Matrix Institute

update: Video Recording Abstract: Generative text AI has just recently caught the public’s imagination, but the technology underlying ChatGPT has been well known in industry for years. In this talk, a former Principal Product Manager for Alexa, will demystify what generative text AI models are, what new capabilities they bring, and what risks they introduce. […]

May 19, 2023: Heather Russell: High Energy Physics and Data Science. 10:30am-11:30am. ECS 660.  Title: Data analysis at the LHC Abstract: Over ten thousand scientists are currently studying hundreds of petabytes of data collected at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. On top of that, the LHC is colliding protons inside our detectors at […]

Data Services for UVic Researchers (note different time/location) Research Data are increasingly recognized as critical research outputs which, brought together across projects and disciplines, can help us to solve some of the most pressing global problems. In order to realize this lofty goal, researchers require access to data infrastructure, services, and expertise at their own […]

Please RSVP at this form. Zoom link is available upon RSVP. Video now available. Abstract: Important goals of topic models like Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) are to explore, summarize, and visualize unstructured document corpora. However, recent work has shown that some of these goals are best satisfied if a user is able to interpret and […]

Abstract: As we have come to rely on software systems in our daily lives, we have a clear expectation about the reliability of these systems. To ensure this reliability, automated software quality assurance processes have become an important part of software development. How do software engineers in the wild use these quality assurance approaches? And […]

Please RSVP at this form. Zoom link is available upon RSVP. Abstract: The roller-coaster trajectory of cryptocurrency valuations has captured global attention, often overshadowing the foundational technology that underpins it: the blockchain. In the wake of the recent crypto crash, many critics have been quick to dismiss the entire domain as mere hype and speculation. […]

Please RSVP at this form. Zoom link is available upon RSVP. NOTE: Location change to EOW 430. Abstract Ecosystems and biodiversity are increasingly being impacted by human activities. Detecting and understanding changes in biodiversity is a challenge for a couple of reasons. 1) Transcending the results of an individual study or site within a limited […]