{"57951":{"#nid":"57951","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ACO\/Machine Learning Work Nets Balcan NSF CAREER Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMaria Florina Balcan (CS) has been awarded an NSF CAREER Award to develop theoretical foundations of machine learning and related areas.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBalcan, assistant professor in the School of Computer Science, received the five-year, $400,000 award for her project, \u0022Machine Learning Theory with Connections to Algorithmic Game Theory and Combinatorial Optimization.\u0022 The project will develop theoretical foundations for novel machine learning paradigms, including active, interactive and semisupervised learning, that are needed to advance technology in areas ranging from computer vision to bio-surveillance. These paradigms were not addressed by previous mathematical models, and Balcan\u0027s work will lead to more efficient and effective machine learning algorithms. The project also will develop fundamental new connections between machine learning, game theory and combinatorial optimization that will aid in advancing and solving important problems in all three areas.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0022Machine learning is now being used in so many different areas, and the classic models we have just don\u0027t apply so well anymore,\u0022 Balcan said. \u0022Also, at a mathematical level, the core issues that come up again and again in machine learning are closely connected to those in game theory and optimization--for instance, issues of adapting to change and to new information. Bringing these areas together can produce understanding that can advance all three.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about Balcan\u2019s CAREER Award or to view the full abstract, visit the NSF \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0953192\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMaria Florina Balcan (CS) has been awarded an NSF CAREER Award to\ndevelop theoretical foundations of machine learning and related areas. \u003Cem\u003ESource: Office of Communications\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27174","created_gmt":"2010-06-08 15:31:32","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:47","author":"Mike Terrazas","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-06-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-06-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}