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Bellairs workshop 2025

2025 Bellairs Workshop on Machine Learning and Statistical Signal Processing for Data on Graphs​

January 10-17, 2025​

This workshop will bring together leading international researchers who are developing and using machine learning and statistical signal processing methods to analyze data recorded on graphs and networks. The workshop will consist of research presentations and several tutorials. The participants will hold discussions around open problems, forge research collaborations and identify promising future directions for graphical data analysis. The event will be held at McGill's beautiful Bellairs Research Institute in Holetown, Saint James Parish, Barbados.

Friday 10th​

  • Workshop Opening Session
  • Reception and Welcome Dinner

Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th​

  • Group Research Discussion
  • Working Problem Identification & Brainstorming
  • Tutorials

Monday 13th - Thursday 16th​

  • Research Sessions
  • Invited Speaker Presentations

Friday 17th​

  • Closing Session
  • Working Problem Solution Presentations
  • Plan for Future Collaborations

Full presentations​

  • Prof. Waheed Bajwa (Rutgers Universiy, New Jersey, USA)
  • Prof. Mark Coates (McGill University, ILLS, Montreal, QC, Canada)
  • Prof. Petar Djuric (Stony Brook University, New York, USA)
  • Prof. Victor Elvira (Edinburgh University, Scotland, UK)
  • Prof. Yunpeng Li (U. Surrey, England, UK)
  • Prof. Pablo Piantanida (ILLS, CNRS, U. Paris Saclay, Montreal, QC, Canada)
  • Prof. Justin Romberg (Georgia Tech, USA)
  • Prof. Oliver Schulte (Simon Fraser, Canada)
  • Prof. Cedric Richard (U. Nice, France)
  • Prof. Rui Castro (T.U. Eindhoven, Netherlands)
  • Prof. Gonzalo Mateos (U. Rochester, USA)
  • Prof. Wojtek Fundamenski (EngSci Capital Management)
  • Prof. Geert Leus (T.U. Delft, Netherlands)

Student presentations​

  • Antonios Valkanas (McGill University, ILLS, Montreal, QC, Canada)
  • Florence Regol (McGill University, ILLS, Montreal, QC, Canada)
  • Chiara Roverato (McGill University, ETS, ILLS, Montreal, QC, Canada)
  • Theodore Glavas (McGill University, ILLS, Montreal, QC, Canada)
  • Joseph Cotnareanu (McGill University, ILLS, Montreal, QC, Canada)