The “Conference on Mathematics of Wave Phenomena 2025” was held at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Karlsruhe, Baden-W”{u}rttemberg, Germany — about an hour away from Frankfurt by train — between the 24th and 28th of February.
Karlsruhe is an old and wonderful town dating back to the early 18th century, nestled between the Black Forest and the Rhine river, and was built by the old Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Karl-Wilhelm.
1 Introduction
The Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach — or MFO — is a Mathematical Institute located deep in the hills of the Black Forest, far away from the distractions of civilisation. It was built by the Nazis in 1944, in a deliberately secluded location, so as to be an unlikely target for Allied bombing. This is ideal, when you want to peacefully concentrate on maths.
On June 12th to 21st of 2024, I had the pleasure to attend and present my work as a poster for the 2nd Bayes-Duality Workshop 2024 organized by the Bayes Duality, a Japan-French joint research project team. This workshop was hosted in the Centre for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) of RIKEN in Nihonbashi, Chūō City, Tokyo.
The AI & Art competition we ran as part of the CDT Showcase event brought together a fantastic array of talent and creativity, with participants impressing us with their outstanding submissions. We were thrilled to see some innovative approaches and unique perspectives reflected in each entry and are excited to highlight the winning entries that stood out among the rest.
As I return to my PhD studies at UCL after a transformative six-month internship at Amazon Robotics in Berlin, I find myself reflecting on the invaluable experiences and lessons gained during this period. I am eager to share insights from my journey and how they have shaped my thinking.
It is hard to believe that we are already reaching the end of another term at UCL. Since October we have welcomed 13 new students had PhD submissions, congratulated new Drs and seen a significant number of students have their work accepted for some of the most prestigious conferences in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning!