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His contributions in Machine Learning and Information Theory include the development of Bayesian Method s for Neural Network s, the rediscovery (with Radford M. Neal ) of Low-density Parity-check Code s, 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 .

His interests beyond research include the development of effective teaching methods and African development; he taught regularly at the African Institute For Mathematical Sciences in Cape Town from its foundation in 2003 to 2006.

He has an Erdős Number of 2.


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