I'm teaching my first lecture at the new job today, about probabilistic logic programming, probabilistic inference, and (weighted) model counting.

Some of the required reading is a paper (https://eccc.weizmann.ac.il/eccc-reports/2003/TR03-003/index.html) that was written by a great mentor of mine, prof. dr. Fahiem Bacchus. He passed away just over 2 years ago, and I am honoured to keep his memory alive by teaching his ideas to a new generation of students. Hope to do him proud. 🌱

Please send good vibes? 🥺

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#introduction

👋 Hi all! I'm an Assistant Professor and Faculty Fellow at NYU's Center for Data Science.

My research aims to develop methods and theoretical insights that enable the safe deployment of ML systems in safety-critical settings by drawing on tools from #ProbabilisticInference, #Optimization, and #ReinforcementLearning. I also work on #AIPolicy.

For more details about my research, check out my website (https://timrudner.com) or this recent faculty profile: https://nyudatascience.medium.com/meet-the-fellow-tim-g-j-rudner-dae6b19d4226!