Industrial Affiliates Program Overview

Program Directors
   Trevor Hastie
   Art Owen
   Guenther Walther

Department Overview
The Statistics department at Stanford University is one of the oldest in the world, and ties with Berkeley as the top ranked department in the USA. There are 23 faculty members, many with joint appointments in Engineering, Biostatistics, Mathematics, Education, Geology and Economics. The faculty include five members of the National Academy of Science, and most are fellows of the American Statistical Association, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, International Statistical Institute and Royal Statistical Society. Together the faculty have published over 40 books and over a thousand research articles. Many of the top statisticians in the world received their Ph.D degrees from Stanford University. There are approximately 50 Ph.D students, and about 10 graduate per year.

Research Objectives
The research interests of the faculty are extremely varied, and include:

• Nonparametric function approximation
• Pattern recognition, image and signal classification
• Bootstrap and resampling
• Numerical integration and experimental design
• Computer experiments
• Signal and Image processing, Wavelets
• Stochastic models in genetics and DNA sequencing
• DNA microarray analysis
• Multivariate modeling and unsupervised learning
• Financial and Economic modeling
• Vector Quantization and Compression
• Statistical Computing
• Bayesian inference and stochastic optimization

Most of the faculty collaborate with researchers in other disciplines, such as biology, medicine, physics, psychology, geology and engineering, to name a few. A number of faculty consult on a regular basis with research groups and organizations in the immediate area. For further details explore the department website.

We also receive some revenue - locally known as "discretionary funds" - which we plan to use in several ways:

• Student travel. As federal funding sources cut back, it becomes harder to find travel funds particularly for students. Yet travel to meetings to exchange ideas with leading researchers is particularly crucial for students nearing completion of their degrees. Students who speak at the affiliates meeting will have priority.
• Visiting lecturers. The revenue will be used to defray travel expenses and to provide modest honoraria for visitors who come to speak.
• Computer support. Keeping the computers going is a top priority for modern statistical research. We have an excellent computer support expert. The portion of his salary coming from soft money is ramping up and the Industrial Affiliates program is designed in part to meet it.

Schools and Departments associated with the program:
Division of Biostatistics
Computer Science Department
Computer Systems Laboratory
Information Systems laboratory

Contact Information
Angie Martinez
Statistics Department
Sequoia Hall
390 Serra Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-4065
Email: angie.martinez@stanford.edu
Phone: 650.725.2245