Past Events

2019

University Phoenix (solid)

College Reading Period

Through December 6, 2019

Dec 5

Student Seminar: Jonathan Eskreis-Winkler

1:00–2:00 pm Jones 303

Dissertation Presentation and Defense
JONATHAN ESKREIS-WINKLER, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Multiresolution Analysis on Discrete Spaces”

Dec 4

Statistics Colloquium: Michael Brenner

4:00–5:00 pm Jones 303

MICHAEL BRENNER, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
“Machine Learning for Partial . Differential Equations”

Dec 3
Fang Han

Statistics Colloquium: Fang Han

4:30–5:30 pm Jones 303

FANG HAN, Department of Statistics, University of Washington
“Marginal and multivariate ranks, optimal transport theory, and Le Cam”

Dec 2

Student Seminar: Yuxin Zou

12:30–1:30 pm Jones 303

Dissertation Proposal
YUXIN ZOU, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Bayesian Variable Selection Using Summary Statistics with Application to Fine-Mapping”

Dec 2

Thanksgiving Break (University holiday)

Through November 29, 2019

Nov 28
Harrison Zhou

Statistics Colloquium: Harrison Zhou

4:30–5:30 pm Jones 303

HARRISON ZHOU, Department of Statistics and Data Science, Yale University
“Understanding Clustering: The Beginning of A Journey”

Nov 25
You-Lin Chen, PhD candidate

Student Seminar: You-Lin Chen

11:00 am–12:00 pm

PhD Dissertation Proposal
YOU-LIN CHEN, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Tensor Correlation Analysis: Computation and Inference”

Nov 25

Student Seminar: Sen Na

5:00–6:00 pm Jones 303

PhD Dissertation Proposal
SEN NA, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Scalability and Robustness: Dynamic Programming and Semiparametric Modeling”

Nov 22

Statistics Colloquium: Jichun Xie

3:00–4:00 pm Jones 303

JICHUN XIE, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University
“Controlling False Discovery Rate for Hypotheses with Localizing Structures”

Nov 22