Projects
Approach structures in probability theory. University of Antwerp
Approach structures in probability theory. University of Antwerp
Nobody gets it. Investigating posterior probability reasoning in the Monty Hall dilemma KU Leuven
Although probabilities are central both to statistical education and to dealing with uncertain events in real-world situations, a good understanding of the concept of probability itself is not straightforward. Understanding probabilities may become even more difficult when conditional information has to be taken into account. The aims of the present dissertation are to further investigate how people reason about posterior ...
Time, Causality, and Probability in Quantum Mechanics: Assessing Retrocausal Explanations in Light of Recent Experiments KU Leuven
Ingrained in our scientific mindset is the temporal arrow of causality — the idea that causation is time-asymmetric such that causes precede their effects temporally. In recent years, however, due in large part to the puzzles of quantum mechanics, scientists as renowned as John Wheeler, George Ellis and Yakir Aharonov have toyed with the idea that causality might be a two-headed arrow, and that choices made now might influence what has ...
Extracting chemical concepts from quantum chemistry using maximum probability domains. Ghent University
The theory of maximum probability domains allows electrons to be statistically localized to regions of space, making Lewis structures deducible from quantum chemical calculations. In this project, a detailed examination of this theory is performed, in which it is extended with new concepts, is coupled to quantum chemical concepts and is put to work in a chemical environment.
Pattern recognition in probability spaces for the analysis of edge-localized instabilities in tokamak plasmas Ghent University
Stochasticity of edge-localized instabilities (ELMs) in nuclear fusion plasmas is modelled with specialized probability distributions (PDFs). Pattern recognition methods are developed in geometric PDF spaces to classify various ELM regimes and to characterize the dependence of ELM distributions on plasma conditions. This work contributes to the physical understanding of ELMs and optimization of ELM control and mitigation schemes in ITER.
Approach theory meets likelihood theory. University of Antwerp
Quantum Information Access and Retrieval Theory (QUARTZ) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
We aim to establish an European Training Network (ETN) on QUantum information Access and Retrieval Theory (QUARTZ). Towards a new approach to Information Access and Retrieval (IAR) addressing the challenges of the dynamic and multimodal nature of the data and user interaction context, QUARTZ aims to educate its Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) to adopt a novel theoretically and empirically ...
Developing the next generation of robust Bayesian networks: theory and efficient inference algorithms for mixed credal networks Ghent University
Credal networks are Bayesian networks with imprecise (interval-valued) local probabilities, thereby allowing for robust inferences. This project develops a new type of credal networks, called mixed credal networks. The advantage of this new type is that they do not suffer from the typical computational problems that occur for other types, which allows us to develop efficient inference algorithms.