''Truth doesn't care about opinions''


I mainly conduct research in the area of Statistical Machine Learning. This is essentially a subarea of Artificial Intelligence which aims at understanding quantitatively (i.e. mathematically) the principles of learning and adaptation, as well as creating technological entities (e.g. computer programs) which can automatically do things like prediction, estimation, inference and decision making by analysing data. In practical terms this means that I work a lot with mathematics and statistics and use computers to do the calculations for me.

I've worked on fields as diverse as Physics, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition and, more recently, Document Analysis and Bioinformatics.

The common thread here is that in all of the above fields we have so much data that the process of constructing theories need to be automatized. This can be done with advanced statistical and mathematical tools.

In terms of tools I have been working mainly with Graphical Models, which are a combination of graph theory and probability theory.

My main goal in science is to work towards augmenting and commoditizing intelligence. I believe in intelligence and the power it has to understand and transform reality. Better medicines, better environment, better technology, better human relations, better quality of life. Only high intelligence and intelligent use of this intelligence can transform our reality.