Ph.D. in Informatics, Technical Sciences, March 2000, Technical University of Budapest, Budapest, (thesis: Performance limits of nonparametric estimators), adviser: László Györfi. Theses.
M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, June 1995, Technical University of Budapest, Budapest, (thesis: Függvényosztályok tulajdonságai és szerepe az alakfelismerésben (Properties of classes of functions and their roles in pattern recognition)), advisor: Gábor Lugosi.
- Feb-Apr 2024 Research assistant, Department of Measurement and Information Systems; Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
- Apr 29, 2019-Aug 25, 2023 Quantitative Risk Analyst, Morgan Stanley, Budapest, Hungary
- Feb-March 2019 Research associate, Department of Measurement and Information Systems; Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
- July-Oct 2018 Research associate, Department of Measurement and Information Systems; Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
- Apr 2018 Consultant, Department of Measurement and Information Systems; Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
- Nov 14, 2016-Oct 26, 2017 Quantitative Model Developer, Morgan Stanley (Process Solutions), Budapest, Hungary
- July 27, 2016-June 19, 2017 part time Data Scientist consultant, Secret Sauce Partners Inc., Budapest, Hungary
- Apr 27-July 27, 2016 Data Scientist, Secret Sauce Partners Inc. (Fithumen Kft.), Budapest, Hungary
- June 2013-Sept 2014 Consultant, Department of Measurement and Information Systems; Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
- March-Apr 2013 Consultant, Department of Measurement and Information Systems; Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
- June-July 2012 Consultant, Department of Measurement and Information Systems; Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
- Sept 2006-Apr 2012 Senior researcher, Machine Learning Group; Computer and Automation Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
- Jan 2001-Aug 2006 Senior researcher, Informatics Laboratory; Computer and Automation Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
- Sept 2001-Aug 2003 NATO Science Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mathematics and Statistics; Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- March 1998-Dec 2000 Research associate, Informatics Laboratory; Computer and Automation Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
- Data Compression (in English) (earlier: Information Theory)
- Pattern Recognition
- Probabilistic Analysis of Algorithms
Teaching assistant: Department of Computer Science and Information Theory, Technical University of Budapest, Budapest (Sept 1995 - June 1998)
- Formal Languages (also in English)
- Algorithm Theory
- Discrete Mathematics
Committee member in PhD defenses: University of Szeged, 2009, Eötvös Loránd University of Science, 2008, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 2006.
- Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, "visiting researcher" May-Sept 2015.
- Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, "visiting researcher" Oct-Nov 2014.
- Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, "visiting researcher" Oct-Nov 2012.
- Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, "visiting researcher" Nov-Dec 2011.
- Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, "visiting researcher" May-Jun 2010.
- Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, "visiting researcher" Nov-Dec 2008.
- Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, "visiting researcher" Apr-May 2008.
- Department of Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain, "visiting researcher" (Pascal) Jan 2008.
- Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, "visiting researcher" Apr-May 2007.
- Groupe de Travail Apprentissage (Training Working Group), Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France, "visiting researcher" (Balaton) Nov 2006.
- Department of Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain, "visiting researcher" (TéT) Sept 2003.
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, NATO Science Fellowship Sept 2001-Aug 2003.
- Department of Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain, Eötvös Scholarship Oct-Dec 1999.
- Department of Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain, "visiting professor" May-June 1997.
- School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, "visiting researcher" Sept-Dec 1996.
1995-98: Ph.D. student at
Department of Computer Science and Information Theory,
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics,
Technical University of Budapest,
Budapest
Topic: Nonparametric statistics
1990-95: Department of Informatics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University of Budapest, Budapest
1992-94: Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University of Science, Budapest
2015 Algorithmic Learning Theory Conference
2014 Algorithmic Learning Theory Conference
2014 27th Annual Conference on Learning Theory
2013 Algorithmic Learning Theory Conference
2012 Algorithmic Learning Theory Conference
Referee of
conference papers:
Ann. Conf. on Neural Information Processing Systems, 2011 (3 papers), 2010 (3 papers), 2009 (4 papers).
Int. Conf. on Algorithmic Learning Theory, 2011.
IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2002 (2 papers).
Software Seminar (SOFSEM'08), 2007.
journal papers:
Annals of Statistics, 2014, 2013.
Theoretical Computer Science, 2012-14.
IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, 2011 (2 papers), 2010, 2006, 2005, 2003, and 2000.
Handbook of Information and Coding Theory, 2008.
Statistics & Decisions, 2007.
Machine Learning Journal, 2007.
Ann. of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, 2004.
IEEE Trans. on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 2003.
theses:
a PhD at University of Szeged, 2008.
a PhD at Eötvös Loránd University of Science, 2006.
an MSc at Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 2004.
Participation in proofreading the textbooks below:
| N. Cesa-Bianchi, G. Lugosi. Prediction, Learning, and Games, Cambridge University Press, 2006. (2005) | |
| L. Györfi, ed. Principles of Nonparametric Learning, Springer-Verlag, Wien, New York, 2002. (2001) |  |
| L. Györfi, M. Kohler, A. Krzyzak, H. Walk. A Distribution-Free Theory of Nonparametric Regression, Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. (2001) |  |
| L. Devroye, L. Györfi, G. Lugosi. A Probabilistic Theory of Pattern Recognition, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1996. Errata. (1994-95) |  |
Member of Pascal2 Network
Member of HAS Public Body, Committee on Information Science
Member of the John von Neumann Computer Society (intermitted)
- "Városligeti Medve Szabadtéri Matekverseny" (outdoor maths team competition) 7th place winner (Apr 13, 2019)
- "Medve Szabadtéri Matekverseny" (outdoor maths team competition) national final 2nd place winner (June 9, 2018)
- "Óbudai-szigeti Medve Szabadtéri Matekverseny" (outdoor maths team competition) 1st place winner (May 27, 2018)
- "Medve Szabadtéri Matekverseny" (outdoor maths team competition) national final 4th place winner (June 11, 2016)
- "Óbudai-szigeti Medve Szabadtéri Matekverseny" (outdoor maths team competition) 2nd place winner (May 21, 2016)
- "Óbudai-szigeti Medve Szabadtéri Matekverseny" (outdoor maths team competition) 4th place winner (May 16, 2015)
- Faculty of Science, University of Alberta, Visiting Scholar Program (May 2015-Sept 2015)
- "Bolyai János Kutatási Ösztöndíj" (Bolyai János Research Fellowship) (Sept 2006-Aug 2009)
- Computer and Automation Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, "Intézeti díj" (Institute Award) (Apr 2006)
- Computer and Automation Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, "Intézeti díj" (Institute Award) (Apr 2001)
- NATO Science Fellowship (Sept 2001-Aug 2003)
- "Magyar Állami Eötvös Ösztöndíj" (Eötvös Scholarship of the Hungarian State) (Oct 1999-Dec 1999)
- IFIP WG 1.4: Student Author Award on EuroCOLT'99 (1999)
- DAAD (1999?)
- ERICSSON-SCHRACK subsidy to cover expenses of conference participation (1996)
- "Köztársasági Ösztöndíj" (Scholarship of the Hungarian Republic) (1993-94, 1992-93)
- Scientific Conference of Students (BME VIK TDK), 2nd place winner (1991)
Programming languages: R, Python, Pascal, dBase, ix86 and Z80 Assembly, Basic
Basic experience in TCP/IP networking, Matlab, Shell, Sed, Awk, C, Version control, Bug & Issue tracking, Html, Wiki, Gimp
