Stochastic Numerics and Statistical Learning: Theory and Applications Workshop 2026 Nov 22, 08:30 - Dec 2, 13:30 B2/3 A0215 Workshops stochastic algorithm numerical analysis statistical learning
Scalable Methods for Multivariate Normal Probability Estimation with Applications in Confidence Region Detection, Transport Phenomena, and Parallel Computing Using RCOMPSs Xiran Zhang, Ph.D. Student, Statistics May 14, 15:00 - 17:00 B2 R5209 geospatial statistics spatio-temporal statistics High Performance Computing HPC multivariate statistics GPU Algorithms
Bayesian Spatio-Temporal Modeling for Environmental Monitoring and Epidemiology: Disaggregation and Disease Spread Dynamics Fernando Rodriguez Avellaneda, Ph.D. Student, Statistics May 14, 14:00 - 16:00 B3 R5220
Time Series Clustering: Pattern Recognition, Forecasting, and Amortized Inference Ángel López Oriona, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Statistics May 14, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325 Time Series Pattern Recognition forecasting statistical inference
Enabling Seamless Connectivity via Virtualization Technologies in 6G Integrated Networks Sahar Ammar, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering May 13, 12:00 - 14:00 B1 R4214 Reinforcement Learning networks Non-Terrestrial Networks Cellular Networks Virtualized Network Function 6g wireless systems machine learning network slicing
Efficient Spike Encoding for Sigma-Delta RF Receivers: An End-to-End Neuromorphic Radio Classification System Kuilian Yang, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering May 12, 17:30 - 19:30 B2 R5209 automatic modulation classification cognitive wireless systems spiking neural networks edge computing FPGA accelerators sparse computation streaming dataflow FPGA
Differentiable Optics for Automated Optical Design and End-to-end Computational Imaging Xinge Yang, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science May 11, 17:00 - 18:30 B1 R2202 differentiable optics computational imaging optical design automated design augmented reality virtual reality AR VR
Stability and Signal Generator Agnostic Moment Matching Alessandro Astolfi, Professor, Applied Mathematics and Computational Science May 10, 14:30 - 15:30 B1 R3119 moment matching model reduction interpolation Stability
Intelligent Multi-Patient Cardiac Monitoring System with Real-Time Photonic Edge Processing and Wearable Multimodal Sensing Zhican Zhou, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering May 10, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325
Multimodal Agents: From Automation toward Open-Ended Self-Improvement Mingchen Zhuge, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science May 9, 17:30 - 19:30 B4 R5220; Zoom Meeting 91489077683 AI agents coding Multi-agent systems world models recursive self-improvement LLM Deep Reinforcement Learning
Learning under Limited Information across Federated, Multi-Agent, and LLM Settings Salma Kharrat, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science May 7, 15:00 - 16:45 B3 R5220 Federated learning personalized learning decentralized learning Reinforcement Learning black-box optimization prompt optimization decentralized systems combinatorial optimization observability inference Trustworthy AI trustworthy machine learning intelligent systems LLM
Fully Decentralized Inference for Spatial Data Using Low-Rank Models Jianwei Shi, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Statistics May 7, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325 statistical inference decentralized systems Geospatial Data geospatial statistics optimization
Modeling Complex Dependence in Multivariate Time Series, with Applications to Brain Signals Paolo Victor Redondo, Ph.D. Student, Statistics May 5, 15:00 - 17:00 B2 R5209; Zoom Meeting 95773646717 extreme statistics Biostatistics brain signals multivariate statistics Time Series
What Survives When Code Doesn’t? Dr. Laurent Bindschaedler, Research Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems (MPI-SWS) May 4, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325 Trustworthy AI trustworthy machine learning coding AI axplainable AI software development
Ultra-Wide Bandgap Al-Rich AlGaN Devices for Next Generation Power Electronics Applications Ting’ang (挺昂) Liu, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering May 3, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325
Cavity-Engineered VCSELs with Integrated Photodetectors for Optical Entropy and Security Hang Lu, Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical and Computer Engineering Apr 30, 15:30 - 17:00 B2 R5220; Zoom Meeting 94108463874 semiconductor lasers VCSEL optical entropy randomness source Secure communication
Towards an Early Warning System for Climate-Sensitive Infectious Diseases: Spatio-Temporal Modeling and Deep Learning for Dengue Forecasting in Brazil Xiang Chen, Ph.D. Student, Statistics Apr 30, 13:00 - 16:00 B5 R5209 spatio-temporal modeling geospatial statistics infectious disease explainable AI Public Health climate data deep learning computational predictions
Event Status: Cancelled | Robust and Fuzzy Methods for High-Dimensional Time Series Clustering and Forecasting Ziling Ma, Ph.D. Student, Statistics Apr 30, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325
A Unified and Computationally Efficient Non-Gaussian Statistical Modeling Framework Xiaotian Jin, Ph.D. Student, Statistics Apr 29, 15:00 - 16:30 B4 R5209 latent Gaussian models spatio-temporal statistics stochastic algorithms multivariate statistics
Reinforcement Learning and Optimization in Large Action Spaces under Limited Feedback Fares Fourati, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering Apr 29, 15:00 - 16:45 B2 R5209 Reinforcement Learning machine learning combinatorial multi-armed bandits large action spaces limited feedback efficient exploration submodular optimization black-box optimization global optimization
On Cross Validation, Log Gaussian Cox Process and Variational Bayes Hans Montcho, Ph.D. Student, Statistics Apr 29, 10:00 - 12:00 B2 R5220; Zoom Meeting 99219689653 Bayesian computational technique Bayesian computational statistics latent Gaussian models Point patterns spital point patterns
Causal Reasoning in Medical Digital Twins: Methods and Architectures Sakhaa Alsaedi, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science Apr 29, 03:00 - 05:00 B3 R5209 explainable AI reasoning causal representation learning medical digital twins personalized medicine AI AI for healthcare
Probabilistic Shaping Based Modulation Schemes for Spectral-Efficient VLC systems Amanat Kafizov, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering Apr 28, 15:00 - 16:30 B1 L3123 Visible light communications visible light communication systems spectral efficiency probabilistic shaping optical wireless communication systems
Disease Nowcasting Using Integrated and Adaptive Statistical Models Yang Xiao, Ph.D. Student, Statistics Apr 28, 10:00 - 12:30 B5 R5220; Zoom Meeting 93296195795 Adaptive modeling Public Health bayesian inference
Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of Liquid Crystals: Ericksen-Leslie Model Majed Sofiani, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Applied Mathematics and Computational Science Apr 27, 14:00 - 15:00 B1 R3426 Ericksen-Leslie Model non-linear partial differential equations Liquid Crystals Navier-Stokes equation
Dynamical Systems in Data Science: From Kinetic Closure to Learning Dynamics Dr. Florian Kogelbauer, Senior Research Fellow, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) Apr 27, 12:00 - 13:00 B2/3 A0215
Publication Ethics and Authorship - Including the Responsible and Ethical Use of AI in Research Sidney Engelbrecht, Senior Research Compliance Specialist, Research Operations Apr 26, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325 research ethics scientific research AI
Ultra-Wide Bandgap Semiconductors for Future of Moore’s Law Xiaohang Li, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Apr 23, 14:30 - 16:00 B9 R2322; Zoom Meeting 91573756864 ultra-wide bandgap advanced semiconductors wide bandgap semiconductor optoelectronics quantum engineering
Rare-Event Simulation Methods for Outage Probability in GSC/MRC Systems under Rician Fading Mahmoud Hassan Ghazal , Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering Apr 23, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325 Statistics of extremes Outage Probability Applied Probability
Introduction to Research Ethics and Integrity - Including Issues Around Research Misconduct Sidney Engelbrecht, Senior Research Compliance Specialist, Research Operations Apr 19, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325 research ethics scientific research
Efficient Numerical Methods for Scalable Bayesian Inference Lisa Gaedke-Merzhäuser, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Statistics Apr 16, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325 numerical methods Efficient Bayesian Inversion Automated and scalable algorithms
SPDE-Based Geostatistical and Point Process Models for Environmental and Urban Network Applications Damilya Saduakhas, Ph.D. Student, Statistics Apr 15, 13:00 - 15:00 B5 R5209; Zoom Meeting 96585312249 SPDEs geostatistics oceanography monitoring multivariate spatial processes environmental applications
Private and Robust Learning for Decision Making Yulian Wu, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science Apr 14, 15:00 - 17:00 B4 R5220; Zoom Meeting 98132861421 decision making Trustworthy AI privacy-preserving AI Data Privacy machine learning artificial intelligence AI
Modeling and Mitigation of Cyber Attacks on SunSpec Modbus-based Smart Inverters Using a Real-Time CPES Testbed Mohammad Asim Aftab, Research Scientist, Secure Next Generation Resilient Systems Lab Apr 12, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325
Data Analytics to Outcome Impact for Transplantation and Clinical Practice Apr 9, 10:00 - 16:00 B3 R5209 Workshops AI for healthcare Mathematical modeling smart health bioinformatics Data Analytics
The Role of Humans in Scientific Discovery in the Age of LLMs — Beyond Asking: Turning LLMs into Research Collaborators Sir Bashir M. Al-Hashimi, Vice President, Research & Innovation, King’s College London (KCL); Distinguished Professor, Department of Engineering, Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences, King’s College London (KCL) Apr 8, 12:00 - 14:15 B9 R2325 AI artificial intelligence LLM scientific research scientific knowledge Assistive Technology
Reduced-Order High Fidelity Simulations of Reacting Flows Using Low Dimensional Manifolds and Machine Learning Hong G. Im, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Deputy Chair, Clean Energy Research Platform, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Apr 7, 14:30 - 15:30 B1 R3119 machine learning Applied Machine Learning principal component analysis PCA computational singular perturbation renewable energy flow problems computational simulations
Statistical Modeling of Financial Extremes and Volatility Dynamics Junshu Jiang, Ph.D. Student, Statistics Apr 6, 14:00 - 17:00 B2 R5220 Quantitative finance Statistical Modeling extreme events numerical analysis
DePIN: From Decentralization Promise to Security Reality - A Critical Dissection of Trust, Privacy, and Architectural Illusions Roberto Di Pietro, Professor, Computer Science Apr 6, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325 privacy preserving techniques cybersecurity Web and Network security DePIN Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks VPNs dVPNs computer networking decentralized infrastructure systems
Device-Level Intelligence for Adaptive Sensing and Bio-Integrated Systems Nazek El-Atab, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Apr 5, 14:00 - 15:30 B9 R2322; Zoom Meeting 98963676259 in-memory sensing In-memory computing neuromorphic devices Advanced Sensing electronics
Advancing Monitoring Capabilities: The Role of Wearable Sensors in Advancing Healthcare, Environmental, and Marine Studies Khaled Salama, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Apr 5, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325
Synergizing Nanophotonics and Artificial Intelligence: From Inverse Design to Intelligent Optical Frontends Qizhou Wang, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering Apr 2, 13:00 - 15:00 B3 R5220 AI artificial intelligence nanophotonics computational imaging deep learning Computer Vision hyperspectral imaging intelligent systems
A Unified Monotonicity Framework for Mean-Field Games Rita A. Ferreira, Research Scientist, Mean-field Games and Nonlinear PDE Apr 2, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325 gamma-convergence asymptotic analysis variational analysis Variational mean-field games
Microwave Characterization of Plasmonic Antennas and Transmission Lines at Mid-Infrared Frequencies Through Near-Field Imaging Igor Getmanov, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering Apr 2, 05:00 - 07:00 B3 R5220 THz antennas plasmonic structure electronic integrated devices
Low-Noise Tunable Quantum-Dot Lasers for Coherent FMCW Ranging and High-Speed Optical Communications Xiangpeng Ou, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering Apr 1, 15:00 - 16:30 B3 R5209 quantum dot lasers laser photonics on-chip light sources
Free-Space Optics for Non-Terrestrial Networks: Energy-Sustained Platforms and Photon-Counting Receivers Heyou Liu, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering Apr 1, 13:30 - 15:00 B5 R5209 wireless communication systems Free Space Optics Non-Terrestrial Networks Stochastic Geometry
Can AI Make Physicians Better at Diagnosis? Ihsan Ayyub Qazi, Full Professor, Computer Science, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Mar 30, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325 AI Trustworthy AI Diagnosis behavioral analysis decision making LLM Biomedical
Engineering Scalable Multi-Robot Systems for Reliable Operation Under Uncertainty and Resource Constraints Dr. Mohamed Salaheddine Talamali, Research Associate, Energy Aware Swarm Programming, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), University of Sheffield (TUOS) Mar 29, 12:00 - 13:00 B4/5 A0215 Multi-robot Systems reliability heterogeneous UAVs
Low-Noise Tunable Quantum-Dot Lasers for Coherent FMCW Ranging and High-Speed Optical Communications Xiangpeng Ou, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering Mar 29, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325 quantum dot lasers integrated photonics on-chip light sources
Demystifying Adversarial Patch Attacks and Defenses in the Physical World Tao Ni, Assistant Professor, Computer Science Mar 16, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325 Trustworthy AI Computer Vision computational predictions spoofing
