Jian HUANG: Statistical Deep Learning with Applications to Biomedical Data Analysis

On Oct 20, 2022, Prof. Jian HUANG from the Department of Applied Mathematics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University was invited to the 87th Science Lecture of College of Science, SUSTech. He gave a lecture themed “Statistical Deep Learning with Applications to Biomedical Data Analysis”, which was chaired by Prof. Qi-man SHAO and Prof. Guoliang TIAN of the Department of Statistics and Data Science, SUSTech. More than 200 audience participated in this lecture online.

Raymond Chan: Sparsity—The Beauty of Less is More

On September 8, 2022, Prof. Raymond Chan from Department of Mathematics, City University of Hong Kong was invited to the 83th Science Lecture of College of Science, SUSTech. He gave a lecture themed “Sparsity—The Beauty of Less is More”, which was chaired by Prof. Qiman Shao, head of Department of Statistics and Data Science, Southern University of Science and Technology.

The 2022 Southern University of Science and Technology Statistics and Data Science Symposium

The 2022 Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Statistics and Data Science Academic Symposium had been successfully held by SUSTech International Center for Mathematics and SUSTech Department of Statistics and Data Science from 21st to 22nd May at College of Science conference hall. The symposium attracted renowned experts and scholars from Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Science and Technology of China, Renmin University of China, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Chinese University of Hong Kong, to meet online and in person, updating their scientific research in the field of statistics and data science.

Proposing new percolation model with an indirect influence mechanism – the induced percolation

Percolation is one of the important research directions of statistical physics. Over the past 20 years, scientists have continuously used percolation models to study propagation problems in complex networked systems. Almost all percolation theories focus on modeling influence mechanisms between direct neighbors to the best of our knowledge. However, growing evidence in social and ecological systems suggests that indirect influence is pervasive in the dynamical behaviors of the system.

SUSTech holds 2021 Shenzhen International Conference on Frontiers of Statistics and Data Science

From December 4 to 5, the 2021 Shenzhen International Conference on Frontiers of Statistics and Data Science was held at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech). The event was organized by the Department of Statistics and Data Science (STAT-DS) and co-organized by the SUSTech International Center for Mathematics.

Department of Statistics and Data Science held welcome and orientation session for newly admitted undergraduate students

On 5 September 2021, Department of Statistics and Data Science held a welcome and orientation session for newly admitted undergraduate students, including 46 students from two programs: Statistics and Data Science and Big Data Technology. The event was hosted by department vice chair prof. TIAN Guoliang.

The Inaugural 2021 Shenzhen International Conference on Biostatistics held in SUSTech

On 21 and 22 August 2021, the inaugural Shenzhen International Conference on Biostatistics, jointly hosted by Department of Statistics and Data Science (Stat-DS), SUSTech and Center for Biostatistics, College of Science, SUSTech, was held at convention center in SUSTech. The conference gathered 16 leading researchers from prestigious universities around the world in the field of Biostatistics, to present and discuss their latest research and the hot topics in related fields.

Department of Statistics and Data Science at SUSTech launches a newly approved undergraduate major in Data Science and Big Data Technology, a monumental achievement to strengthen its academic program

Recently, the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China (MOE) announced the application results of new undergraduate majors in universities for 2020. With the ample support from the MOE and the Department of Education of Guangdong Province, the undergraduate major in Data Science and Big Data Technology applied for by the SUSTech Department of Statistics and Data Science in 2020 was approved by the MOE, an indication of a major breakthrough and achievement in the department’s commitment to provide quality education. With the newly approved program and the existing program (major in Statistics), the department now offers two undergraduate programs.

Professor Shao Qiman, SUSTech Chair Professor, was appointed as Co-Editor of the Annals of Applied Probability

Department of Statistics and Data Science holds 2021 Spring Festival series events

The winter break of Spring Festival is usually time of the year for faculty, staff and students to reunite with family and enjoy themselves. However, this year due to the regulations on prevention and control of COVID-19, many of them chose to stay in Shenzhen during the holiday.