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Reverend Bayes, Meet Countess Lovelace: Machine Learning and Programming

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Andy Gordon discusses machine learning using functional programming, explaining how Infer.NET Fun turns the succinct syntax of F# into an executable modeling language for Bayesian machine learning.

Bio

Andy Gordon is a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research Cambridge, and is a Professor at the University of Edinburgh. Andy wrote his PhD on input/output in lazy functional programming, and is the proud inventor of Haskell's ">>=" notation for monads. He's worked on a range of topics in concurrency, verification, and security, never straying too far from his roots in functional programming.

About the conference

Intended to be hands-on and interactive, FP Days gives you the opportunity to share experiences with others, find out more about the latest available tools and techniques, network with your peers and have a thoroughly enjoyable experience.The event has a strong, practical focus on learning more about the principles of Functional Programming, using it effectively and exploring possibilities with current FP technologies.

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Jan 22, 2013

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  • Another presentation from Andy that covers TrueSkill

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    The presenter, Andy Gordon, ran out of time and could not discuss TrueSkill - the system used by XBox Live to rank players.

    Here is another version of this presentation that covers TrueSkill:

    channel9.msdn.com/Events/Lang-NEXT/Lang-NEXT-20...

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