Bayesian Reasoning

From medicine and psychology to physics and computer science, researchers leverage Bayesian methods to guide experimental design, interpret results, and refine theories.

Bayesian reasoning can be viewed as the natural way to navigate a world where knowledge is rarely complete and certainty is seldom guaranteed. Whereas Aristotelian logic offers binary truths– statements are either true or false – Bayesian methods place these truths on a continuum, allowing beliefs to be continuously updated as fresh evidence comes to light. This approach to plausible reasoning can be seen as an elegant extension of classical logic under incomplete information.

As we have just passed the 250th anniversary of Laplace's seminal work, it is clear that the legacy of Bayesian reasoning extends far beyond the confines of mathematics and statistics. From scientific research to artificial intelligence, and from human cognition to everyday decision-making, the insights of Laplace and Bayes continue to shape our understanding of the world and our place within it. By embracing the principles of Bayesian reasoning, we can harness the power of probabilistic inference to navigate a world that is all, but certain.

• Prof. Matthias Feurer (Statistics, LMU)
• Dr. Oliver Friedrich (Physics, LMU)
• Dr. Chiara Gianoli (Medical Physics, LMU)
• Prof. Daniel Gruen (Physics, LMU)
• Prof. Stephan Hartmann (Philosophy of Science, LMU)
• Dr. Sabine Hoffmann (Statistics, LMU, TBC)
• Prof. Wiktor Mlynarski (Biology, LMU)
• Dr. Florian Pargent (Psychology, LMU)
• Prof. Volker Schmid (Data Science / Bio Imaging, LMU)
• Prof. Felix Schönbrodt (Psychology, LMU)
• Dr. Borut Trpin (Philosophy of Science, LMU)
• Prof. Jochen Weller (Physics, LMU)

• Prof. Thomas Augustin (Statistics, LMU)
• Prof. Bernd Bischl (Statistics, LMU)
• Prof. Ophelia Deroy (Philosophy, LMU)
• Dr. Torsten Enßlin (MPI, Physics)
• Dr. Lisa Fenk (MPI, Biological Intelligence)
• Prof. Katia Parodi (Medical Physics, LMU)

• Leon Assaad (Philosophy of Science, LMU)
• Lilian Von Bressensdorf (Philosophy of Science, LMU)
• Raphael Fuchs (Philosophy of Science, LMU)
• Gaurav Narkhede (Physics, LMU)