Lecture 2
The Convolutional Neural Network for Image Analysis
March 1 | 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.
Zoom link: https://kaust.zoom.us/j/94456395577
Abstract
The analysis and synthesis of images is an area that has seen significant progress recently in artificial intelligence (AI). The deep convolutional neural network (CNN) is at the heart of this technology.
In this talk we will discuss in simple terms the underlying motivation and methodology associated with the CNN, and discuss how it is employed within deep learning. Further, we will discuss several applications of this technology, in the context of analyzing given images, and in the synthesis of highly realistic “fake” images.
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Brief biography
Lawrence Carin is the new Provost at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Prior to joining KAUST professor Carin was the James L. Meriam Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University, where he also served as the Vice President for Research. He is one of the most prolific authors in the world in the fields of machine learning and artificial intelligence, regularly publishing in the most competitive forums. Dr. Carin had taught at Duke for over 25 years, and has published nearly 400 peer-reviewed papers.
Lawrence Carin earned the BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1985, 1986, and 1989, respectively. In 1989 he joined the Electrical Engineering Department at Polytechnic University (Brooklyn) as an Assistant Professor, and became an Associate Professor there in 1994. In September 1995 he joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at Duke University. He was ECE Department Chair from 2011-2014, the Vice Provost for Research from 2014-2019, and since 2019 he has served as Duke’s Vice President for Research.
From 2003-2014 he held the William H. Younger Distinguished Professorship, and since 2018 he has held the James L. Meriam Distinguished Professorship. Dr. Carin’s research focuses on machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI) and applied statistics. He publishes widely in the main ML/AI conferences, and he has also engaged in translation of research to practice. He was co-founder of the small business Signal Innovations Group, which was acquired by BAE Systems in 2014, and in 2017 he co-founded the company Infinia ML. He is an IEEE Fellow.
