Statistics versus Machine Learning for prediction – a debate

In this session, we bring together two world leading experts in clinical prediction modelling, Profs David Clifton and Richard Stevens, to debate the following motion: “This house believes the advent of Machine Learning approaches for clinical prediction make traditional statistical methods obsolete” Speakers: Professor David Clifton – Professor of Clinical Machine Learning, Dept Engineering Science,… Read more »

Call for Nominations

The BCS Oxfordshire Group is inviting nominations for the positions of Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Inclusion Officer, Early Career Officer and committee members. Please visit the meeting announcement (https://oxon.bcs.org/programme/is-information-loss-good-or-bad/) for details of how to submit nominations. Any person nominated for the roles of Chair or Treasurer must be a professional member in good standing of the… Read more »