Chris Budd is based at the University of Bath, where he is Professor of Applied Mathematics. He is also Professor of Maths at the Royal Institution and Gresham Professor of Geometry. He has also been the Education Officer of the London Mathematical Society, and Vice-President of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.
We join Maths4DL researchers for an intensive hackathon working on some of the most challenging problems posed by artificial intelligence.
To make informed decisions regarding AI politicians need to talk to the mathematicians and scientists who develop it. In this episode of Maths on the Move we report on Evidence Week, an event in Parliament that enabled mathematicians and policy makers to exchange ideas.
Combining AI with human knowledge of physics may lead to powerful applications in a range of areas — from weather forecasting to engineering.
Even simple rules can lead to interesting processes. Play with Conway's famous cellular automaton to see life-like patterns unfold.
If you've flipped heads 10 times what's the next flip most likely to be? Bayes' theorem has the answer, not just for the coin, but for the pursuit of science generally.
Trying to make a prediction about the world based on dodgy data? Then data assimilation has the answer!
