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== <span style="color:red">  Monday</span>, January 9,  <span style="color:red"> 4pm </span> [http://www.stat.berkeley.edu/~racz/ Miklos Racz], Microsoft Research ==
== <span style="color:red">  Monday</span>, January 9,  <span style="color:red"> 4pm, B233 Van Vleck </span> [http://www.stat.berkeley.edu/~racz/ Miklos Racz], Microsoft Research ==


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Title: '''Statistical inference in networks and genomics'''
Abstract:
From networks to genomics, large amounts of data are increasingly available and play critical roles in helping us understand complex systems. Statistical inference is crucial in discovering the underlying structures present in these systems, whether this concerns the time evolution of a network, an underlying geometric structure, or reconstructing a DNA sequence from partial and noisy information. In this talk I will discuss several fundamental detection and estimation problems in these areas.
I will present an overview of recent developments in source detection and estimation in randomly growing graphs. For example, can one detect the influence of the initial seed graph? How good are root-finding algorithms? I will also discuss inference in random geometric graphs: can one detect and estimate an underlying high-dimensional geometric structure? Finally, I will discuss statistical error correction algorithms for DNA sequencing that are motivated by DNA storage, which aims to use synthetic DNA as a high-density, durable, and easy-to-manipulate storage medium of digital data.


== Thursday, January 19, TBA  ==
== Thursday, January 19, TBA  ==

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Spring 2017

Thursdays in 901 Van Vleck Hall at 2:25 PM, unless otherwise noted. We usually end for questions at 3:15 PM.

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Monday, January 9, 4pm, B233 Van Vleck Miklos Racz, Microsoft Research

Please note the unusual day and time


Title: Statistical inference in networks and genomics


Abstract: From networks to genomics, large amounts of data are increasingly available and play critical roles in helping us understand complex systems. Statistical inference is crucial in discovering the underlying structures present in these systems, whether this concerns the time evolution of a network, an underlying geometric structure, or reconstructing a DNA sequence from partial and noisy information. In this talk I will discuss several fundamental detection and estimation problems in these areas.

I will present an overview of recent developments in source detection and estimation in randomly growing graphs. For example, can one detect the influence of the initial seed graph? How good are root-finding algorithms? I will also discuss inference in random geometric graphs: can one detect and estimate an underlying high-dimensional geometric structure? Finally, I will discuss statistical error correction algorithms for DNA sequencing that are motivated by DNA storage, which aims to use synthetic DNA as a high-density, durable, and easy-to-manipulate storage medium of digital data.

Thursday, January 19, TBA

Thursday, 1/26/2017, TBA

Thursday, 2/2/2017, TBA

Thursday, 2/9/2017, TBA

Thursday, 2/16/2017, TBA

Thursday, 2/23/2017, TBA

Thursday, 3/2/2017, TBA

Thursday, 3/9/2017, TBA

Thursday, 3/16/2017, TBA

Thursday, 3/23/2017, Spring Break

Thursday, 3/30/2017, TBA

Thursday, 4/6/2017, TBA

Thursday, 4/13/2017, TBA

Thursday, 4/20/2017, TBA

Thursday, 4/27/2017, TBA

Thursday, 5/4/2017, TBA

Thursday, 5/11/2017, TBA

Past Seminars