2018-2019 Seminar Series
Spring 2019
Monday, April 15th
Speaker: Tim Ireland, Quantitative Researcher at Rotella Capital Management (Duquesne Class of 2017)
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Location: COLH 444
Title: "How to make good decisions: a statistical introduction to reinforcement learning"
Wednesday, March 13th
Speaker: James Matuk
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Location: COLH 446
Title: Functional and Shape Data Analysis
Abstract: Functional and shape data analysis is a field in statistics that concerns itself with data that takes the form of vector valued functions defined on a time domain. This format encompasses data sources that are used in many scientific fields including biomarkers in medicine, functional magnetic resonance imaging time courses in neuroscience, and signature data and image contours in computer vision. While these data are rich with information, they are difficult to work with because of their distinctive nature.
Fall 2018
Wednesday, November 14th
Speaker: Dr. Ben Kane, Assistant Professor University of Hong Kong
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Location: TBD
Monday, November 5th
Speaker: Dr. Robert Lemke Oliver, Assistant Professor Tufts University
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Location: COLH 446
Title: Prime numbers, randomness, and the gambler's fallacy
Wednesday, September 5th
Departmental Seminar
Speaker: Daniel T. Michaels, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, National Institute for Newman Studies
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Location: COLH 446
Title: "Interactive and Interoperable - Technology for Image-based Resources"
SPRING 2018
Wednesday, April 25th
Speaker: Olga Litvinova, Fulbright Visiting Researcher
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Location: College Hall 104
FALL 2017
Thursday, November 30th
Speaker: Dr. Simonetta Frittelli, Associate Professor Duquesne University
Time: 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Location: College Hall 444
Monday, November 27th
Speaker: Timothy Ireland, Duquesne Alum
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Location: College Hall 444
Title: "Getting to Why: how mathematical modeling shapes our understanding of the world."