Conformal and Probabilistic Prediction with Applications Conference: Robert Choudhury
At the somewhat antisocial hour of 4am on the 12 th September 2023, a taxi arrived to take me to Heathrow Airport – destination Limassol in sunny Cyprus for the annual COPA (Conformal and Probabilistic Prediction with Applications) conference organised by Frederick University Cyprus. This conference is not a typical security conference as it is focused on the advancement of machine learning and conformal prediction. However, many of the theories presented and their applications such as advancements to concept drift and conformal prediction have been used in security papers in fields such as finance and malware. I would say that the value of attending a conference is not limited to listening to people’s presentations. The opportunity to network with other researchers and companies and see how they are using similar technologies was invaluable. I was able to speak to the creators of machine learning libraries that I use and it was interesting to hear that they look for researc