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Explore where geometry meets statistics in this free talk by Columbia professor Bodhisattva Sen. He'll unpack a new framework connecting Wasserstein distance to estimation theory: think of it as reimagining how we measure uncertainty through a geometric lens.
Academic lecture
Research talk
Free admission
Mathematics
Tips
🎓open to all, not just stats students
📊bring questions about estimation theory
☕coffee typically served beforehand
Statistics Department Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series: Bodhisattva Sen
Burns Park


Explore where geometry meets statistics in this free talk by Columbia professor Bodhisattva Sen. He'll unpack a new framework connecting Wasserstein distance to estimation theory: think of it as reimagining how we measure uncertainty through a geometric lens.
Academic lecture
Research talk
Free admission
Mathematics
Tips
🎓open to all, not just stats students
📊bring questions about estimation theory
☕coffee typically served beforehand
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