M.Sc. and Ph.D. Defences
Below is the schedule of upcoming defences for graduate students in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science. Defences are currently being held remotely due to COVID-19. If you wish to attend, please email Jay (statgrad at sfu.ca).
Summer 2021
| Date | Time | Location | Degree | Speaker | Title / Abstract Link |
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May
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| 19 | 2:30pm(PDT) | Remote | M.Sc. | Louis Arsenault-Mahjoubi | On the Bayesian Estimation of Jump-Diffusion Models in Finance |
Spring 2021
| Date | Time | Location | Degree | Speaker | Title / Abstract Link |
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April
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| 26 | 1:00pm (PDT) | Remote | M.Sc. | Lisa McQuarrie | Autoregressive Mixed Effects Models and an Application to Annual Income of Cancer Survivors |
| 21 | 10:30am (PDT) | Remote | M.Sc. | Yunwei Tu |
Post-selection Inference |
| 14 |
10:30am (PDT) | Remote | M.Sc. | Nikola Surjanovic | An Efficient Approach to Pruning Regression Trees Using a Modified Bayesian Information Criterion |
Fall 2020
| Date | Time | Location | Degree | Speaker | Title / Abstract Link |
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December
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| 17 | 10am (PST) | Remote | M.Sc. | Renny Doig |
Efficient Bayesian Parameter Inference for COVID-19 Transmission Models |
| 16 | 1:00pm (PST) | Remote | M.Sc. | Dylan Maciel | Systematic Comparison of Designs and Emulators for Computer Experiments Using a Library of Test Functions |
November |
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| 25 | 2:30pm (PST) | Remote | M.Sc. | James Thomson | Contextual Batting and Bowling in Limited Overs Cricket |
| 16 |
1pm (PST) | Remote | M.Sc. | Cherie Ng | A Flexible Group Benefits Framework for Pricing Deposit Rates |