Building a minimal, cost efficient Dask cluster
In this article we will show a way to do high performance parallel computing at a Kubernetes cluster using task. A primary focus is that we want to archive the …
Frequency-Severity Modeling in consideration of COVID-19 induced effects
This post is supposed to give a brief introduction in Frequency-Severity models. These models are very popular for determine the optimal price for an insurance. We will take a look …
Kernel Regression using the Fast Fourier Transform
1. Setup In a previous post it was shown how to speed up the computation of a kernel density using the Fast Fourier Transform. Conceptually a kernel density is not …
Cluster Monitoring using a ST7789 Display
In the articles Kuberentes at an OrangePi and Setting up the OrangePi it was described how I build my toy cluster. Meanwhile the cluster received some updates. Two more nodes …
Fast Kernel Density Estimation using the Fast Fourier Transform
1. Setup This Post is about how to speed up the computation kernel density estimators using the FFT (Fast Fourier Transform). Let be be a random sample drawn from an …
Non-Linear Classification Methods in Spark
In a previous post I covered how to apply classical linear estimators like support vector machines or logistic regression to a non-linear dataset using the kernel method. This article can …
Kubernetes at an OrangePi
1. Install k3s at the OrangePI In a previous article I explained how to get spark running at an OrangePi to create a toy computing-cluster. If you look at this …
An AI with less than 200 lines of code
In the last two articles we covered the topics “How to teach a computer gamerules” and “The Multiarmed Bandit Problem”. Indeed these two articles where intended to be an introduction …
Teaching a Computer Gamerules
Sequential games with perfect information 1. A very short course in Game Theory In the twenties people start to describe games using math. Since then Game Theory becomes an important …
Solving the Multiarmed Bandit problem with JavaScript
1. Formulation of the Multiarmed Bandit Problem Consider the following problem: A gambler enters a casino with slot machines. The probability to receive a reward for each slot machine follows …