Hi everyone, Axel Saenz in the OSU math department is teaching a class on Markov processes next term (see description below), and asked me to advertise it in computer science. The class sounds really cool, and I think may be of particular interest to theory and AI/ML graduate students. - Huck ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Saenz Rodriguez, Axel <saenzroa@oregonstate.edu> Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 at 15:20 Subject: Course Announcement: MTH 665 To: <math_all@math.oregonstate.edu> Hi all, I’m teaching a class on Markov processes with applications to Bayesian inference. The course is intended for a wide audience and focuses on practical applications related to data science and statistics. Please consider registering for the course. *Course:* MTH 665, Probability Theory (Markov processes) *Description:* Markov processes, a type of random dynamical processes, have a variety of applications with rich and interesting phenomena that are fully accessible through tools and methods from linear algebra. For instance, a random walk on a graph is the typical example of a Markov process. In particular, the random walker moves from vertex to vertex along edges based on independent rolls of a die. In the course, we will develop the theory of Markov processes and consider applications related to data science such as Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) and Bayesian inference. *Textbooks:* The textbooks are available electronically through the OSU library. - Introduction to stochastic processes with R <https://search.library.oregonstate.edu/permalink/01ALLIANCE_OSU/jbiqoo/alma99328597080101451> (Chapters 2,3, and 5) - Statistical rethinking: a Bayesian course with examples in R and Stan <https://search.library.oregonstate.edu/permalink/01ALLIANCE_OSU/jbiqoo/alma99411176901865> (Chapters 3 and 8) *Requirements:* Linear algebra is the only background necessary. No previous probability background or experience required. Measure theory will not be used in the course. No previous course requirement. If you have any questions, please contact me directly at saenzroa@oregonstate.edu Regards, Axel Saenz Rodriguez -- Axel Saenz Rodriguez (he/him/his) Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics Oregon State University -- Axel Saenz Rodriguez (he/him/his) Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics Oregon State University