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Statsitical Learning Theory
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Dissertation Defense: Anay Mehrotra, “Learning Theory in the Wild: Foundations of Missing Data and Language Generation”
Abstract: What can be learned from data? This fundamental question in machine learning takes on new complexity in modern pipelines where classical assumptions fail—both […]
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S&DS Seminar: Jingfeng Wu (Berkeley), “Gradient Descent Dominates Ridge: A Statistical View on Implicit Regularization”
Talk summary: A key puzzle in deep learning is how simple gradient methods find generalizable solutions without explicit regularization. This talk discusses the implicit […]
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FDS Colloquium: Bento Natura (Columbia), “Faster Exact Linear Programming”
Optional Zoom link: https://yale.zoom.us/j/99342713421 Abstract: We present a novel algorithm to solve various subclasses of linear programs, with a particular focus on strongly polynomial […]