The SMC Down Under workshop will bring together the SMC community to discuss the theory and practice of sequential Monte Carlo. The workshop will consist of contributed talks, posters, and collaborative sessions to discuss current trends in SMC and its future directions.
Location and Dates
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
10-13 July 2023
Keynote Speakers
Dr Francesa Crucinio, ENSAE Paris
Dr Francesca Crucinio is a PostDoctoral Fellow at ENSAE in Paris and a member of the Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (CREST) working with Nicolas Chopin. She is interested in Monte Carlo and interacting particle methods (e.g. importance sampling, sequential Monte Carlo, Markov chain Monte Carlo, McKean-Vlasov stochastic differential equations) both from a methodological and a theoretical point of view.
Before joining ENSAE, Francesca was a Research Fellow in the Department of Statistics of the University of Warwick working with Gareth Roberts and Adam Johansen.
Personal website: https://francescacrucinio.github.io/
Prof Sumeetpal Singh, University of Wollongong
Professor Sumeetpal Singh recently started as the Tibra Foundation Chair in Mathematical Sciences at the University of Wollongong. He moved to UOW from the University of Cambridge. His area of expertise is statistical signal processing and computational statistics. He is well known for his contributions to some of the most effective computational techniques for contemporary data science. At UOW, Professor Singh will continue to develop an internationally renowned research program in Computational Methodology for Statistics and Machine Learning, hoping to collaborate with other applied sciences within the University, such as life sciences and engineering
Dr Saifuddin Syed, University of Oxford
Saifuddin Syed is a Florence Nightingale Bicentennial Fellow in computational statistics and machine learning at the University of Oxford’s Department of Statistics, where he is also a member of the Algorithms and Inference Working Group for the Generation Event Horizon Telescope (ngEHT). His research focus is on developing mathematically rigorous and scalable algorithms for Bayesian inference in scientific applications. Saifudden's approach is centered around the use of “annealing” techniques, which involve progressively transforming solutions from a more manageable reference problem to address intractable problems. He draws inspiration from a range of fields, including stochastic analysis, statistical physics, and differential geometry.”
Personal website https://www.saifsyed.com/
Abstract submission
Abstract submissions have now closed.
Travel funding
There are limited funding awards available to support women and gender-diverse students or ECRs traveling to participate and present at the workshop. The recipients of this travel support will be competitively selected by an academic committee based on the merit of their research. Please nominate to be considered when completing your abstract submission form.
Childcare
SMC Down Under aims to be a family-friendly workshop. Limited funding to offset the cost of childcare will be available to parent workshop attendees. Please email smcdownunder@gmail.com if interested.
Committee Members
- Joshua Bon, QUT
- Adam Bretherton, QUT
- KD Dang, University of Melbourne
- Mohammad Davoudabadi, University of Sydney
- Christopher Drovandi, QUT
- Kerrie Mengersen, QUT
- Minh-Ngoc Tran, University of Sydney
- Sarah Vollert, QUT
Contact us
For any enquiries, please email us at smcdownunder@gmail.com.
Registration
Early bird fees are valid until 19th May 11:59PM AEST. Prices shown in $AUD.
For any enquiries, please email us at smcdownunder@gmail.com.
Participant status |
Virtual attendee (early bird) Closes 19/05/23 |
In-person attendee (early bird) Closes 19/05/23 |
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In-person attendee (standard) Closes 09/06/23 |
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General |
$100 |
$170 |
$125 |
$215 |
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From AMSI member institute |
$75 |
$120 |
$95 |
$150 |
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Has AustMS (ordinary) membership |
$75 |
$120 |
$95 |
$150 |
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Has AustMS (reciprocal) membership – member of approved cognate society having applied for reciprocal membership of AustMS |
$75 |
$120 |
$95 |
$150 |
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Has AustMS (free or reduced-rate) membership |
$60 |
$110 |
$75 |
$140 |
Agenda:
Details:
Location: | QUT Gardens Point |
Start Date: | 10/07/2023 [add to calendar] |
End Date: | 13/07/2023 |
End Time: | 6:00 pm |
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