2020

MINI-SEMINARS DAY 1
4:00–5:00 pm ZOOM links provided via EMAIL
MINI-SEMINARS DAY 1
Moderators: ABBY STEVENS and DANIEL XIANG
4:00 - 4:15 pm: CHIH-HSUAN WU, “Mixture Poisson Generalized Linear Mixed Model for Cell Type-Specific Methylation Analyhsis”
4:15 - 4:30 pm: HUANLIN ZHOU, “Some Statistical Issues About Large-Scale Testing for Gene-Gene Interaction”
4:30 - 4:45 pm: WANRONG ZHU, “Sharp High-Probability Bounds for SGD on Linear Model COnsidering Heavy-Tailed Noise”
4:45 - 5:00 pm: HAI TRAN-BACH: Mehler’s Formula, Branching Processers and Compositional Kernels of Deep Neural Networks”
5:00 - 5:15 pm: ZEHAO NIU, “Tensor Methods Using Stochastic Approximation of Score Functions for Gaussian Processes”

Student Seminar: Yongrui Chen
10:30 am–12:00 pm Via ZOOM
Dissertation Presentation and Defense
YONGRUI CHEN, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“High-Frequency Functional Inference of Dynamic Data in Time and Frequency Domains”

Statistics Colloquium: Yuxin Chen
4:00–5:00 pm Via ZOOM
YUXIN CHEN, Department of Computer Science, University of Chicago
“Algorithmic Aspects of Machine Teaching: Tractability, Interpretability, and Robustness”

Student Seminar: Ayman Moawad
3:00–3:30 pm Via ZOOM
Master’s Thesis Presentation
AYMAN MOAWAD, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Explainable ML for a No-Teardown Vehicle Component Cost Estimation: A Top-Down Approach”

Student Seminar: Adam Sun
2:30–3:00 pm Via ZOOM
Master’s Thesis Presentation
ADAM SUN, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Constructing and Examining Simultaneous Confidence Bands Measuring Their Performance through Simulation Studies and Using Them to Deliver New Insights on Global Temperature Trends”

Student Seminar: Rick Presman
1:30–2:00 pm Via ZOOM
Master’s Thesis Presentation
RICK PRESMAN, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“The Cohomology of Irrationality: Perspectives from Topology and Matrix Factorization”

Student Seminar: Steven Moen
12:45–1:15 pm Via ZOOM
Master’s Thesis Presentation
STEVEN MOEN, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Multivariate CAViaR: An Insightful Approach to Risk Modeling”

Student Seminar: Wonbin Song
12:15–12:45 pm Via ZOOM
Master’s Thesis Presentation
WONBIN SONG, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Transition Matrix Estimation in High Dimensional Vector Autoregressive Models”

Student Seminar: Timothy Morrison
11:00 am–11:30 pm Via ZOOM
Master’s Thesis Presentation
TIMOTHY MORRISON, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Precipitation Modelling Using Cluster Point Processes and Nonparametric Markov Models”

Student Seminar: Keonmyeong Lee
2:00–2:30 pm Via ZOOM
Master’s Thesis Presentation
KEONMYEONG LEE, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Is the Baseball Responsible For the Increased Number of Home Runs in Triple-A Leagues?”