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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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...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...New 2020 Stein Fellow Appointment
Vishesh Jain will join our department in mid-December, direct from the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing where he is currently a Simons-Berkeley Research Fellow for the program on...Ya Xu named on Fortune 40 Under 40
Fortune's list of 40 emerging leaders is revamped for 2020 to highlight influential people in five separate categories: finance, technology, healthcare, government and politics, and media and...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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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
