Apologies for cross-posting in both code4lib's Slack #general channel and the email list, but I am hoping to catch interested folks via whatever preferred communication channel they use. I gave a lightning talk at the conference on March 2nd [1] and asked if anyone would like to talk about mathematical programming, e.g., vectors and matrices. There was some interest, so this is just a follow-up.
Per Andromeda Yelton's suggestion, I have created a #math4lib channel in the code4lib Slack space. Please use this channel for mathematical topics related to our work in libraries. We can keep the interpretation of what that might encompass very broad and inclusive. However, just to provide some context of what things might be interesting, here are a few topics I would love to discuss and learn more about personally:
* How do we create numerical models/representations of bibliographic description that is largely text-based data so we might apply contemporary machine learning equations and functions to it?
* Are there any good tutorials online, open courses or books that people recommend for learning about the basic math that underpins contemporary machine learning algorithms?
* Would anyone be interested in participating in some informal show and tell meetups (i.e., over Zoom presumably) to talk about examples of more mathematically oriented algorithms? Specifically, would you be interested in presenting or being an audience member for a talk about specific equations (as opposed to using packages where most of the math is hidden from us)?
[1] It starts around the timestamp 1:56:30 https://www.youtube.com/live/xWUf-3Ad-9I?si=-Rfb94FnRZu8e6Pc&t=6990
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