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(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



  • Next (sfi)²-lunch:
    TBA

  • The Second Workshop on Bayesian Inference for Latent Gaussian Models with Applications which will take place 30 May - 1 June 2012 in Trondheim, Norway. This is a follow-up workshop from the first one held in Zurich, February 2011. For more details see here.

  • Ninth International Geostatistics Congress, Oslo, Norway, June 11 – 15, 2012. The latest developments in geostatistics and spatial statistics, both theoretical and applied, as well as practical issues in the many application of statistics to natural phenomena. Put it already in your agenda! The conference is coorganised by (sfi)². More information here

  • The third biennial International Statistical Ecology Conference (ISEC2012) will be held 3-6 July 2012 and is hosted by the Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Department of Biology, University of Oslo. It will take place at Sundvolden Hotel outside Oslo. More information here


News

  • The STOR-i Doctoral programme at Lancaster University, UK is now accepting applications for October 2012 entry.
    STOR-i offers a four year PhD programme in Statistics and Operational Research developed and delivered with industrial partners.

    What's on offer?
    - A fully-funded studentship for October 2012.
    - Studentship covers tuition and an enhanced maintenance grant of up to £16,590 (based on 2010-11 figures).
    - An opportunity to make a real scientific and industrial impact with your research.
    - Be part of a learning group, co-operating and interacting with like-minded peers.
    - Work directly with leading industry partners, opening up real potential for rapid career progression.

    What track record are we looking for?
    Typically we would expect you to:
    - Have undertaken, or are currently taking, an undergraduate course with substantial mathematical content
    - Be expecting to achieve in the coming year, or already hold, a first class honours degree (or equivalent).

    Please note that we do not require expertise in BOTH statistics and operational research, but having a degree
    which includes a substantial content of either would be an advantage.

    Please note that the closing date for non-UK applicants is January 20th, 2012 under application path (b).

    To find out more, please visit http://www.stor-i.lancs.ac.uk/recruitment.
  • Frigessi was interviewed by BBC radio, and a ten minutes conversation between the journalist Chris Smith and him was broadcast last Sunday. This was part of the popular weekly programme The Naked Scientist. Smith was in Oslo two weeks ago, and made several interviews at UiO. A pod-cast can be heard here (Frigessi starts at 42.40 min). In the interview, Frogessi explains how statistics is changing in the last decade under the data revolution and because of the need to answer more and more complex questions, "second order effects". Frigessi draws a line between statistical research in genomics, clinical studies and finance, to explain how we are moving from the classical setting of testing given hypothesis to a high dimensional hypothesis generating exercise. This gives to statisticians a new exciting role in science.
  • A new contribution in the field climate and statistics is published October 27. 2011 at www.forskning.no, read it here (in Norwegian).
  • The "day of finance" was thursday October 20. You can find all the (very good!) presentations of this day here.

Networks and Projects

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.

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