[Statlist] Research Seminar in Statistics *FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022* GSEM, University of Geneva

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Dear All,

We are pleased to invite you to our next Research Seminar.

Looking forward to seeing you,


Organized by Professor Sebastian Engelke on behalf of the Research Center for Statistics (https://www.unige.ch/gsem/en/research/institutes/rcs/)


FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022 at 11:15am, Uni-Mail M 5220 & ONLINE
Zoom research webinar: https://unige.zoom.us/j/92924332087?pwd=U1U1NFk4dTFCRHBMeWYrSDBQcXBiQT09
Meeting ID: 929 2433 2087
Passcode: 399192

Optimization-Centric Generalizations of Bayesian Inference
Jeremias KNOBLAUCH, University College London, UK
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/statistics/dr-jeremias-knoblauch

ABSTRACT:
I summarize a recent line of research and advocate for an optimization-centric generalization of Bayesian inference. The main thrust of this argument relies on identifying the tension between the assumptions motivating the Bayesian posterior and the realities of modern large-scale Bayesian Machine Learning. Our generalization is a useful conceptual device, but also has methodological merit: it can address various challenges that arise when the standard Bayesian paradigm is deployed in a Machine Learning context-including robustness to model misspecification, robustness to poorly chosen priors, or inference in intractable likelihood models.


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