Seminar in Montpellier (II)
Despite a strike going on at the Université de Montpellier II, I will (hopefully) give a seminar there tomorrow on ABC methods. Here are my slides for those interested (and/or on strike!)
Actually, most French universities are facing some strike actions against the changes proposed in the evaluation of professors, including Dauphine (see picture), even though this does not seem to impact courses so far…
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September 15, 2009 at 6:14 am
[…] convergence and estimation. I will give a survey talk on ABC methods—not very different from my Montpellier symposium—, detailing the bases of the method and discussing both extensions we worked on lately. […]
April 18, 2009 at 2:04 pm
[…] di Brescia, Tuesday April 21, 13:30, “ABC Methods” (same slides as in […]
March 14, 2009 at 12:22 pm
[…] speaking on a mix of my previous talks on Bayesian model choice in Montreal and on ABC methods in Montpellier, so no need to re-post the slides, which will be a condensed version of my recent course as […]
February 18, 2009 at 7:52 pm
[…] another strike? As noted on a previous post, most French universities are currently facing strike actions. While it may sound from abroad like […]
February 13, 2009 at 11:26 am
While the Université de Montpellier II indeed voted for a full strike action yesterday, this did not prevent (a nice) attendance to my talk, for which I am grateful!