22 February ~ Ian Wang (Stats)

Title: Extensions of Lasso   Abstract: When Lasso is used as a kind of method for variable selection, there are some limitations or drawbacks engaged with it … Read more

15 February ~ Sa Ren (Sarah, Stats)

Title: An introduction to network analysis and applications to real data sets   Abstract: Network analysis is getting more important with the increasing complexity of data. In … Read more

08 February ~ Ulrike Naumann (Stats)

Title: Bayesian model choice in semi-parametric regression approaches   Abstract: Semiparametric regression methods can be utilized in regression analysis where covariates cannot anymore be assumed to … Read more

01 February ~ Nikos Nikolaou

Title: Cost-sensitive Boosting, Margin Maximization & Information Theory   Abstract: Boosting refers to a family of learning algorithms that additively combine multiple weak predictive models to construct … Read more

25 January ~ Jack McKenna (Maths)

Title: An introduction to magnetic monopoles for novices   Abstract:  A magnetic monopole is a hypothetical isolated magnetic charge, or “static magnetism”. Static electricity and electrically … Read more

07 December ~ Mariza Spyropoulou (Stats)

Title: Bayesian Computation and Inference using Stan with application in Football   Abstract: In this talk, we show how Bayesian Statistics can be applied to football modelling. In this … Read more