Dr. Theo Damoulas

Professor

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Biography

Theo is a Professor of Machine Learning and Statistics at the University of Warwick with a joint appointment in the departments of Computer Science and Statistics. In 2021, he was awarded the prestigious 5-year UKRI Turing AI Fellowship to lead research that sets the foundations for machine learning and digital twins. He has been a group leader in the Data Centric Engineering program at the Alan Turing Institute and served as deputy director of the program until 2021. Additionally, he has experience as a visiting professor at New York University and is the founder principal investigator of the Warwick Machine Learning Group. His research interests deeply engage with probabilistic machine learning and Bayesian statistics, focusing on the study and integration of forms of structure and inductive biases, while advancing robust and scalable approximate inference methodologies. He joined the University of Warwick in 2015 after working as an Assistant Professor at NYU and as a Research Associate in the Department of Computer Science at Cornell University.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2021-01-01 — Present

University of Warwick • Coventry, England

Leading research in machine learning and statistics.

Associate Professor

2018-01-01 — 2021-01-01

University of Warwick • Coventry, England

Joint appointment in Computer Science and Statistics.

Assistant Professor

2013-01-01 — 2015-01-01

New York University • New York, USA

Engaged in research activities in machine learning.

Research Associate

2009-01-01 — 2013-01-01

Department of Computer Science, Cornell University • Ithaca, USA

Worked collaboratively on machine learning projects.

Requirements for University of Warwick

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.1
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:92
PTE
Listening
Required:59
Reading
Required:59
Writing
Required:59
Speaking
Required:59
Overall
Required:62
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in Engineering or a related STEM discipline
Application Checklist
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  • English language proficiency evidence
Specialization Notes

Includes General, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Biomedical, and Manufacturing Engineering. Most programs fall under English Band A.