Zoubin Ghahramani
Encyclopedia
Zoubin Ghahramani is a researcher in the area of Bayesian statistics
and machine learning
. He has made significant contributions in the areas of Bayesian machine learning (particularly variational methods
for approximate Bayesian inference), as well as graphical models and computational neuroscience
. He obtained his Ph.D from the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
, under the supervision of Michael I. Jordan
.
Ghahramani is currently Professor of Information Engineering at the Engineering Department of Cambridge University, as well as Associate Research Professor at Machine Learning Department (Carnegie Mellon University
) and the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit (University College London
).
Bayesian statistics
Bayesian statistics is that subset of the entire field of statistics in which the evidence about the true state of the world is expressed in terms of degrees of belief or, more specifically, Bayesian probabilities...
and 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...
. He has made significant contributions in the areas of Bayesian machine learning (particularly variational methods
Variational Bayes
Variational Bayesian methods, also called ensemble learning, are a family of techniques for approximating intractable integrals arising in Bayesian inference and machine learning...
for approximate Bayesian inference), as well as graphical models and computational neuroscience
Computational neuroscience
Computational neuroscience is the study of brain function in terms of the information processing properties of the structures that make up the nervous system...
. He obtained his Ph.D from the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
, under the supervision of Michael I. Jordan
Michael I. Jordan
Michael I. Jordan is a leading researcher in machine learning and artificial intelligence. Jordan was a prime mover behind popularising Bayesian networks in the machine learning community and is known for pointing out links between machine learning and statistics...
.
Ghahramani is currently Professor of Information Engineering at the Engineering Department of Cambridge University, as well as Associate Research Professor at Machine Learning Department (Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
) and the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit (University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
).