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- Matthew Singh, an assistant professor in the Department at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, explores how nonlinear dynamics and machine learning can untangle the brain's complexity. His work develops personalized brain-stimulation strategies and tackles theoretical challenges in large-scale neural modeling, aiming to bridge math, AI, and cognitive health."How did your...
2025-04-15 - Over 180 student teams filled the Campus Instructional Facility at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on March 28–30 to compete in the 2025 Illinois Statistics Datathon, one of the most anticipated data science competitions on campus. This year’s event, hosted in partnership with Synchrony, challenged students to develop predictive frameworks that could forecast customer spending...
2025-04-10 - Ruoqi Yu, an assistant professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, devises statistical tools to extract truth from observational data. Her work sharpens policy and health research by turning correlation into credible causation.What initially drew you to your field of study?I’ve always been someone who asks "why" and seeks to...
2025-04-07 - Mehrdad Mohammadi, a Ph.D. candidate in statistics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has received the 2025 Illinois International Graduate Achievement Award. The honor recognizes his impactful international research and service that have made a meaningful difference both on campus and beyond.His research focuses on applying statistical reinforcement learning and machine...
2025-04-07 - On March 31, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professors Karle Flanagan from the Department of Statistics and Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider from the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science collaborated with the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) for a full-day professional development event. Focused on Data Science and CS+X education, the event was...
2025-04-07 - The Department of Statistics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is seeking applications for multiple full-time, 9-month Lecturer and Instructor positions as part of a revised and extended search. These career-oriented, teaching-focused roles offer exciting opportunities to support the department’s rapidly growing programs in statistics, statistics & computer...
2025-02-10 - Eren C. Kızıldağ, assistant professor in the Department of Statistics, is exploring statistical-computational trade-offs in large-scale random models and advancing the mathematics of data science to tackle challenges in optimization and inference.What drew you to the field of statistics?I started off as an electrical engineer in Turkey and then came to MIT to do my graduate...
2025-01-27 - Chan Park, an assistant professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, studies how to better understand cause-and-effect in complex data. His research addresses challenges like missing information and interconnected data, using advanced statistical methods to improve decision-making and policy design. What initially drew you to...
2025-01-23 - The Department of Statistics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is proud to announce that Bo Yuan has been recognized with a 2025 Distinguished Student Paper Award by the Section on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics (SSGG) of the American Statistical Association. This award celebrates methodological innovations and novel applications of statistical and computational methods in...
2024-12-20 - Despite the unprecedented hardships that accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic, it served as a moment of learning for many scientists and researchers across the globe. In a time of so much uncertainty, these professionals stepped up to the plate to find a solution. For one such researcher at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, challenges created by the pandemic served as inspiration...
2024-12-03 - Karle Flanagan and Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider recently joined Eric Van Dusen and Lauren Chu on The Data Science Education Podcast to discuss the creation and success of STAT 107, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's introductory data science course. They share insights into growing the course from a pilot with 18 students to an enrollment of over 1,000, focusing on engaging,...
2024-12-02 - Joshua Agterberg, assistant professor in the Department of Statistics, is advancing the theoretical foundations of high-dimensional statistics and creating tools to better understand complex data structures in science and society. What initially drew you to your field of study? I majored in Actuarial Science and Mathematics during my undergraduate studies at the University of...
2024-11-21 - Professor Yuguo Chen has been appointed as Co-Editor of the Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics (JCGS), effective July 1, 2024. Published by Taylor & Francis on behalf of the American Statistical Association, JCGS is a leading, peer-reviewed journal featuring cutting-edge advancements in computational and graphical methods for statistics and data analysis. Established...
2024-11-20 - An internship can be a great way to gain hands-on industry experience alongside your academic journey. Statistics & Computer Science student Rohan Gavankar talks about how he successfully landed an internship, and what helped him as he searched for and applied to different positions. The internship search can be a daunting and stressful process, but there are ways to stand out. Remember, it’...-
2024-11-20 - The Department of Statistics in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign invites applications to fill multiple specialized faculty positions (100% appointment for 9 months), that support our growing statistics, statistics & computer science, and data science programs on campus. All areas of teaching expertise will be considered, but areas of...