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Yasser Roudi

Yasser Roudi

Professor
Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience

yasser.roudi@ntnu.no
MTFS, 3328, Øya, Olav Kyrres gate 9
SPINOr: Stat. Phys. of Inference and Network Organization
About Publications Teaching

About

The Revelations of Devout and Learn'd              آنان که محیط فضل وآداب شدند

Who rose before us, and as Prohphets burn'd,   در جمع کمال شمع اصحاب شدند

Are all but Stories, which, awoke from Sleep      ره زین شب تاریک نبردند برون

They told their comrades, and to Sleep return'd  گفتند فسانه ای و در خواب شدند

Omar Khayyam (translated by E. FitzGerald)       خیام نیشابوری

 

. Professor,  Kavli Inst & Centre for Neural Computation, Trondheim

. Research Staff Associate, ICTP, Trieste

. Corresponding Fellow, Nordita, Stockholm

I am interested in understanding learning and inference in living organisms and machines and for doing so, mainly use ideas from statistical mechanics and information theory.

I was born in Tehran in 1981, went to Alborz High School, and studied at Sharif University and SISSA. After that, I went to the Gatsby Unit, UCL, as a senior research fellow and then to Nordita, the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics. I have also been a member at the School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study.

Publications

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2019

  • Bulso, Nicola; Marsili, Matteo; Roudi, Yasser. (2019) On the complexity of logistic regression models. Neural Computation
    Academic article
  • Cubero, Ryan John Abat; Junghyo, Jo; Marsili, Matteo; Roudi, Yasser; Juyong, Song. (2019) Statistical Criticality arises in Most Informative Representations . Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
    Academic article

2018

  • Cubero, Ryan John Abat; Marsili, Matteo; Roudi, Yasser. (2018) Minimum Description Length Codes Are Critical. Entropy
    Academic article
  • Mana, Piero; Rostami, Vahid; Torre, Emiliano; Roudi, Yasser. (2018) Maximum-entropy and representative samples of neuronal activity: a dilemma. arXiv.org
    Academic article

2017

  • Kanter, Benjamin Richard; Lykken, Christine Marie; Avesar, Daniel; Weible, Aldis; Dickinson, Jasmine; Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2017) A Novel Mechanism for the Grid-to-Place Cell Transformation Revealed by Transgenic Depolarization of Medial Entorhinal Cortex Layer II. Neuron
    Academic article
  • Hertz, John A.; Roudi, Yasser; Sollich, Peter. (2017) Path integral methods for the dynamics of stochastic and disordered systems. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
    Academic literature review
  • Battistin, Claudia; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Roudi, Yasser. (2017) Learning with unknowns: analyzing biological data in the presence of hidden variables. Current Opinion in Systems Biology
    Academic literature review

2016

  • Rowland, David Clayton; Roudi, Yasser; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald. (2016) Ten Years of Grid Cells. Annual Review of Neuroscience
    Academic article
  • Bulso, Nicola; Marsili, Matteo; Roudi, Yasser. (2016) Sparse model selection in the highly under-sampled regime. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
    Academic article
  • Bachschmid-Romano, Ludovica; Battistin, Claudia; Opper, Manfred; Roudi, Yasser. (2016) Variational perturbation and extended Plefka approaches to dynamics on random networks: the case of the kinetic Ising model. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
    Academic article

2015

  • Battistin, Claudia; Hertz, John; Tyrcha, Joanna; Roudi, Yasser. (2015) Belief propagation and replicas for inference and learning in a kinetic Ising model with hidden spins. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
    Academic article
  • Borysov, Stanislav; Roudi, Yasser; Balatsky, Alexander. (2015) U.S. stock market interaction network as learned by the Boltzmann machine. European Physical Journal B : Condensed Matter Physics
    Academic article
  • Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Mørreaunet, Maria; Roudi, Yasser. (2015) Correlations and functional connections in a population of grid cells. PLoS Computational Biology
    Academic article
  • Roudi, Yasser; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Hertz, John. (2015) Multi-neuronal activity and functional connectivity in cell assemblies. Current Opinion in Neurobiology
    Academic literature review
  • Roudi, Yasser; Taylor, G.. (2015) Learning with hidden variables. Current Opinion in Neurobiology
    Academic literature review

2014

  • Zeng, Hong-Li; Hertz, John; Roudi, Yasser. (2014) L1 regularization for reconstruction of a non-equilibrium ising model. Physica Scripta
    Academic article
  • Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Roudi, Yasser; Witter, Menno; Kentros, Clifford; Bonhoeffer, Tobias; Moser, May-Britt. (2014) Grid cells and cortical representation. Nature Reviews Neuroscience
    Academic literature review

2013

  • Marsili, Matteo; Iacopo, Mastromatteo; Roudi, Yasser. (2013) On sampling and modeling complex systems. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
    Academic article
  • Zeng, Hong-Li; Alava, Mikko; Aurell, Erik; Hertz, John; Roudi, Yasser. (2013) Maximum Likelihood Reconstruction for Ising Models with Asynchronous Updates. Physical Review Letters
    Academic article
  • Tyrcha, Joanna; Roudi, Yasser; Marsili, M; Hertz, John. (2013) The effect of nonstationarity on models inferred from neural data. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
    Academic article
  • Couey, Jonathan Jay; Witoelar, Aree Widya; Zhang, Sheng Jia; Zheng, Kang; Ye, Jing; Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2013) Recurrent inhibitory circuitry as a mechanism for grid formation. Nature Neuroscience
    Academic article
  • Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Roudi, Yasser. (2013) Learning and inference in a nonequilibrium Ising model with hidden nodes. Physical Review E. Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
    Academic article
  • Bonnevie, Tora; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Fyhn, Marianne; Hafting, Torkel; Derdikman, Dori Moshe; Kubie, J. L.. (2013) Grid cells require excitatory drive from the hippocampus. Nature Neuroscience
    Academic article

2012

  • Sakellario, Jason; Roudi, Yasser; Mezard, Marc; Hertz, John. (2012) Effect of coupling asymmetry on mean-field solutions of the direct and inverse Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model. Philosophical Magazine
    Academic article

2011

  • Rashtabadi, Yasser Roudi; Hertz, John. (2011) Dynamical TAP equations for non-equilibrium Ising spin glasses. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Bulso, Nicola; Marsili, Matteo; Roudi, Yasser. (2019) On the complexity of logistic regression models. Neural Computation
    Academic article
  • Cubero, Ryan John Abat; Junghyo, Jo; Marsili, Matteo; Roudi, Yasser; Juyong, Song. (2019) Statistical Criticality arises in Most Informative Representations . Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
    Academic article
  • Cubero, Ryan John Abat; Marsili, Matteo; Roudi, Yasser. (2018) Minimum Description Length Codes Are Critical. Entropy
    Academic article
  • Mana, Piero; Rostami, Vahid; Torre, Emiliano; Roudi, Yasser. (2018) Maximum-entropy and representative samples of neuronal activity: a dilemma. arXiv.org
    Academic article
  • Kanter, Benjamin Richard; Lykken, Christine Marie; Avesar, Daniel; Weible, Aldis; Dickinson, Jasmine; Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2017) A Novel Mechanism for the Grid-to-Place Cell Transformation Revealed by Transgenic Depolarization of Medial Entorhinal Cortex Layer II. Neuron
    Academic article
  • Hertz, John A.; Roudi, Yasser; Sollich, Peter. (2017) Path integral methods for the dynamics of stochastic and disordered systems. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
    Academic literature review
  • Battistin, Claudia; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Roudi, Yasser. (2017) Learning with unknowns: analyzing biological data in the presence of hidden variables. Current Opinion in Systems Biology
    Academic literature review
  • Rowland, David Clayton; Roudi, Yasser; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald. (2016) Ten Years of Grid Cells. Annual Review of Neuroscience
    Academic article
  • Bulso, Nicola; Marsili, Matteo; Roudi, Yasser. (2016) Sparse model selection in the highly under-sampled regime. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
    Academic article
  • Bachschmid-Romano, Ludovica; Battistin, Claudia; Opper, Manfred; Roudi, Yasser. (2016) Variational perturbation and extended Plefka approaches to dynamics on random networks: the case of the kinetic Ising model. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
    Academic article
  • Battistin, Claudia; Hertz, John; Tyrcha, Joanna; Roudi, Yasser. (2015) Belief propagation and replicas for inference and learning in a kinetic Ising model with hidden spins. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
    Academic article
  • Borysov, Stanislav; Roudi, Yasser; Balatsky, Alexander. (2015) U.S. stock market interaction network as learned by the Boltzmann machine. European Physical Journal B : Condensed Matter Physics
    Academic article
  • Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Mørreaunet, Maria; Roudi, Yasser. (2015) Correlations and functional connections in a population of grid cells. PLoS Computational Biology
    Academic article
  • Roudi, Yasser; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Hertz, John. (2015) Multi-neuronal activity and functional connectivity in cell assemblies. Current Opinion in Neurobiology
    Academic literature review
  • Roudi, Yasser; Taylor, G.. (2015) Learning with hidden variables. Current Opinion in Neurobiology
    Academic literature review
  • Zeng, Hong-Li; Hertz, John; Roudi, Yasser. (2014) L1 regularization for reconstruction of a non-equilibrium ising model. Physica Scripta
    Academic article
  • Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Roudi, Yasser; Witter, Menno; Kentros, Clifford; Bonhoeffer, Tobias; Moser, May-Britt. (2014) Grid cells and cortical representation. Nature Reviews Neuroscience
    Academic literature review
  • Marsili, Matteo; Iacopo, Mastromatteo; Roudi, Yasser. (2013) On sampling and modeling complex systems. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
    Academic article
  • Zeng, Hong-Li; Alava, Mikko; Aurell, Erik; Hertz, John; Roudi, Yasser. (2013) Maximum Likelihood Reconstruction for Ising Models with Asynchronous Updates. Physical Review Letters
    Academic article
  • Tyrcha, Joanna; Roudi, Yasser; Marsili, M; Hertz, John. (2013) The effect of nonstationarity on models inferred from neural data. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
    Academic article
  • Couey, Jonathan Jay; Witoelar, Aree Widya; Zhang, Sheng Jia; Zheng, Kang; Ye, Jing; Dunn, Benjamin Adric. (2013) Recurrent inhibitory circuitry as a mechanism for grid formation. Nature Neuroscience
    Academic article
  • Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Roudi, Yasser. (2013) Learning and inference in a nonequilibrium Ising model with hidden nodes. Physical Review E. Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
    Academic article
  • Bonnevie, Tora; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Fyhn, Marianne; Hafting, Torkel; Derdikman, Dori Moshe; Kubie, J. L.. (2013) Grid cells require excitatory drive from the hippocampus. Nature Neuroscience
    Academic article
  • Sakellario, Jason; Roudi, Yasser; Mezard, Marc; Hertz, John. (2012) Effect of coupling asymmetry on mean-field solutions of the direct and inverse Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model. Philosophical Magazine
    Academic article
  • Rashtabadi, Yasser Roudi; Hertz, John. (2011) Dynamical TAP equations for non-equilibrium Ising spin glasses. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
    Academic article

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