Joint UBC/SFU Graduate Student Workshop in Statistics

  • Date: 03/16/2013
Speaker(s):
Andy Leung (UBC, PhD student)
Dr. Jean Shin (Postdoctoral Fellow, former SFU PhD student)
Camila P. Estevam de Souza (UBC, PhD candidate)
Dr. Michelle Zhou (SFU)
Dr. Gabriela Cohen-Freue (UBC)
Jimmy Poon (SFU, MSc student)
Ehsan Karim (UBC, PhD candidate)
Kasra Yousefi (SFU, MSc student)
Location: 

Simon Fraser University, Harbour Center Campus, Vancouver

Description: 

The UBC Statistics Department and the SFU Statistics and Actuarial
Science Department jointly host one seminar per term at a central
location in Vancouver. These seminars are intended to be informal, and
at a level accessible to graduate students. The goal is to create a
cohesive community of statisticians in the GVRD, and, in particular, to
increase the interaction among faculty and students at UBC and SFU.

Schedule: 
We will have coffee/tea and desserts at the Blenz Coffee across from Harbour Centre starting from 9:30am.

9:00-9:30: Coffee and pastries
9:45-10:10: Andy Leung (UBC, PhD student)
10:10-10:35: Dr. Jean Shin (Postdoctoral Fellow, former SFU PhD student)
10:35-11:00: Camila P. Estevam de Souza (UBC, PhD candidate)
11:00-12:00: Dr. Michelle Zhou (SFU)
12:00-14:00: Lunch
14:00-15:00: Dr. Gabriela Cohen-Freue (UBC)
15:00-15:25: Jimmy Poon (SFU, MSc student)
15:25-15:50: Ehsan Karim (UBC, PhD candidate)
15:50-16:15: Kasra Yousefi (SFU, MSc student)