Mathematical Physics and Harmonic Analysis Seminar

Date: October 27, 2021

Time: 10:00AM - 11:00AM

Location: Zoom

Speaker: Jon Keating, University of Oxford

Title: Random matrices, spin glasses, and machine learning

Abstract: I will describe some problems relating to machine learning and their connections to random matrix theory and spin glasses. These connections give a mathematical framework for understanding in qualitative terms the effectiveness of certain algorithms that are important in machine learning, but developing them into precise models remains a major challenge. I will reflect on the different roles played by models in computer science and physics, focusing on those involving random matrices.