Algebra and Logic Seminar (NOVA Math)

The Center for Mathematics and Applications (NOVA Math), promote the Algebra and Logic Seminar with the title: "Why does Deep Learning work so well?". Atle Hahn (NOVA Math) is the speaker. 

Abstract: Deep Neural Networks are at the heart of most recent breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence.
However, not so long ago most AI experts had a rather low opinion about them.
For example, Vladimir Vapnik, the founder of the field of "Statistical Learning Theory",
predicted in 1995 that by 2005 no one would use neural networks any more.

What was it about neural networks that most experts overlooked at that time?
In my talk I will try to answer this question.

The talk is directed to a general audience. No prior knowledge of Machine Learning is required.