Jianhua Huang: September 15, 2021 Abstract: Estimation of distances of galaxies is one essential component to determine the age and composition of our Universe. The Triangulum Galaxy (catalogued as M33) is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, and one of the most distant permanent objects that can be viewed with the naked …
Norman Richard Draper (1931— 2022) By Dennis K.J. Lin (Purdue University, USA) Dr. Norman R. Draper, 91, professor emeritus and distinguished professor of the Department of Statistics at University of Wisconsin, died on June 19th, 2022. He will be remembered as one of the most outstanding pioneers in regression analysis and design of experiments. Norman …
Alejandra Quintos is eager and honored to join the Department of Statistics as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2022. Originally from Puebla, Mexico, she completed her Ph.D. in Statistics at Columbia University under the direction of Professor Philip Protter. She is a Fulbright alumna and a 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 Columbia University Presidential Award for Outstanding …
Over the past year, the Statistics Department has been building a relationship with TDS, one of the telecommunications companies active in Wisconsin. TDS recently joined our Industrial Affiliates Program and is interested in exploring ways they can benefit in planning and studying their communications networks. Brian Yandell invited them to participate as a “live” researcher …
During the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 combined, we had total enrollment of 4984 students across 255 discussion sections and 6752 students across 129 lecture sections, in the courses taught by Statistics instructors. We could not have taught so many courses and reached that many students without the help of our 60 Teaching Assistants and …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is launching a master’s degree program in data science to meet the growing demand among students for more data science offerings. The new program, which will begin enrolling students in Fall 2022, is a collaboration between the statistics and computer sciences departments, housed in the university’s School of Computer, Data & …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences is adding three new degree programs to its growing portfolio to meet mounting interest from employers and students and increase access to technology curriculum at the university. Learn more
Tide, Charmin, Old Spice, Crest. Curious how the company behind these major consumer brands is using statistics and data science to drive innovation? Join CDIS for a virtual tech chat with Procter and Gamble and get an inside view on what’s driving this global company! Thurs, April 14. For more details: https://cdis.wisc.edu/red-talks/
Chanwoo Lee, our 4th-year PhD student, received the 2022 Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS) Hannan Travel Award to attend JSM. Lee received the award in recognition for his paper with Prof. Miaoyan Wang on smooth tensor estimation with unknown permutations. Steven Moen, our 2nd-year PhD student, received the ASA John J. Bartko Award to attend …
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