Talk

UCL IMSS Annual Lecture on ‘Computational Statistics and Machine Learning’ by Dr Lester Mackey

April 27th, 2026
Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, London
This year’s annual lecture of the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (IMSS) will focus on the theme of ''Computational Statistics and Machine Learning''. The event is co-organised by ELLIS Unit London at UCL.

The UCL department of Statistical Science is delighted to welcome members of the community for an afternoon and evening of discussions on this topic, centered around a keynote talk by Dr. Lester Mackey (Microsoft Research New England and Stanford University). The event will also feature invited talks covering topics in statistical machine learning, and will be followed by a two-day workshop expanding on recent advanced in computational statistics.

Registration

The cost is £10 for non-UCL participants and free for UCL participants. Light refreshments will be provided.
Link for registration

Call for posters

We welcome poster presentations broadly related to computational statistics and machine learning. In case of oversubscription, the organisers reserve the rights to prioritise poster allocations according to the priority areas for this event.

Link for poster submission.

Deadline: 15th March 5pm GMT.

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