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Statistics Seminar Series

The department hosts a seminar featuring a guest speaker every other week on current research topics. Seminars are usually held between 2-3pm on Fridays, unless otherwise noted. 

DateTimeLocationSpeaker
1/30/2026CancelledDuques 152Hosam Mahmoud, George Washington University
2/6/20262-3pmDuques 152Angelica Walker, George Washington University
2/13/20262-3pmDuques 152Mahlet Tadesse, Georgetown University
2/20/20262-3pmDuques 152Bodhisattva Sen, Columbia University
2/27/20262-3pmDuques 152Jeffrey Morris, University of Pennsylvania
3/20/20262-3pmDuques 152Chuanhai Liu, Purdue University
3/27/2026All DayTBAStatConnect@AI 2026
4/10/20262-3pmDuques 152Hongtu Zhu, University of North Carolina
4/17/20262-3pmDuques 152Zhiqiang Tan, Rutgers University 
4/24/20262-3pmDuques 152Ying Wei, Columbia University

 

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