Seminars
The Department of Statistical Sciences hosts weekly seminars where visitors and staff present their research.
All are welcome!
Venue: PD Hahn 3
Time: 13h00 – 14h00
Tea: From 12h30 in Statistical Sciences Tea Room.
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Seminars in 2019
| Date | Speaker | Provisional Title/Topic |
|---|---|---|
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22 July |
Prof Adelchi Azzalini, University of Padua |
Combining local and global smoothing in non-parametric density estimation. |
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29 July |
A/Prof Ian Durbach, UCT | Design and analysis of large-scale wildlife surveys using camera traps. |
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5 August |
Dr Theoni Photopoulou, CREEM, University of St Andrews, SEEC |
Using hidden Markov models to learn about long-term diving behaviou in Weddell seals. |
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12 August |
William Msemburi, UCT |
TBA |
|
19 August |
Neil Watson, UCT
|
Combining machine learning and decision support to improve tatical decision-making in rugby union. |
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26 August |
Roger Pradel, CNRS Montpellier | What are multievent models and what are they useful for? |
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2 September |
Francesca Little, UCT |
Growth Curve Modelling. |
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9 September |
Melusi Mavuso, UCT |
TBA |
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16 September |
Piotr Wolski, CSAG |
TBA |
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23 September |
Juliet Puliam, SACEMA |
Assessing the feasibility of parametric insurance for zoonotic outbreaks. |
| 30 September | Bruce Dzenga, Treasury | TBA |
| 7 October | Christopher Currin, UCT Neuro Science | TBA |
| 14 October | Etienne Pienaar, UCT | TBA |