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The Department of Statistics and Data Science successfully held the “2020 Annual Strategic Planning and Development Seminar” and visited Huizhou University

On 13th-15th November 2020, the Department of Statistics and Data Science (the Department of STAT-DS) held the “2020 Annual Strategic Planning and Development Seminar” in Huizhou, and conducted an academic symposium with the Huizhou University (HU). There were more than 30 faculty members from the Department of STAT-DS and the HU attended the symposium.

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Mentor’s tacit knowledge is essential to mentee’s success, study finds

Einstein believed that mentors are especially influential in their protégé’s intellectual development. However, there still has a lack of systematic study on the significance of mentorship. Researchers from Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) and Northwestern University have integrated and analyzed new and large-scale mentor-mentee relationship data, scientific publications, and scientific awards data.

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The story of “SUSTech and Me” launched by faculty members and students

On June 17, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) launched the first session of “SUSTech and Me.” Faculty members from different academic departments came to share their experience of being with SUSTech. Communications and Public Relations Director Ling ZHANG chaired the meeting.

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Department of Statistics and Data Science International Interdisciplinary Sub-forum, 2020

Organized by the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), the fifth Global Scientist Interdisciplinary Forum (The Forum) took place in Shenzhen from January 3 to January 5 in 2020. Over 300 outstanding young scholars from home and abroad attended the forum.

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A Lecture Entitled "Inference on Selected Subgroups in Clinical Trials" by Prof. Xuming He from University of Michigan

Prof. Xuming He from University of Michigan was invited to give a lecture entitled "Inference on Selected Subgroups in Clinical Trials" in the morning on Monday, Dec 16, 2019. Professor Qiman Shao from the Department of Statistics and Data Science hosted the lecture. As the lecture was given in English, this news report will be presented in English in order to ensure the accuracy of the terminology.

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A Lecture Entitled "Deep Learning and Scientific Computing" by Prof. Jinchao Xu from the Pennsylvania State University

In the afternoon of October 15, 2019, Prof. Jinchao Xu from the Pennsylvania State University was invited to give a lecture entitled "Deep Learning and Scientific Computing". Professor Qiman Shao from the Department of Statistics and Data Science hosted the lecture. As many of the terms referred to here in the lecture was given in English, this report will also be presented in English for the sake of the accuracy.

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Professor Shao Qiman, Head of the Department of Statistics and Data Science, was elected to the Institute of Mathematical Statistics' Council

Professor Shao Qiman, Head of the Department of Statistics and Data Science at the Southern University of Science and Technology, was elected to the Institute of Mathematical Statistics’ Council in June 2019 for a term of 2019-2022.

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