SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

December 23, 2024

THE FIELDS INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

Thematic Program on Statistical Inference, Learning, and Models for Big Data, January to June, 2015
January 12 – 23, 2015
Opening Conference and Boot Camp
List of Participants
* awaiting confirmation
 
Fullname
University/Affiliation
Arrival Date
Departure Date
* Adebimpe, Olukayode Landmark University 11-Jan-15 15-Jun-15
  Ahmed, Syed Ejaz Brock University 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
* Akinli Kocak, Sedef Ryerson University 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Altman, Naomi S. Pennsylvania State University 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Al-Yassin, Julan University of Windsor 04-Jan-15 01-Apr-15
  Anandkumar, Anima University of California, Irvine 15-Jan-15 17-Jan-15
  Arocena, Patricia University of Toronto 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Augusta, Carolyn University of Guelph 13-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Barker-Leuthard, Jody University of Toronto 05-Jan-15 30-Apr-15
  Bell, Robert AT&T Labs - Research 11-Jan-15 14-Jan-15
  Bener, Alyse Ryerson University 05-Jan-15 30-Apr-15
  Buckeridge, David McGill Clinical & Health Informatics 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Bull, Shelley Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute 12-Jan-15 15-Jan-15
  Caglayan, Bora Ryerson University 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Candes, Emmanuel Stanford University 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Cao, Hongyuan University of Missouri-Columbia 11-Jan-15 15-Jan-15
  Carpendale, Sheelagh University of Calgary 17-Jan-15 25-Jan-15
  Chan, Diane University of Toronto 09-Jan-15 31-Mar-15
  Chen, Fuqi Fields / University of Windsor 05-Jan-15 30-Jun-15
  Chen, Jiaqi University of Toronto 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Chipman, Hugh A. Acadia University 12-Jan-15 15-Jan-15
  Cook, Dianne Iowa State University 18-Jan-15 20-Jan-15
  Dean, Charmaine Western University 15-Jan-15 15-Jan-15
* Dehghani, Amir Queen's University 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Evans, Mike University of Toronto 12-Jan-15 30-Jan-15
  Fajardo, Val Andrei University of Waterloo 12-Jan-15 30-Jan-15
  Fang, Xingyuan Princeton University 11-Jan-15 16-Jan-15
  Ferreira, Tadeu University of Toronto 01-Jan-15 30-Jul-15
  Feuerverger, Andrey University of Toronto 01-Jan-15 30-Apr-15
  Firka, Daniel University of Toronto 12-Jan-15 31-Mar-15
  Fortin, Alex-Antoine University of Toronto 01-Jan-15 30-Jun-15
  Franke, Beate University College London 12-Jan-15 31-Mar-15
  Fu, Jinlong University of Toronto 12-Jan-15 25-Apr-15
  Gaffield, Chad University of Ottawa 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Gallego-Ortiz, Christina Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Gao, Dechang University of Toronto 01-Dec-14 06-Jul-15
  Gatsonis, Constantine Brown University 21-Jan-15 22-Jan-15
  Gel, Yulia University of Waterloo 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Gil, Einat University of Haifa 05-Jan-15 30-Jun-15
  Girolami, Mark University of Warwick 10-Jan-15 24-Jan-15
  Grosse, Roger Fields Institute 05-Jan-15 30-Jun-15
  Halevy, Itamar no affiliation 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Haley, Charlotte Argonne National Labs 10-Jan-15 25-Jan-15
* Hamzi, Boumediene Koc University 12-Jan-15 14-Jun-15
  Hatefi, Armin University of Manitoba 05-Jan-15 30-Jun-15
  He, Fang Western Univerity 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Henderson, Joy CityZeen Inc 11-Jan-15 01-Jul-15
  Hendricks, Dieter University of the Witwatersrand 01-Dec-14 28-Feb-15
  Hetherington, Leslie University of Toronto 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
* Hinton, Geoff University of Toronto 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Hoffman, Michael Princess Margaret Cancer Center / University of Toronto 12-Jan-15 17-Apr-15
* Horvitz, Eric Microsoft Inc. 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
* Hunter, Geoffrey Ontario Institute for Cancer Research 05-Jan-15 01-May-15
  Husain, Fahd University of Toronto 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Isidro, Marissa   12-Jan-15 30-Jan-15
  Islah, Youssef   11-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Jackson, Ken University of Toronto 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Jia, Sifan Bell 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Jin, Lanna University of Toronto 12-Jan-15 16-Apr-15
* Jordan, Michael I. University of California, Berkeley 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Kakade, Sham Microsoft Research 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
* Kalai, Adam Microsoft Research 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Kang, Xinyu Boston University 10-Jan-15 24-Jan-15
  Keller, Sallie Virginia Tech, National Capital Region (NCR) 18-Jan-15 20-Jan-15
  Khisti, Ashish University of Toronto 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Kiselev, Igor University of Waterloo 12-Jan-15 30-Jan-15
  Kitagawa, Jun University of Toronto / The Fields Institute 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Kjaersgaard, Maiken Aarhus University 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Kocak, Akin Ryerson University 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Koh, Andy York University 01-Jan-15 31-Mar-15
  Kolaczyk, Eric Boston University 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Labrish, Cathy York University 01-Jan-15 30-Apr-15
  Lak, Parisa Ryerson University 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Lavado, JP   12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Lawless, Jerry University of Waterloo 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Lee, Dora University of Toronto 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Lee, En-shiun University of Waterloo 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
* Li, Ang University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras 08-Jan-15 08-Jun-15
  Li, Bo University of Illinois 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Li, Jiaying Western Univerity 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Lin, Wei University of Toronto 13-Jan-15 15-Apr-15
  Lin, Zhenhua University of Toronto 01-Jan-15 30-Jul-15
* Liu, Han Princeton University 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Lix, Lisa University of Manitoba 20-Jan-15 22-Jan-15
  Lockhart, Richard Simon Fraser University 12-Jan-15 14-Jan-15
  Love, Adam BlackBerry 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Madras, Neal York University 13-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Mahanta, Mohammad Shahin University of Toronto 05-Jan-15 31-Mar-15
  Marsh, Stephen University of Toronto 12-Jan-15 17-Apr-15
  Massam, Hélène York University 15-Jan-15 22-Feb-15
  Mehrani, Paria York University 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Miller, Renee J. University of Toronto 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Mishra, Sharmistha University of Toronto 04-Jan-15 10-May-15
  Mohammadi, Arash University of Toronto 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Monette, Georges York University 01-Jan-15 30-Jun-15
* Nosrati, Fariba Ryerson University 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Olhede, Sofia University College London 12-Jan-15 24-Jan-15
  Ortmann, Janosch University of Toronto 15-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Pavlenko, Liudmyla National Technical University of Ukraine 11-Jan-15 09-Mar-15
  Plante, Jean-François HEC Montreal 10-Jan-15 14-Mar-15
* Reese, Shane Bringham Young University 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Reid, Nancy University of Toronto 05-Jan-15 30-Apr-15
  Ringland, John University at Buffalo 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Rodriguez, Marco A Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres 12-Jan-15 16-Jan-15
  Romanko, Oleksandr IBM 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Roscher, Ribana Institute of Geographical Sciences 01-Jan-15 31-Mar-15
  Saarenvirta, Gary Loyalmetrics Inc. 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
* Sain, Stephan National Center for Atmospheric Research 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
* Salakhutdinov, Ruslan University of Toronto 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Samarikhalaj, Akram Ryerson University 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Schmidt, Alexandra Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 11-Jan-15 16-Jan-15
  Schuurmans, Dale University of Alberta 21-Jan-15 28-Jan-15    
  Schwing, Alexander University of Toronto 05-Jan-15 30-Jun-15    
  Scott, Steve Google Inc. 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15    
* Selvitella, Alessandro McMaster University 05-Jan-15 16-Apr-15    
  Shakourifar, Mohammad University of Toronto 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15    
  Shestopaloff, Alexander University of Toronto 12-Jan-15 13-Feb-15    
  Shirin, Akbarinasaji Ryerson University 14-Jan-15 14-Apr-15    
  Simon, Larry University of Toronto 01-Jan-15 30-Jun-15    
  Sitkovits, Katrina University of Waterloo 05-Jan-15 31-Mar-15    
  Smyth, Cathal University of Toronto 12-Jan-15 30-Jun-15   *
  Soltanifar, Behjat Ryerson University 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15    
  Stukel, Thérèse Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15    
* Taylor, Jonathan Stanford University 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15    
  Toh, Lawrence University of Toronto 01-Jan-15 30-Apr-15    
  Tuite, Ashleigh University of Toronto 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15    
  Vavasis, Stephen A. University of Waterloo 12-Jan-15 13-Feb-15    
  Vinogradov, Vladimir Ohio University 01-Dec-14 30-Jul-15
  Vyas, Mary   05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Wainwright, Martin University of California, Berkeley 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
* Wang, Nanwei York University 05-Jan-15 30-Jan-15
  Welsch, Roy MIT 11-Jan-15 16-Jan-15
  Wolfe, Patrick University College London 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Woolford, Douglas Wilfrid Laurier University 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Wu, DI McGill University 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Xu, Haiyan University of Toronto 05-Jan-15 31-Mar-15
  Xu, Peng University of Toronto 27-Dec-14 03-Jun-15
  Yadegari, Iraj Université de Sherbrooke 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Yakubovich, Alexander Uken Games 12-Jan-15 27-Jan-15
  Yan, Kevin University of Toronto 01-Jan-15 01-May-15
  Zdanovich, Andrey IBM 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Zhang, Yaonan Boston University 12-Jan-15 23-Jan-15
  Zhu, Mu University of Waterloo 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15