Dr. Zoubin Ghahramani

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Biography

Zoubin Ghahramani studied computer science and cognitive science at the University of Pennsylvania, obtaining his PhD at MIT in 1995, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto. His academic career includes concurrent appointments as one of the founding members of the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit in London and as a faculty member in CMU's Machine Learning Department for a decade. His current research focuses on nonparametric Bayesian modelling and statistical machine learning, with applications in bioinformatics, econometrics, and various large-scale data modelling problems. He has authored over 200 publications in the fields of computer science, statistics, engineering, and neuroscience. Ghahramani has served on the editorial boards of notable journals, including the Journal of Machine Learning Research and the Annals of Statistics, and has been recognized for his leadership roles, including serving as Program Chair for esteemed conferences like NIPS, ICML, and AISTATS.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Cambridge

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
UK Bachelor's Degree with good Upper Second Class Honours or international equivalent Background in international relations, politics, law, economics, security or history is a definite asset
Application Checklist
  • Two academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Personal statement (approx 500 words)
  • Research proposal (1-2 pages/500 words)
  • Application fee (£50)
Specialization Notes

Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.