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Dear list member,
The STOR-i Doctoral Training Centre is pleased to announce the first STOR-i Masterclass of 2012 with places available for UK-based PhD students.
For the continuing development of STOR-i students' research knowledge we hold a number of STOR-i masterclasses every year, typically given by visiting international experts in areas of STOR. For more information about STOR-i masterclasses, please visit our website http://www.stor-i.lancs.ac.uk/training/events/masterclasses.
On 17th January, Professor Mark Girolami will give a masterclass entitled "Diffusions and Geodesic Flows on Manifolds: The Differential Geomtery of Markov chain Monte Carlo" with abstract below:
Markov chain Monte Carlo methods provide the most comprehensive set of simulation based tools to enable inference over many classes of statistical models. The complexity of many applications presents an enormous challenge for sampling methods motivating continual innovation in theory, methodology and associated algorithms. In this series of lectures we will consider one recent advance in MCMC methodology, that has exploited mathematical ideas from differential geometry, classical nonlinear dynamics, and diffusions constrained on manifolds, in attempting to provide the tools required to attack some of the most challenging of sampling problems presented to statisticians. A step-by-step presentation of the material will be provided to ensure that students grasp the fundamental concepts and are able to then develop further theory and methodology at the end of the lectures.
As part of our commitment to training we are pleased to offer masterclass places to PhD students from UK universities. We also have funding available to cover travel costs for a limited number of UK-based PhD students. To support a case for funding we require the title of your PhD, host institution/department/supervisor and a short statement (1/2 page maximum) outlining why attending the masterclass would be beneficial to your studies.
If you would like to request a place on the STOR-i masterclass, please send an email to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> before 9th January containing:
- Your name;
- Institution of study;
- If you wish to apply for funding to cover travel costs, please also provide the details outlined above.
We will inform you on the 10th January whether you have secured a place on the masterclass.
Best wishes,
Jonathan Tawn
Director of STOR-i
http://www.stor-i.lancs.ac.uk/
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