RIT Talk Highlights Role of Statistics in Computer Experiments

William Notz, a statistics professor at Ohio State University, will discuss “Computer Experiments and the Role of Statistics,” from 1 to 1:50 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 9, at Rochester Institute of Technology. The lecture is part of the 2004-2005 Kate Gleason College of Engineering's Distinguished Speaker Series.

The talk, free and open to the public, will be in Xerox Auditorium in the James E. Gleason Building.

Other upcoming talks include Rafaello D'Andrea of Cornell University addressing “Challenges and Opportunities in Distributed, Autonomous Systems” on Feb. 10; Horace Becker, a former Xerox Corp. vice president, speaking on “ The Birth of the Xerox 914—The World's First Plain Paper Copier” on March 10; Judy Hoyt of Massachusetts Institute of Technology discussing “Nanostructure Devices” on March 31; and Barry Nelson of Northwestern University speaking on “A Reliable COMPASS for Optimizing Simulated Systems” on April 21.

WHAT: “Computer Experiments and the Role of Statistics,” a free lecture by William Notz, an Ohio State University statistics professor, as part of the 2004-2005 Kate Gleason College of Engineering's Distinguished Speaker Series

WHEN: 1-1:50 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 9

WHERE: Xerox Auditorium, James E. Gleason Building, Rochester Institute of Technology

SPONSOR: Kate Gleason College of Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology