AI & Fundamentals
Towards Interpretable Deep Learning - Lily Weng, Assistant Professor, UC San Diego
Towards Interpretable Deep Learning - Lily Weng, Assistant Professor, UC San Diego
Abstract:Deep neural networks (DNNs) have achieved unprecedented success across many scientific and engineering fields in the last decades. Despite its empirical success, however, they are notoriously black-box models that are difficult ...
AI & Fundamentals
Self-Play Fine-Tuning Converts Weak Language Models to Strong Language Models - Quanquan Gu, Associate Professor, UCLA
Self-Play Fine-Tuning Converts Weak Language Models to Strong Language Models - Quanquan Gu, Associate Professor, UCLA
Zoom Link Abstract:Harnessing the power of human-annotated data through Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT) is pivotal for advancing Large Language Models (LLMs). In this paper, we delve into the prospect of growing a strong LLM out ...
General Event
TrustML Workshop @ UBC
TrustML Workshop @ UBC
Please see official event page for more information REGISTER HERE OverviewThe in-person TrustML Workshop @ UBC, organized jointly by the UBC TrustML Research Excellence Cluster and CAIDA, brings together leading researchers and...
General Event
AAAI 2024 Visits
AAAI 2024 Visits
The Thirty-Eighth Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-24), which will be held in Vancouver from February 20th though February 27th at the Vancouver Convention Centre.&nbs...
AI & Fundamentals
Inverse constraint learning and risk averse reinforcement learning for safe AI - Pascal Poupart, Professor, University of Waterloo
Inverse constraint learning and risk averse reinforcement learning for safe AI - Pascal Poupart, Professor, University of Waterloo
Zoom Link Abstract:In many applications of reinforcement learning (RL) and control, policies need to satisfy constraints to ensure feasibility, safety or thresholds about key performance indicators. However, some constraints m...
Seminar
2024 Constance van Eeden Seminar: Dr. Sherri Rose
2024 Constance van Eeden Seminar: Dr. Sherri Rose
This event is being hosted by the Department of Statistics at UBC. van Eeden Seminar: Ethical AI is More than Loss Functions Event Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024 - 3 to 5 pm PTInvited Speaker: Dr. Sherri Rose, Professor, Stanfor...
AI & Fundamentals
Challenges and Opportunities with Multimodal LLMs - Vicente Ordóñez-Román, Associate Professor, Rice University
Challenges and Opportunities with Multimodal LLMs - Vicente Ordóñez-Román, Associate Professor, Rice University
Abstract:In this talk I will provide an overview of how the field of computer vision has been impacted by the recent success of Multimodal LLMs, and what are some of the challenges and opportunities associated with these models. I will p...
AI & Fundamentals
Frontiers in Embodied AI for Autonomous Driving - Jamie Shotton, Chief Scientist, Wayve
Frontiers in Embodied AI for Autonomous Driving - Jamie Shotton, Chief Scientist, Wayve
Abstract:Over the last decade, fundamental advances in AI have driven unprecedented progress across many disciplines and applications. And yet, despite significant progress, autonomous vehicles are still far from mainstream even after bi...
General Event
CAIDA Faculty Lunch - May 2024
CAIDA Faculty Lunch - May 2024
Our monthly faculty lunch allows our members to connect and encourages future interdisciplinary collaborations. This event is for CAIDA Faculty Members only and requires registration. If you are a UBC faculty member working i...
General Event
CAIDA Faculty Lunch - June 2024
CAIDA Faculty Lunch - June 2024
Our monthly faculty lunch allows our members to connect and encourages future interdisciplinary collaborations. This event is for CAIDA Faculty Members only and requires registration. If you are a UBC faculty member working i...