{"571131":{"#nid":"571131","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u2019s Center for Statistical Science Holds Kickoff Event","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUnlike many colleges and universities, Georgia Tech does not have a dedicated statistics department. To draw attention to the variety of work being done in statistics, Tech\u2019s Stewart School of Industrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering (ISyE) and the School of Mathematics (SOM) have joined together to form the Center for Statistical Science (CSS). The Center was established to be the home of statistical work at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA kickoff event and luncheon was held on Wednesday, August 24 to highlight the Center\u2019s formation and the faculty associated with the CSS.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EISyE\u2019s school chair, Edwin Romeijn, and SOM\u2019s interim school chair, Prasad Tetali, opened the event with brief remarks. CSS co-directors Jeff Wu and Vladimir Koltchinskii also spoke, followed by short presentations of the CSS faculty members of their work in statistics, data science, and machine learning. ISyE professor Roshan Vengazhiyil moderated the event.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAffiliated faculty members come from Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the College of Computing, as well as ISyE and math.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor further information on the CSS, please visit its website at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.statistics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.statistics.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPresenters from ISyE\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/benjamin-haaland\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBenjamin Haaland\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/jye-chyi-lu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJye-Chyi Lu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, professor\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/yajun-mei\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYajun Mei\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Coca-Cola Associate Professor\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/nicoleta-serban\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENicoleta Serban\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Coca-Cola Associate Professor\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/roshan-vengazhiyil\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERoshan Vengazhiyil\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, professor\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/brani-vidakovic\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrani Vidakovic\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, professor\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/jeff-wu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJeff Wu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/yao-xie\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYao Xie\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPresenters from the School of Mathematics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/vladimir-koltchinskii\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVladimir Koltchinskii\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, ISyE courtesy appointment and SOM professor\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~mzhilova7\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMayya Zhilova\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo draw attention to the variety of work being done in statistics, ISyE and the School of Mathematics have joined together to form the Center for Statistical Science. 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