Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM) Courses

Evolutionary Computation: History, Methods, and Applications

Explore evolutionary computation's history, forms, and applications, including CPPN-NEAT and case studies in symbolic regression, robotics, and designed organisms.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Elusive Generalization and Easy Optimization - Part 2

Explore generalization in machine learning and optimization of non-convex systems through gradient descent, focusing on recent developments and empirical findings in neural networks.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Elusive Generalization and Easy Optimization in Machine Learning - Part 1

Explore generalization in machine learning and optimization by gradient descent, focusing on recent developments and empirical findings in neural networks that challenge traditional theoretical foundations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Diverse Intelligences and Problem Solving - Mathematics of Intelligences Tutorials

Explore diverse intelligences in problem-solving through landscape models, theorems, and perspective analysis. Gain insights into creative tasks and cross-perspective communication.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Non-commutative Optimal Transport - Spring 2025

Explore non-commutative optimal transport's applications in AI, quantum physics, and electronic structure theory. Delve into evolution equations, Wasserstein distances, and computational algorithms for density operators.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Wisdom of Crowds: Diverse Intelligences and Collective Predictions and Classifications

Explore diverse intelligences and collective predictions in this talk on wisdom of crowds, covering key theorems and evolutionary models linking institutional structures to diversity and accuracy.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Basic Models of Animal Cognition - Part 2

Explore diverse cognitive strategies in animals for problem-solving, from navigation to social relationships. Learn scientific methods for measuring animal intelligence in various settings.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Computational Models of Human Cognition - Part 2

Explore advanced computational methods in cognitive science, covering perception, memory, language, and reasoning. Gain insights into modeling human cognition and intelligence.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Neural Mechanisms of Intelligence - Part 2 of 3

Explore neural mechanisms of intelligence in animals, uncovering algorithms behind cognitive processes. Gain insights into measuring and understanding non-linguistic forms of intelligence.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Basic Models of Animal Cognition - Part 1

Explore animal cognition across species, examining problem-solving strategies and scientific methods for measuring intelligence in diverse environments.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Reinforcement Learning and Architectures of Intelligence - Part 1

Explore reinforcement learning and intelligence architectures with Microsoft Research's Ida Momennejad in this comprehensive tutorial from IPAM's Mathematics of Intelligences series.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Computational Models of Human Cognition - Part 1

Explore computational methods in cognitive science, covering perception, memory, language, and reasoning. Gain insights into modeling human cognition through advanced techniques.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Neural Mechanisms of Intelligence - Part 1

Explore neural mechanisms of intelligence in animals, uncovering algorithms behind cognitive processes. Gain insights into measuring and understanding non-linguistic forms of intelligence.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Scrambling Time and Black Holes - Green Family Lecture at IPAM at UCLA

Explore the intriguing connection between scrambling time and black holes in this lecture by renowned physicist Peter Shor, delving into quantum information theory and its implications for understanding cosmic phenomena.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

No-Go Result for Implementing Chiral Symmetries by Locality-Preserving Unitaries

Explores limitations in implementing chiral symmetries using locality-preserving unitaries for fermionic lattice models, with implications for quantum error correction and quantum gravity.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video