Student Probability and Statistics Research Seminars

1st Semester 2008/2009

• 8 October
  2008
  No seminar this week due to MAGIC lauch event

• 15 October
  2008
  Error-in-Variable Problem
  A.Althubaiti (The University of Manchester)
  
  4.00pm - Frank Adams Room 2, Alan Turing Building
  Abstract

  None

• 22 October
  2008
  A Brief Introduction to Kriging Methodology
  S.Das (The University of Manchester)
  
  4.00pm - Frank Adams Room 2, Alan Turing Building
  Abstract

  None

• 29 October
  2008
  The Truth About the Real World - Job Interviews and Assessment Centres
  E.Jones (The University of Manchester)
  
  4.00pm - Frank Adams Room 2, Alan Turing Building
  Abstract

  None

• 5 November
  2008
  No seminar this week - Reading week

• 12 November
  2008
  Variable Selection using h-likelihood
  C.Charalambous (The University of Manchester)
  
  4.00pm - Frank Adams Room 2, Alan Turing Building
  Abstract

  None

• 19 November
  2008
  Modelling Externalities: Environmental Economics
  J.Sexton (The University of Manchester)
  
  4.00pm - Frank Adams Room 2, Alan Turing Building
  Abstract

  None

• 26 November
  2008
  Dead Rats - An Exploration of the Financial Crisis
  J.Du Toit (The University of Manchester)
  
  4.00pm - Frank Adams Room 2, Alan Turing Building
  Abstract

  The rate race is over - the rats are dead! Long live the rats! Everyone is aware that in the last few months the world has experienced a rather dramatic financial crisis. This talk will explore some of the causes of that crisis. I am no economist and do not claim to understand the whole situation, however I will present my own view of the main causes of the mess and try to show how the pieces fit together. Along the way we will meet blue collar workers, loan pimps, reckless presidents, fat bankers and derivative securities. WARNING: This talk is rated Certificate 18 as it contains scenes of strong language and prejudice against greedy capitalist bankers. Viewer discretion is advised.

• 3 December
  2008
  No seminar this week

• 10 December
  2008
  Principal components analysis and functional data.
  T.Sheppard (The University of Manchester)
  
  4.00pm - Frank Adams Room 2, Alan Turing Building
  Abstract

  None

• 17 December
  2008
  Mean, Quantile and Variance Regression.
  C.Kou (The University of Manchester)
  
  4.00pm - Frank Adams Room 2, Alan Turing Building
  Abstract

  None

2nd Semester 2008/2009

• 4 February
  2009
  No seminar this week.
• 11 February
  2009
  Non-parametric Regression.
  A.Vrahimis (The University of Manchester)
  
  4.00pm - Frank Adams Room 2, Alan Turing Building
  Abstract

  None

• 18 February
  2009
  Spectral analysis and its applications.
  Jie Cheng (The University of Manchester)
  
  4.00pm - Frank Adams Room 2, Alan Turing Building
  Abstract

  None

• 25th February
  2009
  No seminar this week.
• 4 March
  2009
  No seminar this week.
• 11 March
  2008
  TBA
  Y.Chen (The University of Manchester)
  
  4.00pm - Frank Adams Room 2, Alan Turing Building
  Abstract

  None

• 18 March
  2008
  Variable Selection methods in Longitudinal Data Analysis.
  H.Chao (The University of Manchester)
  
  4.00pm - Frank Adams Room 2, Alan Turing Building
  Abstract

  None

• 25 March
  2008
  Introduction to Missing Data.
  D.Li (The University of Manchester)
  
  4.00pm - Frank Adams Room 2, Alan Turing Building
  Abstract

  None

• 22 April
  2008
  TBA
  X.Gao (The University of Manchester)
  
  4.00pm - Frank Adams Room 2, Alan Turing Building
  Abstract

  None

• 29 April
  2008
  TBA
  J.Du Toit (The University of Manchester)
  
  4.00pm - Frank Adams Room 2, Alan Turing Building
  Abstract

  None

• 6 May
  2008
  TBA
  T.Xu (The University of Manchester)
  
  4.00pm - Frank Adams Room 2, Alan Turing Building
  Abstract

  None

• 13 May
  2008
  TBA
  K.Liu (The University of Manchester)
  
  4.00pm - Frank Adams Room 2, Alan Turing Building
  Abstract

  None

Further information

For further information contact

Dr Georgi Boshnakov