Python
AoC 2025 Day 10
- Jack Norrie
- Algorithms
- 03 Jan, 2026
Introduction Every year I do Advent of Code (AoC), and there are always one or two problems that stick with me. These are problems that I usually struggle with initially, and as such spend a long tim
read moreUnderstanding Optimisers Through Hessians
- Jack Norrie
- Machine learning , Deep learning
- 25 May, 2025
During my recent autodiff library project I got the opportunity to implement common optimizers from scratch. Furthermore, while investigating the vanishing gradient problem I benefited greatly from di
read moreA Deep Dive On Vanishing and Exploding Gradients
- Jack Norrie
- Machine learning , Deep learning
- 18 May, 2025
I was first introduced to the vanishing/exploding gradients problem while conducting my Bachelor's thesis. At the time I was reading the textbook "Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and Tenso
read moreBuilding an Autodiff Library
- Jack Norrie
- Machine Learning , Deep Learning
- 10 May, 2025
Until recently, despite my extensive experience with auto-differentiation frameworks, I have never implemented one myself. I believe that implementing a tool that you commonly use yourself can yield g
read moreHardware Accelerated Bootstrapping
- Jack Norrie
- Statistics
- 12 Apr, 2025
Following my investigation into bootstrap confidence intervals, I set out to run some simulation experiments to observe how the coverage of these confidence intervals approached their nominal levels.
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