LIFE AT FIELDS
Research Showcase: Statistical Sciences
at the University of Toronto
November 30, 2018 • Fields Institute
Organizers: Radu Craiu, Nancy Reid and Lei Sun (University of Toronto)
The University of Toronto Department of
Statistical Sciences is the leading research unit in
statistical sciences in Canada and is recognized as
among the best internationally. The Department's
research has a long tradition anchored in theory
and methods, statistical computing, actuarial
science and mathematical finance. In recent years
the Department has expanded its research activity
in theory and applications of data science and has
strengthened its connections with other academic
departments and with industrial partners. After
opening remarks by Nancy Reid (University of
Toronto), nine faculty members, several recently
appointed, presented their work and showcased
the Department's growing research breadth and
latest contributions to statistics and data sciences.
Presenters included new and seasoned faculty
members, including Jeffrey Rosenthal, Fanny
Chevalier, David Duvenaud, Mike Evans, Murat
Erdogdu, Linbo Wang, Zhou Zhou, Daniel Roy and
Patrick Brown. In addition to the platform talks,
there were lively discussions and a number of
poster presentations during the coffee and lunch
breaks to provide an opportunity for students,
postdoctoral fellows and early career researchers
to disseminate research results and to discuss
with peers. Professor Craiu, Chair of
the Department provided
closing remarks. The
"Just a line to say that
success of this event
I really enjoyed the event on
Friday. Academics in your department
is perhaps best
are truly rock stars, and yet all so
summarized by
modest. It’s really impressive to see that. As
an unsolicited
a non-statistician, I was not expecting to get
as much from the day as I did. All talks were
message from
excellent (as was expected) but (more of a
an attendee
surprise) I could follow and learn"
from industry.
— Industry Participant
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