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Algebraic Statistics Seminar, Summer 2014
DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS |  |
Previous semesters:
Spring 2014, Fall 2013.
General organizational notes:
The algebraic statistics research group will meet Mondays and Thursdays every week, from first week of May through end of July. Details will be announced by email.
Undergraduate summer research topic: comparing numerical algebraic geometry and standard statistics tools for optimization methods in parameter estimation.
| Date & Time | Location | Speaker/Title |
| May 19-22 | Wishnick Hall | An international conference on algebraic statistics, AS2014, takes place right here on campus! See website for schedule, details, contact information, registration, etc. IIT undergraduate and graduate students who helped with the conference are listed under "committees" on the conference website. |
| Mondays, May 5 - July 31 10:30-12 |
varies | We will join Meshfree Methods Seminar group to attend student talks. Our undergraduate students will also give talks there. Detailed scheduled can be found here.
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| Thursdays, May 5 - July 31 noon-1:30pm |
E1 111 | Group meetings.
comparing numerical algebraic geometry and standard statistics tools for optimization methods in parameter estimation. |
| Monday 9 June 10:30-12 |
SB 220 | Weronika J. Swiechowicz and Yuanfang Xiang
Introduction of the research subjects by Weronika J. Swiechowicz and Yuanfang Xiang. This talk will be at the meshfree methods seminar. |
| Thu 3 July 1-2:30 |
SB 201 | Yuanfang Xiang
Progress report on "Using numerical methods to estimate correlation coefficients of multivariate Gaussian distribution"; and answering questions raised in previous presentation. This talk will be at the meshfree methods seminar. |
| For more information, contact Sonja Petrović. |