PHYSTAT informal review: Nonparametric Machine Learning in HEP

by Aishik Ghosh (Georgia Institute of Technology), Dr Purvasha Chakravarti (University College London)

Wednesday Nov 18, 2026, 3:30 PM → 5:00 PM Europe/Zurich

This is a PHYSTAT Informal Review event. Today, Purvasha Chakravarti (Statistician) and Aishik Ghosh (Physicist) will review the topic "Nonparametric Machine Learning in HEP"

Agenda:

• 3.30 pm Opening:
• 3.30 pm Statistician's Presentation (20'+10')
• 4 pm Physicist's Presentation (20'+10')
• 4.30 pm General Discussion and Closing (30')

PHYSTAT informal reviews: In this virtual format, a Tandem consisting of a physicist and a statistician will review a statistical method introduced by one of the parties or a general critical analysis topic from the Physicist's and Statistician's perspectives. The virtual events comprise: two 20+10 min. complementary presentations followed by ~30 minutes of general discussion.