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Atlantic Canada Data Science Tour: Incorporating Data-driven Models towards Actuarial Problems

St. Francis Xavier University 4130 University Avenue, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

Date: Friday, October 25, 2024 Time: 12:00–1:00 p.m. Atlantic time Location: MULH2032 (Mulroney Hall), 4130 University Avenue, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada B2G 2W5 Actuarial science is a discipline which draws on the mathematics of probability and statistics to assess financial risks in the field of insurance. With the growing availability of data, actuaries are continuously […]

CANSSI Showcase 2024

Date: Friday, November 15, 2024 Time: 7:45 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Pacific time Location: Online Connect with the Community The CANSSI Showcase is an annual celebration of the work being done by Canadian statistical sciences researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and students—and a chance to connect with Canada’s statistical sciences community. CANSSI Showcase 2024 will be held virtually on […]

Intersectionality in Higher Education

As part of its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) program, CANSSI regularly organizes EDI workshops and training sessions for the statistical sciences community, often in partnership with Academic Impressions, a leading provider of leadership, personal development, and skills-based training opportunities to faculty and staff in higher education. We invite you to join us for this […]

CANSSI SSC Seminar: Predictive Modeling and Balance Property through Autocalibration

UQAM Pavillon Président Kennedy, 201, Av. Président Kennedy, PK-5115, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Date: Thursday, November 28, 2024 Time: 3:30–4:30 p.m. ET Location: Université du Québec à Montréal, Pavillon Président Kennedy, 201, Av. Président Kennedy, PK-5115, Montréal (Métro Place des Arts) and online This hybrid talk by Julien Trufin (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium) is part of the CANSSI SSC Seminar on Innovations in Statistics and Data Science, […]

Atlantic Canada Data Science Tour: Using Machine Learning to Forecast Changes in Canada’s Food Prices: Canada’s Food Price Report 2025

University of Prince Edward Island 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Date: Friday, November 29, 2024 Time: 12:00–1:00 p.m. Atlantic time Location: 550 University Ave, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada C1A 4P3 This talk will be presented by Kristina Kupferschmidt, an Assistant Professor in the School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences at the University of Prince Edward Island. It’s the third event in the Atlantic Canada […]

Atlantic Canada Data Science Tour: Your Data Are a Fingerprint: Why Anonymization is Not Anonymous and How Statistics Can Protect You

University of New Brunswick Saint John 100 Tucker Park Rd, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Date: Friday, January 31, 2025 Time: 12:00–1:00 p.m. Atlantic time Location: On Zoom, live from the University of New Brunswick (Saint John) This talk will be presented by Dylan Spicker, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of New Brunswick (Saint John). It’s the fourth event in the Atlantic […]

Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable: Engaging in Dialogue About Favoritism and Fairness

As part of its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) program, CANSSI regularly organizes EDI workshops and training sessions for the statistical sciences community, often in partnership with Academic Impressions, a leading provider of leadership, personal development, and skills-based training opportunities to faculty and staff in higher education. We invite you to join us for this […]

Atlantic Canada Data Science Tour: Mediation Analysis of Recurrent Events

Memorial University St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Date: Friday, March 7, 2025 Time: 12:00–1:00 p.m. Atlantic time Location: On Zoom, live from Memorial University of Newfoundland This talk will be presented by Shenita Pramij, a PhD student in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Memorial University of Newfoundland. It’s the fifth event in the Atlantic Canada Data Science Tour, a hybrid […]

Spring 2025 UBC/SFU Joint Statistics Seminar: Lessons Learned from Developing and Maintaining Open-Source Software

University of British Columbia Earth Sciences Building (ESB) 5104, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025 Time: 10:00 a.m.–3:35 p.m. Pacific time, followed by a social hour Location: UBC Earth Sciences Building, Room 5104, 2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C. CANSSI is proud to co-sponsor the Spring 2025 UBC/SFU Joint Statistics Seminar. The UBC/SFU Joint Statistics Seminar is jointly hosted by the graduate students of the University […]

CANSSI Quebec 2025 Stats in a Flash Competition

Concordia University 1400 De Maisonneuve Boulevard W, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Event date: Friday, March 14, 2025 Entry deadline: Friday, March 7, 2025 Time: 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. ET Location: Hall Building, Room H-1220, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, and on Zoom Could you present your statistics research in three minutes? That’s the challenge facing participants in CANSSI Quebec’s second annual Stats in a Flash: 180-Second Thesis Competition. […]

NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Science Webinar: Changing Climate, Changing Data—A Journey of Statisticians and Climate Scientists

Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025 Time: 1:00–2:00 p.m. Eastern time Location: On Zoom Join Us Join us for the NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Science Webinar Series: Changing Climate, Changing Data—A Journey of Statisticians and Climate Scientists. This webinar features Claudie Beaulieu (University of California, Santa Cruz) and Rebecca Killick (Lancaster University), with moderation by Emily Casleton […]

CANSSI SSC and 2025 Van Eeden Seminar: From Diffusion Models to Schrödinger Bridges—When Generative Modeling Meets Optimal Transport

University of British Columbia Earth Sciences Building (ESB) 5104, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Date: Friday, April 4, 2025 Time: 10:30–12:00 Pacific time Location: Online or in person at the Earth Sciences Building (ESB) 5104, 2207 Main Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Join Us This special event represents a convergence of the CANSSI SSC Seminar on Innovations in Statistics and Data Science and the Constance van Eeden […]