Optimization and Statistical Learning Workshop

Optimization and Statistical Learning Workshop

Thursday, April 3rd - Friday, April 4th, 2025

Time: 9am - 5pm

Location: Mudd 303

Description

The goal of this workshop will be to present recent developments at the intersection between optimization and statistics. These will cover topics such algorithmic foundations, sampling theory, Bayesian methods, high dimensional statistics and machine learning theory.
(Note: We have limited funds available for external PhD students who wish to present in the poster session.)

Deadline will be: Friday, March 14th, 2025

Speakers

  • Mateo Diaz (Johns Hopkins University)
  • Yaqi Duan (New York University)
  • David Dunson (Duke University)
  • Vitaly Feldman (Apple Research)
  • Jason Klusowski (Princeton University)
  • Yue Lu (Harvard University)
  • Arya Mazumdar (University of California at San Diego)
  • Jeff Miller (Harvard University)
  • Mert Pilanci (Stanford University)
  • Christian Robert (Paris Dauphine)
  • Veronika Rockova (University of Chicago)
  • Purna Sarkar (University of Texas at Austin)
  • Vasilis Syrgkanis (Stanford University)
  • Matus Telgarsky (New York University)
  • Christos Thrampoulidis (University of British Columbia)
  • Andre Wibisono (Yale University)
  • Yuchen Wu (University of Pennsylvania)

Thursday, April 3rd

Book of Abstracts

Location: Mudd Building, 303

Session 1: 10:00-11:00 am (Vitaly Feldman, Christos Thrampoulidis)

Coffee break

Session 2: 11:30-12:30 pm (Yue Lu, Arya Mazumdar)

Lunch break

Session 3: 2:10-3:10 pm (Andre Wibisono, Yuchen Wu)

Coffee break

Session 4: 3:30-4:30 pm (Yaqi Duan, Jason Klusowski)

Poster session: 4:40-6:00 pm , Uris 107

Friday, April 4th

Book of Abstracts

Location: Mudd Building, 303

Session 1: 10:00-11:00 am (Jeff Miller, Christian Robert)

Coffee break

Session 2: 11:30-12:30 pm (David Dunson, Mert Pilanci)

Lunch break

Session 3: 2:10-3:40 pm (Matus Telgarsky, Purna Sarkar, Mateo Diaz)

Coffee break

Session 4: 4:10-5:10 pm (Vasilis Syrgakanis, Veronika Rockova)