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

February 9 – 11 , 2015
Workshop on Optimization and Matrix Methods in Big Data
Organizing Committee

Stephen Vavasis (Chair),Anima Anandkumar,
Petros Drineas, Michael Friedlander,
Nancy Reid, Martin Wainwright

List of Participants as of January 20, 2015
*Awaiting confirmation

 
Fullname
University/Affiliation
Arrival Date
Departure Date
  Adebayo, Olasehinde Federal University of Technology Akure 08-Feb-15 14-Feb-15
* Akinli Kocak, Sedef Ryerson University 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Al-Yassin, Julan University of Windsor 04-Jan-15 01-Apr-15
  Anandkumar, Anima University of California, Irvine 08-Feb-15 13-Feb-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
  Bener, Alyse Ryerson University 05-Jan-15 30-Apr-15
  Caglayan, Bora Ryerson University 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-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
  Chernyk, Donna Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 09-Feb-15 13-Feb-15
  Choi, Stephanie University of Toronto 26-Jan-15 30-Apr-15
* Correa de Oliveira Klaus, Liliane University of São Paulo 23-Jan-15 30-Jun-15
  d'Aspremont, Alexandre INRIA 09-Feb-15 13-Feb-15
  Dhillon, Inderjit University of Texas at Austin 10-Feb-15 13-Feb-15
* Drineas, Petros Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 09-Feb-15 13-Feb-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
  Friedlander, Michael University of California,Davis 08-Feb-15 13-Feb-15
* Friendlander, Michael University of California, Davis 09-Feb-15 13-Feb-15
  Fu, Jinlong University of Toronto 12-Jan-15 25-Apr-15
  Gao, Dechang University of Toronto 01-Dec-14 06-Jul-15
  Gil, Einat University of Haifa 05-Jan-15 30-Jun-15
  Grosse, Roger Fields Institute 05-Jan-15 30-Jun-15
  Halevy, Itamar no affiliation 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-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
  Hoffman, Michael Princess Margaret Cancer Center / University of Toronto 12-Jan-15 17-Apr-15
  Huang, Siying University of Toronto School of Public Health 26-Jan-15 27-Feb-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
  Islah, Youssef   11-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Jin, Lanna University of Toronto 12-Jan-15 16-Apr-15
  Khisti, Ashish University of Toronto 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Kocak, Akin Ryerson University 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Koh, Andy York University 01-Jan-15 31-Mar-15
  Kolda, Tamara Sandia National Laboratories 08-Feb-15 13-Feb-15
  Labrish, Cathy York University 01-Jan-15 30-Apr-15
  Lak, Parisa Ryerson University 09-Feb-15 13-Feb-15
  Lak, Parisa Ryerson University 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Lee, Dora University of Toronto 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-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
  Loh, Po-Ling University of Pennsylvania 08-Feb-15 14-Feb-15
  Mahanta, Mohammad Shahin University of Toronto 05-Jan-15 31-Mar-15
  Mahoney, Michael UC Berkeley 09-Feb-15 13-Feb-15
* Marecek, Jakub IBM Research B3 F14 09-Feb-15 13-Feb-15
  Marsh, Stephen University of Toronto 12-Jan-15 17-Apr-15
  Massam, Hélène York University 15-Jan-15 22-Feb-15
  McInerney, James Columbia University 08-Feb-15 13-Feb-15
  Mehrani, Paria York University 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
* Meng, De University of Washington 08-Feb-15 14-Feb-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
  Olhede, Sofia University College London 04-Feb-15 27-Feb-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
  Plan, Yaniv University of British Columbia 08-Feb-15 14-Feb-15
  Plante, Jean-François HEC Montreal 10-Jan-15 14-Mar-15
  Recht, Ben University of California, Berkeley 09-Feb-15 13-Feb-15
  Reid, Nancy University of Toronto 05-Jan-15 30-Apr-15
  Rigollet, Philippe MIT 09-Feb-15 13-Feb-15
  Ringland, John University at Buffalo 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-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. 09-Feb-15 27-Feb-15
  Samarikhalaj, Akram Ryerson University 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Schwing, Alexander University of Toronto 05-Jan-15 30-Jun-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
  Toh, Lawrence University of Toronto 01-Jan-15 30-Apr-15
  Vavasis, Stephen A. University of Waterloo 12-Jan-15 13-Feb-15
  Vavasis, Stephen A. University of Waterloo 09-Feb-15 12-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 09-Feb-15 13-Feb-15
  Wu, DI McGill University 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Xiao, Lin Microsoft Research 08-Feb-15 13-Feb-15
  Xu, Haiyan University of Toronto 05-Jan-15 31-Mar-15
  Xu, Peng University of Toronto 27-Dec-14 03-Jun-15
  Xu, Yangyang University of Waterloo 08-Feb-15 13-Feb-15
  Yan, Kevin University of Toronto 01-Jan-15 01-May-15
  Zdanovich, Andrey IBM 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15
  Zhu, Mu University of Waterloo 05-Jan-15 30-Mar-15


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