Department of Statistics - Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences

Department of Statistics - Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences

Seminar Series 2015-2016

Unless noted otherwise, all seminars take place in Donald Bren Hall sixth floor conference room (DBH 6011) from 4 to 5 p.m.

For additional information, please contact Seminar Administrative Coordinator: Lisa Stieler at lstieler@uci.edu or (949) 824-3806.

Past Statistics Seminar Series:
2014-15


 • 2013-14 • 2012-13 • 2011-12 • 2010-11

Spring 2016

Jo Hardin

April 7
Jo Hardin
Professor and Chair, Department of Mathematics, Pomona College
Resistant Multiple Sparse Canonical Correlation with High-Throughput Data
Abstract

Mitch WatnikApril 14
Mitch Watnik
Professor and Department Chair, Department of Statistics and Biostatistics, CSU East Bay
How Can Statistics Make Lotto a Better Bet?
Abstract

Randy McIntoshApril 21
Randy McIntosh
Professor, Department of Psychology and Director, University of Toronto, Rothman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre
Clinical and Practical Applications of the Virtual Brain Platform 
Abstract

April 28
Suhasini Subba RaoSuhasini Subba-Rao
Associate Professor, Department of Statistics Texas AM University
Fourier-based Methods for Irregular-spaced Spatial Data
Abstract

Allan RossmanMay 5
Allan Rossman
Professor of Statistics, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Teaching Introductory Statistics:  GAISEing into the Future
Abstract

May 12
Ron Christensen
Professor, Department of Statistics, University of New Mexico
Linear Models:  Still Useful After All These Years
Abstract

Peter MuellerMay 26
Peter Mueller
Professor, Department of Statistics and Data Science, University of Texas, Austin
Bayesian Inference for Latent Biologic Structure with Determinantal Point Processes (DPP)
Abstract

Winter 2016

March 10: Scott Bartell, UCI
Everybody Needs Your Help, But They’re Not Quite Sure Why”:  Working as an Applied Statistician in a Multi-Disciplinary Environment
Abstract

Feb. 25: Guang Cheng, Purdue
Bayesian Aggregation for Extraordinarily Large Dataset
Abstract

Feb. 18: Adrian Raftery, University of Washington
Bayesian Reconstruction of Past Two-Sex Populations by Age
Abstract

Feb. 11: Kevin Nichols, CSUF
Assessing Dependencies of Aftershocks on the Earthquakes That Caused Them Through Stochastic De-Clustering
Abstract

Feb. 4: Abhirup Datta, University of Minnesota
Nearest Neighbor Gaussian Process Models for Massive Spatial and Spatiotemporal Data
Abstract

Jan. 28: Michele Guindani, University of Texas
Bayesian Approaches for the Analysis of fMRI Data and Imagine Genetics
Abstract

Jan. 21: Adam Branscum, Oregon State
New Developments in Bayesian Semiparametric Regression
Abstract

Jan. 14: Richard Levine, SDSU
Assessing Instructional Modalities:  Individualized Treatment Effects for Personalized Learning
Abstract

Jan. 7: Hernando Ombao, UCI
Open Problems in Multivariate Non-Stationary Time Series
Abstract

Fall 2015

Dec. 3: Rob Gould, UCLA
Project Mobilize:  High School Data Science with Participatory Sensing
Abstract

Nov. 19: Anna Bargagliotti, Loyola Marymount University
K-16 Statistics Education:  Opportunities and Challenges
Abstract

Nov. 12: Jorge Roman, SDSU
Geometric Ergodicity of Gibbs Samplers for Bayesian Mixed Models
Abstract

Nov. 5: Valerie Poyner, CSUF
Bayesian Nonparametric Inference for Mean Residual Life Functions
Abstract

Oct. 29: Adam Roy, ReVision Optics
Biostatisticians are more than Number Crunchers!  Industry Experiences of a UCI Statistics Alumni
Abstract

Oct. 22: Alexander Vandenberg-Rodes, UCI
Evaluating Approximations of Cox Processes
Abstract

Oct. 15: Courtney Paulson, USC
Optimal Large-Scale Internet Media Selections
Abstract

Oct. 8: Ed Bedrick, University of Colorado Medical Campus    
Quantifying Small Effects in Regression Models 
Abstract

Oct. 1: Babak Shahbaba, UCI 
Scalable Monte Carlo Methods
Abstract