Statistics Colloquium: Hao Shen
11:30 am–12:30 pm Jones 303
Hao Shen
Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Langevin dynamics of Yang-Mills”
Student Seminar: Jiaming Liu
3:00–4:00 pm Jones 111
Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 3:00 PM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis l Presentation
Jiaming Liu, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Efficient trans-perturb-QTL detection using multivariate differential expression analysis”
Joint Colloquium with DSI: John Cherian
2:00–3:00 pm
Joint Colloquium with the Data Science Institute (DSI)
John Cherian, Department of Statistics, Stanford University
“Statistical methods for assessing the factual accuracy of large language models”
Student Seminars: Kiho Park
3:30–4:30 pm Jones 111
Thursday, February 13, 2025, at 3:30 PM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis l Presentation
Kiho Park, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“The Geometry of Concepts in Large Language Models”
Student Seminar: Jose Copca Penchyna
1:00–2:00 pm Jones 111
Friday, February 14, 2025, at 1:00 PM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis l Presentation
Jose Copca Penchyna, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Predicting Soccer Matches with Bivariate Poisson Models”
Joint Colloquium with DSI: Alex Damian
11:30 am–12:30 pm Jones 303
Joint Colloquium with the Data Science Institute (DSI)
Alex Damian, Program in Applied & Computational Mathematics, Princeton University
“Foundations of Deep Learning: Optimization and Representation Learning”
Student Seminar: Kyong Ju Lee
2:00–2:30 pm Jones 111
Monday, February 17, 2025, at 2:00 PM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis l Presentation
Kyong Ju Lee, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Doublet Detection via Noisy PU Learning”
Student Seminar: Jianan Rui
2:00–3:00 pm Jones 304
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 2:00 PM, in Jones 304, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis l Presentation
Jianan Rui, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Mixed-effects Location Scale Model and Extensions”
Student Seminar: Minji Park
2:00–3:00 pm Jones 304
Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 2:00 PM, in Jones 304, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis l Presentation
Minji Park, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Evaluating Hybrid Models for Time Series Demand Forecasting: An Empirical Comparison of ES-RNN and Alternative Models”
Joint Colloquium with DSI: Jeremy Bernstein
11:30 am–12:30 pm Jones 303
Jeremy Bernstein, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT
“TBA”
Statistics Colloquium: Sara Algeri
11:30 am–12:30 pm Jones 303
Sara Algeri, School of Statistics, University of Minnesota
“When Pearson’s Chi-square and other divisible statistics are not goodness-of-fit tests”
Statistics Colloquium: Victor Veitch
11:30 am–12:30 pm Jones 303
Victor Veitch, Department of Statistics and the Data Science Institute, University of Chicago
“TBA”
Statistics Colloquium: Qingyuan Zhao
11:30 am–12:30 pm Jones 303
Qingyuan Zhao, Statistical Laboratory and Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, University of Cambridge
“TBA”
Student Seminars: Subhodh Kotekal
3:30–5:00 pm Jones 304
Friday, April 4, 2025, at 3:30 PM, in Jones 304, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
PhD Dissertation Defense Presentation
Subhodh Kotekal, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“TBA”
Statistics Colloquium: David Dunson
11:30 am–12:30 pm Jones 303
David Dunson, Statistical Science and Department of Mathematics, Duke University
“TBA”
Student Seminar: Yu Gui
11:30 am–1:30 pm Jones 304
Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 11:30 AM, in Jones 304, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
PhD Dissertation Defense Presentation
Yu Gui, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“TBA”
Student Seminar: Omar Al-Ghattas
9:00–11:00 am Jones 304
Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 9:00 AM, in Jones 304, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
PhD Dissertation Defense Presentation
Omar Al-Ghattas, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“TBA”
Statistics Colloquium: Ashwin Pananjady
11:30 am–12:30 pm Jones 303
Ashwin Pananjady, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering/The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“TBA”
Statistics Colloquium: Jiaying Gu
11:30 am–12:30 pm Jones 303
Jiaying Gu, Department of Economics, University of Toronto
“TBA”
Statistics Colloquium: Anne van Delft
11:30 am–12:30 pm Jones 303
Anne van Delft, Department of Statistics, Columbia University
“TBA”
Statistics Colloquium: Michael Hudgens
11:30 am–12:30 pm Jones 303
Michael Hudgens, Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“TBA”