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Mathematics of Machine Learning Seminar

Apr 6, 2026 – Jul 31, 2026

About this seminar

Weekly paper-reading seminar on the mathematical foundations of modern machine learning: optimization landscapes, generalization theory, and kernel methods.

Topics covered

  • Gradient descent dynamics
  • Generalization bounds
  • Kernel methods
  • Neural tangent kernels

How it was run

Tuesdays: one recent paper presented by a student. Fridays: journal-club style discussion of two short papers chosen by vote earlier in the week.