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Manuel Blum

Machine Learning Lab
University of Freiburg

Room 079/00009
Georges-Koehler-Allee 079
79110 Freiburg im Breisgau
Germany

Phone: +49 761 203 8048
Email: mblum@informatik.uni-freiburg.de

Publications

2015

Matthias Feurer, Aaron Klein, Katharina Eggensperger, Jost Tobias Springenberg, Manuel Blum, Frank Hutter (2015) Efficient and Robust Automated Machine Learning. In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems. PDF Bibtex

@article{feurerefficient,
  title={Efficient and Robust Automated Machine Learning},
  author={Feurer, Matthias and Klein, Aaron and Eggensperger, Katharina and Springenberg, Jost Tobias and Blum, Manuel and Hutter, Frank},
  booktitle={Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems},
  year={2015},
  file={http://aad.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/papers/15-NIPS-auto-sklearn-preprint.pdf}
}

2014

M Duempelmann, S Ewing, M Blum, R Rostek, P Woias, M Riedmiller, A Schulze-Bonhage (2014) Investigation of low complexity seizure detection algorithm for closed loop devices in epilepsy treatment. Clinical Neurophysiology pp. S80. Bibtex

@article{duempelmann2014p121,
  title={Investigation of low complexity seizure detection algorithm for closed loop devices in epilepsy treatment},
  author={Duempelmann, M and Ewing, S and Blum, M and Rostek, R and Woias, P and Riedmiller, M and Schulze-Bonhage, A},
  journal={Clinical Neurophysiology},
  number={125},
  pages={S80},
  year={2014}
}

2013

Manuel Blum, Martin Riedmiller (2013) Electricity Demand Forecasting using Gaussian Processes. In The AAAI-13 Workshop on Trading Agent Design and Analysis (TADA-13). PDF Bibtex

@inproceedings{blum2013a,
  author = {Manuel Blum and Martin Riedmiller},
  booktitle = {The AAAI-13 Workshop on Trading Agent Design and Analysis (TADA-13)},
  title = {Electricity Demand Forecasting using Gaussian Processes},
  year = {2013},
  file = {http://ml.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/_media/publications/blum2013a.pdf}
}

Manuel Blum, Martin Riedmiller (2013) Optimization of Gaussian Process Hyperparameters using Rprop. In European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning. PDF Bibtex

@inproceedings{blumesann2013,
  author = {Manuel Blum and Martin Riedmiller},
  booktitle = {European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning},
  title = {{Optimization of Gaussian Process Hyperparameters using Rprop}},
  year = {2013},
  file = {http://ml.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/_media/publications/blumesann2013.pdf}
}

2012

Manuel Blum, Jost Tobias Springenberg, Jan Wülfing, Martin Riedmiller (2012) A Learned Feature Descriptor for Object Recognition in RGB-D Data. In IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. PDF Bibtex

@INPROCEEDINGS{blumicra2012,
  AUTHOR = {Manuel Blum and Jost Tobias Springenberg and Jan Wülfing and Martin Riedmiller},
  ADDRESS = {St. Paul, Minnesota, USA},
  BOOKTITLE = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
  TITLE = {A Learned Feature Descriptor for Object Recognition in RGB-D Data},
  YEAR = {2012},
  FILE = {http://ml.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/_media/publications/blumicra2012.pdf}
}

2011

Manuel Blum, Jost Tobias Springenberg, Jan Wülfing, Martin Riedmiller (2011) On the Applicability of Unsupervised Feature Learning for Object Recognition in RGB-D Data. In NIPS Workshop on Deep Learning and Unsupervised Feature Learning. Granada, Spain. PDF Bibtex

@INPROCEEDINGS{blumnips2011,
  AUTHOR = {Manuel Blum and Jost Tobias Springenberg and Jan Wülfing and Martin Riedmiller},
  ADDRESS = {Granada, Spain},
  BOOKTITLE = {NIPS Workshop on Deep Learning and Unsupervised Feature Learning},
  TITLE = {On the Applicability of Unsupervised Feature Learning for Object Recognition in RGB-D Data},
  YEAR = {2011},
  FILE = {http://ml.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/_media/publications/blumnips2011.pdf}
}

Manuel Blum, Martin Riedmiller (2011) Q-function Approximation in Batch Mode Reinforcement Learning. In International Workshop on Bio-Inspired Robots. Bibtex

@inproceedings{blum2011q,
  title={Q-function Approximation in Batch Mode Reinforcement Learning},
  author={Blum, Manuel and Riedmiller, Martin},
  booktitle={International Workshop on Bio-Inspired Robots},
  year={2011}
}

Tim Landgraf, Anselm Brachmann, Manuel Blum, Ra{ú}l Rojas (2011) Unsupervised Neural Coding of Nightingale Songs Using Deep Autoencoders. In Computational Neuroscience & Neurotechnology Bernstein Conference & Neurex Annual Meeting. Bibtex

@inproceedings{landgraf2011unsupervised,
  title={Unsupervised Neural Coding of Nightingale Songs Using Deep Autoencoders},
  author={Landgraf, Tim and Brachmann, Anselm and Blum, Manuel and Rojas, Ra{ú}l},
  booktitle={Computational Neuroscience & Neurotechnology Bernstein Conference & Neurex Annual Meeting},
  year={2011}
}

Software

CLSquare - Closed Loop Simulation System.
libgp - a Gaussian process library for machine learning.
nn - a lightweight neural network library using resilient propagation for adapting the weights
rpropmatlab - RProp implementation for MATLAB