Hidde Fokkema
@hiddefokkema.bsky.social
PhD candidate in Mathematical Machine Learning with @tverven | Researching formal XAI | Maths nerd | Occasional producer of electronic music
https://www.hidde-fokkema.com
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When reading a large literature, it is really helpful to have opinionated opinions that help to categorize papers.
One of mine for explainable AI is that methods need to address a fundamental limit in how much information can be communicated.
Blog post: www.timvanerven.nl/blog/xai-com... (no math)
One of mine for explainable AI is that methods need to address a fundamental limit in how much information can be communicated.
Blog post: www.timvanerven.nl/blog/xai-com... (no math)
The Central Challenge in Explainable AI: Channel Capacity
Explainable AI is about communication: we want to tell people how or whya machine learning model is making certain decisions. Why is this sodifficult? In this post I take an information-theoretic pers...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
When reading a large literature, it is really helpful to have opinionated opinions that help to categorize papers.
One of mine for explainable AI is that methods need to address a fundamental limit in how much information can be communicated.
Blog post: www.timvanerven.nl/blog/xai-com... (no math)
One of mine for explainable AI is that methods need to address a fundamental limit in how much information can be communicated.
Blog post: www.timvanerven.nl/blog/xai-com... (no math)
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Interested in provable guarantees and fundamental limitations of XAI? Join us at the "Theory of Explainable AI" workshop Dec 2 in Copenhagen! @ellis.eu @euripsconf.bsky.social
Speakers: @jessicahullman.bsky.social @doloresromerom.bsky.social @tpimentel.bsky.social
Call for Contributions: Oct 15
Speakers: @jessicahullman.bsky.social @doloresromerom.bsky.social @tpimentel.bsky.social
Call for Contributions: Oct 15
Theory of XAI Workshop
Explainable AI (XAI) is now deployed across a wide range of settings, including high-stakes domains in which misleading explanations can cause real harm. For example, explanations are required by law ...
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October 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Interested in provable guarantees and fundamental limitations of XAI? Join us at the "Theory of Explainable AI" workshop Dec 2 in Copenhagen! @ellis.eu @euripsconf.bsky.social
Speakers: @jessicahullman.bsky.social @doloresromerom.bsky.social @tpimentel.bsky.social
Call for Contributions: Oct 15
Speakers: @jessicahullman.bsky.social @doloresromerom.bsky.social @tpimentel.bsky.social
Call for Contributions: Oct 15
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4th AI & Mathematics in NL workshop in Tilburg.
Many cool presentations: aimath.nl/index.php/20...
And great people:
Many cool presentations: aimath.nl/index.php/20...
And great people:
June 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
4th AI & Mathematics in NL workshop in Tilburg.
Many cool presentations: aimath.nl/index.php/20...
And great people:
Many cool presentations: aimath.nl/index.php/20...
And great people:
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Deadlines for PhD and Postdoc vacancies coming up: applications open until Monday June 2!
Now open: vacancies for a PhD or Postdoc position to develop "Mathematical Foundations for Explainable AI" with me.
This is a new research direction that I am very excited about, and which will really start to take off over the next few years.
Come join my group: www.timvanerven.nl#open-phd-and...
This is a new research direction that I am very excited about, and which will really start to take off over the next few years.
Come join my group: www.timvanerven.nl#open-phd-and...
Tim van Erven
Tim van Erven’s website
www.timvanerven.nl
May 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Deadlines for PhD and Postdoc vacancies coming up: applications open until Monday June 2!
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Now open: vacancies for a PhD or Postdoc position to develop "Mathematical Foundations for Explainable AI" with me.
This is a new research direction that I am very excited about, and which will really start to take off over the next few years.
Come join my group: www.timvanerven.nl#open-phd-and...
This is a new research direction that I am very excited about, and which will really start to take off over the next few years.
Come join my group: www.timvanerven.nl#open-phd-and...
Tim van Erven
Tim van Erven’s website
www.timvanerven.nl
April 3, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Now open: vacancies for a PhD or Postdoc position to develop "Mathematical Foundations for Explainable AI" with me.
This is a new research direction that I am very excited about, and which will really start to take off over the next few years.
Come join my group: www.timvanerven.nl#open-phd-and...
This is a new research direction that I am very excited about, and which will really start to take off over the next few years.
Come join my group: www.timvanerven.nl#open-phd-and...
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Jelle Goeman (Leiden University Medical Center) and I (University of Twente) have two PhD positions on e-values and multiple testing. The students will be co-supervised by both of us. A strong theoretical mathematical background is required.
utwentecareers.nl/en/vacancies...
utwentecareers.nl/en/vacancies...
Two PhD positions on Flexible and User-adaptive statistical inference - Looking for a job that matters?
You will develop a mathematical framework for multiple testing, enabling flexibility in study design, analysis, and model choice while retaining strong error guarantees. This means that researchers ca...
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March 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Jelle Goeman (Leiden University Medical Center) and I (University of Twente) have two PhD positions on e-values and multiple testing. The students will be co-supervised by both of us. A strong theoretical mathematical background is required.
utwentecareers.nl/en/vacancies...
utwentecareers.nl/en/vacancies...
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Hooray, I received a Vici grant from the Dutch science foundation!
Heads up for current PhD students in learning theory: I will have two postdoc positions available in Amsterdam on "learning theory for interpretable/explainable AI" in the coming years.
www.uva.nl/shared-conte...
Heads up for current PhD students in learning theory: I will have two postdoc positions available in Amsterdam on "learning theory for interpretable/explainable AI" in the coming years.
www.uva.nl/shared-conte...
NWO Vici grants awarded to six UvA/AMC researchers
Six UvA and AMC academics have been awarded Vici grants worth up to €1.5 million by the Dutch Research Council (NWO), to pursue research into topics ranging from black holes to combatting obesity. The...
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March 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Hooray, I received a Vici grant from the Dutch science foundation!
Heads up for current PhD students in learning theory: I will have two postdoc positions available in Amsterdam on "learning theory for interpretable/explainable AI" in the coming years.
www.uva.nl/shared-conte...
Heads up for current PhD students in learning theory: I will have two postdoc positions available in Amsterdam on "learning theory for interpretable/explainable AI" in the coming years.
www.uva.nl/shared-conte...
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Reposting to see if we can get some input on what the community is eager to see in the seminar:
Our Theory of Interpretable AI seminar (tverven.github.io/tiai-seminar/) will soon celebrate its one-year anniversary! 🥳
As we step into our second year, we’d love to hear from you! What papers would you like to see discussed in our seminar in the future? 📚🔍
As we step into our second year, we’d love to hear from you! What papers would you like to see discussed in our seminar in the future? 📚🔍
Theory of Interpretable AI Seminar
The Theory of Interpretable AI Seminar is an international online seminar about the theoretical foundations of interpretable and explainable AI.
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February 17, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Reposting to see if we can get some input on what the community is eager to see in the seminar:
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Great talk by Jeremias Sulam in the interpretable AI seminar today, connecting feature and concept interpretability to hypothesis testing via E-values!
Recording available in our YouTube channel: youtu.be/cx7wTtRdhnA
Check out the seminar website for upcoming talks: tverven.github.io/tiai-seminar/
Recording available in our YouTube channel: youtu.be/cx7wTtRdhnA
Check out the seminar website for upcoming talks: tverven.github.io/tiai-seminar/
February 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Great talk by Jeremias Sulam in the interpretable AI seminar today, connecting feature and concept interpretability to hypothesis testing via E-values!
Recording available in our YouTube channel: youtu.be/cx7wTtRdhnA
Check out the seminar website for upcoming talks: tverven.github.io/tiai-seminar/
Recording available in our YouTube channel: youtu.be/cx7wTtRdhnA
Check out the seminar website for upcoming talks: tverven.github.io/tiai-seminar/
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📢Theory of Interpretable AI Seminar📢
On Thursday, Depen Morwani from Harvard will present work on how **margin maximization** can explain observed phenomena in mechanistic interpretability!
⏲️Thursday Dec 5th, 4pm CET / 10am EST
🌐https://tverven.github.io/tiai-seminar/
On Thursday, Depen Morwani from Harvard will present work on how **margin maximization** can explain observed phenomena in mechanistic interpretability!
⏲️Thursday Dec 5th, 4pm CET / 10am EST
🌐https://tverven.github.io/tiai-seminar/
December 3, 2024 at 9:30 AM
📢Theory of Interpretable AI Seminar📢
On Thursday, Depen Morwani from Harvard will present work on how **margin maximization** can explain observed phenomena in mechanistic interpretability!
⏲️Thursday Dec 5th, 4pm CET / 10am EST
🌐https://tverven.github.io/tiai-seminar/
On Thursday, Depen Morwani from Harvard will present work on how **margin maximization** can explain observed phenomena in mechanistic interpretability!
⏲️Thursday Dec 5th, 4pm CET / 10am EST
🌐https://tverven.github.io/tiai-seminar/