Omar Rivasplata

Associate Professor, Computer Science, University of Manchester
Joined
July 2019

Names

Omar Rivasplata

Emails

****@cs.ucl.ac.uk (Confirmed)
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****@ualberta.ca (Confirmed)
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****@ucl.ac.uk (Confirmed)
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****@manchester.ac.uk (Confirmed)

Personal Links

Career & Education History

Associate Professor
Computer Science, University of Manchester (manchester.ac.uk)
2024 – Present
Senior Research Fellow
Statistical Science, University College London (ucl.ac.uk)
2022 – 2023
Research Scholar
DeepMind (deepmind.com)
2018 – 2021
Researcher
Computer Science, University College London (ucl.ac.uk)
2017 – 2021
Lecturer
Mathematical & Statistical Sciences, University of Alberta (ualberta.ca)
2012 – 2016
PhD in Mathematics
Mathematical & Statistical Sciences, University of Alberta (ualberta.ca)
2006 – 2012
MSc in Mathematics
Mathematical & Statistical Sciences, University of Alberta (ualberta.ca)
2002 – 2005

Advisors, Relations & Conflicts

PhD Advisor
Alexander Litvak
2006 – 2012
PhD Advisor
Nicole Tomczak-Jaegermann
2006 – 2012

Expertise

Generative AI
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diffusion models
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GFlowNets
2023 – Present
Probabilistic ML
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ABC
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Likelihood-free
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Post-Bayesian ML
2021 – Present
RL
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Offline RL
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Off-policy RL
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Batch learning from logged data
2021 – Present
Statistical Learning Theory
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Machine Learning Theory
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Deep Learning Theory
2017 – Present
geometric functional analysis
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probability in high dimensions
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random matrices
2006 – Present
probability
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stochastic processes
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diffusion processes
2002 – Present
mathematics
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probability and statistics
2000 – Present

Publications

View all 27 publications

Co-Authors

View all 55 co-authors