CANSSI 2026 Distinguished Lecture in Statistical Sciences: Daniela Witten – Oct. 1, 2026
Session Description
October 1 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Join us for this year’s Distinguished Lecture Series in Statistical Sciences with:
Daniela Witten
Professor of Statistics & Biostatistics
Dorothy Gilford Endowed Chair of Mathematical Statistics
University of Washington
Speaker Profile
Daniela Witten is a professor of Statistics and Biostatistics at University of Washington, and the Dorothy Gilford Endowed Chair in Mathematical Statistics. She develops statistical machine learning methods for high-dimensional data, with a focus on unsupervised learning.
She has received a number of awards for her research in statistical machine learning: most notably the Spiegelman Award from the American Public Health Association for a (bio)statistician under age 40, and the Presidents’ Award from the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies for a statistician under age 41.
Daniela is a co-author of the textbook “Introduction to Statistical Learning”, and has served as Joint Editor of Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B.