# Sebastian's slow blog

• ## Becoming a Bayesian, Part 1

Sun 19 April 2015 -

I have used probabilistic models for a number of years now and over this time I have used different paradigms to build my models, to estimate them from data, and to perform inference and predictions.

Overall I have slowly become …

• ## Extended Formulations

Sun 05 April 2015 -

An amazing fact in high dimensions is this: Projecting a simple convex set described by a small number of inequalities can create complicated convex set with an exponential number of inequalities.

It is amazing because it contradicts our everyday human …

• ## How to report uncertainty

Thu 19 March 2015 -

Error bars and the $$\pm$$-notation are used to quantitatively convey uncertainty in experimental results. For example, you would often read statements like $$140.7 \textrm{Hz} \pm 2.8 \textrm{ Hz SEM}$$ in a paper to report both an …

• ## Estimating Discrete Entropy, Part 3

Sat 07 March 2015 -

In the last two parts (part one, part two) we looked at the problem of entropy estimation and several popular estimators.

In this final article we will take a look at two Bayesian approaches to the problem.

• ## Machine Learning in Cambridge 2015

Thu 26 February 2015 -

This year we (Zoubin, together with David and myself) are again organizing a workshop event for the local Cambridge (UK) machine learning community. The schedule is available at the workshop homepage, Machine Learning in Cambridge 2015, and we also plan …