Speaker: Sarah H. Cen Abstract: We have begun grappling with difficult questions related to the rise of AI, including: What rights do individuals have in the age of AI? When should we regulate AI and when should we abstain? What degree of transparency is needed to monitor AI systems? These questions are all concerned with AI accountability: determining who owes responsibility and to whom in […]

Abstract: Although influenza is one of the best-studied viruses, vaccine effectiveness remains around 20-50%. A sizable fraction of people exhibit a weak or short-lived antibody response following vaccination, yet we cannot identify these individuals a priori nor ascertain whether a different vaccine would have served them better. In this talk, we demonstrate how machine learning can […]

When Monday July 22nd 2:00pm Where: HDSI MPR 123 Zoom Info: http://bit.ly/HDSI-Seminars Title: "Tackling Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) : Integrated and Holistic Approaches" Abstract: ARDS is a complex heterogenous disorder which forms a significant health care burden. Pathophysiologically, ARDS is caused by multiple aetiologies which can lead to the diversity in clinical presentation seen. In our work with […]

When Wednesday July 24th 10:00am *Updated Where: HDSI 123 * Updated Zoom Info: https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/99334315002 *Updated Title: What Kinds of Functions do Neural Networks Learn?  Theory and Practical Applications Abstract:  This talk presents a theory characterizing the types of functions neural networks learn from data. Specifically, the function space generated by deep ReLU networks consists of compositions of functions from the […]