Denis D. Mauá

Denis D. Mauá

Associate Professor

University of São Paulo

I am an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science of the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of São Paulo. For the most part, my work has focused on the computational aspects of discrete probabilistic graphical models (e.g., Bayesian networks, credal networks, sum-product networks) and their use in classification, robust inference and planning under uncertainty. I am also interested in probabilistic programming and in probabilistic logics such as ProbLog. A possible use of probabilistic reasoning is in designing a digital student that will one day pass a university-entrance level standardized test.

Interests
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Probabilistic Graphical Models
  • Probabilistic Circuits
  • Probabilistic Programming
  • Statistical Relational Learning
  • Planning under uncertainty
  • Imprecise Probability
Education

  • PhD in Informatics, 2013

    University of Lugano

  • MEng in Mechatronics, 2009

    University of São Paulo

  • Electrical Engineering, 2007

    University of São Paulo

Recent & Upcoming Talks

Credal Networks: Specification, Algorithms, Complexity
A gentle introduction to credal networks, with a focus on the very basics (credal sets, independence, elicitation), and on algorithms for marginal inference
Dec 8, 2020 11:00 AM — Dec 16, 2020 2:00 PM Liverpool (online)

Most Recent Publications

Alan Pennacchio, Leliane Barros, Denis Mauá (2022). Differentiable Planning for Optimal Liquidation. Proceedings of the 1st Brazilian Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Finance.

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Maria Clara Saad Menezes, Diego Vinicius Santinelli Pestana, Juliana Carvalho Ferreira, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro de Carvalho, Marcelo Consorti Felix, Izabel Oliva Marcilio, Katia Regina da Silva, Vilson Cobello Junior, Julio Flavio Marchini, Julio Cesar Alencar, Luz Marina Gomez Gomez, Denis Deratani Mauá, Heraldo Possolo Souza, Emergency USP COVID-19 Group, HCFMUSP COVID-19 Study Group (2022). Distinct Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients with Positive or Negative RT-PCR Test. Viruses.

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Ângelo Gregório Lovatto, Leliane Nunes de Barros, Denis D. Mauá (2022). Exploration Versus Exploitation in Model-Based Reinforcement Learning: An Empirical Study. Intelligent Systems.

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Marcos Menon José, Marcelo Archanjo José, Denis Deratani Mauá, Fabio Gagliardi Cozman (2022). Integrating Question Answering and Text-to-SQL in Portuguese. Computational Processing of the Portuguese Language.

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Luis Moneda, Denis Mauá (2022). Time Robust Trees: Using Temporal Invariance to Improve Generalization. Intelligent Systems.

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