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Author:

Wikle, Nathan

Title:

Mechanistic models for spatial and spatio-temporal data.

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

spatial statistics
spatio-temporal statistics
mechanistic models
COVID-19
air pollution
ant trophallaxis

File:

Download Wikle-dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Tyler Wagner, Outside Unit & Field Member
David Hunter, Major Field Member
Ephraim Hanks, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Murali Haran, Major Field Member
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Lee, Seong Ho

Title:

Contributions to semiparametric inference and its applications

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

robustness
semiparametrics
semiparametric efficiency

File:

Download Dissertation_Seong-ho_Lee.pdf

Committee Members:

Bing Li, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Bharath Kumar Sriperumbudur, Major Field Member
Yanyuan Ma, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bing Li, Major Field Member
Necdet Aybat, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Rios, Nicholas

Title:

Contributions to Mixture Experiments When Order of Addition is Important

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Design of Experiments
Mixture Experiments
Order of Addition
Threshold Accepting

File:

Download NRIOS_DISSERTATION_FINALEDIT.pdf

Committee Members:

Lingzhou Xue, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Yanyuan Ma, Major Field Member
Hui Yang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Dennis Kon-Jin Lin, Special Member
Murali Haran, Major Field Member
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Schmid, Christian

Title:

Theory and Applications of Estimation Methods for Exponential-family Random Graph Models

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

network
ERGM
MLE
pseudolikelihood
likelihood principle
simulated annealing
Godambe information
SCOTUS
citations
majority opinions
parametric bootstrap

File:

Download Dissertation_Christian_Schmid_final.pdf

Committee Members:

David Hunter, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Xiaoyue Niu, Major Field Member
Murali Haran, Major Field Member
Bruce Desmarais, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Ethan Fang, Major Field Member
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Singh, Roopali

Title:

Statistical Methods in Single Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Data

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Single cell
Spatial Transcriptomics
Missing Data
Reproducibility
Bayesian NMF
Variational Inference
EM Algorithm

File:

Download RoopaliSingh_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dajiang Liu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Xiang Zhu, Major Field Member
Qunhua Li, Major Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Ephraim Hanks, Chair of Committee
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Yu, Xiufan

Title:

Topics on power enhancement in high-dimensional hypothesis tests

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

power enhancement
high-dimensional tests
multi-factor pricing models
two-sample covariance tests
simultaneous tests

File:

Download Xiufan-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Lingzhou Xue, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bing Li, Major Field Member
Jingzhi Huang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Runze Li, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ephraim Hanks, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Wang, Jia

Title:

Topics on Variable Selection in High-Dimensional Data

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Bayesian variable selection
High-dimensional data
Network analysis
Partially linear model
Time-varying network model

File:

Download Jia-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Lingzhou Xue, Major Field Member
David Hunter, Major Field Member
Rongling Wu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Runze Li, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ephraim Hanks, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zarmehri, Sahar

Title:

Advances of Spatio-Temporal Models in Ecology: Applications in Landscape Genetics, Disease Spread, and Animal Movement

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Spatial statistics
Ecology
Landscape genetics
Spatiotemporal models
Disease spread
Bayesian non-parametric
Animal movement

File:

Download Zarmehri-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Ferrari, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ephraim Hanks, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Lin Lin, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Murali Haran, Major Field Member
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kenney, Ana

Title:

Mixed Integer Programming, Whitening, and Functional Data Analysis: Improving Feature Selection in “Omics” Research

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Functional Data Analysis
Mixed Integer Programming
Second Order Conic Programming
Whitening
Statistical Genomics
Robust Regression
Oracle Properties
Feature Screening
Differential Privacy
Human Microbiome
Feature Selection

File:

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Committee Members:

Kateryna Makova, Outside Unit & Field Member
Matthew Reimherr, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Francesca Chiaromonte, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ethan Fang, Major Field Member
Ephraim Hanks, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Hernandez Bejarano, Manuel

Title:

Density estimation for some semiparametric models

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Density estimation
Functional convergence
Nonparametric kernel den- sity estimator
Nonparametric regression
Specification testing
Density estimation
Functional convergence
Nonparametric kernel density estimator
Nonparametric regression
Specification testing
ARCH models
Quantile regression

File:

Download PSU_Thesis_Document_2024_Manuel_Hernandez_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Bing Li, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Lingzhou Xue, Major Field Member
Andres Aradillas-Lopez, Outside Unit & Field Member
Zhibiao Zhao, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Runze Li, Major Field Member