Archive for The Shard
London Meeting on Computational Statistics 28-29 April 2026, plus a UCL lecture by Lester Mackey
Posted in Books, pictures, Statistics, Travel, University life with tags Augustus de Morgan, Britain, computational statistical physics, gradient flows, London, London Mathematical Society, Monte Carlo methods, Monte Carlo Statistical Methods, simulation-based inference, The Shard, UCL, UCL Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, United Kingdom, University College London, variational inference on February 6, 2026 by xi'an
a day for social good in London
Posted in pictures, Travel, University life with tags Data science for social good, deforestation, DSSGx UK 2023, education, greenwashing, London, modern art, Tate Modern, Thames, The Shard, United Kingdom, University of Warwick, WBS on September 16, 2023 by xi'an
On Thursday, I went (from Paris) to London for the final day of Warwick DSSGx UK 2023 (Data Science for Social Good), which took place in The Shard, the tallest building in London (and certainly not the prettiest!), where the Warwick Business School has offices, and on the way, stopped by the nearby Tate Modern museum
where I spotted a few interesting pieces of art (but not that many!)
before heading to the 17th floor of the Shard building
And celebrating the great work done by the 16 Fellows (with the support of their fantastic technical mentors and project managers). Unfortunately, two of them were denied student visas and had to work remotely.The four projects were about predicting deforestation (in the Brazilian Amazon), failure to join a sixth form college (in the UK), risk of turning NEET (in the UK), and greenwashing (from social media).
We are now starting planning the next cohort, hence looking for candidates, projects, and financial support. Contact dssg@wbs.ac.uk for expressions of interest.
