Author: Mingye

Statistics Colloquium: Shuangge Ma, Professor, Yale University, Cancer Human Disease Networks (cHDNs) via Deep Learning SEER-Medicare

Title: Cancer Human Disease Networks (cHDNs) via Deep Learning SEER-Medicare Presented by Shuangge Ma, Professor, Yale School of Public Health DATE:  Friday, December 5, 2025, 10:00 AM, AUST 247 Meeting Link: WebEx link Coffee will be available at 9:30 AM in the Noether Lounge (AUST 326) Abstract: Cancer patients often also suffer from other disease […]

PhD students Alokesh Manna & Xiaohui Yin receive poster awards at the 2025 DahShu Data Science Symposium.

PhD students Alokesh Manna & Xiaohui Yin receive poster awards at the 2025 DahShu Data Science Symposium. Alokesh Manna – ‘Point process Modeling of Accidentals in Forensic Shoeprint Data’ Xiaohui Yin – ‘The Blessing of Multiple Outcomes: Modeling with Incomplete Essential Covariates in Electronic Health Records’ Congratulations!

Statistics Colloquium: Kylie Anglin, Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut, Improving the Alignment between Human and Large Language Model Classifications: An Empirical Assessment of Prompt Engineering for Construct Identification

Title: Improving the Alignment between Human and Large Language Model Classifications: An Empirical Assessment of Prompt Engineering for  Construct Identification Presented by Kylie Anglin, Assistant Professor, Research Methods, Measurement, and Evaluation, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut Date:  Friday, November 7, 2025, 1:00 PM, AUST 344 Link: WebEx Link Coffee will be available at […]

RMME/STAT Interdisciplinary talk: Chuck Huber, StatCorp, Item Response Theory (IRT), Introduction to Bayesian Statistics, Bayesian IRT, & Machine Learning in Stata

Title: Item Response Theory (IRT), Introduction to Bayesian Statistics, Bayesian IRT, & Machine Learning in Stata presented by Chuck Huber, StatCorp Date: Friday, 10/24/25, 10am – 3pm, ET, HALL 104. Meeting Link: Link WebEx Meeting Number: 2633 977 5419. Password: RMMESTAT   Abstract: Item Response Theory: In this talk, I introduce the concepts and jargon […]

Statistics Colloquium: Alden Green, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University, The High-Dimensional Asymptotics of Principal Components Regression

Title: The High-Dimensional Asymptotics of Principal Components Regression Presented by Alden Green, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Johns Hopkins University DATE:  Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 3:30 PM, AUST 434 WebEx link: Link Coffee will be available at 3:00 PM in the Noether Lounge (AUST 326) Abstract: We study principal components regression (PCR) […]

Statistics Colloquium: Lin Wang, Assistant Professor, Purdue University, Influence-Guided Subsampling under Measurement Constraints

Title: Influence-Guided Subsampling under Measurement Constraints Presented by Lin Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Purdue University DATE:  Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 3:30 PM, AUST 434 Webex link: Link  Coffee will be available at 3:00 in the Noether Lounge (AUST 326) Abstract: Collecting labels for every point in a large dataset is often impractical due […]

Statistical Colloquium: Spencer Wadsworth, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Connecticut, Constructing a Disease Outbreak Forecast Ensemble via Bayesian Gibbs Posterior Stacking

Title: Constructing a Disease Outbreak Forecast Ensemble via Bayesian Gibbs Posterior Stacking Presented by Spencer Wadsworth, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Connecticut DATE:  Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 3:30 PM, AUST 434 Webex link: Link  Coffee will be available at 3:00 in the Noether Lounge (AUST 326) Abstract: In collaborative forecast projects, the combining of multiple probabilistic […]

Statistics Colloquim: Jamie Bowater, Research Fellow, University of Exeter, Analogy-based inference: a universal school of statistical inference

Statistics Colloquium: Analogy-based inference: a universal school of statistical inference Presented by Jamie Bowater, Research Fellow, Department of Public Health and Sports Sciences, University of Exeter, England DATE:  Friday, October 3, 2025, 10:00 AM.  Virtual Presentation Webex Link: Link Abstract: Standard statistical theory has arguably proved to be unsuitable as a basis for constructing a […]