Some applications of Causal Inference in the real world

          @misc{ scivideos_PIRSA:23040125,
            doi = {10.48660/23040125},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/23040125},
            author = {Gilligan-Lee, Ciaran},
            keywords = {Quantum Foundations},
            language = {en},
            title = {Some applications of Causal Inference in the real world},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics},
            year = {2023},
            month = {apr},
            note = {PIRSA:23040125 see, \url{https://scivideos.org/pirsa/23040125}}
          }
          

Abstract

Causal reasoning is vital for effective reasoning in many domains, from healthcare to economics. In medical diagnosis, for example, a doctor aims to explain a patient’s symptoms by determining the diseases causing them. This is because causal relations, unlike correlations, allow one to reason about the consequences of possible treatments and to answer counterfactual queries. In this talk I will present two recent causal inference projects done with my collaborators deriving new algorithms to solve problems that arise when applying causal inference in the real world.