BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:854@fds.yale.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T130000 DTSTAMP:20250916T142151Z URL:https://fds.yale.edu/events/fds-womens-career-development-colloquium-f eng-liang-ucic/ SUMMARY:FDS Women's Career Development Colloquium: Feng Liang (UCIC) DESCRIPTION:\nPlease join us for the FDS Women’s Career Development Collo quium Series\, proudly supported by the \;Department of Statistics and Data Science (S&\;DS) \;and the \;Yale Institute for Foundatio ns of Data Science (FDS). This series will feature inspiring talks from fe male Yale alumni and leading professionals in statistics and related field s who will share their career journeys and valuable insights. We encourage active participation—ask questions\, engage in discussions\, and take f ull advantage of this enriching opportunity. The series is dedicated to su pporting women in statistics and related fields at Yale\, providing a plat form where female professionals can share their experiences\, discuss chal lenges\, and offer guidance to our students.\n\n\n\nSpeaker Bio: Dr. Feng Liang is a Professor of Statistics at the University of Illinois at Urban a-Champaign (UIUC) and currently serves as the Interim Director for the Ac tuarial Science and Risk Management (ASRM) and Predictive Analytics and Ri sk Management (PARM) programs. She earned her bachelor's degree in Mathema tics from Peking University in 1997 and her Ph.D. in Statistics from Yale University in 2002. Dr. Liang began her academic career at Duke University before joining UIUC in 2006. Her research interests include information t heory\, data mining\, and Bayesian methodologies. Throughout her career\, she has been dedicated to advancing statistical science through research\, education\, and mentorship\, fostering interdisciplinary collaborations.\ n\n\n\nPlease sign up asap to reserve your spot: \;https://docs.google .com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWWZfZ6ZQcHy3bAZjeL18_ELsHIZrGdYWCujghTrLHmeRBMw/vi ewform?usp=dialog\n\n\n\nOrganized by \;Ruixiao Wang\, Ph.D. Student i n Statistics &\; Data Science\, Yale University\n\n\n\nWe are currently looking for women speakers for next semester\, preferably with a PhD\, in statistics\, data science\, or other quantitative fields\, who would love to share their experience and career advice from academia\, industry\, go vernment\, nonprofit sectors\, entrepreneurship/startups\, consulting\, et c. If you have a strong candidate in mind\, please contact Ruixiao Wang (r uixiao.wang@yale.edu).\n\n\n\nConnect with us on Slack: \;https://join .slack.com/t/women-in-stemgroup/shared_invite/zt-2v1vko9x2-IVoeMIKK6Qv~nlu iThkqUw\n CATEGORIES:FDS Events,Student Led Seminar LOCATION:Yale Institute for Foundations of Data Science & Webcast\, 219 Pro spect Street\, 13th Floor\, New Haven\, CT\, 06511\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=219 Prospect Street\, 13th Floor\, New Haven\, CT\, 06511\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE= Yale Institute for Foundations of Data Science & Webcast:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR