{"id":1185495,"date":"2026-09-15T08:51:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:51:46","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-10-14T09:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T16:02:11","slug":"mathematical-foundations-of-ai-workshop","status":"publish","type":"msr-event","link":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/research\/event\/mathematical-foundations-of-ai-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathematical foundations of AI workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

The Microsoft Research Cambridge Machine Intelligence team<\/a> is hosting a workshop on the mathematical foundations of AI, bringing together researchers from academia and industry to explore emerging directions and open challenges. As AI systems continue to advance, understanding the underlying mathematical principles will be essential to shaping future progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The workshop will feature research talks, tutorials, student poster sessions, and open discussions, creating opportunities to exchange ideas, share perspectives, and engage with key questions at the foundations of AI. Areas of interest include\u202fmachine learning theory, optimization, stochastic processes,\u202fand related topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This workshop is invite-only. For inquiries, please reach out to maryattemily@microsoft.com<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chancellor\u2019s Fellow, Institute for Machine Learning School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research Cambridge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research Cambridge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Professor, Lancaster University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Senior Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research Cambridge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research Cambridge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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