Umberto Picchini

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Useful taxonomy of pairwise Markov models, by Jüri Lember. Notice here X is the observable process and Y the latent one, opposite to what i find to be the most common notation. #nordstat26

I received a request to review from a top stats journal. It contained this (surprising to me) line: "If you cannot accept this invitation then it would be very helpful if you could suggest alternative referees (please include them in a reply to this email)." Anyone surprised about cc'ing referees?

Just got a paper to review where the authors labeled lasso regression as interpretable AI in the paper's title. Holy crap. #StatsSky #Statistics

Parametrization Cookbook: A set of Bijective Parametrizations for using Machine Learning methods in Statistical Inference arxiv.org/abs/2301.08297

two more days to apply for a PhD in Bayesian Experimental Design (until November 30)

We are recruiting a PhD student at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. The project explores Bayesian Experimental Design for real-time, risk-aware trajectory planning in autonomous driving, combining Bayesian inference and optimal control Apply by November 30 tinyurl.com/4mr6u79y

The 1st OWABI talk of the Season will be given by François-Xavier Briol (University College London). who will talk about "Multilevel neural simulation-based inference".

New work on inference for partially observed (hypoelliptic) SDEs in frequentist/Bayesian regimes. Splitting schemes & controlled SMC (+ bridges) to recover the (pseudo)likelihood of interest arxiv.org/abs/2507.14535 Work led by Shu, with @adamjohansen.bsky.social and @bayesianstats.bsky.social

Ladies and Gentlemen, our 2025 Wimbledon champion 👏🎾🍓 A fitting end to a truly great Grand slam ❤️🎾

The latest issue of the ISBA bulletin is now available! This issue features: - A 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 from the ISBA President; - The 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴 from the Bayesian community - The 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘴 section, full of ideas for bringing Bayes into the classroom. isba-bulletin.github.io/ISBABulletin/

Nikkei found academics had written "give a positive review only" and "do not highlight any negatives" in white text or tiny font on 17 preprints to combat AI peer reviews. asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tec...

a 6 pages primer on Bayesian Asymptotics Quite nice summary, with heuristic justifications followed by sketches of more rigorous proofs: www.adamnsmith.com/files/notes/...

What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders? Nicolas Metropolis did not play any scientific role in the development of what is known as the "Metropolis" (and later Metropolis-Hastings) algorithm. (pic: the MANIAC computer that Arianna Rosenbluth used to code the algorithm)

A new open-access Springer journal brand Discover, has absolute resemblance to MDPI and its strategy. A shocking new analysis by @paolocrosetto.bsky.social and other members of the Strain Team the-strain-on-scientific-publishing.github.io/website/post... HT: @deevybee.bsky.social

Zotero's pdf reader is becoming my go-to choice. By hoovering the mouse on a citation, or any hyperlinked section/equation/table etc, a super handy window pops up. So no need to scroll through the pdf and interrupt the reading flow. Any other pdf reader (for Windows) with such feature?

Demo for the sampler from our recent paper discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-a-non-...

Our new journal for #DataScience and #AI is open for submissions: academic.oup.com/rssdat?login... Back at its launch at our conference last September, editor in chief @lawrennd.bsky.social discussed how it fits with our mission and why its needed to confront current societal challenges

there's a lot of insight and interesting discussion in the review paper "Simulation-based Bayesian inference under model misspecification" arxiv.org/abs/2503.123...

You publish papers in statistics journals and you're proud of them? But, when your friends ask "are you coming to AISTATS with us?", you feel sad and you regret not to submit papers to conferences? Well, this message is for you! There is now a Journal-to-conference track at #AISTATS2025!

Jeremias Knoblauch and other colleagues and friends in UCL launched a "Post-Bayes seminar series". Their will be many blocks of talks, including a series on PAC-Bayes (probably starting in September 2025). The first talk (by Jeremias) is next week. Please have a look: postbayes.github.io/seminar/

I created a starter pack for simulation-based inference (aka. likelihood-free inference). Let me know if you’d like me to add you. go.bsky.app/GVnJRoK

tl;dr academicjobsitaly.com/home e' una piattaforma no profit per posizioni di ricerca in Italia www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2025/01/14/b...

a new seminar in the Approximate Bayesian Inference series is approaching

15 PhD positions at @deptmathgothenburg.bsky.social in Gothenburg, Sweden. Excellent working conditions, a monthly salary of ~34,000 SEK (~3,000 Euro) in a beautiful city. Deadline to apply: 24 February 🔗https://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/mv/research/doctoral-studies/mv-phd-recruitment-2025/

Interesting case where authors tease a reviewer by citing bits of the review (!) From: www.jstor.org/stable/2290467 (background: a foundational paper about multicollinearity in regression)

"Questionable practices in machine learning" arxiv.org/pdf/2407.12220

If anyone ever asks whether string theory has given us anything, tell them "the ArXiv" which has revolutionised access to scientific publishing. pubs.aip.org/physicstoday...

" companies do not need as many PhD’s as before, since they can recruit bachelor’s or master’s students who can contribute immediately and directly to AI-based products following the standardized process. " tinyurl.com/66cxzzm7

Oh look, Massi Tamborrino is on bluesky! Follow him for parallel-in-time solvers, SBI, inference for SDEs, neuronal modelling, stochastics bsky.app/profile/mtam...

I wasn't aware of this (fairly recent) book of fiction. Did anyone read it?

(3/x) To submit papers, and and at the same time, to write very poor reviews, is hurting other scientists and science in general. It's an abuse of the system, and we must definitely not accept it.

subscribe the Bayes Nordics email list, for Bayes-related events & jobs in the (European) Nordic countries. sites.google.com/site/bayesno... (scope and etiquette at sites.google.com/site/bayesno...)

must read for anyone running pseudomarginal methods (eg particle MCMC): new guidelines for the tuning of pMCMC. arxiv.org/abs/2411.10785

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