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Author:

Schmid, Christian

Title:

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

Graduate Program:

Statistics (PHD)

Keywords:

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

File:

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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:

Osotsi, Ame J

Title:

Extracting information in text and time series datasets

Graduate Program:

Statistics (PHD)

Keywords:

Natural language processing
Information extraction
Change point
Wearable data
Machine learning
Deep learning
Topic model

File:

Download PhD_Thesis___Ame_8_.pdf

Committee Members:

David Hunter, Major Field Member
Qunhua Li, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Guido Cervone, Outside Unit & Field Member
Matthew Reimherr, Major Field Member
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Seo, Beomseok

Title:

Interpretable Statistical Learning: From Hidden Markov Models to Neural Networks

Graduate Program:

Statistics (PHD)

Keywords:

Interpretable Machine Learning
Nonlinear Regression and Classification
Unsupervised Variable Selection
Clustering Stability
Interpretable Neural Networks

File:

Download BeomseokSeo-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Ephraim Hanks, Major Field Member
Lin Lin, Co-Chair of Committee
Jia Li, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Yen, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Walder, Adam

Title:

Advances in Spatial Statistics and Inference Methods for Markov Population Models

Graduate Program:

Statistics (PHD)

Keywords:

Spatial Generalized Mixed Models
Bayesian Privacy
Markov Population Models
Laplace Approximations
Laplace Moving Average Models

File:

Download AdamWalder-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Wikle, Nathan

Title:

Mechanistic models for spatial and spatio-temporal data.

Graduate Program:

Statistics (PHD)

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:

Zarmehri, Sahar

Title:

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

Graduate Program:

Statistics (PHD)

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:

Yu, Xiufan

Title:

Topics on power enhancement in high-dimensional hypothesis tests

Graduate Program:

Statistics (PHD)

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:

Cai, Zhanrui

Title:

New Statistical Tools for Independence and Conditional Independence

Graduate Program:

Statistics (PHD)

Keywords:

Online leaerning
dimension reduction
test of independence
test of conditional independence
causal discovery

File:

Download Zhanrui.pdf

Committee Members:

Bharath Kumar Sriperumbudur, Major Field Member
Yanyuan Ma, Major Field Member
Bing Li, Major Field Member
Ming Wang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Runze Li, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Singh, Roopali

Title:

Statistical Methods in Single Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Data

Graduate Program:

Statistics (PHD)

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:

Kenney, Ana

Title:

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

Graduate Program:

Statistics (PHD)

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:

Download Dissertation_AKenney_Revised.pdf

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