Yoav Freund
Encyclopedia
Yoav Freund is a researcher and professor at the University of California, San Diego
who mainly works on machine learning
, probability theory
and related fields and applications.
From his homepage:
He is probably best-known for his work on the AdaBoost
algorithm, a meta-learning algorithm which is used to combine many "weak" learning machines to create a more robust one. He received the Gödel prize
in 2003 for his work on AdaBoost with Robert Schapire
.
Professor Freund is a Talpiot program
graduate.
University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
who mainly works on machine learning
Machine learning
Machine learning, a branch of artificial intelligence, is a scientific discipline concerned with the design and development of algorithms that allow computers to evolve behaviors based on empirical data, such as from sensor data or databases...
, probability theory
Probability theory
Probability theory is the branch of mathematics concerned with analysis of random phenomena. The central objects of probability theory are random variables, stochastic processes, and events: mathematical abstractions of non-deterministic events or measured quantities that may either be single...
and related fields and applications.
From his homepage:
My main area of research is computational learning theory and the related areas in probability theory, information theory, statistics and pattern recognition. I work on applications of machine learning algorithms in bio-informatics, computer vision, network routing and high-performance computing.
He is probably best-known for his work on the AdaBoost
AdaBoost
AdaBoost, short for Adaptive Boosting, is a machine learning algorithm, formulated by Yoav Freund and Robert Schapire. It is a meta-algorithm, and can be used in conjunction with many other learning algorithms to improve their performance. AdaBoost is adaptive in the sense that subsequent...
algorithm, a meta-learning algorithm which is used to combine many "weak" learning machines to create a more robust one. He received the Gödel prize
Gödel Prize
The Gödel Prize is a prize for outstanding papers in theoretical computer science, named after Kurt Gödel and awarded jointly by the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science and the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computation Theory .The...
in 2003 for his work on AdaBoost with Robert Schapire
Robert Schapire
Robert Elias Schapire is a professor and researcher in the computer science department at Princeton University. His primary specialty is theoretical and applied machine learning....
.
Professor Freund is a Talpiot program
Talpiot program
Talpiot program is an elite Israel Defense Forces training program for young people who have demonstrated outstanding academic ability in the sciences, physics and mathematics. Graduates of the Talpiot program pursue higher education while serving in the army, and then utilize their expertise to...
graduate.
See also
- AdaBoostAdaBoostAdaBoost, short for Adaptive Boosting, is a machine learning algorithm, formulated by Yoav Freund and Robert Schapire. It is a meta-algorithm, and can be used in conjunction with many other learning algorithms to improve their performance. AdaBoost is adaptive in the sense that subsequent...