On September 8, 2023, John Einmahl will deliver his valedictory lecture. To mark this special occasion, we are organizing a workshop in Oisterwijk (near Tilburg) where we will engage in thoughtful and engaging discussions in the field of mathematical statistics and explore the natural beauty of the forests and fens that surround us.
Dates: September 6 and 7, 2023
Venue: Fletcher Hotel-Restaurant Boschoord
| Time | Day 1: September 6 |
|---|---|
| 10:45-11:00 | Opening by Bertrand Melenberg (Head of Department) |
| 11:00-12:30 | Session 1: Our Journey With John and the Joint Works |
| Laurens de Haan, Estate Khmaladze, and Ana Ferreira | |
| Chair: Yi He | |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 | Session 2: Advances in Extreme Value Statistics |
| Chen Zhou, Jan Beirlant, and Armelle Guillou | |
| Chair: Cees de Valk | |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00-17:00 | Session 3: Asymptotic Statistics for Large Data Set |
| Holger Drees and Bas Werker | |
| Chair: Umut Can | |
| 18:30 | Dinner |
| Time | Day 2: September 7 |
| 09:30-10:30 | Session 4: Common Sense and Stylized Facts |
| Jan Magnus and Casper de Vries | |
| Chair: Julia Schaumburg | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00-12:00 | Session 5: Empirical Process Theory |
| Philippe Berthet and Johan Segers | |
| Chair: Martien van Zuijlen | |
| 12:00-14:30 | Lunch, Walk to Fens and Forest |
| 14:30-15:30 | Session 6: Copula-based Dependence |
| Anna Kiriliouk and Irene Gijbels | |
| Chair: Xuan Leng | |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00-17:00 | Session 7: Advances in Modeling and Estimation |
| Yi He and Ingrid van Keilegom | |
| Chair: Otilia Boldea |
View and download the (updated) abstract book here
The journey from Schiphol airport to Oisterwijk by train takes 1.5-2 hours, depending on the specific train and any transfers you need to make. It’s always a good idea to check the train schedules in advance and plan your journey accordingly to ensure a smooth and efficient trip.
You can purchase the one-way ticket online here via NS’s website, or the ticket machine at the station.
For real-time route planning, you can:
You can purchase the one-way ticket online here via NS’s website, or the ticket machine at the station.
For real-time route planning, you can:
You may plan and purchase tickets via NS International
The distance between Oisterwijk train station and Fletcher Hotel-Restaurant Boschoord is about 2.1 kilometers, which is about 26 minute walk.
You can contact the organizing committee via email.
(Juan Juan is now on pregnancy leave. You are welcome to contact Yi from 10 July. )
John’s valedictory lecture is on the day after the workshop. The general public is welcome to participate. Please visit the website of Tilburg University for more information:
Valedictory address Prof. J.H.J. Einmahl
Date: 8th September 2023
Time: 16:15
Location: Cobbenhagen building, Aula
Press release: Farewell address John Einmahl
Live Stream:Watch the live broadcast from the Auditorium
Full Text of The Lecture: Click here to view/download.
(The text is available after the lecture)
We would like to express our gratitude to Tilburg University, Department of Econometrics and Operations Research, for financial support of this workshop.
