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.
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Stein Fellow in Statistics or Probability
The Statistics Department seeks applicants for a non-tenure track Stein Fellow position, for two years with possible extension to three years. The Stein Fellowship is designed to be a career-building...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...New Assistant Professor Tselil Schramm joins in January
The new year will see a welcome new appointment in the department. Tselil has spent 2020 in various locations and pursuits, most recently as Microsoft Research Fellow at the Simons Institute for the...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
Mon 01 Feb | Probability Seminar
Zongchen Chen
Optimal mixing of Glauber dynamics: Entropy factorization via high-dimensional expansion
Tue 02 Feb | Statistics Seminar
Daniel Erdmann-Pham
Interacting particle processes and gene expression: Hydrodynamics of the inhomogeneous l-TASEP
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
- Stitch Fix
- Two Sigma Investments LLC
