Past Events

Explore our latest events, seminar series and conferences.

Upcoming Past

Sep

9

2026

Data Bits & Bites Speaker Series

Data Bits & Bites - James Scott, SDS Chair

Vector Factories and Hyperplanes: How Geometry Powers Machine Learning

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Speaker(s): James Scott

Aug

23

2026

Welcome to SDS

Join the SDS Department for Gone to SDS! An open house event with the opportunity for students to meet professors, interact with student organizations, and connect with their peers. Stop by for snacks and fun gifts!

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm In Person

Aug

23

2026

Gone to Computing

Gone to Computing is a come-and-go celebration for the School of Computing, with activities taking place in GDC. Come meet fellow computing students, grab a sweet treat, try your luck at the claw machine, and pick up School of Computing swag.

4:00 pm – 8:00 pm In Person

Apr

17

2026

Seminar Series

SDS Seminar Series – Rina Foygel Barber, University of Chicago

False Detection Rate Control in Time Series Coincidence Detection

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm In Person

Speaker(s): Rina Foygel Barber

Apr

11

2026

Conference

45th Annual Conference of Texas Statisticians (COTS) - Day Two

Join us for the second day of COTS 2026 and be part of the conversation shaping the future of statistics in a rapidly changing world.

8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Apr

10

2026

Conference

45th Annual Conference of Texas Statisticians (COTS) - Day One

Join us for the first day of COTS 2026 and be part of the conversation shaping the future of statistics in a rapidly changing world.

12:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Apr

3

2026

Seminar Series

SDS Seminar Series – Leo Duan, University of Florida

Bayesian Distance-to-Set Models: from Latent Variable to Latent Projection

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm In Person

Speaker(s): Leo Duan

Mar

6

2026

Seminar Series

SDS Seminar Series – Weining Shen, University of California, Irvine

Statistical Analysis of 3D Path Data in Minecraft

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm In Person

Speaker(s): Weining Shen

Feb

23

2026

Graduate Talks

Ph.D. Program Poster Session

Ph.D. Poster Session

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm In Person

Nov

7

2025

Seminar Series

SDS Seminar Series – Jeffrey Miller, Harvard University

Bayesian Model Criticism Using Uniform Parametrization Checks

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm In Person

Speaker(s): Jeffrey Miller