David MacKay (scientist)
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David J.C. MacKay (born April 22, 1967) is the professor of natural philosophy in the department of Physics at the University of Cambridge. He was born the fifth child of Donald MacCrimmon MacKay and Valerie MacKay.
His contributions in machine learning and information theory include the development of Bayesian methods for neural networks, the rediscovery (with Radford M. Neal) of low-density parity-check codes, and the invention of Dasher, a software application for communication especially popular with disabled people.
His publications include a textbook, Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2003 ISBN 0-521-64298-1. Online.
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