{"632576":{"#nid":"632576","#data":{"type":"event","title":"ARC Colloquium: Maryam Aliakbarpour","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp align = \u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlgorithms \u0026amp; Randomness Center (ARC)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp align = \u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMaryam Aliakbarpour (MIT)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp align = \u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMonday, March 2, 2020\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp align = \u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKlaus 1116 East - 10:00 am\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp align = \u0022center\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETitle:\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/strong\u003EDistribution testing:\u0026nbsp; Classical and new paradigms\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract:\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/strong\u003EOne of the most fundamental problems in learning theory is to view input data as random samples from an unknown distribution and then to make statistical inferences about the underlying distribution. In this talk, we focus on a notable example of such a statistical task: testing properties of distributions. The goal is to design an algorithm that uses as few samples as possible from a distribution and distinguishes whether the distribution has the property, or it is $\\epsilon$-far in $\\ell_1$-distance from any distribution which has the property. In this talk, we explore several questions in the framework of distribution testing, such as (i) Is the distribution uniform? Or, is it far from being uniform? (ii) Is a pair of random variables independent or correlated? (iii) Is the distribution monotone? Moreover, we discuss extensions of the standard testing framework to more practical settings. For instance, we consider the case where the sensitivity of the input samples (e.g., patients\u0026rsquo; medical records) requires the design of statistical tests that ensure the privacy of individuals. We address this case by designing differentially private testing algorithms for several testing questions with (nearly)-optimal sample complexities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E----------------------------------\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mit.edu\/~maryama\/\u0022\u003ESpeaker\u0026#39;s Webpage\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EVideos of recent talks are available at: \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/smartech.gatech.edu\/handle\/1853\/46836\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ehttps:\/\/smartech.gatech.edu\/handle\/1853\/46836\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mailman.cc.gatech.edu\/mailman\/listinfo\/arc-colloq\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EClick here to subscribe to the seminar email list: arc-colloq@Klauscc.gatech.edu \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Distribution testing: Classical and new paradigms - Klaus 1116 East at 10am"}],"uid":"27544","created_gmt":"2020-02-18 14:08:09","changed_gmt":"2020-02-24 15:46:02","author":"Francella Tonge","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2020-03-02T10:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2020-03-02T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2020-03-02T11:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2020-03-02 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2020-03-02 16:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2020-03-02 16:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"70263","name":"ARC"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}