Event Details

STOR-i is hosting a week-long Spring School, open to Maths and Statistics PhD students. This free event features a 2-day Masterclass on Network Modelling, talks from experts in Statistics and Operational Research, and a 2.5 day real-world data challenge alongside Nesta, one of our charity partners.

What to Expect

• Masterclass: Professor Brendan Murphy from University College Dublin will deliver a 2-day masterclass on network modelling, covering the following:

Statistical Modelling of Network Data

This course will cover aspects of modelling network data. The course will start with an introduction to networks and properties of networks. It will cover a range of network models including the Erdos-Renyi model, exponential random graph models (ERGM), the stochastic block model (SBM) and its extensions and latent space models (LSM) and their extensions. Some code examples will be developed in the course.

• Talks: Hear from alumni, academics, and industrial partners sharing their experiences in academia and industry.
• Data Dive: Collaborate on a 2.5 day long real-world data challenge alongside Nesta, one of our charity partners.