LEARNING FROM
EACH OTHER
AcentralthemewithintheSchoolisthe‘future’. DrBelavkindelivershisresearchinawaythat
Studentsandstaffactivelyseektodevelop hisstudentscaneasilycomprehend.Theyare
conceptsthatwillpreparetheworldforchanging giventaskssuchaspredictingforecasts
anduncertainenvironments. inexchangerates,sotheyaretestedonhowto
prepareandshapefutureenvironments.
Dr.RomanBelavkinembodiesthis,leadinga
moduleonoptimallearningthatiscentredon “Students often ask questions that I haven’t
ideasofartificialintelligence,probabilitytheory considered, so my teaching aids my research
andmachinelearning. by helping me explore my subject more deeply.”
“I did my PhD in computer science and psychology DrBelavkinisalsoanelectronicmusic
at Nottingham. I am also interested in cognitive composerwhohasbeenfeaturedinmusic
science, in particular, work on models of emotions magazinessuchastheNME.
as this is the mechanism nature gave us to learn the
fastest. My theory of optimal learning came from
learning emotions.”
The future is exciting
Arbitrary divisions between the fields of art, music,
education, media, entertainment and technology –
which may have been helpful in the past – are no
longer relevant in this new world.
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