Mathematics Graduate Student Colloquium

MGSC Website: http://math.uci.edu/~mgsc/

Mathematical modeling of learning from an inconsistent source: A new approach

Timmy Ma
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm
RH 440R

Talk Abstract:

Continuing the discussion of how children can modify and regularize linguistic inputs from adults, we study the key features of the regularization of language. We present a new interpretation of existing algorithms to model and investigate the process of a learner learning from an inconsistent source. Our model allows us to analyze and present a theoretical explanation of a frequency boosting property, whereby the learner surpasses the fluency of the source by increasing the frequency of the most common input.

About the Speaker:

Timmy is in his 4th year of the program. He is a mathlete and loves to play all kinds of sports. His Jedi master was Yoda and he joined the Dark Side a little over two years ago to help the Empire take control of the Galaxy.

Refreshments:

Pizza will be served after the talk.