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 statgrad at sfu.ca.
Spring 2022
Date | Time | Location | Degree | Speaker | Title / Abstract Link |
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April
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12 | 9:30am (PDT) | Remote | M.Sc. | Zayed Shahjahan | Bayesian Variable Selection in Regression with Genetics Application |
20 | 1:00pm (PDT) | Remote | M.Sc. | Mengqi (Molly) Cen | A PDE-Based Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Event Spread, with Application to Covid-19 Infection |
25 | 3:00pm (PDT) | Remote | M.Sc. | Wen Tian (Wendy) Wang | Selection Between Variance-Optimal and Bias-Optimal Designs When Some Two-Factor Interactions Are Important |
29 | 10:00am (PDT) | Remote | Ph.D. | Faezeh Yazdi | Fast Deep Gaussian Process Modeling and Design for Large Complex Computer Experiments |
29 | 10:30am (PDT) | Remote | M.Sc. | Winfield Chen | Towards efficient population-level genome-wide association studies |
Fall 2021
Date | Time | Location | Degree | Speaker | Title / Abstract Link |
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November |
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17 | 4:00pm (PST) | Remote | M.Sc | Kangyi (Ken) Peng | Bayesian Approaches for Critical Velocity Models |
October |
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14 | 3:00pm (PDT) | Remote | M.Sc | Xueyi (Wendy) Xu | A Particle Markov Chain Monte Carlo Approach for the Estimation of CBD-Type Models |
September
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13 | 9:30am (PDT) | Remote | Ph.D | Christina Nieuwoudt | Simulation and Statistical Methods for Family-Based Sequencing Studies |
Summer 2021
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 |
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10:30am (PDT) | Remote | M.Sc. | Nikola Surjanovic | An Efficient Approach to Pruning Regression Trees Using a Modified Bayesian Information Criterion |
Fall 2020
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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 |