Danica Sutherland, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest funding

Advanced Machine Learning Training Network (AML-TN)
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$450,000
Towards Improved Understanding and Efficient Utilization of Depthwise Computation in Modern Neural Networks
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$135,000
Learning Better Representations With Kernels
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$116,000

All 3 grants and awards

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Advanced Machine Learning Training Network (AML-TN)

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Wood, Frank FD

Keywords: artificial intelligence; computer vision; differential privacy; human-centered ai; inference; kernel methods; machine learning; natural language processing; optimization; probabilistic programming

$450,000

Towards Improved Understanding and Efficient Utilization of Depthwise Computation in Modern Neural Networks

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Wolf, Guy G

Keywords: computer vision; deep learning; graph neural networks; representation learning; self attention

$135,000

Learning Better Representations With Kernels

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sutherland, Danica

Keywords: representation learning; kernel methods; deep learning; machine learning; two-sample testing; generative models; distances between distributions; interpretable models; invariant risk minimization

$116,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Sutherland, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Learning Better Representations With Kernels" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]