Zoe Weinstein x’25 grew up on the outskirts of Silicon Valley, but her fascination with data science and technology didn’t emerge until she arrived in Wisconsin. And her decision to come to Madison in the first place was based on a fortuitous visit to another Midwest city, during which she learned some good news. “I …
Xindi Lin PhDx‘25 has earned the 2024 American Statistical Association (ASA) Student Paper Award for his work developing a novel method to analyze spatial point process data, or data detailing the precise locations of objects or events within a defined space. The paper is entitled “Efficient, cross-fitting estimation of semi-parametric, spatial point processes.” “It is …
H. Paul Beebe, a Department of Statistics information technology (IT) professional, has retired after a decades-long career serving the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Beebe has been an integral part of the UW–Madison community for decades, in both the Department of Computer Sciences (CS) and the Department of Statistics. His journey began in 1982 as an undergraduate …
The demand for data scientists—a role Harvard Business Review once famously dubbed “the sexiest job of the 21st century”—has never been higher. Today, seemingly every company, government, nonprofit, and university needs talented data scientists like Megan Hawley ‘23 to turn raw data into actionable insights. Hawley’s story illustrates the versatility of a data science degree …
Sixteen years ago, Assistant Professor Jessi Cisewski-Kehe worked as an actuary at Allstate Insurance Company. Today, she is a leading researcher in the field of astrostatistics, helping to reveal undiscovered planets orbiting distant stars. The common thread in her journey from actuary to assistant professor: a passion for leveraging statistical methods to solve real problems. …
Jonquil Liao PhD x’26 never thought twice about coming to Madison from Hangzhou, China, where she began her undergraduate degree. With a long-held fascination for statistics, Liao was considering pursuing a graduate degree in the United States. Then, in 2019, an opportunity presented itself for Liao to transfer to UW–Madison in her third year of …
On Friday, December 15, the Department of Statistics community celebrated nearly 150 winter graduates across numerous academic programs. As a result of their diligence and dedication, our newest alumni have earned the following degrees and certificates: BA/BS Statistics: 12 graduates BA/BS Data Science: 87 graduates Data Science Certificate: 28 graduates MS Statistics, Statistics & Data …
Richard Chappell, professor in the Department of Statistics, has been honored with a two-year appointment as a distinguished visiting professor at City University of Hong Kong, an innovative hub for research and one of the top universities in Asia. Chappell will play a pivotal role in an innovative and interdisciplinary research collaborative operating through 2025, …
Susan Glenn PhDx’24 has always been fascinated by data and its hidden patterns. As an undergraduate studying mathematics and economics at the University of Washington, Glenn gradually began to realize that statistics was her favorite aspect of both majors. “Statistics is especially fun because you have this extra piece, which is randomness,” Glenn said. This …
This fall, the Department of Statistics is thrilled to welcome four outstanding new members to its growing faculty, including one tenured professor and three assistant professors. Research interests among the new faculty are diverse, reflecting the broad range of interdisciplinary applications of statistical methods. Read on to learn more about all of the new faculty …