Position Title: Computer Science Diversity Equity and Inclusion Graduate Assistant (CS DEI GA) Role Summary: This position provides overall Diversity, Equity and Inclusion support for the Department of Computer Science and Statistics. In particular, the work involves participating in four specific projects: Pathways to Success in Computer Science (P2SinCS), IGT Scholarships for Women in Computer […]
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Grace Hopper 2022
This fall, Grace Hopper reopened its conference to in person attendees after two years of only offering a virtual option. Founded in 1994, Anita Borg’s Grace Hopper Celebration is touted as the largest annual gathering of women in computing. Its “programs empower women and under-tapped communities in technical fields, guide the organizations that employ them, […]
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University of Rhode Island Department of Computer Science and Statistics The Department of Computer Science and Statistics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) at the University of Rhode Island invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Statistics position with appointment to begin the academic year 2023-2024. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The […]
Continue reading "Tenure Track Faculty Position in Statistics"Dr. Lorin Crawford, Microsoft Research New England and Brown University
Variable Selection and Prioritization in Bayesian Machine Learning Methods Where: Beaupre 105 When: Friday, October 21st, 4PM Abstract: A consistent theme of the work done in my lab group is to take modern computational approaches and develop theory that enable their interpretations to be related back to classical genomic principles. The central aim of this […]
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Asteroid- The Programming Language Date: September 30th, 2022 @ 12pm-1pm Location: Tyler Hall 055 Host: Noah Daniels
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Congratulations to URI Statistics MS recent graduate Anna Fateiger, who won one of the Student Poster Awards (Sponsored by Munich Re) at the 35th New England Statistical Symposium (hosted this year by UCONN) alongside competitors from the very best statistics programs in Massachusetts and Connecticut. The poster, titled “A spatio temporal analysis of American Woodcock movement” […]
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The International Office of the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences has published an article regarding Dr. Katenka’s collaboration with HAW Hamburg. Please see the article here.
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See more information on the exploreCSR Workshop taking place on April 11th and 12th here: https://explorecsr.cs.uri.edu/
Continue reading "exploreCSR Workshop April 11th-12th"Yue Du and Broderick Prows Win Travelers Insurance Modeling Competition!
Two of our Statistics graduate students, Yue Du and Broderick Prows were one of the winning teams at the Travelers Insurance Modeling Competition that took place on Kaggle. Yue shared the following regarding the competition: “The competition was held on Kaggle (https://www.kaggle.com/c/2020-modeling-competition/overview/description) and we heard about it from Dr. Wu and Saule. The goal of the […]
Continue reading "Yue Du and Broderick Prows Win Travelers Insurance Modeling Competition!"Dr. Natallia Katenka Collaborates on Book for Students Interested in Pharmaceutical Industry
See the following article for more information on Dr. Katenka’s collaboration with her sister on a book for students interested in the pharmaceutical industry. Her book is also linked below. https://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2020/08/01/sisters-collaborate-on-book/ https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030485542#
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