M.Sc. and Ph.D. Defences
Below is the schedule of upcoming defences for graduate students in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science. If you wish to attend, please email statgrad at sfu.ca.
Spring 2023
| Date | Time | Location | Degree | Speaker | Title / Abstract Link |
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January
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| 26 |
3:00PM |
Hybrid |
M.Sc. | Yaning Zhang |
Dimension Reduction Methods with Application in Automobile Insurance |
Fall 2022
| Date | Time | Location | Degree | Speaker | Title / Abstract Link |
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December
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| 19 | 2:00PM |
Hybrid | M.Sc. | Elijah Cavan | NHL Aging Curves Using Functional Principle Component Analysis |
| 14 | 10:30AM | LIB 2020 | M.Sc. | Carla Louw |
Post-Selection Inference in Cox Proportional Hazards Models |
| 1 |
2:00PM |
LIB 2020 | M.Sc. | Wenyuan Zhou |
A Complete Framework for Modelling Defined Benefit Pension Plans |
November
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| 28 | 4:30PM |
LIB 2020 | M.Sc. | Ryker Moreau |
Valuation of NHL Draft Picks using Functional Data Analysis |
| 28 | 2:30PM | LIB 2020 | M.Sc. | Brendan Kumagai | Dynamic Prediction of the National Hockey League Draft with Rank-Ordered Logit Models |
| 15 | 10:00AM |
Hybrid |
Ph.D. |
Lucas (Yifan) Wu |
Soccer Analytics |
September
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| 23 | 10:30AM (PDT) |
Hybrid |
Ph.D. |
Shaun McDonald |
Novel Approaches to Uncertainty Quantification in Nonparametric Settings |
Summer 2022
| Date | Time | Location | Degree | Speaker | Title / Abstract Link |
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August
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| 29 | 2:00PM (PDT) |
Remote | M.Sc. | Youwei Yan | Modeling the Multi-Peak Structure of the Solar Cycle |
| 26 | 1:30PM (PDT) | LIB 2020 | M.Sc. | Lei Chen | On the calculation of risk measures for variable annuities with guaranteed benefits |
| 24 | 1:00PM (PDT) | Remote | M.Sc. | Jacob (Xuankang) Zhu | Efficient learning algorithms for classification of data by a nonlinear decision boundary |
| 18 | 11:00AM (PDT) | Remote | Ph.D. | Luyao Lin | Emulation and Calibration of Computer Models with Unknown Constraints |
| 03 |
1:00PM (PDT) |
Remote | M.Sc. | Hasan Nathani |
Exploring Associations of Respiratory Symptoms and Lung Function Measures with Occupational Exposures for the Canadian Obstructive Lung Disease (COLD) Study |
July
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| 28 | 10:00AM (PDT) |
Remote | M.Sc. | Mandy Yao | Effect of Stochastic Model Error on the Convergence and Accuracy of Markov Chains |
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 |
| 14 |
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 |