Dr. Peter Flach

Professor

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Biography

Peter Flach has been a Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Bristol since 2003. He is an internationally leading researcher in the areas of mining highly structured data and the evaluation and improvement of machine learning models using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis. He has published extensively on topics including logic, philosophy, and machine learning, and is the author of several influential books, such as 'Simply Logical: Intelligent Reasoning with Examples' and 'Machine Learning: The Art and Science of Algorithms that Make Sense of Data'. Flach served as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Machine Learning from 2010 to 2020 and has been involved in numerous high-profile conferences within the field. His research has been funded by organizations like UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Medical Research Council, and the European Union. Currently, he is the Director of the UKRI Centres for Doctoral Training in Interactive Artificial Intelligence and Practice-Oriented Artificial Intelligence.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Bristol

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:19
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:88
Prerequisites
Upper second-class MSci honours degree in physics or related discipline Or a relevant postgraduate MSc
Application Checklist
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  • Academic transcripts
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  • Personal statement
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Research statement/proposal
Specialization Notes

Department of Physics research themes include Astrophysics, Materials and Devices, Particle Physics, and Quantum and Soft Matter.