Michael Choi
michaelchchoi.bsky.social
Michael Choi
@michaelchchoi.bsky.social
Applied probabilist. Probability, MCMC, optimization, information theory, TCS.

https://mchchoi.github.io/
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Tom Kurtz passed away a few weeks ago. I just heard the very sad news today. He was a wonderful guy, and his work had a great impact on probability theory.

www.gundersonfh.com/obituaries/T...
Obituary information for Thomas Gordon Kurtz
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May 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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The BayesComp workshop on 'Bayesian Computation and Inference with Misspecified Models' will take place in Singapore on the 16-17th June.

We have an open call for posters/contributed calls, with a deadline on the 1st May. More details on the website:
postbayes.github.io/BayesMisspec...
BayesComp Satellite Workshop on Bayesian Computation and Inference with Misspecified Models
postbayes.github.io
April 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Stein's method for the win!
Congratulations to @lestermackey.bsky.social for receiving the 2025 COPSS Award! 🎉👏

Lester is currently the Chair of the Section on Bayesian Statistical Sciences (SBSS) of the American Statistical Association.
March 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Very nice talk by Frank Nielsen on information geometry !
March 3, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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The deadline for abstract submission of contributed papers and posters for BayesComp2025 has been extended to 28 February. Decisions by 14 March. Submit here! bayescomp2025.sg/abstract-sub...
The deadline for early bird registration has been extended to March 22. Hope to see you in Singapore!
Bayes Comp 2025
bayescomp2025.sg
February 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM