SIAM News is featuring this online article authored by David Donoho, Statistics postdoc Mahsa Lotfi, and EE PhD student Batu Ozturkler. The work is based on Donoho’s invited presentation during the virtual 2020 SIAM Conference on Mathematics of Data Science. Video of the talk – a survey of current efforts, approaches being tried, and underlying technological issues – is also available!
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Education in the Statistics discipline acquaints students with the role played by probabilistic and statistical ideas and methods in the many fields of science, medicine, technology, and even the humanities.
We provide instruction in the theory and application of techniques that have been found to be commonly useful, and offer advanced training through interdisciplinary and graduate programs.
News & Announcements
Tengyu Ma named a 2021 Sloan Research Fellow
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has announced the recipients of their prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships for the new year and Tengyu has been selected for this very special recognition. Sloan...School of Engineering honors Andrea Montanari
Andrea Montanari has been named the Robert and Barbara Kleist Professor in the School of Engineering, and the Department of Statistics joins in congratulating him on this well-deserved honor. The...Sourav Chatterjee named Infosys Prize Laureate
The 2020 Infosys Prize in Mathematics has been awarded to Sourav for his ground-breaking work in probability and statistical physics. After impressing the jury with the range of his work across...2021 IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal for Emmanuel Candès
The IEEE Board of Directors has selected Professor Candès along with his colleagues Terence Tao at UCLA and Justin Romberg at the Georgia Institute of Technology as co-recipients of this award in...Admissions Info
Statistics PhD and MS Application Deadlines
Graduate Admissions deadlines for Autumn 2021-2022
PhD: December 1, 2020
MS: December 1, 2020
Data Science MS: December 1, 2020
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Upcoming Seminars
Tue 09 Mar | Statistics Seminar
Jonathan Niles-Weed
Streaming k-PCA and concentration for products of random matrices
Industrial Affiliates
Our IA Program develops practical relationships between the department and the industrial community by creating opportunities for scientists, engineers, and researchers in local companies to meet with our graduate students in an informal setting. The program offers a variety of benefits, including the annual workshop and faculty visits to member organizations.
IA Members:
- Baidu Research
- BlackRock
- Citadel and Citadel Securities
- Splunk
- Stitch Fix
- Two Sigma Investments LLC
