2022
Student Seminar: Mini-Seminars
2:00–4:15 pm Jones 303
MINI-SEMINARS
Moderator: Bill Katsianos
2:00-2:15 pm: Melissa Adrian, “Data Assimilation and Its Application to Weather Forecasting “
2:15-2:30 pm: Lin Gui, “A General Transformation-based Test for Multiple Testing”
2:30-2:45 pm: Yu Gui, “A Selective Review of Recent Progress on Distribution-free Prediction Sets: Optimization Towards Accuracy and PAC Guarantee”
2:45-3:00 pm: Rohan Hore, “Localized Conformal Prediction: an Overview”
3:00-3:15 pm: Wentao Hu, “High-dimensional Tensor Factor Model”
3:15-3:30 pm: Soumyabrata Kundu, “Sensitivity Analysis for Test Negative Design”
3:30-3:45 pm: Zihao Wang, “A Unified Causal View of Domain Invariant Representation Learning”
3:45-4:00 pm: Jinwen Yang, “Linear Regression with Partially Mismatched Data: Local Search with Theoretical Guarantees”
4:00-4:15 pm: Yuepeng Yang, “Tuning-Free Convex Methods for Matrix Completion”
Student Seminar: Yi Wang
1:30–2:30 pm via Zoom
Dissertation Proposal Presentation
YI WANG, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Ferromagnetic Ising Model with Local Defect”
Statistics Colloquium: Guanglei Hong
4:30–5:30 pm Via Zoom
GUANGLEI HONG, Department of Comparative Human Development, Committee on Education, University of Chicago
“Post-Treatment Confounding in Causal Mediation Studies: A Cutting-Edge Problem and A Novel Solution via Sensitivity Analysis”
UChicago Alumni Weekend
Through May 22, 2022 UChicago campus
Save the date for Alumni Weekend 2022, May 19–22! Early-bird registration ends March 25—only $30 for the weekend and $20 for Saturday—so register now.
Stevanovich Center: Market Microstructure and High Frequency Data
Through May 20, 2022 Sheraton Hotel in downtown Chicago
This highly-regarded annual conference brings together academic researchers and professionals to exchange ideas related to market microstructure and high-frequency data. The 2022 meeting will be the eighth edition of the Stevanovich Center conference on Market Microstructure and High Frequency Data.
Statistics Colloquium: Martin Wainwright
4:30–5:30 pm Jones 303
MARTIN WAINWRIGHT, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Department of Statistics, University of California, Berkeley
“When is it good to be a pessimist? Off-policy optimization in reinforcement learning”
DSI Events: AI+Science Social
3:00–4:30 pm Ida Noyes Hall
The Data Science Institute (DSI) AI+Science Research Initiative is hosting a social for faculty, research staff, and postdocs.
Statistics Colloquium: Mikhail Belkin
4:30–5:30 pm Via Zoom
MIKHAIL BELKIN, Halicioğlu Data Science Institute, University of California San Diego
“Neural Networks, Wide and Deep Singular Kernels and Bayes Optimality”
Student Seminar: Yanhao Dong
2:00–3:00 pm Via Zoom
Master’s Thesis Presentation
YANHAO DONG, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“The Application of Normal Linear Mixed Effect Models — With The Female Fulmar Reproduction Activity”
Student Seminar: Tanmay Gupta
1:00–1:30 pm Jones 304
Master’s Thesis Presentation
TANMAY GUPTA, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“A Simple Causal Model for Invariant Learning”