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The Learning in Networks Bootcamp will provide accessible talks introducing key themes, recent advances, and major open problems in learning in networks, spanning economics, operations, statistics, and machine learning.  The speakers are representative faculty from Duke, UNC, NCSU, nearby institutions, and invited visitors

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PARTICIPATE

• Registration:  There is no formal registration procedure.  Feel free to join us at your convenience!
• Bootcamp location map:  Duke’s Fuqua School of Business
• Parking:  Parking passes for the Chemistry Lot are available – please email Griffin.Orlando@duke.edu to request a pass.

SCHEDULE

DAY 1:  Friday, September 4, 2026
Location:  Duke’s Fuqua School of Business
Geneen Auditorium (1st floor)

8:55-9:00       Opening remarks
9:00-9:25       Shankar Bhamidi, UNC Statistics and Operations Research
9:25-9:30       Transition
9:30-9:55       David Dunson, Duke Statistical Science
9:55-10:00    Transition
10:00-10:25  Xiuyuan Cheng, Duke Mathematics
10:25-10:55  Coffee break
10:55-11:20   Craig Rawlings, Duke Sociology
11:20-11:25    Transition
11:25-11:50    Nicolas Fraiman, UNC Statistics and Operations Research
11:50-2:00     Lunch / informal discussion
2:00-2:25       Ali Makhdoumi, Duke Fuqua
2:25-2:30       Transition
2:30-2:55       Minh Tang, NC State Statistics
2:55-3:25       Coffee break
3:25-3:50      Anqi Zhao, Duke Fuqua
3:50-3:55      Transition
3:55-4:20      Nicholas Cook, Duke Mathematics

DAY 2: Saturday, September 5, 2026

Location:  Duke’s Fuqua School of Business
Geneen Auditorium (1st floor)

• 9:00-9:25       Andrew Nobel, UNC Statistics and Operations Research
• 9:25-9:30       Transition
• 9:30-9:55       Jian Pei, Duke Computer Science, Biostatistics, and ECE
• 9:55-10:00    Transition
• 10:00-10:25  Scott Duxbury, UNC Sociology
• 10:25-10:55  Coffee break
• 10:55-11:20   Jianfeng Lu, Duke Mathematics
• 11:20-11:25    Transition
• 11:25-11:50    Saša Pekeč, Duke Fuqua
• 11:50-2:00      Lunch / informal discussion
• 2:00-2:25       Anru Zhang, Duke Biostatistics and Computer Science
• 2:25-2:30       Transition
• 2:30-2:55       Zoe Huang, UNC Statistics and Operations Research
• 2:55-3:25       Coffee break
• 3:25-3:50       Nathaniel Josephs, NC State Statistics
• 3:50-3:55       Transition
• 3:55-4:20       Azarakhsh Malekian, University of Toronto / Rotman
• 4:25-4:30       Closing remarks