Celebrating Prof. Richard Lockhart's 70th Birthday with Conference on "Statistical Learning for Large Scale Data"

The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at Simon Fraser University (SFU) is set to host an exceptional conference on "Statistical Learning for Large Scale Data" on June 21, 2024. This event is a special tribute to the renowned statistician and professor, Richard Lockhart, on his 70th birthday.

A captivating lineup of speakers has been arranged, promising one full day filled with stimulating talks by esteemed researchers, including collaborators, friends, and former students. Prof. Robert Tibshirani (Stanford University) and Prof. Peter Guttorp (University of Washington) have confirmed to give keynote talks at this conference. A banquet will be held on the evening of June 21.

Details are now available online.