Wednesday Seminars

For centuries, unraveling the mysteries of nature through the lens of physics has captivated countless scientists. Today, generative AI models excel at reproducing visual worlds in pixels, but still struggle with basic physical concepts such as 3D shape, motion, material, and lighting---key elements that connect computer...

Equivariance can enhance the data efficiency of machine learning models by incorporating prior knowledge about a problem. Thanks to their flexibility and generality, steerable CNNs are a popular design choice for equivariant networks. By leveraging concepts from harmonic analysis, these networks model symmetries through...

Abstract to be confirmed Link to join virtually: https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/87421957265 This talk is being recorded. If you do not wish to be seen in the recording, please avoid sitting in the front three rows of seats in the lecture theatre. Any questions asked will also be included in the recording. The recording will...

Abstract: Historically white, and male, colleges and universities in the U.S. began to diversify their undergraduate bodies in the 1960s and have made considerable progress since then. But progress on faculty diversity has stalled. That has wide-ranging implications for everything from university completion rates for...

Abstract: Leading up to 2024, rapid advances in machine learning (ML)-based weather prediction (MLWP) had produced ML-based models which exhibit less forecast error than single NWP simulations. However, these advances have focused primarily on single, deterministic forecasts which fail to represent uncertainty and estimate...

Abstract to be confirmed Link to join virtually: https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/81322468305 This talk is being recorded. If you do not wish to be seen in the recording, please avoid sitting in the front three rows of seats in the lecture theatre. Any questions asked will also be included in the recording. The recording will...

Abstract: Our society is evolving towards digital payments and the elimination of physical cash. Digital alternatives to cash require trade-offs between various properties including unforgeability, traceability, divisibility, transferability without intermediaries, privacy, redeemability, control over the money supply and...