Jef Jonkers

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Tech Lane Ghent Science Park 122

B-9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium

I am Jef Jonkers, a PhD researcher at Ghent University. My research focuses on machine learning, statistical learning theory, and causal inference. Specifically, I am interested in developing algorithms that can learn from data in a way that is robust to distributional shifts and allows to quantify uncertainty in predictions. I am also interested in the theoretical foundations of machine learning and how they can be used to improve the performance of learning algorithms or be adapted to new settings.

news

Apr 14, 2026 Will be presenting a poster at AISTATS 2026 Workshop: Calibration for Modern AI
Sep 29, 2025 Started research stay at ETH Zurich 🏫
Nov 01, 2024 FWO PhD Fellowship at Ghent University 👨‍🔬
Sep 19, 2024 Won the Alexey Chervonenkis Award for the Best Student Paper (COPA 2024).

selected publications

  1. Conformal Convolution and Monte Carlo Meta-learners for Predictive Inference of Individual Treatment Effects
    Jef Jonkers, Jarne Verhaeghe, Glenn Van Wallendael, and 2 more authors
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.04906, 2025
  2. Conformal Predictive Systems Under Covariate Shift
    Jef Jonkers, Glenn Van Wallendael, Luc Duchateau, and 1 more author
    In Proceedings of the Thirteenth Symposium on Conformal and Probabilistic Prediction with Applications, 2024
  3. Reliable uncertainty quantification for 2D/3D anatomical landmark localization using multi-output conformal prediction
    Jef Jonkers, Frank Coopman, Luc Duchateau, and 2 more authors
    Medical Image Analysis, 2026