2025
Joint Colloquium with DSI: Tijana Zrnic
4:00–5:00 pm JCL 390
Tijana Zrnic, Department of Statistics, Stanford University
“AI-Assisted Approaches to Data Collection and Inference”
Statistics Colloquium: Shirshendu Ganguly
11:30 am–12:30 pm Jones 303
Shirshendu Ganguly
Department of Statistics, UC Berkeley
“Models of random geometry and interfaces: some recent developments”
Joint Colloquium with DSI: Boris Hanin
4:00–5:00 pm JCL 390
Boris Hanin, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Princeton University
“Neural Network Scaling Limits”
Student Seminar: Samantha Yang
2:30–3:30 pm Jones 111
Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 9:00 AM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis l Presentation
Samantha Yang, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Longitudinal analysis of glycemic variability using Mixed-effects location scale (MELS) model”
Joint Colloquium with DSI: Anastasios Angelopoulos
2:00–3:00 pm Jones 303
Anastasios Angelopoulos, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley
“Statistical Foundations of Trustworthy AI Engineering”
Student Seminars: Brandon Hao
9:00–10:00 am Jones 111
Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 9:00 AM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis l Presentation
Brandon Hao, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Analyzing Stock Market Volatility During Crisis Periods: An AR-ARCH Model Approach with Extended Market Data”
Student Seminar: Yuwei Cheng
2:00–3:00 pm Jones 111
Monday, January 6, 2025, at 2:00 PM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
PhD Dissertation Proposal Presentation
Yuwei Cheng, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Aligning Machines with Human Preferences: Robustness, Inferences, and Personalization”
2024
Student Seminar: Aabesh Bhattacharyya
1:00–2:00 pm Jones 111
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 1:00 PM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
PhD Dissertation Defense Presentation
Aabesh Bhattacharyya, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“A New Modeling Framework for Multi-Trait Mapping of Binary and Quantitative Phenotypes”
Student Seminars: Yi Wei
2:00–3:30 pm Jones 111
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 2:00 PM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
PhD Dissertation Defense Presentation
Yi Wei, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“A New Modeling Framework for Multi-Trait Mapping of Binary and Quantitative Phenotypes”
Student Seminar: Xiaohan Zhu
9:00–11:00 am Jones 111
Monday, December 9, 2024, at 9:00 AM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
PhD Dissertation Proposal Presentation
Xiaohan Zhu, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“A Complete Characterization of the Worst-Case Limiting Error for the Standard and Modified Two-Part-Code Minimum Description Length, with Extensions to a Broader Class of Learning Rules”