Seminars
Our virtual seminar series is where we exchange ideas with guest speakers, keeping you up to date with the latest developments and inspiring research topics. Occasionally, Secondmind researchers present their own work as well.
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March 28th, 2024
Optimal Experiment Design in Markov Chains
Optimal Experiment Design in Markov Chains
Optimal Experiment Design in Markov Chains



Mojmír Mutný
Mojmír Mutný
Mojmír Mutný
Postdoctoral researcher at ETH Zurich
Postdoctoral researcher at ETH Zurich
Postdoctoral researcher at ETH Zurich



Past seminars

Leveraging replication in active learning
Mickael Binois - INRIA Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée
Jun 24, 2024

Leveraging replication in active learning
Mickael Binois - INRIA Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée
Jun 24, 2024

Leveraging replication in active learning
Mickael Binois - INRIA Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée
Jun 24, 2024

Leveraging replication in active learning
Mickael Binois - INRIA Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée
Jun 24, 2024

From data to confident decisions
Ilija Bogunovic - University College London
Jun 13, 2024

From data to confident decisions
Ilija Bogunovic - University College London
Jun 13, 2024

From data to confident decisions
Ilija Bogunovic - University College London
Jun 13, 2024

From data to confident decisions
Ilija Bogunovic - University College London
Jun 13, 2024









Data-Centric Engineering for Coherent Risk Management
Domenic Di Francesco - The Alan Turing Institute
Oct 26, 2023

Data-Centric Engineering for Coherent Risk Management
Domenic Di Francesco - The Alan Turing Institute
Oct 26, 2023

Data-Centric Engineering for Coherent Risk Management
Domenic Di Francesco - The Alan Turing Institute
Oct 26, 2023

Data-Centric Engineering for Coherent Risk Management
Domenic Di Francesco - The Alan Turing Institute
Oct 26, 2023

Multi-fidelity Bayesian optimization in chemical engineering
Antonio Del Rio Chanona - Imperial College London
Jul 6, 2023

Multi-fidelity Bayesian optimization in chemical engineering
Antonio Del Rio Chanona - Imperial College London
Jul 6, 2023

Multi-fidelity Bayesian optimization in chemical engineering
Antonio Del Rio Chanona - Imperial College London
Jul 6, 2023

Multi-fidelity Bayesian optimization in chemical engineering
Antonio Del Rio Chanona - Imperial College London
Jul 6, 2023

Harnessing new information in Bayesian optimization
Luigi Nardi - Lund University, Stanford University, DBtune
Jun 7, 2023

Harnessing new information in Bayesian optimization
Luigi Nardi - Lund University, Stanford University, DBtune
Jun 7, 2023

Harnessing new information in Bayesian optimization
Luigi Nardi - Lund University, Stanford University, DBtune
Jun 7, 2023

Harnessing new information in Bayesian optimization
Luigi Nardi - Lund University, Stanford University, DBtune
Jun 7, 2023

Coin sampling: gradient-based Bayesian inference without learning rates
Christopher Nemeth - University of Lancaster
Feb 23, 2023

Coin sampling: gradient-based Bayesian inference without learning rates
Christopher Nemeth - University of Lancaster
Feb 23, 2023

Coin sampling: gradient-based Bayesian inference without learning rates
Christopher Nemeth - University of Lancaster
Feb 23, 2023

Coin sampling: gradient-based Bayesian inference without learning rates
Christopher Nemeth - University of Lancaster
Feb 23, 2023

A roadmap for ultra-scalable simulation and inference in stochastic PDEs
David K. Duvenaud - University of Toronto
Dec 14, 2022

A roadmap for ultra-scalable simulation and inference in stochastic PDEs
David K. Duvenaud - University of Toronto
Dec 14, 2022

A roadmap for ultra-scalable simulation and inference in stochastic PDEs
David K. Duvenaud - University of Toronto
Dec 14, 2022

A roadmap for ultra-scalable simulation and inference in stochastic PDEs
David K. Duvenaud - University of Toronto
Dec 14, 2022

Variational Gaussian processes for spatial modeling: the geoML project
Ítalo Gomes Gonçalves - Universidade Federal do Pampa
Nov 23, 2022

Variational Gaussian processes for spatial modeling: the geoML project
Ítalo Gomes Gonçalves - Universidade Federal do Pampa
Nov 23, 2022

Variational Gaussian processes for spatial modeling: the geoML project
Ítalo Gomes Gonçalves - Universidade Federal do Pampa
Nov 23, 2022

Variational Gaussian processes for spatial modeling: the geoML project
Ítalo Gomes Gonçalves - Universidade Federal do Pampa
Nov 23, 2022





Interacting ODEs with Gaussian processes
Barbara Rakitsch - Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence
Oct 6, 2022

Interacting ODEs with Gaussian processes
Barbara Rakitsch - Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence
Oct 6, 2022

Interacting ODEs with Gaussian processes
Barbara Rakitsch - Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence
Oct 6, 2022

Interacting ODEs with Gaussian processes
Barbara Rakitsch - Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence
Oct 6, 2022

Unbiased active learning and testing
Sebastian Farquhar - University of Oxford
Sep 16, 2022

Unbiased active learning and testing
Sebastian Farquhar - University of Oxford
Sep 16, 2022

Unbiased active learning and testing
Sebastian Farquhar - University of Oxford
Sep 16, 2022

Unbiased active learning and testing
Sebastian Farquhar - University of Oxford
Sep 16, 2022

Model recycling with Gaussian processes
Pablo Moreno-Muñoz - Technical University of Denmark
Jun 23, 2022

Model recycling with Gaussian processes
Pablo Moreno-Muñoz - Technical University of Denmark
Jun 23, 2022

Model recycling with Gaussian processes
Pablo Moreno-Muñoz - Technical University of Denmark
Jun 23, 2022

Model recycling with Gaussian processes
Pablo Moreno-Muñoz - Technical University of Denmark
Jun 23, 2022

Bayesian optimization over combinatorial structures
Aryan Deshwal - Washington State University
May 26, 2022

Bayesian optimization over combinatorial structures
Aryan Deshwal - Washington State University
May 26, 2022

Bayesian optimization over combinatorial structures
Aryan Deshwal - Washington State University
May 26, 2022

Bayesian optimization over combinatorial structures
Aryan Deshwal - Washington State University
May 26, 2022

Bayesian estimation of integrals: a multi-task approach
Francois-Xavier Briol - University College London
Jan 6, 2022

Bayesian estimation of integrals: a multi-task approach
Francois-Xavier Briol - University College London
Jan 6, 2022

Bayesian estimation of integrals: a multi-task approach
Francois-Xavier Briol - University College London
Jan 6, 2022

Bayesian estimation of integrals: a multi-task approach
Francois-Xavier Briol - University College London
Jan 6, 2022

Developments at the interface between kernel embeddings and Gaussian processes
Dino Sejdinovic - University of Oxford
Dec 2, 2021

Developments at the interface between kernel embeddings and Gaussian processes
Dino Sejdinovic - University of Oxford
Dec 2, 2021

Developments at the interface between kernel embeddings and Gaussian processes
Dino Sejdinovic - University of Oxford
Dec 2, 2021

Developments at the interface between kernel embeddings and Gaussian processes
Dino Sejdinovic - University of Oxford
Dec 2, 2021

Bayesian optimization on Riemannian manifolds for robot learning
Noémie Jaquier - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Nov 25, 2021

Bayesian optimization on Riemannian manifolds for robot learning
Noémie Jaquier - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Nov 25, 2021

Bayesian optimization on Riemannian manifolds for robot learning
Noémie Jaquier - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Nov 25, 2021

Bayesian optimization on Riemannian manifolds for robot learning
Noémie Jaquier - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Nov 25, 2021

Sequential construction and dimension reduction of GP under inequality constraints
François Bachoc - Toulouse Mathematics Institute
Nov 25, 2021

Sequential construction and dimension reduction of GP under inequality constraints
François Bachoc - Toulouse Mathematics Institute
Nov 25, 2021

Sequential construction and dimension reduction of GP under inequality constraints
François Bachoc - Toulouse Mathematics Institute
Nov 25, 2021

Sequential construction and dimension reduction of GP under inequality constraints
François Bachoc - Toulouse Mathematics Institute
Nov 25, 2021

Towards deep learning 2.0: going to the meta-level
Frank Hutter - University of Freiburg
Nov 11, 2021

Towards deep learning 2.0: going to the meta-level
Frank Hutter - University of Freiburg
Nov 11, 2021

Towards deep learning 2.0: going to the meta-level
Frank Hutter - University of Freiburg
Nov 11, 2021

Towards deep learning 2.0: going to the meta-level
Frank Hutter - University of Freiburg
Nov 11, 2021

Causal Bayesian optimisation
Javier González Hernández - Microsoft Research Cambridge
Feb 21, 2021

Causal Bayesian optimisation
Javier González Hernández - Microsoft Research Cambridge
Feb 21, 2021

Causal Bayesian optimisation
Javier González Hernández - Microsoft Research Cambridge
Feb 21, 2021

Causal Bayesian optimisation
Javier González Hernández - Microsoft Research Cambridge
Feb 21, 2021





A unifying view of optimism in episodic reinforcement learning
Ciara Pike-Burke - Imperial College London
Sep 2, 2021

A unifying view of optimism in episodic reinforcement learning
Ciara Pike-Burke - Imperial College London
Sep 2, 2021

A unifying view of optimism in episodic reinforcement learning
Ciara Pike-Burke - Imperial College London
Sep 2, 2021

A unifying view of optimism in episodic reinforcement learning
Ciara Pike-Burke - Imperial College London
Sep 2, 2021

Probabilistic methods for increased robustness in machine learning
José Miguel Hernández Lobato - University of Cambridge
Jul 15, 2021

Probabilistic methods for increased robustness in machine learning
José Miguel Hernández Lobato - University of Cambridge
Jul 15, 2021

Probabilistic methods for increased robustness in machine learning
José Miguel Hernández Lobato - University of Cambridge
Jul 15, 2021

Probabilistic methods for increased robustness in machine learning
José Miguel Hernández Lobato - University of Cambridge
Jul 15, 2021

Modulating surrogates for bayesian optimization
Carl Henrik Ek - University of Cambridge
Jun 10, 2021

Modulating surrogates for bayesian optimization
Carl Henrik Ek - University of Cambridge
Jun 10, 2021

Modulating surrogates for bayesian optimization
Carl Henrik Ek - University of Cambridge
Jun 10, 2021

Modulating surrogates for bayesian optimization
Carl Henrik Ek - University of Cambridge
Jun 10, 2021

Efficient robot skill learning
Peter Stone - University of Texas at Austin & Sony AI America
May 13, 2020

Efficient robot skill learning
Peter Stone - University of Texas at Austin & Sony AI America
May 13, 2020

Efficient robot skill learning
Peter Stone - University of Texas at Austin & Sony AI America
May 13, 2020

Efficient robot skill learning
Peter Stone - University of Texas at Austin & Sony AI America
May 13, 2020





How do we build models that learn and generalize?
Andrew G. Wilson - New York University
Jan 21, 2021

How do we build models that learn and generalize?
Andrew G. Wilson - New York University
Jan 21, 2021

How do we build models that learn and generalize?
Andrew G. Wilson - New York University
Jan 21, 2021

How do we build models that learn and generalize?
Andrew G. Wilson - New York University
Jan 21, 2021

Sparse methods for markovian GPs
Vincent Adam - Secondmind & Aalto University
Jan 14, 2021

Sparse methods for markovian GPs
Vincent Adam - Secondmind & Aalto University
Jan 14, 2021

Sparse methods for markovian GPs
Vincent Adam - Secondmind & Aalto University
Jan 14, 2021

Sparse methods for markovian GPs
Vincent Adam - Secondmind & Aalto University
Jan 14, 2021

Reinforcement learning in the real world: How to “cheat” and still feel good about it
Matthew E. Taylor - University of Alberta
Dec 17, 2020

Reinforcement learning in the real world: How to “cheat” and still feel good about it
Matthew E. Taylor - University of Alberta
Dec 17, 2020

Reinforcement learning in the real world: How to “cheat” and still feel good about it
Matthew E. Taylor - University of Alberta
Dec 17, 2020

Reinforcement learning in the real world: How to “cheat” and still feel good about it
Matthew E. Taylor - University of Alberta
Dec 17, 2020





Integration for and as Bayesian inference
Alexandra Gessner - University of Tuebingen
Nov 12, 2020

Integration for and as Bayesian inference
Alexandra Gessner - University of Tuebingen
Nov 12, 2020

Integration for and as Bayesian inference
Alexandra Gessner - University of Tuebingen
Nov 12, 2020

Integration for and as Bayesian inference
Alexandra Gessner - University of Tuebingen
Nov 12, 2020

Stationary activations for uncertainty calibration in deep learning
Arno Solin - Aalto University
Oct 29, 2020

Stationary activations for uncertainty calibration in deep learning
Arno Solin - Aalto University
Oct 29, 2020

Stationary activations for uncertainty calibration in deep learning
Arno Solin - Aalto University
Oct 29, 2020

Stationary activations for uncertainty calibration in deep learning
Arno Solin - Aalto University
Oct 29, 2020

Assisting human perception and control using theory of mind
Siddharth Reddy - University of California, Berkeley
Oct 22, 2020

Assisting human perception and control using theory of mind
Siddharth Reddy - University of California, Berkeley
Oct 22, 2020

Assisting human perception and control using theory of mind
Siddharth Reddy - University of California, Berkeley
Oct 22, 2020

Assisting human perception and control using theory of mind
Siddharth Reddy - University of California, Berkeley
Oct 22, 2020

Knowledge gradient methods for Bayesian optimization
Peter Frazier - Cornell University & Uber
Oct 8, 2022

Knowledge gradient methods for Bayesian optimization
Peter Frazier - Cornell University & Uber
Oct 8, 2022

Knowledge gradient methods for Bayesian optimization
Peter Frazier - Cornell University & Uber
Oct 8, 2022

Knowledge gradient methods for Bayesian optimization
Peter Frazier - Cornell University & Uber
Oct 8, 2022

Challenges of real-world RL: definition, implementation, analysis
Gabriel Dulac-Arnold - Google Research
Oct 1, 2020

Challenges of real-world RL: definition, implementation, analysis
Gabriel Dulac-Arnold - Google Research
Oct 1, 2020

Challenges of real-world RL: definition, implementation, analysis
Gabriel Dulac-Arnold - Google Research
Oct 1, 2020

Challenges of real-world RL: definition, implementation, analysis
Gabriel Dulac-Arnold - Google Research
Oct 1, 2020





Non-parametric modelling of gene expression in time and space
Magnus Rattray - University of Manchester
Sep 10, 2020

Non-parametric modelling of gene expression in time and space
Magnus Rattray - University of Manchester
Sep 10, 2020

Non-parametric modelling of gene expression in time and space
Magnus Rattray - University of Manchester
Sep 10, 2020

Non-parametric modelling of gene expression in time and space
Magnus Rattray - University of Manchester
Sep 10, 2020

Safe and efficient exploration in reinforcement learning
Andreas Krause - ETH Zurich
Aug 27, 2020

Safe and efficient exploration in reinforcement learning
Andreas Krause - ETH Zurich
Aug 27, 2020

Safe and efficient exploration in reinforcement learning
Andreas Krause - ETH Zurich
Aug 27, 2020

Safe and efficient exploration in reinforcement learning
Andreas Krause - ETH Zurich
Aug 27, 2020

MOReL: model-based offline reinforcement learning
Rahul Kidambi - Cornell University
Aug 6, 2020

MOReL: model-based offline reinforcement learning
Rahul Kidambi - Cornell University
Aug 6, 2020

MOReL: model-based offline reinforcement learning
Rahul Kidambi - Cornell University
Aug 6, 2020

MOReL: model-based offline reinforcement learning
Rahul Kidambi - Cornell University
Aug 6, 2020

Generalized energy-based models
Arthur Gretton - University College London
Jul 30, 2020

Generalized energy-based models
Arthur Gretton - University College London
Jul 30, 2020

Generalized energy-based models
Arthur Gretton - University College London
Jul 30, 2020

Generalized energy-based models
Arthur Gretton - University College London
Jul 30, 2020

A unified view of entropy-regularized Markov decision processes
Gergely Neu - Pompeu Fabra University
May 21, 2020

A unified view of entropy-regularized Markov decision processes
Gergely Neu - Pompeu Fabra University
May 21, 2020

A unified view of entropy-regularized Markov decision processes
Gergely Neu - Pompeu Fabra University
May 21, 2020

A unified view of entropy-regularized Markov decision processes
Gergely Neu - Pompeu Fabra University
May 21, 2020
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