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Author:

Cai, Xizhen

Title:

model selection and survival analysis with application to large time-varying networks

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

penalized likelihood
proportional odds models
profile likelihood
partial likelihood
case control.

File:

Download Dissertation_with_vita.pdf

Committee Members:

David Russell Hunter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Runze Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Debashis Ghosh, Committee Member
Marcel Salathe, Committee Member

Author:

Luo, Wei

Title:

Efficient estimation and order determination for sufficient dimension reduction

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

dimension reduction
order-determination
bootstrap
augmentation
semi-parametric
efficient estimation.

File:

Download dissertation_-_Wei_Luo.pdf

Committee Members:

Bing Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bing Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Runze Li, Committee Member
Naomi S Altman, Committee Member
Jesse Louis Barlow, Committee Member

Author:

Poterjoy, Jonathan

Title:

Ensemble and hybrid four-dimensional data assimilation for tropical cyclone analysis and prediction

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

Data assimilation
Kalman filtering
tropical cyclones

File:

Download JonPoterjoy-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Fuqing Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fuqing Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eugene Edmund Clothiaux, Committee Member
Jenni Evans, Committee Member
Runze Li, Committee Member
Xiang Yu Huang, Special Member

Author:

Chu, Wanghuan

Title:

New screening procedure for ultrahigh dimensional varying-coefficient model in longitudinal data analysis

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

feature screening
varying-coefficient model
ultrahigh dimensionality
longitudinal data analysis
CAMP

File:

Download MSThesis_Wanghuan_Chu.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Logan Reimherr, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Liu, Xiaoyu

Title:

Joint Modeling of Longitudinal and Survival Data: New Models, Computing Techniques and Applications

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Joint modeling
Longitudinal Study
Survival Analysis
EM-algorithm
Nonparametric

File:

Download Dissertation_X.Liu_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Runze Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Russell Hunter, Committee Member
Zhibiao Zhao, Committee Member
Stephanie Trea Lanza, Committee Member

Author:

ZHU, XIAOTIAN

Title:

Non-Parametric Finite Multivariate Mixture Models with Applications

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

mixture model
conditional independence
nonparametric estimation
penalized smoothed likelihood
independent component analysis

File:

Download XTZ_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

David Russell Hunter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Russell Hunter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bruce G Lindsay, Committee Member
Le Bao, Committee Member
John C Liechty, Committee Member
Stephanie Trea Lanza, Committee Member
Runze Li, Committee Member

Author:

YANG , HANYU

Title:

Statistical Models for Scalar Response with Longitudinal Covariates

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

longitudinal study
functional data
nonparametric regression
measurement error
generalized linear model
zero-inflated count

File:

Download HanyuYang-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Runze Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Naomi S Altman, Committee Member
Zhibiao Zhao, Committee Member
Stephanie Trea Lanza, Committee Member

Author:

Yu, Ye

Title:

A New Variable Screening Procedure for COX'S Model

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

screening
COX's model
high dimensional
iterative procedure

File:

Download MS_final_YeYU_1202.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Trail, Jessica Brooke

Title:

Dynamic Models for Intensive Longitudinal Data: New Models, Statistical Procedures, and Applications

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

intensive longitudinal data
dynamic systems
time-varying effects

File:

Download JessicaTrailDissertation3.pdf

Committee Members:

Linda Marie Collins, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Runze Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Fricks, Committee Member
Donna Coffman, Committee Member

Author:

Sun, Wei

Title:

Feature Screening in Ultra-high Dimensional Survival Data Analysis

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Cox’s model
feature screening
LASSO
SCAD
ultra-high dimensional survival data analysis
Gail-Simon test

File:

Download THESIS__final.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yu Zhang, Committee Member
Qunhua Li, Committee Member
Arthur Steven Berg, Special Member

Author:

Yu, Ye

Title:

New Procedures for Cox's Model with High Dimensional Predicotrs

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Cox's model
Partial Likelihood
ultrahigh dimensional survival data
model selection consistency
Penalized Likelihood

File:

Download Ye_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Logan Reimherr, Committee Member
Lingzhou Xue, Committee Member
Lan Kong, Committee Member

Author:

Cho, Youngjoo

Title:

Semiparametric Analysis of Failure Time Data in the Presence of Dependent Censoring

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Bivariate Data
Failure Times
Perturbation Method
Resampling
U-statistics
Causal Inference
Observational Study

File:

Download Youngjoo_Cho-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Debashis Ghosh, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Debashis Ghosh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Russell Hunter, Committee Member
Runze Li, Committee Member
Christopher Jon Zorn, Committee Member

Author:

Liu, Hongcheng

Title:

nonsmooth optimization with applications in network design and machine learning

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Nonsmooth optimization
machine learning
network design
folded concave penalty
sparse recovery

File:

Download HongchengLiu_new-Dissertation-copy.pdf

Committee Members:

Tao Yao, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Terry Lee Friesz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Necdet S Aybat, Committee Member
Runze Li, Committee Member

Author:

Huang, Yuan

Title:

Projection Test for High-dimensional Mean Vectors with Optimal Direction

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

High-dimensional data
Hotelling's T2 test
Projection test
One-sample problem
Two-sample problem

File:

Download YuanHuang_FinalVersion.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Runze Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Russell Hunter, Committee Member
Naomi S Altman, Committee Member
Lan Kong, Committee Member
Aleksandra B Slavkovic, Committee Member

Author:

Hsieh, Tsung-yu

Title:

ENTROPY OF SPEED AND ACCURACY TRADE-OFF IN SPACE-TIME

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Speed-accuracy trade-off
movement entropy
space-time constraints
force-time constraints
isometric force task

File:

Download Dissertation_final_07012015.pdf

Committee Members:

Karl Maxim Newell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Maxim Newell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Kristina A Neely, Committee Member
Runze Li, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Yaqun

Title:

Inference of Gene Regulatory Network Based on Gene Expression Dynamics in Response to Environmental Signals

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Gene Regulatory Network
Gene Expression
Gene Cluster
DBN
Ordinary Differential Equation
Gene-Environment Interaction

File:

Download YaqunWang-Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Rongling Wu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rongling Wu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Runze Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Runze Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zhibiao Zhao, Committee Member
Donna Coffman, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Ningtao

Title:

A Block Mixture Model To Map Eqtls For Gene Clustering

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

block mixture model
eQTL
gene cluster

File:

Download Ningtao_Wang-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Rongling Wu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Runze Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lingzhou Xue, Committee Member
John Edward Carlson, Committee Member

Author:

Song, Won Chul

Title:

Nonparametric Independence Screening And Test-based Screening Via The Variance Of The Regression Function

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Sure independence screening
test-based screening
Ultrahigh dimensionality

File:

Download WonchulSong_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael G Akritas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Runze Li, Committee Member
Dennis Kon Jin Lin, Committee Member
Jingzhi Huang, Special Member

Author:

Liu, Yang

Title:

Approaches to reduce and integrate data in structured and high-dimensional regression problems in Genomics

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Data integration
Genomics
Ordinary least squares
Structured data
Sufficient dimension reduction
Variable selection

File:

Download YangLiu-Dissertation_081615.pdf

Committee Members:

Francesca Chiaromonte, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Francesca Chiaromonte, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bing Li, Committee Member
Runze Li, Committee Member
Yu Zhang, Committee Member
Mary Poss, Committee Member

Author:

Lin, Bo

Title:

A Protocol-Based, Inverse-Model-Driven Methodology for Building Auditing and Forward Energy Model Formulation

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Inverse model
energy model
calibration
measurement & verification
sub-metering
variable selection
benchmark
audit

File:

Download Bo_Lin_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

James Freihaut, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chinemelu Jidenka Anumba, Committee Member
Stephen James Treado, Committee Member
Runze Li, Committee Member

Author:

Xu, Zhuying

Title:

Locally Stationary Quantile Regression For Inflation and Interest Rates

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Locally stationary model; Nonparametric estimation; Quantile reg

File:

Download zhuying-Dissertation__1_.pdf

Committee Members:

Zhibiao Zhao, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Runze Li, Committee Member
Bing Li, Committee Member
Fuqing Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

Chu, Wanghuan

Title:

Feature Screening For Ultra-high Dimensional Longitudinal Data

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Feature screening
ultra-high dimensional data
longitudinal genetic study

File:

Download Chu_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Runze Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew Reimherr, Committee Member
Lingzhou Xue, Committee Member
Donna Coffman, Outside Member

Author:

Li, Huihui

Title:

Nonparametric Identification and Estimation of k-Double Auctions

Graduate Program:

Economics

Keywords:

Double Auctions
Bargaining
Nonparametric Identification
Kernel Estimation
Boundary Correction

File:

Download Huihui-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Joris Pinkse, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joris Pinkse, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sung Jae Jun, Committee Member
Peter Newberry, Committee Member
Runze Li, Outside Member
Sung Jae Jun, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Artemiou, Andreas A

Title:

Topics on Supervised and Unsupervised Dimension Reduction

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Unitary invariance
Regression
Kernel principal components
Sufficient Dimension Reduction
Support Vector Machines

File:

Download Dissertation_doc.pdf

Committee Members:

Bing Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Runze Li, Committee Member
Michael Akritas, Committee Member
Francesca Chiaromonte, Committee Member
Adam Smith, Committee Member

Author:

Kai, Bo

Title:

Robust Nonparametric and Semiparametric Modeling

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Nonparametric Smoothing
Semiparametric Modeling
Robust Statistics
Quantile Regression

File:

Download PhDThesis_Bo_Kai.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David R. Hunter, Committee Member
Damla Senturk, Committee Member
Vernon M. Chinchilli, Committee Member

Author:

Lin, Junyi

Title:

Model Misspecification and Feature Screening for Ultrahigh Dimensional Data

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Covariate-adjusted approach; generalized linear re

File:

Download JunyiLin-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Naomi Altman, Committee Member
Debashis Ghosh, Committee Member
Hunter David, Committee Member
Ping Xu, Committee Member

Author:

Zhang, Lu

Title:

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS OF MULTIVARIATE REGIME SWITCHING COVARIANCE MODEL

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

dynamic covariance
state space model
Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC)
bayesian analysis
stochastic volatility
time series analysis

File:

Download Lu-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

John Liechty, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Runze Li, Committee Member
Murali Haran, Committee Member
Timothy Simin, Committee Member
James Landis Rosenberger, Committee Member

Author:

Dong, Yuexiao

Title:

Dimension Reduction for Non-elliptically Distributed Predictors

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

central space
dimension reduction
solution space
non-ellipticity

File:

Download dong_phd.pdf

Committee Members:

Bing Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael G. Akritas, Committee Member
Runze Li, Committee Member
Dennis K. J. Lin, Committee Member

Author:

Taoufik, Bahaeddine

Title:

FUNCTIONAL DATA BASED INFERENCE FOR HIGH FREQUENCY FINANCIAL DATA

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Functional Data
Nonlinear Functional Regression
Cross-section of returns
Cumulative intraday returns
Reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces

File:

Download Dissertation_B_Taoufik.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Logan Reimherr, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Logan Reimherr, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Runze Li, Committee Member
Zhibiao Zhao, Committee Member
John C Liechty, Outside Member

Author:

Xu, Zhanxiong

Title:

Efficient parameter estimation methods using quantile regression in heteroscedastic models

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

quantile regression
heteroscedastic models
optimal weighting
composite quantile regression

File:

Download Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Zhibiao Zhao, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zhibiao Zhao, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Runze Li, Committee Member
Lingzhou Xue, Committee Member
Tao Yao, Outside Member

Author:

Lee, Kevin Haeseung

Title:

Statistical Learning of Complex Large-Scale Dynamic Systems

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Statistical learning
Model-based clustering
Dynamic networks
Graphical model
EM algorithm
Variational inference

File:

Download Kevin_Lee_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Lingzhou Xue, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lingzhou Xue, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David R. Hunter, Committee Member
Runze Li, Committee Member
Nanyin Zhang, Outside Member
Mark S. Handcock, Special Member

Author:

Song, Jun

Title:

Dimension reduction for functional data

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

dimension reduction
random operator
supervised machine learning
unsupervised machine learning
functional data analysis
handwriting data
speech recognition data
dimension reduction
random operator
supervised machine learning
unsupervised machine learning
functional data analysis
handwriting data
speech recognition data

File:

Download Thesis_Jun.pdf

Committee Members:

Bing Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bing Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Naomi S. Altman, Committee Member
Runze Li, Committee Member
Christopher Parker, Outside Member
Matthew Reimherr, Committee Member

Author:

Chen, Dong

Title:

On some problems in Lagrangian Dynamics and Finsler Geometry

Graduate Program:

Mathematics

Keywords:

KAM theory
Finsler metric
duel lens map Hamiltonian flow
perturbation
metric entropy
duel lens map
Hamiltonian flow
perturbation
metric entropy

File:

Download Dong_Chen-Dissertation_V2.pdf

Committee Members:

Dmitri Yu Burago, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dmitri Yu Burago, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Federico Juan Rodriguez Hertz, Committee Member
Mark Levi, Committee Member
Runze Li, Outside Member

Author:

Ye, Jingyi

Title:

New Statistical Procedures for Analysis of HIV Data and High Dimensional Data

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

HIV
prevalence and incidence
incidence assay data
refitted cross-validation
high dimension data
varying coefficient model
varying error variance

File:

Download Jingyi_Ye-_final_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Runze Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Le Bao, Committee Member
Zhibiao Zhao, Committee Member
Lan Kong, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Songshan

Title:

TIME-VARYING EFFECT MODEL FOR STUDYING GROUP DIFFERENCE IN HEALTH BEHAVIOR

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Time varying-coefficient effect model

File:

Download Penn_State_University_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bing Li, Committee Member
Matthew Logan Reimherr, Committee Member

Author:

Ni, Jun

Title:

THREE ESSAYS ON QUANTITATIVE FINANCE

Graduate Program:

Mathematics

Keywords:

VIX modeling
Bond premia prediction
Asset allocation

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jingzhi Huang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jingzhi Huang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anna L Mazzucato, Committee Member
Xiantao Li, Committee Member
Runze Li, Outside Member

Author:

Wang, Chuan-Sheng

Title:

SEMIPARAMETRIC ESTIMATION AND INFERENCE FOR CONDITIONAL VALUE-AT-RISK AND EXPECTED SHORTFALL

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Bootstrap
Conditional expected shortfall
Conditional Value-at-Risk
Nonlinear time series
Quantile regression
Semiparametric methods

File:

Download Chuan-Sheng_s_Dissertation_-_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Zhibiao Zhao, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zhibiao Zhao, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Runze Li, Committee Member
Lingzhou Xue, Committee Member
Fuqing Zhang, Outside Member

Author:

Li, Zheng

Title:

Joint Modeling Recurrent Events and a Terminal Event with Frailty-copula Models

Graduate Program:

Biostatistics

Keywords:

Joint Frailty-copula Models
Bayesian Augmentation
Recurrent Events
Joint Frailty Model

File:

Download zheng_li.pdf

Committee Members:

Vernon Michael Chinchilli, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ming Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Runze Li, Committee Member
Nasrollah Ghahramani, Committee Member
Feng Yue, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Songshan

Title:

NEW STATISTICAL ANALYTIC TOOLS FOR HIGH DIMENSIONAL DATA

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

High Dimensional Data
Feature Screening
Statistical Inference

File:

Download YourName-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Runze Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bing Li, Committee Member
Matthew Logan Reimherr, Committee Member
Jingzhi Huang, Outside Member

Author:

Petrovich, Justin Peter

Title:

Functional Principal Component Analysis and Sparse Functional Regression

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

functional data analysis
sparse functional data
FPCA
scalar-on-function regression

File:

Download JustinPetrovich-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Logan Reimherr, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Logan Reimherr, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Runze Li, Committee Member
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Committee Member
Stephanie Trea Lanza, Outside Member
Carrie Daymont, Special Member

Author:

Kang, Hyun Bin

Title:

Functional Manifold Data Analysis

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Functional Data Analysis
Shape Analysis
Object Oriented Data Analysis
Manifold Learning
Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space

File:

Download HyunBinKang_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Logan Reimherr, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Logan Reimherr, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Runze Li, Committee Member
Bing Li, Committee Member
Mark Shriver, Outside Member

Author:

Xie, Yue

Title:

On addressing nonconvexity, stochasticity and complementarity in mathematical optimization

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

nonconvex optimization
stochastic optimization
statistical learning
algorithm
variational inequality
robust optimization

File:

Download Yue_Xie-Disseration_finalsubmitted_.pdf

Committee Members:

Uday V Shanbhag, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Uday V Shanbhag, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Necdet S Aybat, Committee Member
Tao Yao, Committee Member
Runze Li, Outside Member
Ethan Fang, Committee Member

Author:

Yu, Xiufan

Title:

Nonparametric Estimation of Sufficient Forecasting with a Diverging Number of Factors

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

factor model
forecasting
principal components
high-dimensional predictors
nonparametric estimation
predictive inference

File:

Download MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lingzhou Xue, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bing Li, Committee Member
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Committee Member

Author:

Li, Changcheng

Title:

Topics in High-dimensional Statistical Inference

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Hotelling T2 test
Multiple sample mean test
Projection test
Two-sample mean test
Causal structural learning
Causal discovery
Causal graphical models
D-separation set
Generalized Method of Moments

File:

Download ChangchengLi-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Runze Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bing Li, Committee Member
Xingyuan Fang, Committee Member
Tao Yao, Outside Member

Author:

Wang, Xue

Title:

HIGH DIMENSIONAL STATISTICAL LEARNING AND DECISION MAKING

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

High Dimensional Learning
Statistical Learning
Decision Making
Optimization

File:

Download Xue_Wang_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Tao Yao, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tao Yao, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vinayak V Shanbhag, Committee Member
Runze Li, Committee Member
Xingyuan Fang, Outside Member

Author:

Liu, Wanjun

Title:

New Statistical Tools for High-dimensional Data Modeling

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

High-dimensional data
Hypothesis testing
Feature screening
Regularized method

File:

Download Wanjun_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Runze Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lingzhou Xue, Committee Member
Xingyuan Fang, Committee Member
Tao Yao, Outside Member

Author:

Zhang, Ling

Title:

Procedures for Feature Screening and Interaction Identification in High-dimensional Data Modelling

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Sure Joint ScreeningFeature Screening
Interaction Identification
``King'' Variable
Interaction Types
Iteratively Kings' Forests
Feature Screening
Interaction Identification
Iteratively Kings' Forests
Sure Joint Screening
Cox Model

File:

Download Dissertation_of_Ling_Zhang.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Runze Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zhibiao Zhao, Committee Member
Yanyuan Ma, Committee Member
Rongling Wu, Outside Member

Author:

Mirshani, Ardalan

Title:

Regularization Methods In Functional Data Analysis

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Functional Data
Differential Privacy
Hilbert Space
Variable Selection
Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space
Oracle Property
Elastic Net
Smooth Estimate
Density Estimation

File:

Download PhD_Thesis__Ardalan_Mirshani_.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Logan Reimherr, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Logan Reimherr, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Runze Li, Committee Member
Francesca Chiaromonte, Committee Member
Kateryna Dmytrivna Makova, Outside Member
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Li, Qiyuan

Title:

Examining the Effects of Learners’ Background and Social Network Position on Content-Related Interaction via the MOOC Platform

Graduate Program:

Learning, Design, and Technology

Keywords:

MOOCs
Interaction
Machine Learning
SEM
Social Network Analysis
Online Learning

File:

Download QL_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Priya Sharma, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Priya Sharma, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roy Clariana, Committee Member
Simon Hooper, Committee Member
Runze Li, Outside Member

Author:

Sheen, Emily Marie

Title:

An Exploration of Mixed Effects Models for Analysis of Infant Weight Gain Trajectories

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

generalized linear mixed models
statistics
biostatistics
microbiome
INSIGHT
mixed effects random forest

File:

Download EmilySheen-MS-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Logan Reimherr, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Committee Member
Runze Li, Committee Member