Date/Time
Date(s) - 07/10/2025
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Britton Lectures

Dr. Giles Hooker
Professor, Department of Statistics & Data Science
University of Pennsylvania
Research Area: statistical methods using dynamical systems models, functional data analysis, and statistical aspects of fair and interpretable machine learning

Location: BSB-B135

Title: An ODE to Statistics: Data Analysis for Nonlinear Dynamics

Abstract: In this talk we provide an overview of the interface between ordinary differential equations and statistics. While ODEs have been a workhorse for models in applied mathematics, there has been a much more limited interface between these models and statistical methods. We will provide a high level description of adapting methods to work with ODEs for a suite of statistical concerns: parameter estimation, inference, goodness of fit, and experimental design, along with commentary on the scope and omissions of current practice along with open problems.  Much of this work is inspired by collaborations in experimental ecology, but the methods are much broader and we will explore their application in epidemiology, neuroscience and chemical engineering.