2020
Graduate Research Opportunities for Women 2020
All day
September 13, October 18 and 24
University of Chicago
The GROW 2020 conference is aimed at female-identified undergraduate students who may be interested in pursuing a graduate degree in the mathematical sciences. The conference is open to undergraduates from U.S. colleges and universities, including international students. Visit: https://mathematics.uchicago.edu/grow2020/ for detailed information and updates.
Statistics Colloquium: Rahul Mazumder
4:00–5:00 pm Via Zoom
RAHUL MAZUMDER, Operations Research and Statistics Group, MIT Sloan School of Management
“Sparse Regression at Scale: Convex and Mixed Integer Programming Perspectives”
IMSI Online Conference
Through October 9, 2020
The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI), a new NSF-funded mathematical sciences research institute on campus, will be hosting an online conference on October 7-9.
Statistics Colloquium: Sven Wang
4:00–5:00 pm Via Zoom
SVEN WANG, Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics at the University of Cambridge
“On Polynomial-Time Computation of High-Dimensional Posterior Measures by Langevin-Type Algorithms”
Orientation Week Events
Through September 25, 2020 Via Zoom
Orientation for new students runs from September 21-25, 2020.
Autumn Quarter Graduate Student Registration
Through September 25, 2020
Autumn Quarter Graduate Student Registration opens for new and continuing students at 8:30 a.m.
Student Seminar: Takintayo Akinbiyi
Time TBA Via ZOOM
Dissertation Presentation and Defense
TAKINTAYO AKINBIYI, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Equal Local Levels—A Global Testing Approach With Application To Trans eQTL Detection”
Student Seminar: Weihao Li
10:00–11:00 am Via Zoom
Master’s Thesis Presentation
WEIHAO LI, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Estimation of Latent Factors for High-Dimensional Time Series”
Graduate Research Opportunities for Women 2020
All day
September 13, October 18 and 24
University of Chicago
The GROW 2020 conference is aimed at female-identified undergraduate students who may be interested in pursuing a graduate degree in the mathematical sciences. The conference is open to undergraduates from U.S. colleges and universities, including international students. Visit: https://mathematics.uchicago.edu/grow2020/ for detailed information and updates.
Student Seminar: Keshav Vemuri
10:00–11:00 am Via Zoom
Master’s Thesis Presentation
KESHAV VEMURI, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Predictive Value Generalization Bounds”