By Thomas Jilk Today, even a single NFL game generates a staggering amount of data: Ten times per second, the league tracks the location, speed, and acceleration of every player on the field. Multiply that times 272 to account for all regular-season games, and the NFL has a gold mine for coaches and analysts seeking …
For Ben Lukszys x’26, a new business should be “a vessel to do good in the world, not just extract value.” A senior triple-majoring in Data Science, Entrepreneurship, and Philosophy, Lukszys has held a deep interest in the world of startups since he was a teenager. As a student at UW–Madison, he has spent the …
Three new faculty members have joined the Department of Statistics for the fall 2025 semester, reflecting the department’s rapid growth and increasing its teaching and research capacity around critical topics in statistics and data science. Bikram Karmakar, Xiao Luo and Maja Waldron come on board as the department transitions to its state-of-the-art new home, Morgridge …
The Department of Statistics was featured in a new video at this year’s Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), the largest gathering of statisticians and data scientists in North America. In the video, you’ll hear from: Through this video, we were proud to share our growth, evolution and exciting future with all JSM attendees, including researchers at …