Paul Kent
I am currently a PhD student in the Mathsys programme. My research interests include Bayesian Optimisation, Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence. I am fascinated by how technology can, and will, impact humans in the near future with special interest in the field of human learning and how humans learn together. My PhD topic is 'Bayesian Optimisation for Quality-Diversity search' exploring optimal development of artificial intelligence.
Academic Activities
Papers:
- BOP-Elites, bayesian optimisation for Quality-Diversity Optimisation with coupled descriptor functions (TEVC 2024) Link
- Machine learning-based prediction of the Q-voter model (Journal of Complex Networks 2023) Link
- Bayesian Quality Diversity Search with Interactive Illumination (Gecco conference 2023) Link
- Ten simple rules for working with other people’s code (PLOS comp-bio 2023) Link
- A discretization free metric for Quality-Diversity search - (Gecco conference 2022) Link
- BOP-Elites a bayesian optimisation algorithm for Quality-Diversity search - (2020) Link
- Causal Diagrams - A primer for the Social Sciences Link
Other Work:
- Project Co-ordinator - Data Science for Social Good (Turing Institute)
Selected conferences, workshops and schools:
- Presenter - AIUK (2024) Project Bluebird
- Co-Organiser - Baysian Optimisation and Surrogate aSsisted methods workshop - PPSN (2024)
- Chair - Complexity Science Student Study group
- Turing Research Engineering Course
- Bayesian Optimisation Reading Group - Warwick
Teaching
- Teaching Assistant - CS255 -Artificial Intelligence
- Teaching Assistant - IB9CSB - Big Data Analytics
- Digital Teacher/Video director - Sigma Mathematics (Undergraduate level)
- Tutor - Compass Mathematics - GCSE/A - level
Background
- MSc - Mathematics of real world systems, Mathsys (Distinction) - Warwick University (2019)
- BSc - Mathematics and Statistics (1st class Hons.) - Coventry (2018)
- IMA prize - For outstanding final year performance. (2018)
- 10 years as Director of Pure Audio UK Ltd. A professional Media company.
- High levels of Videography, Audio production and communication skills.
Other Activities:
As a videographer I filmed, edited and produced the introductory video for DSSG for warwick/Turing