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July 28, 2020 June 29, 2021

Directions in ML: AutoML and Automating Algorithms

10:00 AM–11:00 AM PT

Location: Virtual

The Directions in ML: AutoML and Automating Algorithms speaker series brought together AutoML research communities from across the world to learn from each other and build on the latest knowledge and exploration. This virtual speaker series featured talks by outstanding academics and domain experts whose research covered a broad swath of the topic. The live talks were presented virtually from 10 to 11 AM pacific on the day of and the recorded sessions are now available for on demand viewing.

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Speaker lineup

DateSpeaker
July 28, 2020Professor Ameet Talwalkar, Carnegie Mellon University
September 9, 2020Professor Frank Hutter, University of Freiburg
October 6, 2020Professor Mihaela van der Schaar, University of Cambridge, UCLA, and The Alan Turing Institute
November 18, 2020Dr. David Alvarez-Melis, Microsoft Research
December 15, 2020Professor Yisong Yue, California Institute of Technology
January 27, 2021Professor Sanmi Koyejo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
February 25, 2021Professor Ryan Adams, Princeton University
March 31, 2021Professor Roger Grosse, University of Toronto
April 28, 2021Dr. Lester Mackey, Microsoft Research
May 25, 2021Professor David Duvenaud, University of Toronto
June 29, 2021Professor Madeleine Udell, Cornell University

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