BIBiD 2015

This informal workshop brings together a number of us interested in developing novel Bayesian methodologies that are scalable to Big Data scenarios.

The organizers are funded by joint NSF-EPSRC grants. The NSF grant is lead by Max Welling and Babak Shahbaba, while the EPSRC grant is lead by Yee Whye Teh, Arnaud Doucet, Christophe Andrieu.

• Date: June 15, 2015.
• Time: 0850-1730
• Venue: Henry Wellcome Building for Gene Function (OCGF) seminar room on 3rd floor. Note different from original venue.
• Map: Henry Wellcome Building for Gene Function
• How to get there: Sign in and enter next door at [Sherrington Building, Physiology] (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Sherrington+Building,+Dept+of+Physiology,+Anatomy+and+Genetics+(DPAG)/@51.759708,-1.254807,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x4876c6a99ab39dd9:0x9e3c923bcd06c845), up to first floor, turn right and following the corridor to OCGF, then up stairs/elevator to 3rd floor. We'll put up signs.
• Coffee/tea and lunch will be provided.

Schedule

• 0850-0900 --- Welcome ---
• 0900-0925 Sinan Yildrim (Unfortunately Max Welling has had to cancel his trip)
• 0925-0950 Rémi Bardenet
• 0950-1015 Heiko Strathmann, Dino Sejdinovic
• 1015-1045 --- Break ---
• 1045-1110 Richard Everitt
• 1110-1135 Babak Shahbaba
• 1135-1200 Maurizio Filippone
• 1200-1225 Sebastian Vollmer
• 1225-1345 --- Lunch ---
• 1345-1410 Christophe Andrieu
• 1410-1435 Jakub Kominiarczuk
• 1435-1500 Pierre Jacob
• 1500-1530 --- Break ---
• 1530-1555 Anthony Lee
• 1555-1620 Yee Whye Teh
• 1620-1645 Zoubin Ghahramani
• 1645-1730 --- Discussion ---