Statistical inference in realistic network models

Joost Jorritsma

Florence Nightingale Research Fellow

Department of Statistics 

Interview:  TU Eindhoven  -  Assistant professor in Statistics

What can we infer from a network snapshot?

Growing labeled network

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Unlabeled snapshot

Estimate

Patient zero  

Transmission mechanism

Structural features

Degrees, Correlations,  

Geometry

Random graphs

Statistical modeling

Benchmark for inference

Inference: simplified versus realistic models

Well understood

Less understood

Trees

Dense graphs

Sparse graphs

Trees

Sparse graphs

Bringing structure and inference together

# Infections over time

Models

Geometry, Heterogeneity

Component structure

Spreading dynamics

Outbreak variability

Intervention modeling

Statistical inference

Arrival-time estimation

Hypothesis testing

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Looking ahead

Veni: Criticality in random graphs

Probabilistic tools for structural analysis

Statistical inference in realistic networks

Estimation, testing, network archaeology

Robustness & differential privacy

Supervision & collaboration

Workshops & reading groups

PhD, MSc, BSc supervision

Industry experience (Air France  KLM)

Statistical inference in realistic network models

Joost Jorritsma

Florence Nightingale Research Fellow

Interview:  TU Eindhoven - Assistant professor in Statistics

Ass. Statistics Eindhoven

By joostjor

Ass. Statistics Eindhoven

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