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Data science and science with data
Special Events| Speaker: | Brice Ménard, Johns Hopkins University |
| Related Webpage: | https://physics-astronomy.jhu.edu/directory/brice-menard/ |
| Location: | Zoom |
| Start time: | Tue, Apr 5 2022, 1:10PM |
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.
This is our 14th Joint Math/Stat Colloquium. Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/ucdmenard