Carola Doerr
@caroladoerr.bsky.social
CNRS research director at Sorbonne University in Paris. Interested in black-box optimization (theory, benchmarking, applications, learning,...).
ERC project dynaBBO on dynamic black-box optimization algorithms (consolidator grant)
ERC project dynaBBO on dynamic black-box optimization algorithms (consolidator grant)
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The International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems #IMPRS is currently accepting PhD applications! Join our elite doctoral program to conduct research in machine learning, robotics, HCI, computer vision, and related fields.
imprs.is.mpg.de/application
Deadline: Nov. 16, 2025
imprs.is.mpg.de/application
Deadline: Nov. 16, 2025
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October 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems #IMPRS is currently accepting PhD applications! Join our elite doctoral program to conduct research in machine learning, robotics, HCI, computer vision, and related fields.
imprs.is.mpg.de/application
Deadline: Nov. 16, 2025
imprs.is.mpg.de/application
Deadline: Nov. 16, 2025
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📢 Great news! All #AutoML25 conference recordings are now live, including keynotes and tutorials!
Check it out here: www.youtube.com/@automl_conf...
Happy learning! 🧑🎓
#AutoMLConf #NYC
Check it out here: www.youtube.com/@automl_conf...
Happy learning! 🧑🎓
#AutoMLConf #NYC
AutoMLConf
Channel of the international conference on AutoML
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October 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
📢 Great news! All #AutoML25 conference recordings are now live, including keynotes and tutorials!
Check it out here: www.youtube.com/@automl_conf...
Happy learning! 🧑🎓
#AutoMLConf #NYC
Check it out here: www.youtube.com/@automl_conf...
Happy learning! 🧑🎓
#AutoMLConf #NYC
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Join us for the #AutoML25 Online Post-Conference Gathering. It is open to the public!
It will include an extra keynote presentation by Pablo Samuel Castro (Google DeepMind) about the potential for AutoRL!
📆 Sept 25 | 8AM to 12PM EST
📍 uni-freiburg.zoom-x.de/j/6448752006...
🌐 2025.automl.cc
It will include an extra keynote presentation by Pablo Samuel Castro (Google DeepMind) about the potential for AutoRL!
📆 Sept 25 | 8AM to 12PM EST
📍 uni-freiburg.zoom-x.de/j/6448752006...
🌐 2025.automl.cc
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September 22, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Join us for the #AutoML25 Online Post-Conference Gathering. It is open to the public!
It will include an extra keynote presentation by Pablo Samuel Castro (Google DeepMind) about the potential for AutoRL!
📆 Sept 25 | 8AM to 12PM EST
📍 uni-freiburg.zoom-x.de/j/6448752006...
🌐 2025.automl.cc
It will include an extra keynote presentation by Pablo Samuel Castro (Google DeepMind) about the potential for AutoRL!
📆 Sept 25 | 8AM to 12PM EST
📍 uni-freiburg.zoom-x.de/j/6448752006...
🌐 2025.automl.cc
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Our first keynote speaker was Manuela Veloso! What an inspiring talk with a key message that we will keep for the rest of the conference “aim for 100%”!! #AutoML25 #AutoMLConf
September 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Our first keynote speaker was Manuela Veloso! What an inspiring talk with a key message that we will keep for the rest of the conference “aim for 100%”!! #AutoML25 #AutoMLConf
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One more time (and now with a working link) 😅
Several PhD positions in two brand-new labs at the Lamarr Intitute / TU Dortmund.
Lots of exciting research on #tabulardata, #autom and #benchmarking.
👉 Apply now, there's less than a week left!
Several PhD positions in two brand-new labs at the Lamarr Intitute / TU Dortmund.
Lots of exciting research on #tabulardata, #autom and #benchmarking.
👉 Apply now, there's less than a week left!
🔔 Reminder: 🎓 Interested in a #PhD on #AutoML, #Optimization & #Benchmarking? 🚀 Positions here 👉 automl4science.de/files/2025_J... ⏳ Only six days left to apply!
automl4science.de
August 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
One more time (and now with a working link) 😅
Several PhD positions in two brand-new labs at the Lamarr Intitute / TU Dortmund.
Lots of exciting research on #tabulardata, #autom and #benchmarking.
👉 Apply now, there's less than a week left!
Several PhD positions in two brand-new labs at the Lamarr Intitute / TU Dortmund.
Lots of exciting research on #tabulardata, #autom and #benchmarking.
👉 Apply now, there's less than a week left!
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The final day of #AutoMLConf is dedicated to tutorials & workshops!
☕ CAFE Workshop: peter-i-frazier.github.io/cafe-worksho...
🔍 Tutorials: foundation models, LLM-driven tuning, HPO & more 👉 2025.automl.cc/tutorials/
Sounds interesting? Register now! 2025.automl.cc/registration...
☕ CAFE Workshop: peter-i-frazier.github.io/cafe-worksho...
🔍 Tutorials: foundation models, LLM-driven tuning, HPO & more 👉 2025.automl.cc/tutorials/
Sounds interesting? Register now! 2025.automl.cc/registration...
Tutorials – AutoML
2025.automl.cc
August 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The final day of #AutoMLConf is dedicated to tutorials & workshops!
☕ CAFE Workshop: peter-i-frazier.github.io/cafe-worksho...
🔍 Tutorials: foundation models, LLM-driven tuning, HPO & more 👉 2025.automl.cc/tutorials/
Sounds interesting? Register now! 2025.automl.cc/registration...
☕ CAFE Workshop: peter-i-frazier.github.io/cafe-worksho...
🔍 Tutorials: foundation models, LLM-driven tuning, HPO & more 👉 2025.automl.cc/tutorials/
Sounds interesting? Register now! 2025.automl.cc/registration...
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The program for FOGA 2025 is now available at
naco.liacs.nl/foga2025/pro...
FOGA = plenary keynotes, poster-based presentations, and networking :-)
Hope to see many of you in Leiden at the end of August.
naco.liacs.nl/foga2025/pro...
FOGA = plenary keynotes, poster-based presentations, and networking :-)
Hope to see many of you in Leiden at the end of August.
Program
naco.liacs.nl
July 31, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The program for FOGA 2025 is now available at
naco.liacs.nl/foga2025/pro...
FOGA = plenary keynotes, poster-based presentations, and networking :-)
Hope to see many of you in Leiden at the end of August.
naco.liacs.nl/foga2025/pro...
FOGA = plenary keynotes, poster-based presentations, and networking :-)
Hope to see many of you in Leiden at the end of August.
And Erin LeDell, Kevin Leyton-Brown, Atlas Wang, and Juliana Freire 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hope to see you in New York or at the online post-conference meeting for those who do not want to or cannot travel. Details will be communicated in due time
Hope to see you in New York or at the online post-conference meeting for those who do not want to or cannot travel. Details will be communicated in due time
🚨 Last chance! Early bird tickets for #AutoML2025 in #NYC close Aug 1! Join top experts like Manuela Veloso, Andrew Gordon Wilson & more.
🎟️ 2025.automl.cc/registration...
📝 Submit late-breaking work to the non-archival by Aug 4!
🎟️ 2025.automl.cc/registration...
📝 Submit late-breaking work to the non-archival by Aug 4!
Registration & Pricing – AutoML
2025.automl.cc
July 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
And Erin LeDell, Kevin Leyton-Brown, Atlas Wang, and Juliana Freire 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hope to see you in New York or at the online post-conference meeting for those who do not want to or cannot travel. Details will be communicated in due time
Hope to see you in New York or at the online post-conference meeting for those who do not want to or cannot travel. Details will be communicated in due time
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EurIPS includes a call for both Workshops and Affinity Workshops!
We look forward to making #EurIPS a diverse and inclusive event with you.
The submission deadlines are August 22nd, AoE.
More information at:
eurips.cc/call-for-wor...
eurips.cc/call-for-aff...
We look forward to making #EurIPS a diverse and inclusive event with you.
The submission deadlines are August 22nd, AoE.
More information at:
eurips.cc/call-for-wor...
eurips.cc/call-for-aff...
July 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
EurIPS includes a call for both Workshops and Affinity Workshops!
We look forward to making #EurIPS a diverse and inclusive event with you.
The submission deadlines are August 22nd, AoE.
More information at:
eurips.cc/call-for-wor...
eurips.cc/call-for-aff...
We look forward to making #EurIPS a diverse and inclusive event with you.
The submission deadlines are August 22nd, AoE.
More information at:
eurips.cc/call-for-wor...
eurips.cc/call-for-aff...
La rêve !
And maybe one day we do not need to provide each and every information in 3 different (badly designed) forms neither. And maybe just one fsd advice and not two? And maybe no triple validation of lab direction needed to buy a train ticket for 40 euros? Oh, dear France, life could be 🏖️
And maybe one day we do not need to provide each and every information in 3 different (badly designed) forms neither. And maybe just one fsd advice and not two? And maybe no triple validation of lab direction needed to buy a train ticket for 40 euros? Oh, dear France, life could be 🏖️
Un jour, les services comptables de l'université arrêteront de demander des "RIB" pour les étrangers et ce jour là, la recherche française fera un bon de productivité avec tout le temps gagné
July 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
La rêve !
And maybe one day we do not need to provide each and every information in 3 different (badly designed) forms neither. And maybe just one fsd advice and not two? And maybe no triple validation of lab direction needed to buy a train ticket for 40 euros? Oh, dear France, life could be 🏖️
And maybe one day we do not need to provide each and every information in 3 different (badly designed) forms neither. And maybe just one fsd advice and not two? And maybe no triple validation of lab direction needed to buy a train ticket for 40 euros? Oh, dear France, life could be 🏖️
Reposted by Carola Doerr
Un jour, les services comptables de l'université arrêteront de demander des "RIB" pour les étrangers et ce jour là, la recherche française fera un bon de productivité avec tout le temps gagné
July 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Un jour, les services comptables de l'université arrêteront de demander des "RIB" pour les étrangers et ce jour là, la recherche française fera un bon de productivité avec tout le temps gagné
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Registrations for FOGA 2025 are open. Join us for 2.5 days packed with the latest research on foundations of evolutionary computation 🥳
naco.liacs.nl/foga2025//re...
The conference will be preceded by a meeting of the ROAR-NET COST Action: naco.liacs.nl/foga2025//ro...
We hope to see you in Leiden!
naco.liacs.nl/foga2025//re...
The conference will be preceded by a meeting of the ROAR-NET COST Action: naco.liacs.nl/foga2025//ro...
We hope to see you in Leiden!
Registration
naco.liacs.nl
July 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Registrations for FOGA 2025 are open. Join us for 2.5 days packed with the latest research on foundations of evolutionary computation 🥳
naco.liacs.nl/foga2025//re...
The conference will be preceded by a meeting of the ROAR-NET COST Action: naco.liacs.nl/foga2025//ro...
We hope to see you in Leiden!
naco.liacs.nl/foga2025//re...
The conference will be preceded by a meeting of the ROAR-NET COST Action: naco.liacs.nl/foga2025//ro...
We hope to see you in Leiden!
Reposted by Carola Doerr
🚨 Late-breaking call for #AutoML 2025! 🚨
Got a fresh paper or want to discuss a new project? The non-archival track is open until Aug 4 (AoE)! We are looking for:
📝 Short papers
🔥 Hot-off-the-press work
🎥 Demos, blog posts, videos & more!
Light review and no proceedings.
Got a fresh paper or want to discuss a new project? The non-archival track is open until Aug 4 (AoE)! We are looking for:
📝 Short papers
🔥 Hot-off-the-press work
🎥 Demos, blog posts, videos & more!
Light review and no proceedings.
Call for Non-Archival Content – AutoML
2025.automl.cc
July 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
🚨 Late-breaking call for #AutoML 2025! 🚨
Got a fresh paper or want to discuss a new project? The non-archival track is open until Aug 4 (AoE)! We are looking for:
📝 Short papers
🔥 Hot-off-the-press work
🎥 Demos, blog posts, videos & more!
Light review and no proceedings.
Got a fresh paper or want to discuss a new project? The non-archival track is open until Aug 4 (AoE)! We are looking for:
📝 Short papers
🔥 Hot-off-the-press work
🎥 Demos, blog posts, videos & more!
Light review and no proceedings.
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FOGA notifications are out. We hope that all submitting authors find the reviews useful, regardless of the final decision.
As always, feedback on the review process (which is under constant evolution to test different ideas) is welcome and can be addressed to the PC chairs and the organizing team.
As always, feedback on the review process (which is under constant evolution to test different ideas) is welcome and can be addressed to the PC chairs and the organizing team.
Happy to announce that 56 papers have been submitted to FOGA 2025. We are now entering the reviewing phase
FOGA will happen from Aug. 27-29, preceded by a workshop for COST action ROAR-NET roar-net.eu on Aug 26
Looking forward to hosting the community in beautiful Leiden, NL
naco.liacs.nl/foga2025/
FOGA will happen from Aug. 27-29, preceded by a workshop for COST action ROAR-NET roar-net.eu on Aug 26
Looking forward to hosting the community in beautiful Leiden, NL
naco.liacs.nl/foga2025/
FOGA 2025
naco.liacs.nl
June 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
FOGA notifications are out. We hope that all submitting authors find the reviews useful, regardless of the final decision.
As always, feedback on the review process (which is under constant evolution to test different ideas) is welcome and can be addressed to the PC chairs and the organizing team.
As always, feedback on the review process (which is under constant evolution to test different ideas) is welcome and can be addressed to the PC chairs and the organizing team.
Deadline is June 27th for submitting to the AutoML 2025 Non-archival track @automl-conf.bsky.social
We are looking for (1) journal/conference papers, (2) original 4-page papers, and (3) non-traditional content on the topic of AutoML.
Details: 2025.automl.cc/call-for-non...
We are looking for (1) journal/conference papers, (2) original 4-page papers, and (3) non-traditional content on the topic of AutoML.
Details: 2025.automl.cc/call-for-non...
Call for Non-Archival Content – AutoML
2025.automl.cc
June 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Deadline is June 27th for submitting to the AutoML 2025 Non-archival track @automl-conf.bsky.social
We are looking for (1) journal/conference papers, (2) original 4-page papers, and (3) non-traditional content on the topic of AutoML.
Details: 2025.automl.cc/call-for-non...
We are looking for (1) journal/conference papers, (2) original 4-page papers, and (3) non-traditional content on the topic of AutoML.
Details: 2025.automl.cc/call-for-non...
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Great news!! The non-archival content track was extended to June 27! ⏰
More details on the submission here 👇
More details on the submission here 👇
#AutoML25 is accepting non-archival content: short papers, hot-off-the-press work (recently accepted papers), and non-traditional formats like videos, demos, blog posts, educational materials, etc. Lightly reviewed and not published! 🚀
Deadline: June 16
2025.automl.cc/call-for-non...
Deadline: June 16
2025.automl.cc/call-for-non...
Call for Non-Archival Content – AutoML
2025.automl.cc
June 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Great news!! The non-archival content track was extended to June 27! ⏰
More details on the submission here 👇
More details on the submission here 👇
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📢 The Call for Tutorials & Workshops at #AutoML25 is OPEN!
Have a topic to share or want to build community in a subfield of #AutoML? Submit your proposal for a tutorial or workshop at the AutoML Conference in #NYC!
🗓️ Deadline: May 28
🔗 Full call: 2025.automl.cc/call-for-tut...
Have a topic to share or want to build community in a subfield of #AutoML? Submit your proposal for a tutorial or workshop at the AutoML Conference in #NYC!
🗓️ Deadline: May 28
🔗 Full call: 2025.automl.cc/call-for-tut...
Call for Tutorials and Workshops – AutoML
2025.automl.cc
May 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
📢 The Call for Tutorials & Workshops at #AutoML25 is OPEN!
Have a topic to share or want to build community in a subfield of #AutoML? Submit your proposal for a tutorial or workshop at the AutoML Conference in #NYC!
🗓️ Deadline: May 28
🔗 Full call: 2025.automl.cc/call-for-tut...
Have a topic to share or want to build community in a subfield of #AutoML? Submit your proposal for a tutorial or workshop at the AutoML Conference in #NYC!
🗓️ Deadline: May 28
🔗 Full call: 2025.automl.cc/call-for-tut...
In fact, the FOGA deadline has now been extended to May 5, AoE.
Never say never 🙃🙃
@foga-conf.bsky.social #EvolutionaryComputation #FOGA
Never say never 🙃🙃
@foga-conf.bsky.social #EvolutionaryComputation #FOGA
🔊 A kind reminder that the (non-extendable!) submission deadline for FOGA 2025 is May 2
ℹ️ FOGA 2025 will be held in Leiden, NL,
from August 27-29
Find all details and the full call for papers on our webpage: naco.liacs.nl/foga2025/
pls share/like/spread the word 🙏
ℹ️ FOGA 2025 will be held in Leiden, NL,
from August 27-29
Find all details and the full call for papers on our webpage: naco.liacs.nl/foga2025/
pls share/like/spread the word 🙏
FOGA 2025
naco.liacs.nl
April 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
In fact, the FOGA deadline has now been extended to May 5, AoE.
Never say never 🙃🙃
@foga-conf.bsky.social #EvolutionaryComputation #FOGA
Never say never 🙃🙃
@foga-conf.bsky.social #EvolutionaryComputation #FOGA
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I have an opening for a post doc position in machine learning theory, with a deadline of June 1st. Please share and apply: international.au.dk/about/profil...
Post doc position in theory of machine learning at Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at Computer Science, Dept. of, Aarhus University
international.au.dk
April 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I have an opening for a post doc position in machine learning theory, with a deadline of June 1st. Please share and apply: international.au.dk/about/profil...
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We’re getting more and more excited for the 5th AutoML School, happening June 10 - 13 in Tübingen, Germany and we’d love for you to be there.
April 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
We’re getting more and more excited for the 5th AutoML School, happening June 10 - 13 in Tübingen, Germany and we’d love for you to be there.
Reposted by Carola Doerr
The 5th NAS Unseen-Data Challenge at #AutoML25 is on! 🥊 How well do your #NAS pipelines perform on completely new, unseen datasets? 📊
Phase 1 is open until June - grab the starter kit and start building! Winners will be announced at #AutoMLConf in #NYC 🗽
More info 👉 www.nascompetition.com
Phase 1 is open until June - grab the starter kit and start building! Winners will be announced at #AutoMLConf in #NYC 🗽
More info 👉 www.nascompetition.com
NAS Unseen-Data
www.nascompetition.com
April 22, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The 5th NAS Unseen-Data Challenge at #AutoML25 is on! 🥊 How well do your #NAS pipelines perform on completely new, unseen datasets? 📊
Phase 1 is open until June - grab the starter kit and start building! Winners will be announced at #AutoMLConf in #NYC 🗽
More info 👉 www.nascompetition.com
Phase 1 is open until June - grab the starter kit and start building! Winners will be announced at #AutoMLConf in #NYC 🗽
More info 👉 www.nascompetition.com
Reposted by Carola Doerr
🔊 A kind reminder that the (non-extendable!) submission deadline for FOGA 2025 is May 2
ℹ️ FOGA 2025 will be held in Leiden, NL,
from August 27-29
Find all details and the full call for papers on our webpage: naco.liacs.nl/foga2025/
pls share/like/spread the word 🙏
ℹ️ FOGA 2025 will be held in Leiden, NL,
from August 27-29
Find all details and the full call for papers on our webpage: naco.liacs.nl/foga2025/
pls share/like/spread the word 🙏
FOGA 2025
naco.liacs.nl
April 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🔊 A kind reminder that the (non-extendable!) submission deadline for FOGA 2025 is May 2
ℹ️ FOGA 2025 will be held in Leiden, NL,
from August 27-29
Find all details and the full call for papers on our webpage: naco.liacs.nl/foga2025/
pls share/like/spread the word 🙏
ℹ️ FOGA 2025 will be held in Leiden, NL,
from August 27-29
Find all details and the full call for papers on our webpage: naco.liacs.nl/foga2025/
pls share/like/spread the word 🙏
When everyone else goes deep learning and foundation models, time for the optimization crowd to become creative 😇
In this PNAS brief report, we introduce an innovative approach to attack the long-standing problem of placing n points in [0,1)^d as uniformly as possible: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
In this PNAS brief report, we introduce an innovative approach to attack the long-standing problem of placing n points in [0,1)^d as uniformly as possible: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Searching permutations for constructing uniformly distributed point sets | PNAS
Uniformly distributed point sets of low discrepancy are heavily used in experimental
design and across a very wide range of applications such as nu...
doi.org
April 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM
When everyone else goes deep learning and foundation models, time for the optimization crowd to become creative 😇
In this PNAS brief report, we introduce an innovative approach to attack the long-standing problem of placing n points in [0,1)^d as uniformly as possible: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
In this PNAS brief report, we introduce an innovative approach to attack the long-standing problem of placing n points in [0,1)^d as uniformly as possible: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Reposted by Carola Doerr
✏️ The 5th AutoML School w/ a focus on #FoundationModels will be in June in Tübingen. With organisers from @ellisinsttue.bsky.social & ELLIS Unit Freiburg, the school will have intro, state-of-the-art, & application lectures.
📍 Tübingen 🇩🇪
📅 June 10-13
🔗 www.automlschool.org
📍 Tübingen 🇩🇪
📅 June 10-13
🔗 www.automlschool.org
AutoML School 2025
Scope
AutoML has become a cornerstone in the toolkit of many developers and researchers. With the rise of foundation models, AutoML's potential has expanded even further, enabling smarter, more powerf...
www.automlschool.org
April 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
✏️ The 5th AutoML School w/ a focus on #FoundationModels will be in June in Tübingen. With organisers from @ellisinsttue.bsky.social & ELLIS Unit Freiburg, the school will have intro, state-of-the-art, & application lectures.
📍 Tübingen 🇩🇪
📅 June 10-13
🔗 www.automlschool.org
📍 Tübingen 🇩🇪
📅 June 10-13
🔗 www.automlschool.org
Reposted by Carola Doerr
We’d like to announce next week’s virtual seminar on Bayesian Decision-making and Uncertainty!
Frank Hutter · University of Freiburg
Accurate predictions on small data (and time series) with the tabular foundation model TabPFN
Sign-up link below!
gp-seminar-series.github.io
Frank Hutter · University of Freiburg
Accurate predictions on small data (and time series) with the tabular foundation model TabPFN
Sign-up link below!
gp-seminar-series.github.io
April 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
We’d like to announce next week’s virtual seminar on Bayesian Decision-making and Uncertainty!
Frank Hutter · University of Freiburg
Accurate predictions on small data (and time series) with the tabular foundation model TabPFN
Sign-up link below!
gp-seminar-series.github.io
Frank Hutter · University of Freiburg
Accurate predictions on small data (and time series) with the tabular foundation model TabPFN
Sign-up link below!
gp-seminar-series.github.io