Statistical Science
A Posteriori Celebration of Statistical Science on Duke Centennial
As part of Duke Centennial events, the Department of Statistical Science is hosting a doctoral and postdoctoral research alumni symposium from Oct 31 through Nov 2 to celebrate the department’s rich history and contributions to the field of statistics, the university, and the society.
The event will feature talks and panels from doctoral and postdoctoral alumni, research posters by current PhD students and postdocs, remarks by faculty, and a banquet dinner on Friday, November 1. Saturday, November 2 will feature events celebrating Mike West on becoming a professor emeritus, to be continued to the department’s Halloween party the same evening.
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Confirmed Speakers
Omar Aguilar (Schwab)
Lindsay Berry (Berry Consultants)
Fan Bu (University of Michigan)
Carlos Carvalho (University of Texas, Austin)
Yang Chen (BlackRock)
Lorin Crawford (Microsoft Research)
Federico Ferrari (Merck)
Marco Ferreira (Virginia Tech)
Lutz Gruber (QuantCo)
Mengyang Gu (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Monika Hu (Vassar College)
Gabriel Huerta (Sandia National Laboratory)
Didong Li (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Lizhen Lin (University of Maryland)
Hedibert Lopes (Insper Institute of Education and Research)
Joe Lucas (Ab Initio)
Ken McAlinn (Temple University)
Kelly Moran (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
XuanLong Nguyen (University of Michigan)
Jarad Niemi (Iowa State University)
Natesh Pillai (”LinkedIn/Harvard University)
Abel Rodriguez (University of Washington)
Yajuan Si (University of Michigan)
Graham Tierney (Netflix)
This event is invitation-only due to limited seating capacity. Those interested in attending can contact Karen Whitesell (karen.whitesell@duke.edu) for more information.
Thursday, October 31
Poster Session
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Scharf Hall, Cameron Indoor Stadium
Friday, November 1:
Research Alumni Day
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM. Scharf Hall, Cameron Indoor Stadium
8:30 Registration
9:00 Welcome and Introductions
9:30 Plenary Session 1 (Abel Rodriguez, Lizhen Lin, XuanLong Nguyen)
10:30 Break
11:00 Plenary Session 2 (Natesh Pillai, Kelly Moran, Yajuan Si, Lorin Crawford)
12:20 Lunch
2:00 Industry Panel Discussion (Federico Ferrari, Graham Tierney, Joe Lucas)
3:00 Break
3:30 Plenary 3 (Fan Bu, Mengyang Gu, Didong Li, Monika Hu)
4:50 Closing Remarks
Symposium Dinner
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Washington Duke Inn
Saturday, November 2
Mike West Day
8:45 AM – 4:00 PM. Scharf Hall, Cameron Indoor Stadium
8:45 Introduction
9:00 Plenary Session 1 (Marco Ferreira, Jarad Niemi)
10:30 Junior Panel (Lindsay Berry, Ken McAlinn)
11:30 Lunch
12:30 Keynote Talk by Gabriel Huerta
1:30 Plenary Session 2 (Carlos Carvalho, Hedibert Lopes)
2:30 Break
2:45 Industry Panel Discussion (Yang Chen, Lutz Gruber, Omar Aguilar)
3:45 Fun Facts and Toast
The Duke Department of Statistical Science has set aside a block of rooms for attendees to reserve at the JB Duke Hotel.
To reserve one of the rooms, please see the instructions below:
Telephone:
Please contact the JB Duke Hotel at (919) 660-6400 and request Reservations. When inquiring about your group please reference
Duke Department of Statistical (Group ID#1072821)
Online:
Guests may make reservations online using the following reservation booking link: