2025
Student Seminars: YoonHaeng Hur
10:00 am–12:00 pm Ryerson 255
Friday, April 18, 2025, at 10:00 AM, in Ryerson 255, 1100 E 58th St.
PhD Dissertation Defense Presentation
YoonHaeng Hur, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Infinite-Dimensional Inference and Learning via Optimal Transport”
Student Seminar: Zihao Wang
1:00–3:00 pm Jones 226
Friday, April 18, 2025, at 1:00 PM, in Jones 226, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
PhD Dissertation Defense Presentation
Zihao Wang, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Understanding and Steering Large Generative Models: From Representation Geometry to Stress-Testing Generative Behavior”
Student Seminar: Oscar Liu
2:00–3:00 pm Ryerson 176
Friday, April 18, 2025, at 2:00 PM, in Ryerson 176, 1100 E 58th St.
Master’s Thesis l Presentation
Oscar Liu, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Bias Correction of Ground Temperature in Hawaii Using Gaussian Process Models”
Student Seminars: Wei Kuang
3:00–5:00 pm Cobb 203
Friday, April 18, 2025, at 3:00 PM, in Cobb 203, 5811 S. Ellis Avenue
PhD Dissertation Defense Presentation
Wei Kuang, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Estimation Using Second-Order Methods”