The fields of statistics and operations research afford ample opportunity for innovation and inquiry in cutting-edge, real-life applications. Advances in technology and generation of enormous datasets provide exciting new challenges in a variety of disciplines. Our students and faculty develop and apply rigorous statistical/mathematical methods to solve problems in numerous areas, including: engineering, biology, business, and the social sciences.
Sample Topics in Statistics and Data Science
- Bayesian statistics
- Changepoint analysis
- Profile Monitoring
- Dimension Reduction
- Machine Learning
- Signal Processing
Sample Topics in Industrial Statistics and Operations Research
- Stochastic Optimization
- Design and Analysis of Experiments
- Manufacturing and Material Science
- Transportation Science
- Decision Analysis
Faculty
- Edward L. Boone, Ph.D.
- Anh Bui, Ph.D.
- Ye Chen, Ph.D.
- David Edwards, Ph.D.
- Chenlu Ke, Ph.D.
- QiQi Lu, Ph.D.
- Cheng Ly, Ph.D.
- Darcy Mays, Ph.D.
- James Mays, Ph.D.
- Yanjun Qian, Ph.D.
- Indranil Sahoo, Ph.D.
- Jenise Swall, Ph.D.
- Ya Su, Ph.D.