analysis, high-dimensional statistical inference, and tensor data analysis. His work addresses critical challenges in big data, symbolic data, and dimension reduction for time series through Bayesian analysis and sequential methods for dependent and independent data, yielding robust models for complex data structures. Publication Trends: His recent publications (2014-2023) emphasize time series analysis, dimension reduction, and innovative approaches for interval-valued and matrix-valued data. Key contributions include envelope models for vector autoregression, copula-based count data modeling, and sequential analysis techniques, bridging theoretical statistics with econometrics and data science applications. Scientific Awards: Outstanding Teacher of the Year, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (2021) Advising: Dr. Samadi has mentored four Ph.D. students to completion: Rukayya Ibrahim (Assistant Professor, Penn State Harrisburg), Wiranthe Herath (Assistant Professor, Drake University), Tharindu De Alwis (Postdoctoral Fellow, WPI), and Hadi Safari Katesari (Teaching Assistant Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology). His Master's students Samira Zaroudi (CUNY) and Reginald Ziedzor (Amplify) have also achieved notable career placements.