Multi-armed bandits
Choosing the right action in an uncertain world, with provable optimality.
Mathematical Statistics
Strengthening theoretical guarantees, and illuminating the understanding of phenomenons and complex systems from pure data.
(Wild) Reinforcement Learning
Acting in a dynamic world that is partially known and adverse, facing obstacles and constraints in an adaptive and optimistic way.
Statistical Machine Learning
Building, in an idealistic world, the key statistical tools to understand the what and how of learning.