Seminar: Neural Nets Do Not Need To Be A Black Box: The Recent Mathematics Of Deep Learning
Event Details:
- Date: Tuesday, 14 January 2025
- Time: Starts: 13:00
- Venue: This seminar is held as a hybrid event. You are welcome to join us at the John Ioannides Auditorium, Fresnel Building, The Cyprus Institute.
Otherwise please, connect to our live stream of the discussion, available on Zoom (Password: VsSCz1) - Speaker: Prof. Constantine Dovrolis, Director, Center for Computational Science and Technology (CaSToRC), The Cyprus Institute; Professor, School of Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology
CaSToRC, the HPC National Competence Centre,
invites you to the EuroCC-2 Seminar Series
Abstract
Over the last decade, deep learning has evolved from being an enigmatic “black box” to a field where mathematics provide clear insights into its remarkable success. In this talk, we will explore how modern analysis has shed light on key questions, including:
1. Why overparameterized neural networks generalize well (despite earlier results from classical learning theory).
2. The critical role of depth in the neural network architecture.
3. How deep learning avoids the curse of dimensionality.
4. The surprising efficiency of optimization methods despite the non-convex nature of the problem.
About the Speaker
Professor Constantine Dovrolis is the Director of the Center for Computational Science and Technology (CaSToRC) at The Cyprus Institute (CyI). He is also a Professor at the School of Computer Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research is highly inter-disciplinary, combining Network Theory, Data Mining and Machine Learning.
More recently, his group has been focusing on neuro-inspired architectures for machine learning based on what is currently known about the structure and function of brain networks.
About the EuroCC-2 project
EuroCC 2 will work to identify and address the skills gaps in the European High Performance Computing (HPC) ecosystem and coordinate cooperation across Europe to ensure a consistent skills base.
The role of EuroCC 2 is to establish and run a network of more than 30 NCCs across the EuroHPC Participating States. The NCCs act as single points of access in each country between stakeholders and national and EuroHPC systems. They operate on a regional and national level to liaise with local communities, in particular SMEs, map HPC competencies and facilitate access to European HPC resources for users from the private and public sector.
EuroCC 2 delivers training, interacts with industry, develops competence mapping and communication materials and activities, and supports the adoption of HPC services in other related fields, such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence (AI), high performance data analytics (HPDA) to expand the HPC user base.
This project has received funding from the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No 101101903. The JU receives support from the European Union’s programme Digital Europe and Germany, Bulgaria, Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg , Slovakia, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, the Republic of North Macedonia, Iceland, Montenegro and Serbia.
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Additional Info
- Date: Tuesday, 14 January 2025
- Time: Starts: 13:00
- Speaker: Prof. Constantine Dovrolis, Director, Center for Computational Science and Technology (CaSToRC)
