M.Sc. and Ph.D. Thesis Defences
This is the schedule for upcoming and recent thesis defences from graduate students in the SFU Statistics and Actuarial Science department.
FAll 2013 Defences
| Date | Time | Location | Degree | Speaker | Title / Abstract Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 9 |
10:30 | ASB 10900 - IRMACS Theatre |
PhD |
Oksana Chrebtii |
Probabilistic solution of differential equations for Bayesian uncertainty quantification and inference |
Summer 2013 Defences
| Date | Time | Location | Degree | Speaker | Title / Abstract Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 24 |
11:00 | IRMACS 10908 |
MSc | Meng (Rose) Yu |
Modeling mortality rates with approaches of the linear logarithm hazard transform |
| July 15 | 1:30 | IRMACS 10908 | MSc | Zhenhua Lin | Some Perspectives of Smooth and Locally Sparse Estimators |
| July 25 |
10:30 | IRMACS 10908 | MSc | Dilinuer Kuerban | A Tutorial on the Inheritance Procedure for Multiple Testing of Tree-structured Hypothese |
| July 31 | 10:30 | IRMACS 10908 | MSc | Maria Santiago | Gene-environment interactions in non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a statistical analysis |
| Aug 16 | 1:30 | IRMACS 10908 | MSc | Yuanyu Yang | Classification based on supervised clustering with application to Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis |
| Aug 27 |
1:00 |
IRMACS 10908 |
MSc |
Lu Wang |
Analysis of Clustered Event Times With Right-Censoring |
| Aug 29 | 9:00 | IRMACS 10900 | PhD | Ruth Joy | Methodology for analyzing at-sea dive behaviour of a marine mammal |
Spring 2013 Defences
| Date | Time | Location | Degree | Speaker | Title / Abstract Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 18 | 11:00 | K9509 | MSc | Jimmy Poon | Spatial Cross-Sectional Credibility Models With General Dependence Structure Among Risks |
| Mar. 15 | 12:00 | IRMACS 10908 | MSc | Kasra Yousefi | A BAYESIAN SPATIAL HIERARCHICAL MODEL FOR PUTTING IN GOLF |
| Apr. 17 | 11:00 | IRMACS 10908 | MSc | Fan (Madeleine) Zhang | Use of Genetic Algorithms for Optimal Investment Strategies |
| Apr. 26 | 1:30 | Library 2020 |
MSc | Jorge Rodriguez | The Hot Hand In Golf |