Markus Heinonen, PhD

Research Scientist
Basis, New York, USA

Research experience

  • 2015-2025: Research fellow at Aalto University (Finland) working on genAI, dynamical systems, Bayesian learning.
  • 2013-2014: Postdoc at TeleCom ParisTech (France) working with Prof. Florence d'Alché-Buc on Gaussian processes, kernel methods and dynamics.
  • 2008-2012: PhD at University of Helsinki (Finland) working with Prof. Juho Rousu on kernel methods for metabolomics.

Research interests

  • Bayesian deep learning
  • Generative modelling: diffusion, normalizing flows
  • Learning dynamics: ODEs, SDEs, PDEs
  • Uncertainty, calibration, priors, model selection, Gaussian processes
  • Bioinformatics: metabolites, proteins, genomes, drugs

Advice to machine learning PhD students

Publications

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