An opportunity for undergraduate students from the Schools of Informatics and Mathematics to present their final year projects.
At the second event of the RSS Edinburgh Local Group 2025 programme, two undergraduates from each of the Schools of Informatics and Mathematics, who have been working on statistics related dissertation projects, will have the opportunity to present to the local group. The session will last an hour and a half, with high level presentations taking 20 minutes (with questions) each and some time afterwards to discuss.
Speakers and talk topics:
Natalia Kortals - Bayesian Networks in Formula One Race Strategy
Owen Pauptit - Analysis of ethnic bias in English and Welsh police stop and search data
Margarita Boyko - Teaching children data visualisation
Gut Torbet - Detecting cheating in online chess
Venue: The Bayes Centre, University of Edinburgh, 47 Potterrow, Edinburgh EH8 9BT
Speakers:
Natalia Kortals
Owen Pauptit
Margarita Boyko
Gut Torbet
Students of:
Vanda Inacio, Reader in Statistics, University of Edinburgh
David Sterratt, Lecturer, School of Informatics Deputy Director of Learning & Teaching (Operations), University of Edinburgh