Posts

2021

Jul 16 -- bioRxiv preprint: Model-based identification of conditionally-essential genes from transposon-insertion sequencing data

Our paper on methods for analysis of transposon sequencing data is now available on bioRxiv.

May 13 -- Doubly Non-Central Beta Matrix Factorization for DNA Methylation Data accepted to UAI2021

Paper on representation learning for bounded data appears in UAI2021.

May 13 -- Exact and Approximate Hierarchical Clustering Using A* accepted to UAI2021

Paper on exact hierarchical clustering appears in UAI2021.

Apr 25 -- Talk on Identification of Conditionally-Essential Genes at GLBIO2021

Vishal Sarsani will be giving a talk on his work at GLBIO2021.

Apr 25 -- Talk on Inferring Subclonal Populations from Structured DNA Sequencing Data at GLBIO2021

Shai He will be giving a talk on his work that was recently published in AOAS at GLBIO2021.

Apr 12 -- Cluster Trellis: Data Structures & Algorithms for Exact Inference in Hierarchical Clustering appears in AISTATS2021

Paper on exact hierarchical clustering appears in AISTATS2021.

Apr 12 -- Talk on Variational Inference and the Marginal Polytope at TWIGS

Flaherty gave a background talk on variational inference at the "The What Is... Graduate Seminar" (TWIGS) at UMass Math/Stat.

Mar 12 -- Model-based Identification of Conditionally-Essential Genes from Transposon Insertion Sequencing Data to appear in GLBIO2021

Paper on analysis of transposon sequencing data to appear in GLBIO2021

Feb 26 -- UMass TRIPODS REU Now Open

The NSF-sponsored UMass TRIPODS Institute for Theoretical Foundations of Data Science is offering a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program.

Jan 28 -- Vishal passes qualifying exam

Grad student Vishal Sarsani passed his final qualifying exam and advanced to a PhD student status.

Jan 27 -- Ji Ah passes qualifying exam

Grad student Ji Ah Lee passed her final qualifying exam and advanced to a PhD student status.

2020

Nov 20 -- Multi-Biomarker Prediction Models for Multiple Infection Episodes Following Blunt Trauma published in iScience

Our paper on predicting multiple infection episodes is now in print in iScience.

Nov 10 -- A Bayesian Nonparametric Model for Inferring Subclonal Populations from Structured DNA Sequencing Data posted to bioRxiv

Our paper on inferring subclonal populations from experimental data is now on bioRxiv

Nov 3 -- Talk on MAP Clustering at UC Davis Math/Stat

Flaherty gave talk to UC Davis Math/Stat Department on MAP clustering.

Oct 22 -- Talk on MAP Clustering at CSU Math

Flaherty gave talk to Colorado State University Math Department on MAP clustering.

Sep 23 -- Talk on Inferring Subclonal Populations at UMass VASCI Seminar

Flaherty gave talk to UMass Veterinary and Animal Sciences Seminar on inferring subclonal populations.

Feb 3 -- SCSIM paper on bioRxiv

SCSIM: Jointly simulating correlated single-cell and bulk next-generation DNA sequencing data is now on bioRxiv

Jan 24 -- Targeted Metabolomic Profiling Reveals Association Between Altered Amino Acids and Poor Functional Recovery After Stroke

Our paper on recovery after stroke is published in Frontiers in Neurology

Jan 15 -- A Bayesian Nonparametric Model for Inferring Subclonal Populations from Structured DNA Sequencing Data in AOAS

Our paper on inferring subclonal populations from experimental data is now at the Annals of Applied Statistics

Jan 15 -- Introduction to Foundations of Data Science Summer Course now open

UMASS TRIPODS 3-week Summer Course

Jan 1 -- Multiple Postdoc Positions Available

2018

Dec 6 -- Compact Representation of Uncertainty in Clustering at NeurIPS2018

NeurIPS paper with Craig Greenberg, Nick Monath, Ari Kobren, Andrew McGregor, and Andrew McCallum on exact clustering accepted to NIPS2018.