At Roundtable Chatroom
we promote engaging discussions
on important issues
in the Machine Learning community
Join Our Next Event
Hosted at NeurIPS 2021 conference
Limited spots are available.
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Sponsored by Ivy
Dr Edward johns
Senior Lecturer
Imperial College London
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Is reinforcement learning useful in the real world?
Prof Stuart Russell
Professor of Computer Science
University of California - Berkeley
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Can we make AI compatible with human existence?
Prof Hanna Wallach
Partner Research Manager
Microsoft Research New York City
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I wish I knew ... at the start of my research career
Dr Stefan Zohren
Faculty Member
Oxford-man Institute of Quantitative Finance
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AI in finance
Prof Pedro Domingos
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Washington
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Is deep learning the master algorithm?
How Does It Work?
The Roundtable Chatroom event consists of 2 sessions.
We dedicate the first 1h30min for a session of guided discussions on a range of important topics related to ML.
We invite mentors with expert knowledge of these topics to host these discussions.
To allow quality engagement, participants will be divided into small groups of 10-15 people
and will rotate around different topics and mentors.
The last 30min is a free discussion session, where we randomly break up the participants into even smaller groups of 3-5 people.
Any topics are allowed and we hope some valuable friendships will be initiated during these conversations.
Session 1 - Guided discussion
The first session will be guided by knolwedgeable mentors at different 'tables' (breakout rooms). In a group of no 10-15 people, participants will have the chance to raise any questions they have related to the topic or contribute to the discussion by sharing their opinions. The discussion of each topic lasts for 15-20min.
Session 2 - Free discussion
In the second session, we will reduce the group to even smaller size (3-5 people). There is no restriction on the topics to be brought up, although code of conduct still applies. This session is designed to allow us to build a layer of peer support, as we all share similar challenges and opportunities. Let's talk about them and help each other!
Latest Interviews
10 June 2021
Part 3 Interview with Jakub Tomczak
Professor of AI at VU Amsterdam
‘Every research lab is in a way a start-up’ 🚀
Find out why Jakub Tomczak who teaches AI at VU Amsterdam thinks that research labs are like start-ups in the AI industry.
10 June 2021
Part 2 Interview with Jakub Tomczak
Professor of AI at VU Amsterdam
Discover why Jakub thinks that everyone should work at a company for 1-2 years before starting a PhD.
10 June 2021
Part 1 Interview with Jakub Tomczak
Professor of AI at VU Amsterdam
We are proud to share the first recording of our discussion with Jakub Tomczak who teaches AI at VU Amsterdam!