Founder & CEO – AI for Global Goals General Chair – OxML School

London, England
Joined March 2012
Foundation Models | OxML 2027 How are foundation models built, trained and evaluated? And how do their underlying principles extend beyond language? OxML 2027 explores representation learning, transformers, autoregressive and masked modelling, diffusion models, tokenisation, scaling laws and pre-training. These foundations are then connected to applications across different domains. 📅 June 2027 | Online Registration is now open: oxfordml.school/2027 #OxML2027 #FoundationModels
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OxML 2027 is now open for registration. Foundation Models — June 2027, online only Biomedical AI — 10–12 August 2027, Oxford + online Frontier AI — 13–15 August 2027, Oxford + online Register: oxfordml.school/2027/registe…
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Every year, we evolve the OxML programme to reflect the latest advances in AI and machine learning. For OxML 2027, we’re making some of the biggest changes since the school began. Our commitment remains the same: advanced AI training taught by leading scientists and researchers. The new structure reflects how we see some of the major shifts in the field: • Foundation models are expanding far beyond language and vision. • Frontier AI increasingly involves systems that reason, use tools, act and improve. These shifts have shaped three complementary programmes: 1. Foundation Models — Fundamentals & Applications 2. Biomedical AI — Health, Biology & Discovery 3. Frontier AI — Learning, Reasoning, Agency & Self-Improvement Each programme stands on its own. Together, they offer a connected journey through modern AI, combining theory with applications and hands-on cases. More on the curriculum and speakers soon: oxfordml.school/2027 #OxML2027
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💙 That's a wrap on MLx Representation Learning & Generative AI at OxML Oxford Machine Learning Summer School 2026! 💙 What an incredible four days of learning, collaboration and new friendships. Thank you to everyone who joined us and made this track so special - your curiosity, enthusiasm and passion for research are what make the OxML community so inspiring. A special congratulations to everyone who took part in the Poster Presentation competition. Thank you for sharing your exciting research and contributing to so many great conversations throughout the week! To everyone who helped make this programme possible, and to every attendee who brought such fantastic energy - thank you! We hope to see many familiar faces again next year! #OxML2026 #MachineLearning #RepresentationLearning #GenerativeAI #ArtificialIntelligence #OxfordMachineLearning #AIforGlobalGoals
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📢⌛ Last chance to register for OxML 2026. This July, at the Oxford Mathematical Institute and online, we will host two advanced tracks: MLx Health & Bio MLx Representation Learning & Generative AI Outstanding speakers -- Advanced technical depth --Strong international community. Final chance to join us this July: oxfordml.school/2026 #OxML2026 #OxML #MachineLearning #AI #GenerativeAI @rezakhorshidi @yalidux @GlobalGoalsAI @GRESEARCHjobs
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⚠️ Limited seats remaining for MLx Representation Learning & Generative AI at Oxford Maths Institute + Online (15–18 July). Join leading researchers and practitioners exploring frontier models, scaling laws, modern architectures, generative AI systems, representation learning, and AI products. Some of the Featured Lectures: Why formalize mathematics— Kevin Buzzard (Imperial College London) Intelligent Data Gathering— Tom Rainforth (University of Oxford) Multi-Robot and Multi-Agent Learning— Amanda Prorok (University of Cambridge) Embodied Multimodal Intelligence with Foundation Models— Oier Mees (Microsoft) Multimodal AI— Paul Liang (MIT) On Causal Discovery and the Extrapolation of Causal Effects— Ricardo Silva (UCL) A theoretical view with Arena's data—Peter Gostev (Arena AI) Petar Veličković (Google DeepMind) Fazl Barez (University of Oxford) Tim Rocktäschel (UCL) Alexander Tong (Aithyra) Tony Feng UC Berkeley Register now before seats fill up. oxfordml.school @FazlBarez @AlexanderTong7 @_rockt @petergostev @pliang279 @oier_mees @aprorok @tom_rainforth #MachineLearning #GenerativeAI #RepresentationLearning #AI #OxML
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We are delighted to welcome Prof. Tim Rocktäschel (UCL and Co-Founder of Recursive Superintelligence) to OxML 2026 🙌 Tim’s work spans world models, representation learning, open-endedness, self-improving AI systems, grounded language understanding, and automated scientific discovery — all central directions in the future of AI. This will be a particularly exciting session at OxML 2026, taking place this July in Oxford. ⌛ Registration deadline: 22 May 👉 oxfordml.school/2026 @GlobalGoalsAI #OxML2026 #AI #MachineLearning #WorldModels #RecursiveSuperintelligence
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Today we begin MLx Cases at OxML 2026. A hands-on, engineering-driven module focused on building real end-to-end AI systems — from CNNs and diffusion models to MiniGPT, open-source agents, and AI systems that reason, act, and evolve. At a time when the hardest problems in AI increasingly sit around the model, this is exactly the kind of practical training that matters. Looking forward to a great module with an outstanding group of instructors and participants. #OxML2026 #OxML #MachineLearning #AI #ML
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⏳ CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS The deadline for the OxML 2026 Poster Challenge is fast approaching — don’t miss your chance to present your research in Oxford this July. Whether it’s early-stage work, ongoing research, or a paper in progress, we welcome submissions across both tracks: MLx Health & Bio (10–13 July) MLx Representation Learning & GenAI (15–18 July) $1,000 prize for the top poster in each track Open to all in-person OxML participants Submit by 15 May 2026 via EasyChair This is your opportunity to share your work, get feedback from leading researchers, and connect with a global ML community. 👉 Apply now: oxfordml.school/2026/poster-… #OxML2026 #MachineLearning #AIResearch #PosterChallenge #GenAI #HealthAI #AcademicResearch
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⏳ Last call for MLx Cases — registration closes tomorrow, 24 April. One of the clearest shifts in AI right now is that, in many domains, the hardest problems sit around the model: evaluation, multi-step system behaviour, tool use, constraints, and surfacing failure modes early. These are the skills that increasingly differentiate strong ML practitioners. That is exactly why MLx Cases matters. It is the most practical module of OxML 2026: hands-on, engineering-driven, and focused on building real end-to-end AI systems. If you want to move beyond models and notebooks to building systems that actually work in practice, this is a very valuable module. 📅 Register by tomorrow, 24 April: 👉 oxfordml.school #OxML2026 #OxML #MachineLearning #AI #DeepLearning #GenerativeAI #MLx #DataScience
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🚨 Limited slots left for OxML 2026 – MLX Cases MLX Cases is a hands-on, engineering-driven track designed to help you go beyond theory and actually build end-to-end AI systems from scratch. Over two intensive weekends, you’ll work through practical case studies covering: • Training CNNs for image classification • Building diffusion models for images and sequences • Implementing a MiniGPT • Designing and running your own open-source AI agent • Creating real-world GenAI applications (travel planning, scheduling, and more) This is not just about learning concepts — it’s about understanding how modern AI systems are engineered, deployed, and made useful in practice. You’ll learn directly from experts across industry and academia, and leave with working systems and a deeper intuition for how everything fits together. 📅 7–9 & 15–16 May | Online 👉 Register now: oxfordml.school David de la Iglesia Castro, Davide Eynard, Noor S., Xin Eric Wang, Peter Gostev, Jialin Yu, Sizhe Yuen Yali Du, Mona Alinejad, D.Phil. (Oxon), Reza Khorshidi, D.Phil. (Oxon) Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford Women in Engineering Network #MLxCases #OxML #AI2026 #AIProduct #ML #minigpt #CNN #AIAgent @petergostev @xwang_lk @aittalam @Harvard @UniofOxford @turinginst @nsajidt
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📣 From models to real-world impact — build, deploy, and scale. MLx Cases at the Oxford Machine Learning School (OxML 2026) is designed for those who want to go beyond theory and actually build—from CNNs and diffusion models to AI agents and production-ready apps. Hands-on. Practical. Cutting-edge. If you're ready to turn ideas into working AI systems, this is where it happens. 7–9 & 15–16 May 2026 | Online Register by 7 April Speakers: Noor Sajid (Harvard University) – Building a CNN for image classification Jialin Yu (University of Oxford) – Building a diffusion model for images/sequences Sizhe Yuen (The Alan Turing Institute) – Building a MiniGPT Davide Eynard & David de la Iglesia Castro (Mozilla AI) – Own your AI agent: open-source agents on your terms Peter Gostev (Arena AI) – Building useful apps with today’s tools Xin Eric Wang (niversity of California, Santa Barbara & Simular AI) – GenAI for calendar booking, travel planning & beyond Build real systems. Learn by doing. Join a global community pushing AI forward. www. oxfordml.school #OxML2026 #MachineLearning #GenerativeAI #AIEngineering #DeepLearning #AIApplications @petergostev @xwang_lk @aittalam @Harvard @UniofOxford @turinginst @nsajidt Yali Du, Mona Alinejad, D.Phil. (Oxon), Reza Khorshidi, D.Phil. (Oxon)
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A major frontier in AI is its growing role in scientific discovery. At #OxML 2026, Prof. Christopher Bishop will discuss how AI can accelerate discovery, from fast emulators trained on synthetic data to new approaches across biology, healthcare, chemistry, & physics @MSFTResearch
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Why formalise mathematics? As humans & LLMs get better at teaching maths to computers, the implications for verification & discovery are growing fast. At OxML 2026, Prof. Kevin Buzzard will explore why this matters. 👉oxfordml.school/2026 #OxML #AIforMaths, @imperialcollege
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Speaker Announcement: We’re excited to welcome Amanda Prorok (University of Cambridge) to the MLx Representation Learning & Generative AI track this July in Oxford. Her lecture on Multi-Robot and Multi-Agent Learning will explore: • Introduction to multi-robot and multi-agent problems • Learning to synthesize cooperative behaviors and interaction strategies • Tackling computationally hard multi-agent challenges through learning Join us at MLx Representation Learning & Generative AI — July 2026, Oxford. 📌 Plus, don’t miss the opportunity to present your research in our Poster Challenge. Register now: oxfordml.school #OxML #MachineLearning #GenerativeAI #MultiAgentSystems #Robotics #AIResearch #Oxford #AICommunity @aprorok @Cambridge_Uni
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A major frontier in AI is not just making single systems more capable, but understanding how agents learn, coordinate, and act together. At OxML 2026, we'll explore multi-robot and multi-agent learning, from cooperative behaviours to hard coordination problems in the real world.
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Explore how AI systems can perceive, reason, and act in the real world. Join Oier Mees (Microsoft, ETH Zürich) for a deep dive into Embodied Multimodal Intelligence with Foundation Models, where vision, language, and action come together to shape the next generation of intelligent agents. MLx Representation Learning & Generative AI University of Oxford Mathematics Discover how foundation models are moving beyond text and images into real-world interaction. Secure your place: oxfordml.school/2026 In-person seats are limited. Register by 22 May 2026. #OxML #MultimodalAI #RepresentationLearning #FoundationModels #Robotics @oier_mees @Microsoft @ETH_en @OxUniMaths
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One of the most important frontiers in AI is turning foundation models into systems that can perceive, reason & act in the real world. At #OxML 2026, we'll explore embodied multimodal intelligence, generalist robot policies & reasoning-enhanced robotics. oxfordml.school
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Causal inference becomes much harder when the structure is uncertain. Estimating effects from off-policy data is not enough on its own. At #OxML 2026, Prof. Ricardo Silva (@ucl) will explore causal discovery and the extrapolation of causal effects. 👉oxfordml.school
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📣 Announcing the OxML 2026 Poster Challenge We are excited to launch the OxML 2026 Poster Challenge, taking place this July at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford. The challenge highlights outstanding research and applied work across machine learning and AI, and offers a platform to present your work, receive feedback, and engage with the OxML community. Submissions are invited in two tracks: 🟢 MLx Health & Bio 🟢 MLx Representation Learning & Generative AI 🏆 Top posters in each track will receive $1,000 awards. 📅 Submission deadline: 15 May 2026 We particularly encourage submissions from researchers preparing or submitting work to venues such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, and ACL, as well as early-stage and applied contributions. Submit via EasyChair: easychair.org/conferences/?c… Full call for posters: easychair.org/cfp/oxml26 #OxML2026 #OxML #MachineLearning #AI #GenerativeAI #RepresentationLearning #HealthAI #BioAI, @GRESEARCHjobs
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