Events: Student Seminars

Hao Zhu

Student Seminar: Hao Zhu

8:50–9:20 am Jones 111

Monday, April 29, 2024, at 8:50 AM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Hao Zhu, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Time Series and Machine Learning Approaches for Forecasting Inflation in the USA”

Apr 29
Maroon Phoenix

Student Seminar: Shu-Hsiang Wang

9:30–10:00 am Jones 111

Monday, April 29, 2024, at 9:30 AM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Shu-Hsiang Wang, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Sample Size Determination Methods for Non-Randomized Studies with Historical Data”

Apr 29
Maroon Phoenix

Student Seminar: Qizhong Zhang

10:00–10:30 am Jones 111

Monday, April 29, 2024, at 10:00 AM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Qizhong Zhang, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“DDSTPP: Denoising Diffusion Spatial Temporal Point Process”

Apr 29
Maroon Phoenix

Student Seminar: Xinyu Wang

10:30–11:00 am Jones 111

Monday, April 29, 2024, at 10:30 AM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Xinyu Wang, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Exploring the mechanism of self-attention”

Apr 29
Maroon Phoenix

Student Seminars: Yiyuan (Chloe) Zhang

11:00–11:30 am Jones 111

Monday, April 29, 2024, at 11:00 AM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Yiyuan (Chloe) Zhang, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“High-Dimensional Time Series: VAR Model Efficacy Across Lag Structures”

Apr 29
Xingyu Piao

Student Seminar: Xingyu Piao

2:00–2:30 pm Jones 111

Monday, April 29, 2024, at 2:00 PM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Xingyu Piao, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Impact of a country’s GDP on the number of students studying in the U.S. from that country”

Apr 29
Huanyu Zhang

Student Seminar: Huanyu Zhang

2:30–3:00 pm Jones 111

Monday, April 29, 2024, at 2:30 PM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Huanyu Zhang, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Statler: State-Maintaining Language Models for Embodied Reasoning”

Apr 29
Sheng-Hau Peng, MS Student

Student Seminar: Sheng-Hau Peng

12:00–12:30 pm Jones 111

Tuesday, April 30, at 12:00 PM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Sheng-Hau Peng, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Optimizing Sentiment Analysis through Hyperparameter Tuning: An Alternative Way to Revisit SESTM Algorithm”

Apr 30
Yibei Cai

Student Seminar: Yibei Cai

12:30–1:00 pm Jones 111

Tuesday, April 30, at 12:30 PM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Yibei Cai, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Examination on the effectiveness of Time Series Momentum”

Apr 30
Ruiqin Li, MS Student

Student Seminar: Ruiqin Li

1:00–1:30 pm Jones 111

Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 1:00 PM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Ruiqin Li, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Variance Estimation for the Calibration Estimator”

Apr 30
Yuqi Niu

Student Seminar: Yuqi Niu

1:30–2:00 pm Jones 111

Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 1:00 PM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Yuqi Niu, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“The Application of a Hybrid Garch-type Model with Quantile Regression Neural Network on the Estimation of Value-at-Risk of Corporate Stocks”

Apr 30
Haoyuan Mao

Student Seminar: Haoyuan Mao

2:00–2:30 pm Jones 111

Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 2:00 PM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Haoyuan Mao, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Apply Generalized Gamma Distribution in Two part MELS model”

Apr 30
Theodora Ko, BX/MS Student

Student Seminar: Theodora Ko

3:00–3:30 pm Jones 111

Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 3:00 PM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Theodora Ko, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“Minimizing Empty Truck Miles Driven via Decision-Theoretic Online Learning and Link Prediction on a Temporal Transportation Graph”

Apr 30
Maroon Phoenix

Student Seminar: Yifang Zhang

10:30–11:00 am Jones 111

Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 10:30 AM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Yifang Zhang, Department of Statistic, The University of Chicago
“Volatility Forecasting and VaR Performance: Insights from Emerging Markets”

May 1
Zhanpeng Song

Student Seminar: Zhanpeng Song

11:00–11:30 am Jones 111

Monday, May 1, 2024, at 11:00 AM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Zhanpeng Song, Department of Statistic, The University of Chicago
“TBA”

May 1
Chad Schmerling

Student Seminar: Chad Schmerling

1:30–2:00 pm Searle 236

Monday, May 1, 2024, at 1:30 PM, in Searle 236, 5735 S Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Chad Schmerling, Department of Statistic, The University of Chicago
“TBA”

May 1

Student Seminar: Xiaoran Cheng

2:00–2:30 pm Searle 236

Thursday, May 1, 2024, at 2:00 PM, in Searle 236, 5735 S Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Xiaoran Cheng, Department of Statistic, The University of Chicago
“TBA”

May 1
Yichen Ji

Student Seminar: Yichen Ji

2:30–3:00 pm Searle 236

Monday, May 1, 2024, at 2:30 PM, in Searle 236, 5735 S Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Yichen Ji, Department of Statistic, The University of Chicago
“Realized Volatility Forecasting with Machine Learning”

May 1
Alexander Vattakkattu

Student Seminar: Alexander Austine Vattakkattu

11:30 am–12:00 pm Jones 111

Monday, May 2, 2024, at 11:30 AM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Alexander Vattakkattu, Department of Statistic, The University of Chicago
“Apply Generalized Gamma Distribution in Two part MELS model”

May 2

Student Seminar: Diemeng Hu

3:30–4:00 pm Jones 111

Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 3:30 PM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Diemeng Hu, Department of Statistic, The University of Chicago
“Application of Mixed Effects Location Scale Models in Analyzing Environmental Impacts on Sedentary Behavior”

May 2
Zihao Wang, PhD Student

Student Seminar: Zihao Wang

3:00–4:00 pm Jones 304

Monday, May 13, 2024, at 3:00 PM, in Jones 304, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
PhD Dissertation Proposal Presentation
Zihao Wang, Department of Statistic, The University of Chicago
​​​​​​​“TBA”

May 13
Jinwen Yang, PhD Student

Student Seminar: Jinwen Yang

3:00–4:30 pm Harper Memorial 145

Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at 3:00 PM, in Harper Memorial 145, 1116 E. 59th Street
PhD Dissertation Proposal Presentation
Jinwen Yang, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
​​​​​​​“TBA”

May 15

Student Seminar: Lin Gui

2:30–4:00 pm Jones 111

Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 2:30 PM, in Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
PhD Dissertation Proposal Presentation
Lin Gui, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“TBA”

May 21
Yu Gui, PhD Student

Student Seminar: Yu Gui

10:30–11:00 am Jones 304

Monday, June 3, 2024, at 2:30 PM, in Jones 304, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
PhD Dissertation Proposal Presentation
Yu Gui, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago
“TBA”

Jun 3