You are cordially invited to the Graduate Mathematics Seminar Series organized by the Department of Mathematics.
Speaker: Güneş Akbaş (Bilkent)
“Random Forests and Generalization: A Probabilistic Analysis of Decision Trees and Bootstrap Methods”
Abstract: Random forests enhance decision trees by reducing their weaknesses through ensemble methods. This seminar explores their mathematical foundations from a probabilistic viewpoint, focusing on decision trees as recursive partitioners and the role of probabilistic splits in variance reduction. We also discuss bootstrap resampling, which creates diverse training subsets and robust aggregation. Through theory and examples, we reveal how these elements combine to improve generalization and justify the effectiveness of random forests.
Advisor: Asst. Prof. Naci Saldı
Date: April 10, Thursday, 2025
Time: 16:30 – 17:30
Place: SA- 141