Statistics 278b - Neyman Seminar - Spring 2003
Generally Wednesdays 16:00-17:00 in 1011 Evans.
Coffee and Cake beforehand in 1011 Evans
For many years Jerzy Neyman held a Seminar covering a wide range of topics, pure and applied, from probability, statistics and substantive fields.
This seminar continues that tradition.
The speakers have been asked to direct their presentation at the level of second year graduate students.
Speakers and dates
January 22: Alfred Hero, Dept. of EECS, University of Michigan- "Entropic Graphs"
Abstract
February 5: David Oakes, Dept of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, University of Rochester- "Combining stratified and unstratified log-rank tests for matched pairs survival data" Abstract
February 12: Pravin Varaiya, Dept. of EECS, UCB- "Constructing transportation system 'intelligence' from loop detector data" Abstract
February 19: Paul Renne, Adjunct Prof., Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, UCB; Director, Berkeley Geochronology Center- "Mass Extinctions and Flood Basalts: Consequence or Coincidence?" Abstract
February 26: Benjamin Santer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - "Some Statistical Issues Relevant to the Detection of Human-Induced Climate Change" Abstract Bio, CV
March 5: Sophia Rabe-Hesketh, Institute of Psychology, King's College, London- "Multilevel modeling of polytomous data and rankings: Application to election research" Abstract
March 12: Gene Myers, EECS, UCB- "Computer-Assisted Forensic Analysis of Mass Disasters" Abstract
March 19: George Oster, Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology and College of Natural Resources, UCB - "Propulsion and patterns in the life of Myxobacteria" Abstract
April 2: Marc Davis, Dept. of Astronomy and Physics, UCB - "Telescopes as Time Machines: The Statistics of the Universe 8 Billion Years Ago" Abstract
April 9: Geoffrey Owen, Professor of Neurobiology, Molecular and Cell Biology; Dean of Biological Sciences, UCB - "Dealing with Uncertainty in the Vertebrate Visual System" Abstract
April 16: David Chandler, College of Chemistry, UCB - "Transition pathways in complex systems: throwing ropes over rough mountain passes, in the dark" Abstract
April 23: Ruzena Bajcsy, Director of CITRIS Institute and Professor of EECS, UCB- CITRIS - The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society: Accomplishments, New Opportunities and Challenges Abstract
April 30: Thomas Alber, Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology, UCB - "Structural Analysis of Protein Ensembles" Abstract
May 7: Richard Karp, International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) Algorithms Group, UCB - "Clock Synchronization in Sensornets" Abstract