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Assegno di Ricerca a L'Aquila
by Faggionato, Alessandra 27 Feb '22

27 Feb '22

Ricevo ed inoltro. Saluti Alessandra ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: davide gabrielli <dvd.gabrielli(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 at 19:12 Subject: bando To: Alessandra Faggionato <faggiona(a)mat.uniroma1.it> Si segnala il seguente bando per un assegno di ricerca annuale (rinnovabile) nel settore MAT/06 dal titolo "Mathematical Methods for large complex systems" presso il dipartimento DISIM dell'Università dell'Aquila: blob.php (univaq.it) Scadenza 10-03-2022 Si prega di darne la massima diffusione, grazie. -- ************************************************* Prof. Alessandra Faggionato http://www1.mat.uniroma1.it/~faggionato/ Department of Mathematics University "La Sapienza" Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5 00185 - Rome Office 5, Phone (0039) 06 49913252 *************************************************

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seminario: "Estimating the directing information and testing for causality", Maria Skoularidou, 1 Marzo
by Umberto Picchini 27 Feb '22

27 Feb '22

Caro gruppo Random, di sotto annuncio un seminario per il 1 Marzo. Saluti. *********************************************** You are welcome to the next Statistics seminar at Dept of Mathematical Sciences at Chalmers and Göteborg University. We are very glad to have, on Tuesday March 1, Maria Skoularidou <https://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/people/in-alphabetical-order/n-to-s/maria-sko…> who will talk of: ///"Estimating the directing information and testing for causality" / * * *About the speaker: *Maria Skoularidou <https://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/people/in-alphabetical-order/n-to-s/maria-sko…> is a PhD student at Cambridge University, UK. Her thesis is focused on probabilistic machine learning and, more precisely, towards using generative modelling in healthcare. Her fields of interest lie in the underpinnings, theory and methodology of machine intelligence, Bayesian inference, theoretical computer science and information theory. She is founder and chair of {Dis}Ability in AI <https://elesa.github.io/ability_in_AI/> and founder and secretary of Women in Data Science and Statistics (RSS special interest group). // //* * *Abstract: *The problem of estimating the directed information rate between two discrete processes { X n } and {Yn } via the plug-in (or maximum-likelihood) estimator is considered. When the joint process {(Xn,Yn)} is a Markov chain of a given memory length, the plug-in estimator is shown to be asymptotically Gaussian and to converge at the optimal rate O(1/√n) under appropriate conditions; this is the first estimator that has been shown to achieve this rate. An important connection is drawn between the problem of estimating the directed information rate and that of performing a hypothesis test for the presence of causal influence between the two processes. Under fairly general conditions, the null hypothesis, which corresponds to the absence of causal influence, is equivalent to the requirement that the directed information rate be equal to zero. In that case, a finer result is established, showing that the plug-in converges at the faster rate O (1/ n) and that it is asymptotically χ 2 -distributed. This is proved by showing that this estimator is equal to (a scalar multiple of) the classical likelihood ratio statistic for the above hypothesis test. Finally, it is noted that these results facilitate the design of an actual likelihood ratio test for the presence or absence of causal influence.* * *Feel free to spread this announcement in your network.* * * *Where*:https://chalmers.zoom.us/j/61015800942 Password: 697666 ** **** *When*: Tuesday 1 March at 14.15-15.15*(Swedish time)*. ** -- _________________________________________________________ Umberto Picchini, Associate Professor, PhD, Docent https://umbertopicchini.github.io/ , twitter: @uPicchini

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ECSO-CMS 2022 - Second Call for Papers
by Martina Nardon 25 Feb '22

25 Feb '22

Dear Colleagues, we invite you to submit contributions and organized sessions proposals to ECSO – CMS 2022 that will be held on 29-30 June - 1 July 2022, in Venice, at the Department of Economics - Ca’ Foscari University, in the San Giobbe Economics Campus. *Joint EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATION and COMPUTATIONAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCE Conference * *29-30 June - 1 July 2022, Venice, Italy* ECSO - CMS 2022 is jointly organized by the Department of Economics of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, the CMS Journal and the EURO Working Group on Stochastic Optimization. ECSO 2022 is the 3rd edition of a stream of conferences organized by the EURO Working Group on Stochastic Optimization (EWGSO). The previous editions were held in Paris (2014) and Rome (2017). The scope of the conference is to bring together researchers and professionals in Stochastic Optimization and its applications in different fields spacing from economics and finance to supply chain, logistics, etc. CMS 2022 is the 17th edition of an annual meeting associated with the journal of Computational Management Science published by Springer. The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for theoreticians and practitioners from academia and industry to exchange knowledge, ideas and results in a broad range of topics relevant to the theory and practice of computational methods in management science. This joint event will provide a forum for fruitful discussions and interactions among researchers and professionals from industry and institutional sectors on decision making under uncertainty in a complex world.The conference will be within the scopes of both CMS and EWGSO and, in particular, it will focus on models, methods and computational tools in stochastic, robust and distributionally robust optimization and on computational aspects of management science with emphasis on risk management, valuation problems, measurement applications. Traditional fields of application, such as finance, energy, water management, logistics, supply chain management, and emerging ones, such as healthcare, climate risk and sustainable development, will be included. VENUE: Department of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice San Giobbe Campus – Cannaregio 873, 30121 Venice, Italy Webpage: www.unive.it/ecsocms2022 <http://www.unive.it/ecsocms2021> Conference Secretariat: ecsocms2022(a)unive.it Conference hashtag: #ecsocms2022 IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission: *March 31, 2022* Notification of acceptance: *April 20, 2022* Early registration: *April 30, 2022* ORGANIZED SESSIONS AND MINI-SYMPOSIA We welcome proposals for organized sessions and mini-symposia. Proposals should have the following structure An organized session is on a single topic organized by the proponent with preferably four presentations (25 min). The organized session proposal should include details on the title, the proponent, and the speakers. The organizer may also be the chair and one of the speakers. A mini-symposium is a collection of (at least) two or more organized sessions on a single topic of substantial current interest and importance with the possibility of including a selected first presentation that can provide an overview of the topic area or put it in perspective. The mini-symposium proposal should include details on the title and a short description, proponent(s) and speakers. The deadline for submitting proposals is tentatively March 15th, 2022. Proposals can be sent to: stein-erik.fleten(a)ntnu.no, d.barro(a)unive.it, mnardon(a)unive.it. A *prize for the student best paper* will be awarded. Papers should be nominated via e-mail by the students’ supervisors (ecsocms2022(a)unive.it) *Deadline for the submissions to the prize is May 15.* The program will include a devoted session for presenting the best papers to compete for the prize, such that the jury could make the final choice. The paper does not have to be published. The papers should be principally authored by the student, but co-authors are permitted as long as their contributions are clarified. Only registered participants’ papers will be considered for the prize.Jury for the Student Best Paper Prize: Stein-Erik Fleten (NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Milos Kopa (Charles University of Prague), Francesca Maggioni (University of Bergamo), Ruediger Schultz (University Duisburg-Essen). We are looking forward to seeing you in Venice. Best Regards, Diana Barro, Stein-Erik Fleten and Martina Nardon Organizing and Program Committees Chairs -------------------------------------- Dr. Martina Nardon Dipartimento di Economia Università Ca' Foscari Venezia San Giobbe - Cannaregio, 873 30121 Venezia, Italy tel. +39 041 234 7413 --------------------------------------

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posizioni Postdoc all'Università di Granada
by Antonio DI CRESCENZO 24 Feb '22

24 Feb '22

Su richiesta, invio notizia di 4 posizioni Postdoc all'Università di Granada su argomenti di ricerca liberi. Cordiali saluti, Antonio Di Crescenzo --- The Institute of Mathematics of the University of Granada (IMAG) offers *two junior (candidates with less than three years of research experience after PhD) and two senior (more than three years of research experience after PhD) postdoctoral research positions* with open research topics. The period for submitting applications will begin on February 25th 2022, and will end on March 25 2022 at 23:59 GMT+2. cf. https://wpd.ugr.es/~imag/es/imag-maria-de-maeztu-postdoc/

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PhD course on Malliavin calculus by L.Tubaro - Announcement
by Luigi Amedeo Bianchi 24 Feb '22

24 Feb '22

I am pleased to announce (even though a bit close to the starting date, Feb. 28) that the Doctoral School of Mathematics in Trento, will offer a course on Malliavin Calculus by Prof. Luciano Tubaro (Università di Trento). The 30 hours long course will start on Monday, February 28 and is scheduled until Monday, May 2, with classes on Mondays (14.30-16.30) and Fridays (9.30-12.30). Those interested in attending remotely should get in touch with the Doctoral School of Mathematics phd.maths(a)unitn.it <mailto:phd.maths@unitn.it>. Best, Luigi Amedeo Bianchi luigiamedeo.bianchi(a)unitn.it <mailto:luigiamedeo.bianchi@unitn.it>

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Assegno di ricerca a Firenze
by Luisa Andreis 24 Feb '22

24 Feb '22

Cari colleghi e colleghe, scusate il molteplice invio, ma a causa di un refuso nel testo in inglese vi invio nuovamente l’annuncio (corretto) della posizione aperta nel nostro Dipartimento. ------------------------------------- Cari colleghi e colleghe, si è aperto un bando per un assegno di ricerca di 1 anno rinnovabile per un secondo anno al Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica “Ulisse Dini” dell’Università di Firenze. Il bando ha scadenza 22 Marzo 2022. La ricerca verterà sullo studio e sull'uso di tecniche probabilistiche (limiti di scala, fluttuazioni, grandi deviazioni) nell'ambito di sistemi stocastici interagenti di vario tipo, con una particolare attenzione agli aspetti geometrici di essi. Trovate i dettagli del bando al fondo di questa email. Per ulteriori informazioni rivolgersi a luisa.andreis(a)unifi.it <mailto:luisa.andreis@unifi.it> Vi preghiamo di diffondere con chiunque pensiate possa essere interessata/o. Cordiali saluti, Luisa Andreis, Gianmarco Bet e Daniele Angella ENGLISH VERSION———————————————————— Dear colleagues, A call for a 1 year post-doc position (with possibility of extension to a second year) is open at the Mathematics Department in Florence, with deadline March 22, 2022. The project aims to study and use probabilistic techniques (scaling limits, fluctuations, large deviations) in the framework of interacting random systems, with a particular focus on their geometrical aspects. You find the details of the call at the bottom of this email. For any further information, please feel free to contact: luisa.andreis(a)unifi.it <mailto:luisa.andreis@unifi.it> Please, feel free to forward this announcement to whoever you think might be interested. Best regards, Luisa Andreis, Gianmarco Bet e Daniele Angella DETAILS OF THE CALL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Official call (English below): https://titulus.unifi.it/albo/viewer?view=files%2F004448566-UNFICLE-2efe6cd… <https://titulus.unifi.it/albo/viewer?view=files/004336873-UNFICLE-7daf4f5f-…> Title of the project: "Probabilistic aspects and geometrical properties of interacting random systems” Principal Investigators: Luisa Andreis, Gianmarco Bet, Daniele Angella (University of Florence) Luisa Andreis ------------------------------------------------------- RTD-A Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica “Ulisse Dini" Università degli Studi di Firenze Viale Morgagni 65, 50134, Firenze, IT Personal webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/luisaandreis/home <https://sites.google.com/view/luisaandreis/home> Probability group webpage: https://sites.google.com/unifi.it/florence-probability-group/home?authuser=1 <https://sites.google.com/unifi.it/florence-probability-group/home?authuser=1> Email: luisa.andreis(a)unifi.it <mailto:luisa.andreis@unifi.it>

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Assegno di ricerca a Firenze
by Luisa Andreis 23 Feb '22

23 Feb '22

Cari colleghi e colleghe, si è aperto un bando per un assegno di ricerca di 1 anno rinnovabile al Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica “Ulisse Dini” dell’Università di Firenze. Il bando ha scadenza 22 Marzo 2022. La ricerca verterà sullo studio e sull'uso di tecniche probabilistiche (limiti di scala, fluttuazioni, grandi deviazioni) nell'ambito di sistemi stocastici interagenti di vario tipo, con una particolare attenzione agli aspetti geometrici di essi. Trovate i dettagli del bando al fondo di questa email. Per ulteriori informazioni rivolgersi a luisa.andreis(a)unifi.it <mailto:luisa.andreis@unifi.it> Vi preghiamo di diffondere con chiunque pensiate possa essere interessata/o. Cordiali saluti, Luisa Andreis, Gianmarco Bet e Daniele Angella ENGLISH VERSION———————————————————— Dear colleagues, A call for a 2 years post-doc position is open at the Mathematics Department in Florence, with deadline March 22, 2022. The project aims to study and use probabilistic techniques (scaling limits, fluctuations, large deviations) in the framework of interacting random systems, with a particular focus on their geometrical aspects. You find the details of the call at the bottom of this email. For any further information, please feel free to contact: luisa.andreis(a)unifi.it <mailto:luisa.andreis@unifi.it> Please, feel free to forward this announcement to whoever you think might be interested. Best regards, Luisa Andreis, Gianmarco Bet e Daniele Angella DETAILS OF THE CALL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Official call (English below): https://titulus.unifi.it/albo/viewer?view=files%2F004448566-UNFICLE-2efe6cd… <https://titulus.unifi.it/albo/viewer?view=files/004336873-UNFICLE-7daf4f5f-…> Title of the project: "Probabilistic aspects and geometrical properties of interacting random systems” Principal Investigators: Luisa Andreis, Gianmarco Bet, Daniele Angella (University of Florence) Luisa Andreis ------------------------------------------------------- RTD-A Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica “Ulisse Dini" Università degli Studi di Firenze Viale Morgagni 65, 50134, Firenze, IT Personal webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/luisaandreis/home <https://sites.google.com/view/luisaandreis/home> Probability group webpage: https://sites.google.com/unifi.it/florence-probability-group/home?authuser=1 <https://sites.google.com/unifi.it/florence-probability-group/home?authuser=1> Email: luisa.andreis(a)unifi.it <mailto:luisa.andreis@unifi.it>

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Next LTI@Unito webinars: March 1, 2022 @12:00 | March 2, 2022 @16:00
by Luca Regis 23 Feb '22

23 Feb '22

Dear colleagues, I am happy to invite you to the following two seminars in Quantitative Finance, organised by LTI@UniTO and Collegio Carlo Alberto: * Anatoli Segura (Bank of Italy), "Firm-bank linkages and optimal policies in a lockdown", on March 1st, h.12; * Daniel Andrei (McGill University), "Schumpeterian Competition in a Lucas economy", on March 2nd, h.16 You can find below titles, abstracts and zoom links to participate. All the best, Luca Regis -- Luca Regis Associate Professor ESOMAS Department, University of Torino Affiliate, Collegio Carlo Alberto sites.google.com/view/lucaregis Office: +39 011 670 6065 www.carloalberto.org/lti <#> <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/ah6H1YEJxW87KLwVG32rWB4OULDhxlF8bw…> <#> *LTI@UniTO* and *Fondazione Collegio Carlo Alberto* are pleased to invite you to the following seminars <#> *March 1, 2022 | 12:00 - 13:15 @ HYBRID EVENT* <#> *Firm-bank linkages and optimal policies in a lockdown* Anatoli Segura, /Bank of Italy/ <#> *Abstract.* We develop a novel framework featuring loss amplification through firm-bank linkages. We use it to study optimal government support in a lockdown that creates heterogeneous revenue losses to firms, which must borrow from banks. Firms’ increase in debt reduces their output due to moral hazard. Banks need safe collateral to raise funds. Without government support, aggregate risk constrains bank lending, amplifying output losses. Optimal support provides sufficient aggregate risk insurance, and is implemented with firm-specific transfers, fairly-priced guarantees on bank debt, and countercyclical firms’ taxation to achieve a fiscal surplus target. Our results shed light on suboptimality dimensions in the actual policy responses. <#> To attend in presence, register here https://forms.gle/vPYYEGBktf66zc4W6 <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/f9zEQSjy6xY7o19sfmiU7UwOhW9DQd5VBI…> To attend online, join zoom meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88281857502?pwd=eW5GazNrYnFUUVR0cGg3RUlCM0NYUT09 <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/-IGT70kXO1-43Lgp7MtmZ2Fo3avErRm3RM…> Meeting ID: 882 8185 7502 Passcode: 161878 <#> <#> *March 2, 2022 | 16:00 - 17:15 @ WEBINAR* <#> *Schumpeterian Competition in a Lucas Economy* Daniel Andrei, /McGill University/ <#> *Abstract.* We model a rent-seeking game where agents experiment with a new technology and compete for claims to a consumption stream. We characterize how creative destruction affects risk, wealth, and asset prices. Competition not only imposes excessive disruption risk on existing assets and higher technological uncertainty, it also increases the wealth duration (the weighted-average maturity of the consumption stream). Because of hedging motives, a complementarity between wealth duration and technological uncertainty decreases systematic risk. If competition is sufficiently intense, a negative risk premium may arise. The model generates price paths consistent with boom-bust patterns and transient episodes of negative expected excess returns. We discuss the implications of competition for income inequality. <#> To attend online, Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82378901875?pwd=MVhPeTZGZktWNFk3RmdyMUltb3lDUT09 <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/tRYUAKB8XcDiTZ9YGCloGbosl3wS0nUBFI…> Meeting ID: 823 7890 1875 Passcode: 423048 <#> <#> <#> <#> <#> <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/iaN__jlfz6z7ijnfLR9yi2AHyTYkufRgRm…> <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/7J-M65ra_O8_zk55wtbsnjVbAlqEnu-eZ_…> <#> FONDAZIONE COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO Piazza Arbarello 8 - 10122 Torino, Italy phone: +390116705000 segreteria(a)carloalberto.org - www.carloalberto.org Facebook <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/Gny4_tfBFbYYjw5HiREGZ-3ih-MVeJe-HI…> Twitter <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/Ya696wYXuXevZmqUAl4AriMzYAAdxWQM75…> LinkedIn <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/wGq5ypAH5lBEZNV43pojp_3Bxd-QPNIYqf…> Instagram <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/Q-3bd3A33E3Uq--boYenIHuOmG53Ynvmlq…> Youtube <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/zolUnqcEQVaFklBL9NPBCULdSO9KrCqZol…> <#> *INFORMATION UNDER THE NEW GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR)* Your personal information has been gathered for the exclusive purpose of informing you about the Collegio's initiatives, considering our and your legitimate interest or your consent. If you wish to have your personal data modified please contact Fondazione Collegio Carlo Alberto, piazza Arbarello 8, 1022 Torino, Italy - phone: +390116705000 - privacy(a)carloalberto.org To find out about the policies regarding the processing of personal data pursuant to articles 13-14 of EU Regulation 2016/679, consult the information at the following link https://www.carloalberto.org/privacy/ <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/m6_Vcv454VA2JGDbuu9ndxuODgMv44BFN7…> *Unsubscribe* <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/un/x1e5O_rQKC48y-WOyCM1OTaHo8E1FyDZhh2p…> <#> © 2021 Fondazione Collegio Carlo Alberto

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PhD course "Analysis and control of stochastic models of biomolecular interactions"
by Daniele Cappelletti 23 Feb '22

23 Feb '22

Dear colleagues, I am happy to announce the following PhD course: The PhD course "Analysis and control of stochastic models of biomolecular interactions", taught by Dr. Ankit Gupta (Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich) will be hosted by Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy, in May 17-20, 2022. Attending in person is strongly recommended, but other options are available if necessary. To register and for any question, please write to daniele.cappelletti(a)polito.it. The course will deal with stochastic reaction network models, which are continuous time Markov chains commonly used to model biochemical dynamics within cells. Their theoretical and computational analysis is often quite challenging, and design of mathematical methods for their study is currently a very active research area. The goal of this course is to familiarize the students with a broad spectrum of these methods and illustrate them with several biological applications of current and lively interest in the research community. In particular, the following topics will be covered: 1. Finite State Projection methods 2. Moment Closure Schemes 3. Simulation approaches 4. Separation of Extrinsic and Intrinsic noise from biological data 5. Design of intracellular controllers in living cells Best regards, Daniele Cappelletti

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Scouting for temporary research position (RTD-B) at IMT School "Alti Studi" Lucca
by Irene Crimaldi 23 Feb '22

23 Feb '22

Tenure Track Assistant Professor (RTD-B) - Management and Finance The candidate must have excellent scientific production and solid experience in management science, business strategy (performance & business dynamics, dynamic capabilities) and/or quantitative finance. The position will strengthen one of the core missions of IMT Lucca in the analysis of business and market dynamics, also with the use of quantitative techniques. The ideal candidate is a scholar with a solid research background in management and/or finance at the international level, an excellent scientific production, with clear evidence of the results achieved so far and future perspectives. A specific experience in teaching at the postgraduate (master and doctorate) level will be considered as a plus. Candidates should be open to interdisciplinary collaborations. Tenure Track Assistant Professor (RTD-B) - Networks and Data Science The candidate must have an excellent scientific production and a solid experience in network science and/or data science. The position will strengthen one of the core missions of IMT Lucca in the multidisciplinary analysis of complex systems dynamics, via the application of data-driven methods (e.g. mathematical, physical, statistical or machine learning models) and/or network-based methods (e.g. agent-based models; percolation models; models for network inference from observed time series). The ideal candidate is a scholar with a solid research background in network science and/or data science at the international level,an excellent publication track record, with clear evidence of the results achieved so far and future perspectives. A specific experience in teaching at the post-graduate (master and doctorate) level will be considered as a plus. Candidates should be open to interdisciplinary collaborations in order to develop quantitative methods for data analysis and apply them to study problems of interest in the context of the natural, social, economic, financial sciences and engineering (e.g. the diffusion of epidemics, the propagation of signals and shocks, the formation of opinions). ------------------ The candidate will contribute to the teaching and research activities of the School. Knowledge of the Italian language is not required. Potential candidates are invited to fill in the form by attaching: 1. a curriculum vitae and the list of publications 2. a letter of motivation 3. three names of experts to whom letters of reference may be requested. The deadline for expressions of interest is March 18th, 2022 at 12:00 (Italian time) https://www.imtlucca.it/en/the-imt-school/job-opportunities/academic-positi…

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Doctoral or Post-Doctoral Position in Financial Econometrics/Statistics at University of Vienna
by Luca Gonzato 23 Feb '22

23 Feb '22

Dear all, The Department of Statistics and Operations Research at the University of Vienna invites applications for a doctoral (4 years) or post-doctoral (6 years) position in the field of Financial Econometrics/Statistics. The details of the call (in English) are available at https://inomics.com/job/doctoral-or-post-doctoral-position-in-financial-eco… The deadline is March 14, 2022. If you need further information regarding the position, please, contact Professor Nikolaus Hautsch (nikolaus.hautsch(a)univie.ac.at) Best regards, Luca Gonzato

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(PMS)^2 online talk: Boualem Djehiche
by margherita Zanella 23 Feb '22

23 Feb '22

Dear colleagues, we are happy to announce the following online talk: Speaker: Boualem Djehiche (KTH, Stockholm) Title: Zero-sum mean-field Dynkin games. Abstract: I will review recent results on a class of zero-sum game problems of mean-field type which extend the classical zero-sum Dynkin game problems. The results I will highlight include sufficient conditions under which such a game admits a value and a saddle point and a characterization of the value of the game in terms of a specific class of doubly reflected backward stochastic differential equations (BSDEs) of mean-field type. Moreover, a corresponding system of weakly interacting values of zero-sum Dynkin games is introduced and is shown to converge to the value of the zero-sum mean-field Dynkin game. In particular, a propagation of chaos result is derived. This is a joint work with Roxana Dumistrescu. Date and time: Monday February 28, 17:30-18:30 (Rome time zone). Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5772228296 Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting<https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5772228296> Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference room solution used around the world in board, conference, huddle, and training rooms, as well as executive offices and classrooms. Founded in 2011, Zoom helps businesses and organizations bring their teams together in a frictionless environment to get more done. Zoom is a publicly traded company headquartered in San Jose, CA. us02web.zoom.us This talk is a talk of the (PMS)^2: Pavia-Milano Seminar series on Probability and Mathematical Statistics organized jointly by the universities Milano-Bicocca, Pavia, Milano-Politecnico and Milano-Statale. For more information see the dedicated webpage: https://paviamilanoseminars.wordpress.com/ Participation is free and welcome! Best regards, The organizers (Mario Maurelli, Carlo Orrieri, Maurizia Rossi, Margherita Zanella)

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Reminder - seminario di Sara Svaluto Ferro a Padova!
by Giorgia Callegaro 21 Feb '22

21 Feb '22

Carissimi, vi scrivo per ricordarvi che venerdì 25 febbraio 2022 Sara Svaluto Ferro terrà, alle 14.30, in presenza (aula 2BC30 del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università di Padova) ed online (Zoom), il seminario "*Signature processes in mathematical finance, an introduction*". Ulteriori info ed il link Zoom sono disponibili qui: https://www.math.unipd.it/~bianchi/seminari/ A presto, spero, grazie, Giorgia -- Giorgia Callegaro Associate Professor Department of Mathematics - University of Padova Via Trieste 63 , I-35121 Padova - ITALY Tel: +39-0498271481 Fax: +39-0498271499 E-Mail: gcallega(a)math.unipd.it <https://webmail.math.unipd.it/horde3/imp/message.php?mailbox=Sent&index=598#> Personal web-page: https://sites.google.com/site/giogiocallegaro/Home

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OSD2022-14th International Conference on Ordered Statistical Data
by malongob＠unina.it 20 Feb '22

20 Feb '22

Care colleghe e cari colleghi, ho il piacere di informarvi che il convegno internazionale OSD2022, 14th International Conference on Ordered Statistical Data, si terrà (finalmente in presenza) a Vietri sul Mare (SA) dal 24 al 27 maggio 2022. I dettagli del convegno sono reperibili all'indirizzo www.osd2022.unina.it Spero di incontrarvi numerosi per tale evento che sarà anche l'occasione per celebrare (in ritardo) il 70° compleanno del collega e caro amico Fabio Spizzichino, che tanto ha dato alla nostra comunità. Vi saluto caramente, Mariella Longobardi Dear Colleagues, I am glad to inform you that the International Conference OSD2022, 14th International Conference on Ordered Statistical Data will be held from 24th to 27th May 2022 in Vietri sul Mare (SA). Details can be found at website www.osd2022.unina.it I hope to meet all of you at the conference that will also be the occasion to celebrate (unfortunately on late, due to Covid19) Fabio Spizzichino's 70th birthday. Greetings and best regards, Mariella Longobardi Maria Longobardi, Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics Associate Professor of Probability and Mathematical Statistics E-mail: maria.longobardi(a)unina.it Dipartimento di Biologia Università degli Studi di Napoli FEDERICO II Via Cintia - 80126 Napoli - Italy Studio 114 - V livello del Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni Tel. +39 081 675620

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PhD position in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Göteborg, Sweden
by Umberto Picchini 19 Feb '22

19 Feb '22

We are looking for a doctoral student who would like to work in *any of the research areas* of the division of Applied Mathematics and Statistics <https://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/math/organisation/Pages/applied-math…> at Chalmers University of Technology an University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden. A list of possible projects is given below. PhD salaries in Sweden are attractive. The following list includes a collection of possible projects that you can work in: Marina Axelson-Fisk: AI Support for Medical Decision Making <https://www.chalmers.se/sv/institutioner/math/organisation/Documents/PhD%20…> Tobias Gebäck, Alexei Heintz and Irina Pettersson: Multiscale models for wetting dynamics in porous materials <https://www.chalmers.se/sv/institutioner/math/organisation/Documents/PhD%20…> Philip Gerle: Universal differential equations for infectious disease modelling <https://www.chalmers.se/sv/institutioner/math/organisation/Documents/PhD%20…> Erik Kristiansson: Analysis of DNA sequences using artificial intelligence <https://www.chalmers.se/sv/institutioner/math/organisation/Documents/PhD%20…> Anders Logg: High-Performance High-Quality Automated Mesh Generation for Large-Scale City Modeling and Simulation <https://www.chalmers.se/sv/institutioner/math/organisation/Documents/PhD%20…> Serik Sagitov: Critical Galton-Watson processes with overlapping generations <https://www.chalmers.se/sv/institutioner/math/organisation/Documents/PhD%20…> Aila Särkkä: Spatio-temporal modelling combined with machine learning <https://www.chalmers.se/sv/institutioner/math/organisation/Documents/PhD%20… Spatio-temporal modelling combined with machine learning.pdf> Feel free to contact any of the people above or other people in the division that you might be interested in working with already before submitting your application. For full info, contact details and links to apply, please go to https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/Working-at-Chalmers/Vacancies/Pag… <https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/Working-at-Chalmers/Vacancies/Pag…> *Application deadline: February 25, 2022* * * -- _________________________________________________________ Umberto Picchini, Associate Professor, PhD, Docent https://umbertopicchini.github.io/ , twitter: @uPicchini

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seminar: "Combined analysis of spatially misaligned data using Gaussian fields and the stochastic partial differential equation approach.", Paula Moraga 22 February
by Umberto Picchini 19 Feb '22

19 Feb '22

You are welcome to the next Statistics seminar at Dept of Mathematical Sciences at Chalmers and Göteborg University. We are very glad to have, on Tuesday February 22, Paula Moraga <https://www.paulamoraga.com/> (KAUST) who will talk of: ///"Combined analysis of spatially misaligned data using Gaussian fields and the stochastic partial differential equation approach."/ //** paula moraga *About the speaker: *Paula Moraga <https://www.paulamoraga.com/> is an Assistant Professor of Statistics at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the Principal Investigator of the GeoHealth research group. Her research focuses on the development of innovative statistical methods and computational tools for geospatial data analysis and health surveillance, and the impact of her work has directly informed strategic policy in reducing disease burden in several countries. She has developed modeling architectures to understand the geographic and temporal patterns and identify targets for intervention of diseases such as malaria in Africa and cancer in Australia, and has worked on the development of a number of R packages for Bayesian risk modeling, detection of disease clusters, and risk assessment of travel-related spread of disease. // //* * *Abstract: *Spatially misaligned data are becoming increasingly common due to advances in both data collection and management in a wide range of scientific disciplines including the epidemiological, ecological and environmental fields. Here, we present a Bayesian geostatistical model for fusion of data obtained at point and areal resolutions. The model assumes that underlying all observations there is a spatially continuous variable that can be modeled using a Gaussian random field process. The model is fitted using the integrated nested Laplace approximation (INLA) and the stochastic partial differential equation (SPDE) approaches. In the SPDE approach, a continuously indexed Gaussian random field is represented as a discretely indexed Gaussian Markov random field (GMRF) by means of a finite basis function defined on a triangulation of the region of study. In order to allow the combination of point and areal data, a new projection matrix for mapping the GMRF from the observation locations to the triangulation nodes is proposed which takes into account the types of data to be combined. The performance of the model is examined via simulation when it is fitted to point, areal, and point and areal data combined to predict several simulated surfaces that can appear in real settings. The model is also applied to predict the concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, USA, during 2011. The results show that the combination of point and areal data provides better predictions than if the method is applied to just one type of data, and this is consistent over both simulated and real data. We conclude the approach presented may be a helpful advance in the area of spatial statistics by providing a useful tool that is applicable in a wide range of situations where information at different spatial resolutions needs to be combined. *Feel free to spread this announcement in your network.* * * *Where*: https://chalmers.zoom.us/j/64709763394 Password: 920248 ** **** *When*: Tuesday 22 February at 14.15-15.15*(Swedish time)*. ** -- _________________________________________________________ Umberto Picchini, Associate Professor, PhD, Docent https://umbertopicchini.github.io/ , twitter: @uPicchini

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Seminar José Figueroa Lopez in Verona, 23/2/22 at 12, Efficient Volatility Estimation for Lévy Processes with Jumps of Unbounded Variation
by Cecilia Mancini 16 Feb '22

16 Feb '22

José Figueroa Lopez Professor at the Washington University in St. Louis will give, both on site and on line, the SEMINAR Efficient Volatility Estimation for Lévy Processes with Jumps of Unbounded Variation Abstract. Statistical inference for stochastic processes based on high-frequency observations has been an active research area for more than a decade. One of the most well-known and widely studied problems is that of estimation of the quadratic variation of the continuous component of an Itô semimartingale with jumps. Several rate- and variance-efficient estimators have been proposed in the literature when the jump component is of bounded variation. However, to date, very few methods can deal with jumps of unbounded variation. By developing new high-order expansions of the truncated moments of a Lévy process, we construct a new rate- and variance-efficient estimator for a class of Lévy processes of unbounded variation, whose small jumps behave like those of a stable Lévy process with Blumenthal-Getoor index less than 8/5. The proposed method is based on a two-step debiasing procedure for the truncated realized quadratic variation of the process. Our Monte Carlo experiments indicate that the method outperforms other efficient alternatives in the literature in the setting covered by our theoretical framework. All interested people are warmly invited to participate Professor Figueroa-Lopez is visiting our department from February the 10th to March the 22nd, and from June the 15th to August the 15th For attendance via Zoom, please register at the following page, we will send you the meeting link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJ6PccwEy8tSEngi0JMUKYEJ4yOHuuwur… Live attendance: the Department of Economics, via Cantarane 24, Vaona room. Due to the limited number of available seats, interested people should write an e-mail to: cecilia.mancini(a)univr.it<mailto:cecilia.mancini@univr.it>

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Scientific ASA 2022 conference on Data-Driven Decision Making
by Marta Nai Ruscone 15 Feb '22

15 Feb '22

Apologies for cross-posting.... Dear Colleagues, we would like to draw your attention to the upcoming Scientific ASA 2022 Conference on "Data-Driven Decision Making" that will be held at the University of Genoa (Italy), 12-14 September 2022. Attached is the Call for Paper. For further information and updates please visit the conference website asa2022.unige.it We are looking forward to Welcome you in Genova! Best Regards, Enrico di Bella and Corrado Lagazio (co-chairs of the Local Organising Commitee) *** --- *** <> Marta Nai Ruscone Department of Economics - DIEC University of Genova. Via Vivaldi, 5. 16100 Genova (GE). Italy

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International conference “Statistical Methods and Models for Complex - SAVE THE DATE!
by Alessandra Fabbri Colabich 11 Feb '22

11 Feb '22

*Si invia il seguente messaggio da parte della Direzione del Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche dell'Università degli Studi di Padova:* *SAVE THE DATE!International conference “Statistical Methods and Models for Complex* Data”, *21-23 September 2022*, Padova, Italy The Department of Statistical Sciences of the University of Padova is organizing the international conference: “Statistical Methods and Models for Complex Data”. The conference will be held in Padova, Italy on 21-23 September 2022. The event is organized on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the University of Padua and the last year of the excellence project of our department. The scientific program will include plenary sessions, with 45 minutes invited presentations from internationally recognized experts, followed by 25 minutes for interventions of two main discussants and informal moments of discussion and interaction between the participants. Partecipation of senior and young scientists involved in the developments of statistical methods and tools for complex data is strongly encouraged. The scientific program of the conference will be available as soon as possible on the website http://800years.stat.unipd.it, currently under development. For further information, please contact: 800years(a)stat.unipd.it

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Seminar in Statistics - GRAHAM CORMODE
by Pierpaolo De Blasi 11 Feb '22

11 Feb '22

SEMINARS IN STATISTICS @ COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO <https://www.carloalberto.org/events/category/seminars/seminars-in-statistic…> Venerdi 18 Febbraio 2022, alle ore 12.00, presso il Collegio Carlo Alberto, in Piazza Arbarello 8, Torino, si terrà il seguente seminario: ------------------------------------------------ Speaker: *Graham Cormode* (University of Warwick) Title: *New Lower and Upper Bounds for Quantile Summary Algorithms* Abstract: Finding the median, or more generally quantiles, is a core problem in data analysis. The question has been heavily studied in streaming and related models of computation, for over four decades. In this talk I will present some recent advances: - Lower bounds for approximating quantiles in the deterministic comparison model, for additive error, which show that the best known algorithm is in fact optimal - Upper bounds for relative error epsilon-approximations of quantiles, which improves over previous results and exceed the best known lower bounds by only an O(log(1/e)3/2) factor. This covers joint work with Pavel Vesely, Justin Thaler, Edo Liberty and Zohar Karnin. ------------------------------------------------ Sarà possibile seguire il seminario anche in streaming: Join Zoom Meeting <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88206863118?pwd=cmlHYzBXbW9NZ2JVYmtDbDNqNnFydz09> Meeting ID: 882 0686 3118 Passcode: 757710 Il seminario è organizzato dalla "de Castro" Statistics Initiative www.carloalberto.org/stats Cordiali saluti, Pierpaolo De Blasi -- Pierpaolo De Blasi University of Torino & Collegio Carlo Alberto carloalberto.org/pdeblasi <https://sites.google.com/a/carloalberto.org/pdeblasi/>

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Third Italian Meeting on Probability and Mathematical Statistics
by Tiziano Vargiolu 10 Feb '22

10 Feb '22

Dear Colleagues, we are pleased to recall some essential information about the Third Italian Meeting on Probability and Mathematical Statistics (Bologna, Italy, June 13th-16th, 2022) Important deadlines: - March 30, 2022: submission of Organized Session proposals (https://site.unibo.it/probstat/en/how-to-contribute) - March 30, 2022: submission of abstracts of all contributions (https://site.unibo.it/probstat/en/how-to-contribute) - April 7, 2022: notification of acceptance will be sent to the authors - April 21, 2022: early registration (with reduced fee) - May 19, 2022 intermediate registration Main links: Conference web site: https://site.unibo.it/probstat/en Guidelines for authors: https://site.unibo.it/probstat/en/how-to-contribute Plenary Speakers: https://site.unibo.it/probstat/en/about-1/plenary Registration: https://site.unibo.it/probstat/en/registration Accommodation: https://site.unibo.it/probstat/en/for-participants/accommodation Travel info: https://site.unibo.it/probstat/en/for-participants/travel Contacts: https://site.unibo.it/probstat/en/contacts We look forward meeting you soon. The Scientific Committee Claudia Ceci, Paolo Dai Pra, Antonio Di Crescenzo, Franco Fagnola, Marco Ferrante, Franco Flandoli, Antonio Lijoi, Domenico Marinucci, Andrea Pascucci, Franco Pellerey, Laura Sacerdote The Local Organizing Committee Fabio Antonelli, Elena Bandini, Massimo Campanino, Andrea Cosso, Marco Di Francesco, Alberto Lanconelli, Stefano Pagliarani, Andrea Pascucci, Pietro Rigo, Tiziano Vargiolu

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(PMS)^2 online talk: Michele Coghi, Monday February 14 at 17.30
by Carlo Orrieri 09 Feb '22

09 Feb '22

Dear colleagues, We are happy to announce the following online talk: Speaker: Michele Coghi (Università d Trento) Title: Rough McKean-Vlasov dynamics for robust ensemble Kalman filtering. Abstract: Motivated by the challenge of incorporating data into misspecified and multiscale dynamical models, we study a McKean-Vlasov equation that contains the data stream as a common driving rough path. This setting allows us to prove well-posedness as well as continuity with respect to the driver in an appropriate rough-path topology. The latter property is key in our subsequent development of a robust data assimilation methodology: We establish propagation of chaos for the associated interacting particle system, which in turn is suggestive of a numerical scheme that can be viewed as an extension of the ensemble Kalman filter to a rough-path framework. Finally, we discuss a data-driven method based on subsampling to construct suitable rough path lifts and demonstrate the robustness of our scheme in a number of numerical experiments related to parameter estimation problems in multiscale contexts. Based on arXiv:2107.06621 <https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.06621>. Date and time: Monday February 14, 17:30-18:30 (Rome time zone) Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88138955113?pwd=R1Vpa2xWVDlFc2pjUXIxSWpWU21LQT09 <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88138955113?pwd=R1Vpa2xWVDlFc2pjUXIxSWpWU21LQT09> ID riunione: 881 3895 5113 Passcode: 672537 This talk is the second of the (PMS)^2: Pavia-Milano Seminar series on Probability and Mathematical Statistics organized jointly by the universities Milano-Bicocca, Pavia, Milano-Politecnico and Milano-Statale. Participation is free and welcome! (though limited to 100 participants for technical reasons) Best regards The organizers (Mario Maurelli, Carlo Orrieri, Maurizia Rossi, Margherita Zanella)

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Online workshop announcement
by Alessandra Micheletti 08 Feb '22

08 Feb '22

*Big Data challenges for Mathematics: state of the art and future perspectives* *Online webinar – February 25, 2022* The workshop will be held on the platform Zoom and will be streamed on YouTube. Participants who would like to follow the workshop in real time and participate to the discussion with the speakers are requested to register. See the web site of the workshop for registration, programme and additional information: *http://itn-bigmath.unimi.it/* <http://itn-bigmath.unimi.it/> *Aims of the workshop:* Nowadays the data deluge is the hallmark of a new kind of ‘Law of Large Numbers’ that builds intelligence from large, heterogeneous, noisy and, in general, complex data sets collected from mobile devices, the Internet of Things, software logs, automated medical devices, social media, and so many other data sources. The classical mathematical and statistical paradigms are often not applicable to current real-world problems, so there is a growing demand of new mathematical and statistical techniques to face such problems, able to shed some light on the often black-box techniques which are usually applied in such context and which characterise Deep Learning and, more generally, Artificial Intelligence. On the other side, since computers can not do everything by themselves, there is a growing need for new professional and scientific figures, the data scientists, that master a whole range of skills, ranging from data processing to sophisticated math tools and computational skills that are needed to extract the knowledge. The state of the art and future research perspectives in this framework will be highlighted and discussed in this webinar by the PhD students enrolled in the EU funded MSCA Project BIGMATH <http://itn-bigmath.unimi.it/> (grant n. 812912), starting from a set of challenging industrial case studies. Additionally some well known keynote speakers will introduce their point of view on possible future perspectives in different specific and quite hot subject areas related with the analysis of complex and big data. -- ------------------------------------ Alessandra Micheletti Associate Professor - Probability and Mathematical Statistics Dept. of Environmental Science and Policy - ESP Università degli Studi di Milano via Saldini 50, 20133 Milano, Italy phone: +39-02503-16130 fax: +39-02503-16090 https://alessandramichelettiwebpage.wordpress.com/

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Seminar by Sara Svaluto-Ferro in Padova.
by Giorgia Callegaro 07 Feb '22

07 Feb '22

Dear all, it's a pleasure to announce the next Probability and Finance seminar at the Department of Mathematics of the University of Padova, which will be held both *in presence* and online with the following details: - Date: 25 February 2022 - Speaker: Dr. Sara Svaluto-Ferro (Univ. of Verona) - Venue: Dept of Mathematics, Univ. of Padova, room 2BC30 - Zoom link: available at https://www.math.unipd.it/~bianchi/seminari/ - Title: "*Signature processes in mathematical finance, an introduction*" - Abstract: we will provide an introduction to the signature of a continuous semimartingale. This in particular includes its definition, its main properties, and an overview of (some) of its uses in financial mathematics. Thanks and hope to see you soon, Giorgia -- Giorgia Callegaro Associate Professor Department of Mathematics - University of Padova Via Trieste 63 , I-35121 Padova - ITALY Tel: +39-0498271481 Fax: +39-0498271499 E-Mail: gcallega(a)math.unipd.it <https://webmail.math.unipd.it/horde3/imp/message.php?mailbox=Sent&index=598#> Personal web-page: https://sites.google.com/site/giogiocallegaro/Home

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ERC funded postdoctoral position at University of Torino and Collegio Carlo Alberto
by Stefano Favaro 03 Feb '22

03 Feb '22

The Department ESOMAS at University of Torino and Collegio Carlo Alberto invites applications for a postdoctoral position within the European Research Council (ERC) project “Nonparametric Bayes and empirical Bayes for species sampling problems: classical questions, new directions are related issues”. The general area of interest is Statistics. Relevant details of the postdoctoral position ara available at the bottom of this letter. Deadline for applications: 22 FEBRUARY 2022 Information for applicants are available (only in Italian) at the Call for Applications https://pica.cineca.it/unito/assegni-di-ricerca-unito-2022-i/file/Bando%20d… <https://pica.cineca.it/unito/assegni-di-ricerca-unito-2022-i/file/Bando%20d…>. Within the Call for Applications, the postdoctoral position appears at page 24 under the title “Statistica Bayesiana non-parametrica e non-parametrica empirica per problemi di campionamento di specie”. Reference code: ESOMAS.2022.01. Applications are made only online - https://pica.cineca.it/unito/ <https://pica.cineca.it/unito/> - by selecting “Your Applications” in the box “Bando Assegni di ricerca - Tornata I 2022” (code TornataI2022). The application procedure is available in Italian/English, and it requires a CV, two reference letters and a research statement. Prospective candidates may contact directly Stefano Favaro - stefano.favaro(a)unito.it <mailto:stefano.favaro@unito.it> - for any information on the postdoctoral position and the application procedure. Best wishes Stefano Favaro **** Prospective candidates are expected to have experience on nonparametric statistics, within the classical (frequentist) and/or Bayesian paradigm, and they should preferably be holding a Ph.D. or being close to receiving one. The research shall be carried out in English. The duration of the contract is 24 months. Expected starting date in May 2022, but a different date may be arranged. The salary amounts to 46,000 Euros per year, including taxes and social charges, and considerable financial support to attend conferences and workshops will be granted. There are no teaching duties associated to the position. Abstract. Object of research are species sampling problems, whose importance has grown considerably in recent years driven by numerous applications in the broad area of biosciences, and also in machine learning, theoretical computer science and information theory. Within the broad field of species sampling problems, the research will be focussed on two research themes: i) the study of nonparametric Bayes and nonparametric empirical Bayes methodologies for classical species sampling problems, generalized species sampling problems emerging in biological and physical sciences, and question thereof in the context of optimal design of species inventories; ii) the use of recent mathematical tools from the theory of differential privacy to study the fundamental tradeoff between privacy protection of information, which requires to release partial data, and Bayesian learning in species sampling problems, which requires accurate data to make inference. **** -- Stefano Favaro University of Torino and Collegio Carlo Alberto http://sites.carloalberto.org/favaro/ <http://sites.carloalberto.org/favaro/>

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