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Francis Bach
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Francis Bach
@BachFrancis
Researcher in machine learning
Paris, France
francisbach.com
Joined May 2013
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    Francis Bach
    @BachFrancis
    Dec 21, 2024
    My book is (at last) out, just in time for Christmas! A blog post to celebrate and present it: francisbach.com/my-book-is-out/
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    Francis Bach
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    Mar 7, 2021
    In this month blog post: everything you always wanted to know about logistic regression (but were afraid to ask). francisbach.com/self-concordan…
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    Francis Bach
    @BachFrancis
    Mar 7, 2022
    Second round in the series of blog posts on positive semi-definite symmetric matrices: the von Neumann entropy and its associated geometry. francisbach.com/von-neumann-en…
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    Francis Bach
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    Jun 17, 2021
    Not as important as football, but still a nice game to watch: between kernels and neural networks, who will win? See the answer in this month blog post: francisbach.com/quest-for-adap…
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    Francis Bach
    @BachFrancis
    Dec 21, 2024
    A happy author discovering the first hard copies
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    Francis Bach
    @BachFrancis
    Dec 21, 2024
    My book is (at last) out, just in time for Christmas! A blog post to celebrate and present it: francisbach.com/my-book-is-out/
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    Francis Bach
    @BachFrancis
    Jan 5, 2021
    One thing is sure for 2021: kernels will rule again...😉 Let's start with global optimization with this first blog post of the year. francisbach.com/finding-global…
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    Francis Bach
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    Jun 27, 2019
    I am starting a research blog! Current plan: one post every first monday of the month (starting this monday). francisbach.com/i-am-starting-…
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    Francis Bach
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    Sep 22, 2022
    SGD is back! Let's try to find out why it generalises so well. A new blog post: francisbach.com/implicit-bias-…
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    Francis Bach
    @BachFrancis
    Jul 25, 2022
    Make some noise for SGD’s proper entrance to the blog! First part: how overparameterization might change the rules of the game. francisbach.com/rethinking-sgd…
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    Francis Bach
    @BachFrancis
    Dec 18, 2020
    You asked for an efficient algorithm for non-convex optimization for Christmas? It won’t be possible unless you have a lot of smoothness. See why in this month blog post. francisbach.com/optimization-i…
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    Francis Bach
    @BachFrancis
    Apr 5, 2021
    It is not about chocolate, but I hope you will find it comforting. I am writing a book about learning theory. See more details and a draft in this month blog post. francisbach.com/i-am-writing-a…
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    Francis Bach
    @BachFrancis
    Jan 7, 2024
    The blog is back in 2024, with a first post on unraveling spectral properties of kernel matrices! francisbach.com/spectrum-kerne…
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    Francis Bach
    @BachFrancis
    Oct 8, 2020
    If you like Gaussian kernels and distributions, you will enjoy this month blog post on Hermite polynomials! francisbach.com/hermite-polyno…
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    Francis Bach
    @BachFrancis
    Mar 13, 2023
    In this month's blog post, Jensen's inequality, the inequality you often wish is in the other direction. francisbach.com/jensen-inequal…
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