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TCRN postdocs and students accept new positions
Several current and former TCRN trainees are moving on to new careers in fall 2017. Graduate student Nicole Dalzell will be an assistant teaching professor of statistics at Wake Forest University. Postdoc Mauricio Sadinle will be an assistant professor of biostatistics at the University of Washington. Postdoc Maria De Yoreo will be a statistician at […]
Jerry Reiter and Lars Vilhuber speak at Ryan Murray Commission for Evidence Based Policymaking
Jerry Reiter (NCRN node at Duke) and Lars Vilhuber (NCRN node at Cornell) spoke to the Ryan Murray Commission on Evidence Based Policymaking on February 24, 2017. They discussed the role of statistical methodologies and technology in protecting data privacy. The Ryan Murray Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2016 was jointly introduced by U.S. […]
Jerry Reiter receives 2016 Duke Outstanding Postdoctoral Mentor Award
Jerry Reiter was awarded the 2016 Outstanding Postdoctoral Mentor Award at Duke University. The award is given annually to one mentor of postdoctoral associates at Duke University.
TCRN postdoc Maria DeYoreo wins Savage Award
Maria DeYoreo is the 2016 winner of the highly prestigious Savage Award in Applied Methodology for best doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Maria!
Dr. Larry Cox passed away
We are saddened to report that Dr. Larry Cox passed away on June 1, 2016. Larry was one of the most influential researchers in statistical disclosure control, data editing, and official statistics. He made fundamental contributions to methodology for protecting tabular data that profoundly impacted the practice of statistical agencies and inspired generations of researchers. […]
Jerry Reiter talks about data access at BLS Commissioner’s Lecture Series
Jerry Reiter, PI of the Duke/NISS NCRN node, delivered a presentation on the future of data access at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on December 15, 2015. The talk was part of the Commiissoner’s Invited Lecture Series, which brings in speakers to talk about the current and future state of topics central to the […]
Beka Steorts video on her research on deaths in Syria
Beka Steorts presented her research on the use of record linkage techniques to estimate the number of deaths in the conflict in Syria. Her talk was captured in a 3 minute video from the MIT Technology Review. Watch the video of Beka.
Beka Steorts research highlighted in MIT Technology Review
Beka Steorts, formerly visiting assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University and now assistant professor at Duke University, was mentioned in the MIT Technology Review as one of “35 innovators under 35.” The article highlights her research on record linkage and human rights. See the article at http://www.technologyreview.com/lists/innovators-under-35/2015/humanitarian/rebecca-steorts/
Former TCRN postdoc Hang Kim wins award
Hang Kim, who finished a postdoctoral position at the Duke/NISS NCRN node in July 2015, was awarded a career development award from the Korean International Statistical Society (KISS). This is the first year of the award, which “recognizes statisticians who are in the early stages of their careers (anyone who completed highest educational degree no […]
The Atlantic publishes story on synthetic data
The Atlantic has published a story describing the use of synthetic data to protect the confidentiality of data subjects’ identities and sensitive attributes. The story quotes researchers from the Cornell, Duke/NISS, and Michigan nodes. To see the article, visit the page http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/07/fake-data-privacy-census/399974/
