EPSRC & ESRC Centre for Doctoral Training Easter School 2017
9:00am - 5:00pm /
Tuesday 18th April 2017
/ Venue: Muspratt Lecture Theatre Chadwick Building
Type: Workshop /
Category: Research
- cdt@riskinstitute.org.uk
- Suitable for: Easter School is aimed at PhD students, researchers, academics and practitioners interested in areas of risk and uncertainty quantification and communication, anyone interested in this area is welcome to attend.
- Admission: See website
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This year the Institute for Risk and Uncertainty Easter School is organised in collaboration with the Institute for Financial and Actuarial Mathematics and will take place from 18th to 21st of April. Over the four days we will cover a range of methodological approaches to risk and uncertainty quantification and communication and hear from speakers that will introduce us to their area of expertise: Markov Chains, Point Procecesses, Big data visualisation, Sensitivity Analysis
Professor Jean Lemaire (University of Pennsylvania, USA) - RISK APPLICATIONS OF MARKOV CHAINS
Dr James Cheshire (University College London, UK) - BIG DATA AND VISUALISATION
Professor Steve Haberman (City University, UK) - MORTALITY RISK: FORECASTING AND IMPLICATIONS
Professor Bojan Basrak (University of Zagreb, Croatia) - RISK APPLICATIONS OF POINT PROCESSES
Dr Elmar Plischke (TU Clausthal, Germany) and Prof Emanuele Borgonovo TBC (Universita Bocconi) - SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Each session will offer a theoretical introduction to the subject, practice time in the afternoon as well as an opportunity to test yourself within a group challenge. Alongside the academic agenda participants can take part in an exciting programme of social activities, including the Easter School dinner, which will take place on the Thursday, 20th of April and a number of other surprises. We are excited to see you all there!
Professor Jean Lemaire (University of Pennsylvania, USA) - RISK APPLICATIONS OF MARKOV CHAINS
Dr James Cheshire (University College London, UK) - BIG DATA AND VISUALISATION
Professor Steve Haberman (City University, UK) - MORTALITY RISK: FORECASTING AND IMPLICATIONS
Professor Bojan Basrak (University of Zagreb, Croatia) - RISK APPLICATIONS OF POINT PROCESSES
Dr Elmar Plischke (TU Clausthal, Germany) and Prof Emanuele Borgonovo TBC (Universita Bocconi) - SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Each session will offer a theoretical introduction to the subject, practice time in the afternoon as well as an opportunity to test yourself within a group challenge. Alongside the academic agenda participants can take part in an exciting programme of social activities, including the Easter School dinner, which will take place on the Thursday, 20th of April and a number of other surprises. We are excited to see you all there!