Deep Learning Summit
San Francisco

Ian Goodfellow is a Senior Research Scientist on the Google Brain team. He studies new methods for improving neural networks. Recent publications include: Adversarial Autoencoders; Net2Net: Accelerating Learning via Knowledge Transfer; and Explaining and Harnessing Adversarial Examples.

Calico was created by Google back in 2013 to tackle human aging and diseases associated with age. "“At Calico, I will work on the development of new computational methods for analyzing biological data sets, to help move to achieving these important scientific and societal goals,” said Koller."

Netflix confirmed to The Drum that it is experimenting with personalized video recommendations, but that this is merely one of "hundreds of tests" it conducts throughout the year.

Behavioral psychologists have long used mazes to study memory and learning; their subjects, mostly rats and mice. Now researchers are beginning to use the same approach to test an entirely new kind of subject—the latest breed of artificial intelligence machine. Hear more from Junhyuk Oh, University of Michigan.

Disney Research are experimenting with facial recognition to gauge how audiences react. Impressively, the neural net isn’t just capable of summarizing takeaways. Within just a few minutes of watching a filmgoer, it could predict their facial expressions throughout the rest of the film.

Deep Instinct is a cybersecurity company that uses deep learning networks to detect, predict and prevent advanced persistent threats in real time. Their software operates on all servers, operating systems and mobile devices. A program tailored to the customer’s security needs serves as the middleman between Deep Instinct’s deep learning network and the customer’s desktop and mobile platforms.

Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have made an important new breakthrough in predictive vision, developing an algorithm that can anticipate interactions more accurately than ever before.

Folia Water is supported by 500 Startups, an early-stage venture fund and seed-stage accelerator that is based in Silicon Valley, but makes investments all over the world based on its mission to promote entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds. Its 500 Seed Program brings startup founders together for four months, where they work on areas such as business strategy, user testing, and growth.

A Brief Overview of Deep Learning from Google's Ilya Sutskever. What’s so special about deep learning? Why does it work now, and how does it differ from neural networks of old? How will it impact your industry? Hear more from Ilya at the summit.

Researchers such as Abhishek Gupta are trying to help Montreal lead the world in ensuring AI is developed responsibly. His bi-monthly "AI ethics meet-up" brings together people from around the city who want to influence the way researchers are thinking about machine-learning.