Welcome to Statistics for Innovation (sfi)²
From SFI
(sfi)²-Statistics for Innovation is one of the 14 Norwegian Centres for Research-based Innovation. (sfi)² develops core statistical methodologies, strategically necessary to achieve innovation goals in four key sectors: petroleum, finance, marine and health.
Next events
- The University of Oslo Graduate School in Biostatistics invites all PhD-students and postdocs in biostatistics as well as their teachers and supervisors to a WORKSHOP AT KLÆKEN HOTELL 15-16 October 2010. Registration to Ørnulf Borgan no later than September 20th.
News
- Julian Besag died on August 6th, after a long disease, at age 65. Statistics has lost one of its brightest mind. Have there been five fundamental ideas in spatial statistics and Bayesian inference, than Julian had produced three of them. His papers have shaped important chapters of modern statistics and influenced many scientists, including many of us at (sfi)². Meetings with Julian were profoundly inspiring and motivating. He was looking in the right direction of knowledge. Life has not been easy for Julian, but hwo he would smile about his life on a sailing boat! We have missed a fantastic scientist and dear friend. (af)
- Evaluation of our centre: Site visit is planned on Wedensday October 20th.
Statistics for Innovation is one of the 14 Norwegian Centres for Research-based Innovation. Host institution of (sfi)² is the Norwegian Computing Center. Statistics for Innovation will develop core statistical methodologies, strategically necessary to achieve innovation goals in four key sectors: petroleum, finance, marine and health. The centre started in 2007 and will operate for eight years. It is based at the Norwegian Computing Center (Norsk Regnesentral, NR) in Oslo and is a partnership with the University of Oslo (UiO), the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and 11 partners: Statoil, DnBNOR, Gjensidige, Hydro, Institute of Marine Research, Sencel, Biomolex, Pubgene, Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet, Smerud Medical research and Spermatech. Statistics for Innovation is funded by the Research Council of Norway and by the partners, with an annual budget of about 4 mill Euro. About 40 researchers will actively join the research projects of the centre. Statistics for Innovation participates to the UiO and NTNU training programmes and will fund many Ph.D grants and postdocs.
Host institution of (sfi)² is the Norwegian Computing Center.
