As part of the Carl Zeiss Foundation's research start-up program, Prof. Dr. Maximilian Coblenz, Professor of Business Informatics at the Department of Services and Consulting at HWG LU, was able to acquire a grant of €148,000 for his project "CopML: Copulas in Machine Learning". The research project belongs to the thematic focus Artificial Intelligence (AI) and extends over two years. The start of the funding is July 2023.
About CopML
Modeling dependency structures and probability distributions plays a central role in data analysis, especially in machine learning. Copulas are an excellent tool from classical statistics. Copulas make it possible to decompose probability distributions in a clever way that simplifies the overall modeling. Since copulas are themselves probability distributions, they can also be used to simulate new data. In addition, they are suitable for application to high-dimensional data. Due to these properties, copulas are already receiving growing attention in the field of machine learning. The goal of the research project Copulas in Machine Learning (CopML) is to further link copulas and machine learning methods. On the one hand, the potential applications of copulas in machine learning are to be investigated. On the other hand, machine learning methods are to be explored that enable the modeling of copulas themselves.
About the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
The Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung has set itself the goal of creating scope for scientific breakthroughs. As a partner of excellent science, it supports both basic research and application-oriented research and teaching in the STEM disciplines (mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology). Founded in 1889 by the physicist and mathematician Ernst Abbe, the Carl Zeiss Foundation is one of the oldest and largest private science-funding foundations in Germany. It is the sole owner of Carl Zeiss AG and SCHOTT AG. Its projects are financed from the dividend distributions of the two foundation companies.
More information on the "CopML" project and the Carl Zeiss Foundation's Research Start Program can be found here and here.
Technical contact:
Prof. Dr. Maximilian Coblenz
Chair of Information Systems
Department of Services & Consulting
Tel.: +49 (0) 621 5203 416
E-mail: maximilian.coblenz@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de
