Talks and presentations

On scientific discovery with machine learning: what is “strong” novelty?

June 26, 2025

Talk, Machine Learning meets Scientific Understanding Workshop, Technische Universität Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany

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Beyond conceptual change: towards a mid-level theory of strong novelty for ML-enabled science

May 30, 2025

Talk, Epistemology and Theory of Machine Learning Workshop, Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, Munich, Germany

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On Values in Fairness Optimization with Machine Learning

November 16, 2024

Conference proceedings talk, Philosophy of Science Association Biennial Meeting, New Orleans, LA

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Creative and non-creative outcomes in scientific discovery with human-computer collaboration: what can we learn from machine learning predictions?

August 03, 2023

talk, Machine Discovery and Creation: an interdisciplinary workshop on AI in science and creative applications, Hannover, Germany (Online)

Machine-Led Exploratory Experiment in Astrophysics

November 10, 2022

Talk, Philosophy of Science Association Biennial Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA

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A Transferrable Conceptual Toolbox for Characterizing Novelty with Machine-Led Exploratory Experiments

October 20, 2022

Talk, Philosophy of Science Meets Machine Learning (PhilML), Tübingen, Germany

Representation without Constraint: A Critique of Poldrack’s Account of Object Detection Using Artificial Neural Networks

May 15, 2021

Talk, Rotman Graduate Student Conference, London, Ontario

Tactical Clinical Text Mining for Improved Patient Characterization

June 27, 2014

Conference proceedings talk, IEEE International Congress on Big Data, Anchorage, AK

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Evaluation of the Fluence Complexity, Solution Quality, and Run Efficiency Produced by Five Fluence Parameterizations Implemented in PARETO Multiobjective Radiotherapy Treatment Planning Software

July 23, 2012

Conference proceedings talk, 54th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists and the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine, Halifax, NS

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Investigation of Fluence Parameterization Methods for PARETO Multi‐Objective Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning Software

July 03, 2011

Conference proceedings talk, Joint AAPM/COMP Meeting, Vancouver, BC

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