Reverend Bayes, meet Countess Lovelace: Probabilistic Programming for Machine Learning Andrew D. Gordon, Microsoft Research and University of Edinburgh Abstract: We propose a marriage of probabilistic functional programming with Bayesian reasoning. Infer.NET Fun turns the simple succinct syntax of F# into an executable modeling language – you can code up the conditional probability distributions of … School Seminar – Andy Gordon
Mobility in vivo Barry Brown, Co-director Mobile Life, University of Stockholm barbro.tumblr.com The Mobile VINN Excellence Centre Abstract Despite the widespread use of mobile devices, details of mobile technology use ‘in the wild’ have proven difficult to collect. For this study we uses video data to gain new insight into the use of mobile computing … School Seminar – Barry Brown
SACHI Seminar by Laurel Riek on Facing Healthcare’s Future: Designing Facial Expressivity for Robotic Patient Mannequins
Room 1.33a at 2:00 pm on Friday 7th September 2012 Introduction to Grammatical Formalisms for Natural Language Parsing Giorgio Satta, Department of Information Engineering, University of Padua, Italy Abstract: In the field of natural language parsing, the syntax of natural languages is modeled by means of formal grammars and automata. Sometimes these formalisms are borrowed … Forthcoming talk by SICSA Distinguished Visitor
Seminar by Dr Apu Kapadia from Indiana University
Speaker: Helen Purchase, University of Glasgow Title: An Exploration of Interface Visual Aesthetics Abstract: The visual design of an interface is not merely an ‘add-on’ to the functionality provided by a system: it is well-known that it can affect user preference, engagement and motivation, but does it have any effect on user performance? Can the … Helen Purchase on An Exploration of Interface Visual Aesthetics
Systems Seminar – by John Thomson All wecome. The Results Delusion Abstract: It is often said that any subject which requires the word ‘science’ to be placed somewhere in its name, is unlikely to be very scientific. This is unfortunately far too true for systems research in general. Every systems conference, papers are presented which … The Results Delusion – Systems Seminar by John Thomson
Abstract: In this talk I will present some of the work being done in the new Inference, Dynamics, and Interaction group, at the University of Glasgow. In particular, we are interested in using probabilistic inference to improve interaction technology on handheld devices (particularly with touch screens). I will show how we are using sequential Monte-Carlo … Autonomy handover and rich interaction on mobile devices by Simon Rodgers
In recent years, mobile phones have evolved from simple communication devices to sophisticated personal computers enabling anytime, anywhereaccess to a wealth of information. Understanding the types of information needs that occur while mobile and how these needs are addressed is crucial in order to design and develop novel services that are tailored to mobile users. … A large-scale study of information needs by Karen Church
From October to December 2011, the School of Computer Science hosted Dr Alan Frisch from the University of York as a SICSA Distinguished Visiting Fellow. While here, Dr Frisch kindly agreed to give a seminar entitled “Decade of Progress in Constraint Modelling & Reformulation: The Quest for Abstraction and Automation”, the video of which can … Alan Frisch Seminar Video