April 24 seminar: Jon Loftin

April 24, 2026

Deep Learning with MATLAB

Jon Loftin, UNM

3:00 pm, UNM Centennial Engineering Center, Room 1026
Online Guests: Contact Prof. Santhanam <bsanthan@unm.edu> for a Zoom link

Abstract: AI is quickly becoming embedded in everyday applications It’s becoming essential for students and educators to adopt this technology to solve complex real world problems MATLAB and Simulink provide a flexible and powerful platform to develop and automate data analysis, deep learning, AI, and simulation workflows in a wide range of domains and industries In this workshop we will introduce deep learning with MATLAB We will utilize a previously trained network and modify it, using the MATLAB Deep Network Designer The Deep Network Designer allows you to interactively build, visualize, and train neural networks Individuals can generate the code for the neural network and fine tune parameters Users can use popular pre trained networks or construct their own We will also look at the MATLAB Classification Learner to run several models on a single data set These visual approaches create a more efficient workflow Bring your laptop and train models on your machine!

Bio: Jon Loftin is a Customer Success Engineer at MathWorks and a Texas Tech Alumni. Jon’s background is in mathematics. More specifically, implementing mathematics in a computer. He holds degrees in mathematics: a BS from Southern Arkansas University, a MS from the University of Arkansas, and a Ph.D. from Texas Tech University. He has had years of teaching experience, from teaching at the Naval Nuclear Power School to teaching as an Assistant Professor. Jon’s research focus is building efficient integration techniques in finite element methods.