2021
![Adam Ratner, MS Candidate](https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/shared-resources/i/template/transparent.gif)
Student Seminar: Adam Ratner
2:00–2:30 pm Via Zoom
Master’s Thesis Presentation
ADAM RATNER, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Estimating Risk Neutral Distributions”
![Zhaojun Zhang, MS Candidate](https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/shared-resources/i/template/transparent.gif)
Student Seminar: (Jane) Zhaojun Zhang
1:00–1:30 pm Via Zoom
Master’s Thesis Presentation
(JANE) ZHAOJUN ZHANG, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Statistical Inference for RNA Editing Rate Comparison”
![Lihua Lei, Department of Statistics, Stanford University](https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/shared-resources/i/template/transparent.gif)
Statistics Colloquium: Lihua Lei
4:00–5:00 pm Via Zoom
LIHUA LEI, Department of Statistics, Stanford University
“Conformal Inference of Counterfactuals and Time-to-event Outcomes”
![Pinrui Yu, MS candidate](https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/shared-resources/i/template/transparent.gif)
Student Seminar: Pinrui Yu
3:00–3:30 pm Via Zoom
Master’s Thesis Presentation
PINRUI YU, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Cascading Failure Event Computation with Optimal Control”
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Student Seminar: Benjamin Harris
1:00–1:30 pm Via Zoom
Master’s Thesis Presentation
BENJAMIN HARRIS, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Short-Term Solar Irradiance Prediction”
![Axel Munk, , Institut für Mathematische Stochastik, Georg-August-University of Goettingen](https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/shared-resources/i/template/transparent.gif)
CANCELED ** Statistics Colloquium: Axel Munk
12:00–1:00 pm CANCELED
CANCELED
AXEL MUNK, Institut für Mathematische Stochastik, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
“Nanostatistics”
![Xinxin Chen, MS candidate](https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/shared-resources/i/template/transparent.gif)
Student Seminar: Xinxin Chen
9:30–10:00 am Via Zoom
Master’s Thesis Presentation
XINXIN CHEN, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Modeling Missing Data in An Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) Data”
![University Phoenix (solid)](https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/shared-resources/i/template/transparent.gif)
Student Seminar: Russ Yoon
8:00–8:30 am Via Zoom
Master’s Thesis Presentation
RUSS YOON, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Exploring Effectiveness and Alternatives of Attention Mechanism in Natural Language Processing”
![Irina Cristali, PhD Candidate](https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/shared-resources/i/template/transparent.gif)
Student Seminar: Irina Cristali
3:30–4:00 pm Via Zoom
Master’s Thesis Presentation
IRINA CRISTALI, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Adaptive Data Analysis: A Theoretical and Empirical Overview”
![Shiv Agarwal, MS candidate](https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/shared-resources/i/template/transparent.gif)
Student Seminar: Shiv Agarwal
2:30–3:00 pm Via Zoom
Master’s Thesis Presentation
SHIV AGARWAL, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Variational Bayes for Linear Inverse Problems”