AIR Distinguished Speaker Series: Andrew Gordon Wilson, Associate Professor, New York University

Talk title: Neural Radiance Fields for View Synthesis and Beyond

Talk abstract: In this talk, Prof. Wilson will present a philosophy for model construction, grounded in probability theory. He will exemplify this approach with methods that exploit loss surface geometry for scalable and practical Bayesian deep learning, and resolutions to seemingly mysterious generalization behavior such as overparametrization, double descent, and benign overfitting.

Bio: Andrew Gordon Wilson is an Associate Professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Center for Data Science at NYU. Prof. Wilson wishes to develop a prescriptive foundation for building intelligent autonomous systems, with work involving Bayesian inference, distribution shifts, scientific discovery, and generalization in deep learning. He has been Workshop Chair, Tutorial Chair, EXPO Chair, and Senior Area Chair for major machine learning conferences, and has received numerous awards, including the NSF CAREER Award, the Amazon Research Award, and best paper, reviewer, area chair, and dissertation awards.

When 11:00 am to 12:00 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Building CDS, 665 Commonwealth Ave
Room Room 1101 (11th floor)
Fees Free
Speakers Andrew Gordon Wilson, Associate Professor, New York University