Statistical inference on networks

• Grant number: 18/18115-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• Start date: December 01, 2018
• End date: November 30, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Probability and Statistics - Applied Probability and Statistics
• Principal Investigator: Nancy Lopes Garcia
• Grantee: Andressa Cerqueira
• Supervisor: Elizaveta Levina
• Host Institution: Instituto de Matemática, Estatística e Computação Científica (IMECC). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: University of Michigan, United States
• Associated to the scholarship: 17/25926-4 - Gibbs measures for infinite random graphs, BP.PD

Abstract

In this research project we aim to study new statistical inference approaches for networks' analysis. In particular we focus on networks that exhibit community structure, that is, the nodes are organized into groups with similar connection patterns. We are interested in developing new statistical approaches applied to the study of a single network as well as for random samples of networks.