Research Group
Sensing, Learning and Inference
Our research focuses on theory and algorithms for extracting actionable information from complex data streams. We are particularly interested in decision-making under uncertainty for autonomy in a variety of application areas. SLI is led by John Fisher
- Methods: We develop scalable and robust methods in Bayesian inference, information theory, optimization and machine learning. Of particular interest are Bayesian nonparametrics, information planning, scene understanding, and Bayesian causal inference.
- Applications: Applications expose our ideas to the complexity of real world. We collaborate with researchers across the institute and industry partners on a variety oof problems including materials discovery, animal behavior analysis, autonomous systems, and nuclear materials detection.
- Sensors: Physics-based sensor models provide robustness and accurate uncertainty quantification in high-stakes sensing applications. We utilize a variety (and growing list) of sensor modalities -- cameras, lidars, RGBd, particle detectors, application-specific sensors -- within our methods.
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fisher@csail.mit.edu
Last updated Aug 02 '21