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.
Summer 2014 Defences
| Date | Time | Location | Degree | Speaker | Title / Abstract Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23 | 10:00 | K9509 | MSc | Pulindu Ratnasekera | Irregularly Spaced Time Series Data with Time Scale Measurement Error |
| July 10 | 9:00 | K9509 | MSc | Tianyu Guan | Multiple-Decrement Compositional Forecasting with the Lee-Carter Model |
| Aug 18 | 10:00 | K9509 | MSc | Vicky Weng | Maximin Strong Orthogonal Arrays |
| Aug 18 | 11:00 | K9509 | MSc | Kunasekaran Nirmalkanna | Optimal Designs of Two-Level Factorials when N ≡ 1 and 2 (mod 4) under a Baseline Parameterization |
| Aug 18 | 2:00 | IRMACS | PhD | Joslin Goh | Prediction and Calibration Using Outputs from Multiple Computer Simulators |
| Aug 20 | 11:30 | K9509 | MSc | Fei Wang | Exploring Mental Health Related ED Visits Project: Frequency of Recurrence and Risk Factors |
| Aug 22 | 10:30 | K9509 | MSc | Nathaniel Payne | Evaluating the Impact of Heteroscedasticity on The Predictive Ability Of Modern Regression Techniques |
Spring 2014 Defences
| Date | Time | Location | Degree | Speaker | Title / Abstract Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 03 |
1:00 |
ASB 10908 IRMACS |
MSc |
Rachel Lipson |
Predicting Ovarian Cancer Survival Times: Performance of Parametric Methods and Random Survival Forests |
| Jan 23 | 10:00 | ASB 10940 IRMACS | MSc | Qian Wang | Variations of the linear logarithm hazard transform for modeling cohort mortality rates |
| Jan 23 | 12:00 | ASB 10900 IRMACS | PhD | Zheng (Sean) Sun | Model assessment: Bayes assisted tests and tests for discrete data |
| Mar 03 | 2:00 | K9509 | MSc | Tingting Wen | Understanding risks in a hybrid pension plan with stochastic rates of return |
| Apr 24 | 10:30 | K9509 | PhD | Shirin Golchi | Bayesian Computational Methods and Applications |