Archive for University of Wollongong
Bayes on the Beach 2026 (University of Wollongong, NSW, 9-11 Feb.)
Posted in Kids, Mountains, pictures, R, Running, Statistics, Travel, University life, Wines with tags Australia, Bayes on the Beach, Bayesian computational methods, Bayesian statistics, beach, BoB, collaborative workshop, conference, Dharawal language, Grand Pacific Drive, Illawarra escarpment, New South Wales, Pacific Ocean, Queensland University of Technology, QUT, University of Wollongong on September 18, 2025 by xi'an
Canberra-Goulburn
Posted in Mountains, pictures, Running, Travel with tags ABC, ANU, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Goulburn, Kyoto, Rao-Blackwellisation, University of Wollongong on August 16, 2012 by xi'an
After a short two-day visit to Canberra, I am now heading to Brisbane, last stop of my Australian Tour… I gave my Kyoto talk at ANU, failing to convince my guest Alan Welsh that ABC was a completely justified Bayesian inference method (with the sound argument that it failed the conditionality principle), had a great run in the morning to the top of Black Mountain, witnessing a very nice inversion shown below,
ate a great Indian dinner, and was driven by Alan the next morning to Goulburn for a joint meeting (“Goulburn 19”) between the statisticians of Canberra and of the University of Wollongong. This was a fairly interesting meeting, taking place in a motel conference room. Luxury, luxury!, the room even had a log fire (with the foreseeable consequence of inducing one of my customary and embarrassing dozes!) Actually, this seemed to be a signature of the place as the terrific Trapper’s Bakery across the street also had a fireplace… This meeting was very informal, friendly, and interactive, making me regret I had given there my most technical talk on Rao-Blackwellisation instead of one on ABC model choice.
AMSI Lectures #6 & #7
Posted in Statistics, Travel with tags AMSI Lecture, ANU, Canberra, Qantas, University of Wollongong on August 13, 2012 by xi'an
After this fairly long break stretching from southern Australia to northern Queensland, I am back on track for the second half of my AMSI Lectures, giving a seminar in Canberra tomorrow and at the University of Wollongong the day after.
Xi’an Australian Tour 2012
Posted in Running, Statistics, Travel, University life with tags AMSI, Australia, Australian National University, Monash University, Queensland University of Technology, University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne, University of NSW, University of Queensland, University of Western Sydney, University of Wollongong on May 25, 2012 by xi'an
Here is my schedule (so far) for my Australian trip this summer/winter… Looking forward meeting loads of interesting people, problems and places!
Tour Schedule
| Date | Host Institution | Venue | Time | Title | |
| 12 July | Australian Statistical Conference | Meeting Room 11 | 9:30 am | Approximate Bayesian Computation for model selection | |
| 13 July | University of Adelaide | TBC | TBC | TBC | |
| 16 July | University of NSW | Via AGR | 2 pm | ABC methods for Bayesian model choice | |
| 17 July | University of Western Sydney | TBC | TBC | Rao-Blackwellisation of sampling schemes | |
| 26 July | University of Melbourne | Russell Love theatre, Richard Berry (Bldg 160) | 2 pm | Approximate Bayesian computation (ABC): advances and limitations | |
| 26 July | AMSI Public Lecture | TBC |
6 pm | Simulation as a universal tool for statistics | |
| 27 July | Monash University, Econometrics and Business Statistics seminar | TBC |
2 pm | ABC methods for Bayesian model choice | |
| 14 August | Australian National University | Seminar Room G35, John Dedman (Bldg 27) | 2 pm | Approximate Bayesian computation (ABC): advances and limitations | |
| 15 August | University of Wollongong | CSSM Meeting (Goulburn) | Rao-Blackwellisation of sampling schemes | ||
| 20 August | University of Queensland | Room N201, Building 50 | 2 pm | Rao-Blackwellisation of sampling schemes | |
| 21 August | Queensland University of Technology | GP-Z1064 Gibson Room | TBC | ABC methods for Bayesian model choice | |
| 21 August | Queensland University of Technology | GP-Z1064 Gibson Room | TBC |
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