IRIS Insights I Nico Formanek: Are hyperparameters vibes?
April 24, 2025, 2:00 p.m. (CEST)
Our second IRIS Insights talk will take place with Nico Formanek.
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This talk will discuss the role of hyperparameters in optimization methods for model selection (currently often called ML) from a philosophy of science point of view. Special consideration is given to the question of whether there can be principled ways to fix hyperparameters in a maximally agnostic setting.
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This is a WebEx talk to which everyone who is interested is cordially invited. It will take place in English. Our IRIS speaker, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Maria Wirzberger, will moderate it. Following Nico Formanek's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. We look forward to active participation.
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Please join this Webex talk using the following link:
https://lnkd.in/eJNiUQKV
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For my next research talk (just a within-department one) I'm seriously considering a "you are the hero" talk format... πŸ€”

  • each slide will have 2 choices of which slide should be next
  • the audience will vote: raised hand, choice 1, lowered hand, choice 0
  • I'll be doing a very rough visual vote estimation and choose on the next slide accordingly (hopefully you can do within-presentation hyperlinks in #Powerpoint, I'll have to check that)
  • as a bonus there might be a little graph at the end to show people which path they chose within the talk

On the other hand... It might be too complicated

What do you think?
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Yes, do it!
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