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.
Spring 2015 Defences
| Date | Time | Location | Degree | Speaker | Title / Abstract Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 | 10:00 | ASB 10940 | MSc | Sabrina Zhang | The Optimal Payment Reduction Ratios for a Catastrophe Bond |
| Jan 23 | 10:45 | ASB 10908 | MSc | Yi Xiong | Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Data for Forest Fire Control |
| Mar 06 | 10:30 | ASB 10908 | MSc | Annie Yu | Hierarchical Bayesian Modelling of Health Insurance Claims |
Fall 2014 Defences
| Date | Time | Location | Degree | Speaker | Title / Abstract Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11 | 9:00 | ASB 10940 | MSc | Sherry Chen | Natural Hedging Using Multi-population Mortality Models |
| Dec 19 | 9:30 | ASB 10940 | MSc | Elena Szefer | Joint analysis of imaging and genomic data to identify associations related to cognitive impairment |