Next Spring (31 May-02 June 2023), there will be a conference at Institut de mathématique d’Orsay in honour of our friend Elisabeth Gassiat and her contributions to statistics over the past 35 years, with Emmanuel Candès (Stanford University), Alexandra Carpentier (Universität Potsdam), Fabrice Gamboa (Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier), Alice Guionnet (ENS Lyon), Ramon van Handel (Princeton University), Thi Thu Huong Hoang (EDF), Eric Moulines (École Polytechnique), Richard Nickl (University of Cambridge), Judith Rousseau (University of Oxford / Université Paris Dauphine – PSL), Adeline Samson (Université Grenoble Alpes), Jean-Christophe Thalabard (Université Paris Cité), and Aad van der Vaart (TU Delft) as invited speakers. Registration is free and compulsory!
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Elisabeth Gassiat, a path in modern statistics [conférence]
Posted in Statistics, University life with tags conference, Elisabeth Gassiat, France, Institut de Mathématique d'Orsay, modern statistics, Orsay on November 3, 2022 by xi'anParisian funding for the incoming academic year [FSMP]
Posted in Kids, Travel, University life with tags Fondation des Sciences Mathématiques de Paris, France, FSMP, Paris, PhD fellowship, postdoctoral position, visiting position on October 21, 2022 by xi'an
The Paris Foundation for Mathematical Sciences [FSMP] is launching calls for
- senior excellence chairs [deadline 30 November]
- post-doctoral positions [deadline 30 November]
- Master grants [deadline 9 February for students studying abroad and 9 May for students studying in a Paris university]
Samuel Paty [in memoriam]
Posted in Books, Kids with tags Catrooning for Peace, Charlie Hebdo, collège, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, fanaticism, France, freedom of religion or belief, freedom of speech, French education ministry, history education, humanism, laïcité, political cartoon, rationalism, Samuel Paty, secularism on October 17, 2022 by xi'an
N[eur]IP[ari]S [23-24 November]
Posted in pictures, Statistics, Travel, University life with tags France, Jussieu, Lutèce, mirror workshop, NeurIPS 2022, NeurIPS@Paris 2022, New Orleans, Paris, Place Jussieu, Sorbonne Université, Université Pierre et Marie Curie on October 10, 2022 by xi'an
The Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (abbreviated as NeurIPS) will see a mirror version in Paris this Fall, albeit in advance of the main meeting (which starts the week after on 29 November and in New Orleans, hence with a France connection!). The concept is original in that (interested) authors of accepted 2022 NeurIPS papers will present their paper on 23-24 November. Registration is free. But attendance is not guaranteed if the number of registrations exceed the site capacity, in which case attendees will be selected at random.
flash mournings
Posted in pictures, Travel, University life with tags 50th anniversary, airport, Birmingham, France, Great-Britain, media, monarchy, plane delay, Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom, University of Warwick on September 11, 2022 by xi'an
While I was in Warwick for the 50th anniversary of the department, Elizabeth II passed away. The item of news permeated quite slowly, as it was not even mentioned during the conference dinner. While institutions (like the University, above, with a picture of her visiting the campus in 1970, prior to the department creation) and companies (like this Birmingham airport shop, below) started posting announcements, and the media went full blast, both in Britain and in France, I did not notice much of a reaction on the following day while I traveled back to Paris (with huge delays due to the meteorology, rather than to the monarchy). Which makes the offer of support we got from the University
For many, this will be an emotional time so please do talk to others if you need any support. Our Wellbeing Support Services, the team at the Employee Assistance Programme, and our multi-faith Chaplaincy are available to help you during this period.
the more puzzling.
Xi'an's Og 