2026
CAM & Stats Student Seminar: Elias Boshara
12:30–1:30 pm DSI, Room 103
Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 12:30 PM (Central Daylight Time), Data Science Institute, 5460 S University Ave, Room 103
ELIAS BOSHARA, Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of Chicago
“Spatial Statistics for Voting Rules”
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Distinguished Speaker Series: Benjamin Recht (UC Berkeley)
12:00–1:30 pm Data Science Institute, Room 105
DSI Distinguished Speaker Series
Benjamin Recht, Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley
The Irrational Decision: How We Gave Computers the Power to Choose for Us
Friday, May 1 DSI 105 (5460 S University)
Event details and talk abstract
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CAM Colloquium: CHRIS PETERSON
4:00–5:00 pm Jones 303
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2026, at 4:00 PM, in Jones 303, 5747 South Ellis Avenue
CHRIS PETERSON, Math Department, Colorado State University
“Intrinsic volumes, random projections, and integration”
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CAM & Stats Student Seminar: Thomas Wang
12:30–1:30 pm DSI, Room 103
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 12:30 PM (Central Daylight Time), Data Science Institute, 5460 S University Ave, Room 103
THOMAS WANG, Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of Chicago
“Symmetries in Computations”
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CAM PHD DISSERTATION DEFENSE: YIFAN PENG
4:00–5:00 pm Jones 111
Wednesday, April 22 2026, at 4:00 PM (Central Daylight Time), Location: Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Ave.
Dissertation Presentation and Defense
YIFAN PENG, Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of Chicago
“FAST NUMERICAL LINEAR ALGEBRA FOR GENERATIVE MODELING”
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CAM & Stats Student Seminar: Anna Asch
12:30–1:30 pm DSI 103
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 12:30 PM (Central Daylight Time), Data Science Institute, 5460 S University Ave, Room 103
ANNA ASCH, Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of Chicago
“Improving the calibration of probabilistic weather forecasts with conformal prediction”
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CAM Colloquium: Qiang Du
4:00–5:00 pm Jones 303
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026, at 4:00 PM, in Jones 303, 5747 South Ellis Avenue
QIANG DU, Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, and Data Science Institute, Columbia University
“Integral equation models with nonlocal operators: applications and recent developments”
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CAM PHD DISSERTATION DEFENSE: SUZANNA PARKINSON
9:00–10:00 am Data Science Institute, Room 105 (Also via Zoom)
Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 9:00 AM (Central Daylight Time), Data Science Institute at 5460 S University Ave Room 105 (Also via Zoom)
Dissertation Presentation and Defense
SUZANNA PARKINSON, Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of Chicago
“On the Role of Depth in Deep Learning”
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CAM & Stats Student Seminar: Jacob Linden
12:30–1:30 pm DSI 103
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 12:30 PM (Central Daylight Time), Data Science Institute, 5460 S University Ave, Room 103
JACOB LINDEN, Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of Chicago
“Acoustic Boundary Layers: A Boundary Integral Formulation”
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CAM PHD DISSERTATION DEFENSE: NATHAN WANIOREK
12:00–2:00 pm Jones 111
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 12:00 PM (Central Daylight Time), Location: Jones 111, 5747 S. Ellis Ave.
Dissertation Presentation and Defense
NATHAN WANIOREK, Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of Chicago
“High-Dimensional Analysis of Ensemble Kalman Filters and Hierarchical Bayesian Inverse Problems”