Event Date
UC DAVIS JOINT MATH / STATS COLLOQUIUM
SPEAKER: Brice Ménard, Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University
TITLE: “Data Science and Science with Data”
ABSTRACT: Neural networks have changed the ways scientists interact with data and have created a sudden enthusiasm to work with millions of parameters. Interestingly, the vast majority of scientific discoveries today are not based on these new techniques. I will discuss the contrast between these two regimes and I will show how an intermediate approach, i.e. neural network inspired but mathematically defined statistics (scattering and phase harmonic transforms), can provide the long-awaited tools in scientific research. I will illustrate these points with applications in astrophysics and oceanography.
Link to flyer: https://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~waage/seminars/joint%20coll-neural.pdf
DATE: Tuesday April 5, 1:10pm
This will be held remotely via ZOOM at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/ucdmenard