Institute for Advanced Study Courses

Tradeoffs Between Robustness and Accuracy - Percy Liang

Explore tradeoffs between robustness and accuracy in machine learning, covering topics like spurious correlations, regularization, and model complexity with Percy Liang.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Modularity, Attention and Credit Assignment Computations - Anirudh Goyal

Explore modularity, attention, and credit assignment in computational models, focusing on complex generalization, independent mechanisms, and selective activation for improved learning and problem-solving.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Do Simpler Models Exist and How Can We Find Them? - Cynthia Rudin

Explore simpler, interpretable machine learning models and their advantages in criminal justice and beyond. Learn about the Rashomon set, decision trees, and strategies to combat overfitting.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

A Tutorial on Entanglement Island Computations

Explore quantum entanglement and its computational applications in this advanced seminar, covering extremal surfaces, CFTs, and non-local effects in various dimensions and temperatures.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Singular Set in the Fully Nonlinear Obstacle Problem - Ovidiu Savin

Explore the singular set in fully nonlinear obstacle problems, focusing on free boundaries, monotonicity, and parametric inequalities with expert Ovidiu Savin.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Flows of Vector Fields: Classical and Modern - Camillo DeLellis

Explore classical and modern theories of vector field flows, covering key concepts, examples, and recent developments in analysis and differential equations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

On the Kudla-Rapoport Conjecture - Chao Li

Explore the Kudla-Rapoport conjecture, Hurwitz class numbers, and their connections to Eisenstein series and L-functions in this advanced number theory seminar by Chao Li.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Meta-Learning - Why It’s Hard and What We Can Do - Ke Li

Explore meta-learning challenges and solutions with Ke Li, covering optimization, model selection, and program induction in this theoretical machine learning seminar.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Interpolation in Learning - Steps Towards Understanding When Overparameterization Is Harmless, When It Helps, and When It Causes Harm

Explore overparameterization in machine learning, its benefits, potential harm, and the double descent phenomenon. Gain insights into interpolation regimes and matrix intuition.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Solving Random Matrix Models with Positivity - Henry Lin

Explore advanced matrix models, focusing on positivity constraints and loop equations. Learn techniques for solving complex mathematical problems in high-energy physics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Covariant Phase Space with Boundaries - Daniel Harlow

Explore covariant phase space with boundaries in field theory, covering key concepts like configuration space, prephase space, and Hamiltonian construction.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Your Brain on Energy-Based Models - Applying and Scaling EBMs to Problems

Explore energy-based models in machine learning, covering applications, scaling techniques, and their impact on classification, calibration, and robustness in AI systems.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Introduction to High Dimensional Expanders - Irit Dinur

Explore high dimensional expanders with Irit Dinur, covering random walks, spectral expansion, and hypergraphs. Gain insights into this advanced topic in discrete mathematics and computer science.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Towards a Mathematical Model of the Brain - Lai-Sang Young

Explore mathematical approaches to modeling brain dynamics, from local neural populations to complex cognitive functions, with insights on synchronization, memory, and visual processing.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Re-Imagining the Social Sciences in the Age of AI - March 4, 2020

Explore the intersection of AI and social sciences through expert talks on mate selection decision-making and human behavior as AI's next frontier, followed by a moderated discussion and audience Q&A.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video