2014 UC Berkeley / UC Davis Joint Statistics Colloquium
Time: Thursday, May 1st, 4:10pmRefreshments at 3:30pm in Colloquium Room
Location: MSB 1147 Colloquium Room,
Mathematical Sciences Building,
399 Crocker Lane, UC Davis
Speaker: Michael Jordan, UC Berkeley
Title: On the Statistical – Computational Interface
Abstract: The rapid growth in the size and scope of datasets in science and technology has created a need for novel foundational perspectives on data analysis that blend the statistical and computational sciences. A particularly critical need is that of obtaining guarantees on statistical risk that incorporate notions of computational complexity, and in particular of runtime. Taking statistical decision theory as a point of departure, we treat ``externalities'' such as computation, communication and privacy as constraints on estimation procedures, and explore the tradeoffs that result.
Joint work with Venkat Chandrasekaran, John Duchi, Martin Wainwright and Yuchen Zhang.