About the speaker: Persi Diaconis is an American mathematician of Greek descent and former professional magician. He is the Mary V. Sunseri Professor of Statistics and Mathematics at Stanford University. He is particularly known for tackling mathematical problems involving randomness and randomization, such as coin flipping and shuffling playing cards. Additional information Access (Zoom) Abstract: ‘Everybody knows’ that a vigorously flipped…
Persi Diaconis is the guest speaker in the first session of the NOVA Online Distinguished Lecture Series on Mathematics and he will present the lecture “A Mathematician Flips a Coin” on October 28, at 2:00 pm, on this link. Persi…
Workshop Data Science and Big Data – March 4th 2020 DI Seminar Room, Ed. II, FCT NOVA Program 09:45 – Opening António Malheiro (CMA) Luís Caires (NOVA LINCS) Marcos Raydan (CMA) Pedro Barahona (NOVA LINCS) 10:00 – 10:45 Statistics…
These series of lectures intend to promote the life and work of great women mathematicians. * 20/03 (Wed) – Prof.ª Isabel Natário (DM FCT NOVA) Women in Statistics Anf. 1B VII – 2.30pm * 17/04 (Wed) – Prof.ª Cecília Perdigão…
Lecture Series “Legado Matemático Português” These series of lectures intend to promote the life and work of great portuguese mathematicians. * 03/10 (Wed) – Prof. Rui Santos (ESTG-IPL) Diogo Pacheco d’Amorim (1888-1976) Anfiteatro 1B VII – 2.30pm * 24/10 (Wed) –…
A Escola de Verão de Combinatória decorrerá entre o dia 10 e 14 de julho de 2017 no Departamento de Matemática (Edifício VII), Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa. A Escola de Verão tem a duração…
Orador: Isabel Natário, CMA e DM, FCT-UNL Data: 10/5/2017 Hora: 9:30-12:30 e 14:00-16:00 Local: Salas 1.12 (manhã) e 1.8 (tarde), ed. VII, FCT-UNL Objetivos: fundamentos da Estatística Bayesiana (o paradigma Bayesiano, informação a priori, verosimilhança, distribuições a priori e a…