U Washington IFDS faculty Dmitriy Drusvyatskiy receives the SIAM Activity Group on Optimization Best Paper Prize
This prize is awarded every three years to the author(s) of the most outstanding paper.
IFDS director Maryam Fazel receives Moorthy Professorship
IFDS director, UW ECE Professor, and Lytle Lectureship Chair Maryam Fazel (second from right) was selected as the first recipient of the Moorthy Family Inspiration Career Development Professorship.
IFDS workshop brings together data science experts to explore ways of making algorithms that learn from data more robust and resilient
The workshop focused on exploring “distributional robustness.” This is a promising framework and research area in data science aimed at addressing complex shifts and changes in data, which are fielded by automated devices and processes such as the algorithms used in AI and machine learning.
IFDS Affiliates Publish New Works on Robustness and Optimization
Two recent publications from Cambridge University Press are authored by IFDS affiliates.
IFDS Welcomes Postdoctoral Affiliates for 2022-23
Introducing the current cohort of postdocs. Click on their photos for more information.
IFDS Workshop on Distributional Robustness in Data Science
Deadline to register is 11:30AM PT on July 7, 2022.
Stephen Wright honored with a 2022 Hilldale Award
He is one of four University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members recognized for contributions to teaching, research and service.
Rodriguez elected as a 2022 ASA Fellow
ASA Fellows are named for their outstanding contributions to statistical science, leadership, and advancement of the field.
Sebastien Roch named Fellow of Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Roch is recognized for contributions to the applications of probability theory in evolutionary biology.
IFDS researchers win Outstanding Paper Award at NeurIPS 2021
IFDS researchers at the University of Washington in collaboration with the Allen Institute for AI (AI2) win the prestigious Outstanding Paper Award at the NeurIPS 2021 Conference."