September 2016
Statistics Seminar: Jianqing Fan, PhD, Princeton University
Jianqing Fan, Ph.D. Professor of Statistics Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering Princeton University "Robust Low-Rank Matrix Recovery" Abstract: This paper focuses on robust estimation of the low-rank matrix… Continue Reading Statistics Seminar: Jianqing Fan, PhD, Princeton University
April 2017
Statistics Department Seminar Series: Joel Tropp, PhD, Cal Tech
Joel Tropp, PhD Professor of Applied & Computational Mathematics California Institute of Technology 'Sketchy Decisions: Low-rank Matrix Optimization with Optimal Storage' Abstract: Convex matrix optimization problems with low-rank solutions… Continue Reading Statistics Department Seminar Series: Joel Tropp, PhD, Cal Tech
October 2017
Statistics Seminar – Xiao-Li Meng, PhD, Harvard University
Xiao-Li Meng, Ph.D. Whipple V. N. Jones Professor of Statistics Harvard University "The Law of Large Populations: The return of the long-ignored N and how it can affect our… Continue Reading Statistics Seminar – Xiao-Li Meng, PhD, Harvard University
January 2018
The Statistics Department Seminar Series Presents: Zhou Fan, Stanford University
Zhou Fan Department of Statistics Stanford University “Eigenvalues in multivariate random effects models ” Random effects models are commonly used to measure genetic variance-covariance matrices of quantitative phenotypic… Continue Reading The Statistics Department Seminar Series Presents: Zhou Fan, Stanford University
The Statistics Department Seminar Series Presents: Aaditya Ramdas, University of California, Berkeley
Aaditya Ramdas Department of Statistics and EECS University of California, Berkeley "Interactive Algorithms for Multiple Hypothesis Testing" Abstract: Data science is at a crossroads. Each year, thousands of new data… Continue Reading The Statistics Department Seminar Series Presents: Aaditya Ramdas, University of California, Berkeley
The Department of Statistics Presents: Phyllis Wan, Columbia University
Phyllis Wan PhD Student Statistics Department Columbia University "Modeling Social Networks using Linear Preferential Attachment" Preferential attachment is an appealing mechanism for modeling power-law behavior of degree distributions… Continue Reading The Department of Statistics Presents: Phyllis Wan, Columbia University
July 2018
Pushing Mobile Inventions Forward Seminar: Fjola Helgadottir, PhD – Director of AI Therapy
Fjola Helgadottir, PhD Director of AI Therapy Vancouver CBT Centre Translating Clinical Psychology Treatments into Algorithms: Successes and Challenges Abstract: Computerized therapy has the potential to revolutionize how evidence based… Continue Reading Pushing Mobile Inventions Forward Seminar: Fjola Helgadottir, PhD – Director of AI Therapy
