» AI: Cutting-Edge Overviews and Tutorial Series with Dr Michael Betancourt

AI: Cutting-Edge Overviews and Tutorial Series with Dr Michael Betancourt

Key Details:

Time: 12.30 – 13.30
Date: Tuesday, 6 May
Location: Hybrid Event | I-X Conference Room (Level 5)
Translation and Innovation Hub (I-HUB)
Imperial White City Campus
84 Wood Lane
London W12 0BZ

This event is co-organised by I-X, Department of Mathematics, and Machine Learning & Global Health Network.

12:30-13:30
06/05/2025

Speaker

Michael Betancourt

Michael Betancourt is the principal research scientist at Symplectomorphic, LLC where he develops theoretical and methodological tools to support practical Bayesian inference. In addition to hosting courses on Bayesian modeling and inference he also collaborates and consults on analyses in epidemiology, pharmacology, engineering, ecology, marketing, and physics, amongst others. Before moving into statistics Michael earned a B.S. from the California Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both in physics.

Talk Title

Generative Modeling

Talk Summary

Over the last few years the term “generative modeling” has become increasingly popular. The precise definition of the term, however, tends to be vague and often inconsistent across the various fields where it is used. In this talk, I will review some explicit definitions of generative modeling, with an emphasis on _narratively_ generative modeling as a tool for using implicit domain expertise to motivate sophisticated probabilistic models and its connections to data fusion and causal inference.

Please note that the event is open to Imperial staff and students. External participants are welcome to join online via Teams.

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