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Summarising Messy Data

One of the challenges in data-to-text NLG is creating good summaries and insights when the input is flawed (incomplete, incorrect, or inconsistent). One of my PhD students has been working on this problem, and it is a hard one! But a good solution would be hugely valuable for society. I may be able to offer a PhD studentship in this area, contact me if interested.

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Bayesian vs Neural Networks

Why would anyone use a Bayesian model instead of a neural model in clinical decision support? Perhaps because the Bayesian model is much easier to justify and adapt to a changing world. Explaining Bayesian models is also a really interesting research challenge, and one of my colleagues has funding for a PhD student in this area.