Cortney Butz, University of Regina

Research

Bayesian networks Inference Learning Probabilistic graphical models Probabilistic reasoning Sum-Product networks

Latest funding

Charting the Latent Space of Sum-Product Networks
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$72,000
Optimizing Inference in Deep Learning Models
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$100,000

Charting the Latent Space of Sum-Product Networks

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Butz, Cortney

Keywords: probabilistic reasoning; sum-product networks; bayesian networks; probabilistic graphical models; inference; learning

$72,000

Optimizing Inference in Deep Learning Models

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Butz, Cortney

$100,000

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: Bayesian networks Dear Professor Butz, 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 on bayesian networks 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 "Charting the Latent Space of Sum-Product Networks" (2022), 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]