James FillProfessor Applied Mathematics and Statistics Secondary Appointment: Professor, Department of Computer Science, 2001-2012 (renewable multi-year terms) http://www.ams.jhu.edu/~fill/ () Whitehead Hall 306-F (office) 410-516-7219 (office) jimfill@jhu.edu (primary) |
Education
| Ph.D. 1980, University of Chicago |
| M.S. 1979, University of Chicago |
| B.S. 1976, University of Illinois |
Experience
| 1995: Professor of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, The Johns Hopkins University |
| 2001-2012: Professor of Computer Science, The Johns Hopkins University (secondary appointment; renewable multi-year terms) |
| 2001-2001: Visiting Researcher, Microsoft Research, Theory Group, Redmond, Washington |
| 1991-1995: Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University |
| 1991-1991: Visiting Associate Professor of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Fall |
| 1988-1991: Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University |
| 1980-1988: Assistant Professor of Statistics, Stanford University |
| 1986-1987: Visiting Assistant Professor of Statistics, University of Chicago |
| 1974-1974: Data Analyst, Division of Research and Statistics, American Hospital Association, Chicago, Summer |
Journal Articles
| Fill, J.A., Kahn, J. (submitted in September, 2011). Comparison inequalities and fastest-mixing Markov chains. Annals of Applied Probability. 32. |
| Fill, J.A., Lyzinski, V. (submitted in January, 2012). Hitting times and interlacing eigenvalues: a stochastic approach using intertwinings. Electronic Journal of Probability. 22. |
| Fill, J.A. (submitted in February, 2012). Distributional convergence for the number of symbol comparisons used by QuickSort. Annals of Applied Probability. 16. |
| Fill, J.A., Janson, S. (submitted in February, 2012). The number of bit comparisons used by Quicksort: an average-case analysis. Electronic Journal of Probability. 23. |
| Fill, J.A., Nakama, T. (submitted in February, 2012). Distributional convergence for the number of symbol comparisons used by QuickSelect. Advances in Applied Probability. 26. |
Conference Proceedings
| Bindjeme, P., Fill, J.A. "Exact $L^2$-distance from the limit for QuickSort key comparisons (refereed extended abstract)", 23rd International Meeting on Probabilistic, Combinatorial and Asymptotic Methods for the Analysis of Algorithms, 2012 (submitted in January, 2012), p.9. |
| Bindjeme, P., Fill, J.A. "The limit distribution for the number of symbol comparisons used by QuickSort is nondegenerate (refereed extended abstract)", 23rd International Meeting on Probabilistic, Combinatorial and Asymptotic Methods for the Analysis of Algorithms, 2012 (submitted in January, 2012), p.12. |
| Beer, E., Fill, J.A., Janson, S., Scheinerman, E.R. "On vertex, edge, and vertex-edge random graphs (refereed extended abstract)", 2011 Proceedings of the Eighth Workshop on Analytic Algorithmics and Combinatorics (ANALCO), 2011, pp.16-22. |
| Fill, J.A. "Distributional convergence for the number of symbol comparisons used by QuickSort (refereed extended abstract)", Proceedings of the 21st International Meeting on Probabilistic, Combinatorial, and Asymptotic Methods in the Analysis of Algorithms, 2010, pp.221-234. |
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Vallee, B., Clement, J., Fill, J., Flajolet, P. "The Number of Symbol Comparisons in QuickSort and QuickSelect", AUTOMATA, LANGUAGES AND PROGRAMMING, PT I, 2009, vol.5555, pp.750-763. View record in Web of Science SM |
Awards & Honors
| 1999: elected Fellow, Institute of Mathematical Statistics |
| 1976 - 1980: McCormick Foundation Fellow, University of Chicago |
| 1976 - 1979: NSF Graduate Fellow |
| 1976: Summa Cum Laude, Highest Distinction in Mathematics, Highest Distinction in Statistics, University of Illinois |
| 1978 - 0: Member, Sigma Xi, University of Chicago |
| 1976 - 0: Member, Phi Kappa Phi, University of Illinois |
| 1976 - 0: Member, Phi Beta Kappa, University of Illinois |
| 1973 - 0: Member, Phi Eta Sigma, University of Illinois |
Presentations
| Invited Short Course (6 hours of lectures): ANALCO (Workshop on Analytic Algorithms and Combinatorics) Winter School, New Orleans, Louisiana, January, 2013, January 9, 2013 |
| University of Pennsylvania, Statistics, fall, 2012, October 8, 2012 |
| Duke University, Mathematics, fall, 2012, September 10, 2012 |
| Institute of Applied Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, July, 2012 (Invited Address), July 23, 2012 |
| Eighth Workshop on Markov Processes and Related Topics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, July, 2012 (Invited Address), July 16, 2012 |
| Invited Short Course (6 hours of lectures): ANALCO (Workshop on Analytic Algorithms and Combinatorics) Winter School, Kyoto, Japan, January, 2012 (postponed one year due to unavailability of venue), January 21, 2012 |
| 22nd International Meetingon Probabilistic, Combinatorial, and Asymptotic Methods in the Analysis of Algorithms (AofA 2011), Bedlewo, Poland, June, 2011 (Invited: Plenary Address), June 12, 2011 |
| Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis (ASMDA2011), Session on "Sequential Optimization in Stochastic Processes" (tentative title), Rome, Italy, June, 2011 (Invited), June 7, 2011 |
| George Washington University, Statistics, April, 2011, April 8, 2011 |
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Workshop on Analytic Algorithms and Combinatorics (ANALCO11), San Francisco, California, January, 2011 (Invited), January 22, 2011 |
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21st International Meeting on Probabilistic, Combinatorial, and Asymptotic Methods for the Analysis of Algorithms (AofA 2010), Vienna, Austria, June-July, 2010 (Invited), June 28, 2010 |
| Joint Mathematics Meetings, AMS Special Session on "Markov Chains and Their Statistical Applications", San Francisco, California, January, 2010 (Invited), January 13, 2010 |
| American University, Mathematics and Statistics, December 1, 2009 |
| 20th International Meeting on Probabilistic, Combinatorial, and Asymptotic Methods in the Analysis of Algorithms (AofA 2009). Fréjus, France. 2009-06-00. (Invited), May 31, 2009 |
| 25th Nordic and 1st British-Nordic Congress of Mathematicians, session on Discrete Probability. Oslo, Norway. 2009-06-00. (Invited), May 31, 2009 |
| Summer School in Applied Probability. Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 2009-05-00. (Invited Short Course [one week, 10 hours of lectures]), May 1, 2009 |
| . Mittag-Leffler Institute, Djursholm (near Stockholm), Sweden. 2009-05-00. (Invited), April 30, 2009 |
| University of Pennsylvania, Mathematics, November 1, 2008 |
| 2008 International Workshop on Applied Probability. University of Compiègne, France. 2008-07-00. (Invited), June 30, 2008 |
| World Congress in Probability and Statistics (WCPS08), session on Probabilistic Analysis of Algorithms. Singapore. 2008-07-00. (Invited), June 30, 2008 |
| Conference on Analysis and Probability. University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France. 2008-06-00. (Invited), May 31, 2008 |
| 2008 Conference on Analysis of Algorithms (AofA 2008). Maresias, Brazil. 2008-04-00. (Invited), March 31, 2008 |
| Workshop on Markov-Chain Monte Carlo Methods. Newton Institute, Cambridge, England. 2008-03-00. (Invited), February 29, 2008 |
| Workshop on Analytic Algorithms and Combinatorics (ANALCO08). San Francisco, California. 2008-01-00. (Invited), December 31, 2007 |
| Applied Probability Day. Columbia University. 2007-06-00. (Invited), May 31, 2007 |
| Third Workshop on Monte Carlo Methods. Harvard University. 2007-05-00. (Invited), April 30, 2007 |
| School "Information and Randomness 2006". Santiago, Chile. 2006-12-00. (Invited Short Course of Three Lectures), December 1, 2006 |
| Conference to Celebrate 65th Birthdays of Steve Stigler and Mike Wichura. University of Chicago. 2006-11-00. (Invited), October 31, 2006 |
| Analysis of Algorithms 2006 (AofA 2006). Bilzen, Belgium. 2006-07-00. (Invited), June 30, 2006 |
| Applied Probability Workshop. Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 2006-06-00. (Invited), May 31, 2006 |
| Winter Workshop on "Frontiers of Theoretical Statistics". University of Florida. 2006-01-00. (Invited), December 31, 2005 |
| Small Deviation Probabilities and Related Topics (second international conference). St. Petersburg, Russia. 2005-09-00. (Invited: Plenary Address), September 1, 2005 |
| International Conference on the Analysis of Algorithms. Barcelona, Spain. 2005-06-00. (Invited), May 31, 2005 |
| Workshop on Markov Chains in Algorithms and Statistical Physics. Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley, CA. 2005-01-00. (Invited), December 31, 2004 |
| Workshop on Sharp Thresholds for Mixing Times. American Institute of Mathematics, Palo Alto, CA. 2004-12-00. (Invited: Invited Participant and Invited Address), December 1, 2004 |
| . University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Mathematics and Statistics. 2004-09-00., October 1, 2004 |
| Oberwolfach Mini-Workshop on Probability Theory on Trees and Analysis of Algorithms. Oberwolfach, Germany. 2004-08-00. (Invited: three Invited Addresses), August 1, 2004 |
| Eighth Brazilian School of Probability (Escola Brasileira de Probabilidade). Ubatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2004-08-00. (Invited), July 31, 2004 |
| Seventh Iranian Statistical Conference. Allameh Tabatabayie University, Tehran, Iran. 2004-08-00. (Invited), July 31, 2004 |
| 10th Seminar on Analysis of Algorithms. Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley, CA. 2004-06-00. (Invited: Plenary Address), June 1, 2004 |
| . University of Delaware, Mathematical Sciences. 2004-05-00., April 30, 2004 |
| Meeting on Markov Chains and Random Algorithms. Cornell University. 2004-05-00. (Invited), April 30, 2004 |
| . University of Pennsylvania, Mathematics. 2004-02-00., January 31, 2004 |
| . University of Rochester, Mathematics. 2004-02-00., January 31, 2004 |
| ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA04). New Orleans, LA. 2004-01-00. (Invited), December 31, 2003 |
| East-Asian and Pacific Regional Meeting of the Bernoulli Society, session on Probabilistic Analysis of Algorithms. Kowloon, Hong Kong. 2003-12-00. (Invited), November 30, 2003 |
| First Northeastern Probability Seminar. CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY. 2003-11-00. (Invited), October 31, 2003 |
| Research Symposium on Markov Chains: Algorithms, Applications and Theory. University of Durham, England. 2003-07-00. (Invited), June 30, 2003 |
| Ninth Seminar on Analysis of Algorithms. San Miniato, Italy. 2003-06-00. (Invited), May 31, 2003 |
| Joint Mathematics Meetings, Special Session on "Discrete Models". Baltimore, MD. 2003-01-00. (Invited), December 31, 2002 |
| Program on Stochastic Computation. Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC. 2002-09-00. (Invited), August 31, 2002 |
| Workshop on Randomised Algorithms. Newton Institute, Cambridge, England. 2002-08-00. (Invited), July 31, 2002 |
| IMS 65th Annual Meeting. Banff, Alberta, Canada. 2002-07-00. (Invited), June 30, 2002 |
| EURANDOM Workshop on Discrete Probability. Eindhoven, The Netherlands. 2002-06-00. (Invited: Plenary Address), June 1, 2002 |
| Eighth Seminar on the Mathematical Analysis of Algorithms. Strobl (near Salzburg), Austria. 2002-06-00. (Invited), May 31, 2002 |
| Graduate Course on Finite Markov Chains. Oberwolfach, Germany. 2002-05-00. (Invited Lecture Series: one week; joint with Laurent Saloff-Coste), May 1, 2002 |
| . University of Chicago, Statistics. 2002-04-00., March 31, 2002 |
| 2002 AMS and MAA Spring Southeastern Section Meeting, Special Session on "Probability and Combinatorics". Atlanta, GA. 2002-03-00. (Invited), February 28, 2002 |
| International Workshop on Applied Probability. Caracas, Venezuela. 2002-01-00. (Invited: Plenary Address), January 1, 2002 |
| Stochastics Meeting Lunteren, 2001. Lunteren, The Netherlands. 2001-11-00. (Invited: series of two Invited Addresses), November 1, 2001 |
| . Microsoft Research, Theory Group, Redmond, Washington. 2001-10-00., September 30, 2001 |
| Third Northwest Probability Seminar. Seattle, WA. 2001-10-00. (Invited), September 30, 2001 |
| Oberwolfach Meeting on Combinatorics, Probability and Computing. Oberwolfach, Germany. 2001-09-00. (Invited), August 31, 2001 |
| IMS 64th Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. 2001-08-00. (Invited), July 31, 2001 |
| Seventh Seminar on the Mathematical Analysis of Algorithms. Tatihou Island (in Normandy), France. 2001-07-00. (Invited), June 30, 2001 |
| . Ohio State University, Mathematics. 2001-03-00., February 28, 2001 |
| . Microsoft Research, Theory Group, Redmond, Washington. 2001-02-00., January 31, 2001 |
| . New York University, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. 2001-02-00., January 31, 2001 |
| . University of Washington, Mathematics. 2001-02-00., January 31, 2001 |
| Workshop on Topics in Finite Markov Chains. Rome, Italy. 2000-12-00. (Invited: Invited "Minicourse" of three lectures), December 1, 2000 |
| . George Washington University, Statistics. 2000-09-00., August 31, 2000 |
| Colloquium on Mathematics and Computer Science: Algorithms, Trees, Combinatorics and Probabilities. Versailles, France. 2000-09-00. (Invited), August 31, 2000 |
| Sixth Seminar on the Mathematical Analysis of Algorithms. Krynica Morska (near Gdansk), Poland. 2000-07-00. (Invited), June 30, 2000 |
| 26th Annual Graduate Mathematics Conference. Syracuse University. 2000-04-00. (Invited: Keynote Address), April 1, 2000 |
| . Georgia Institute of Technology, Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization. 2000-02-00., January 31, 2000 |
| . Georgia Institute of Technology, Mathematics. 2000-02-00., January 31, 2000 |
| . University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Mathematics and Statistics. 2000-02-00., January 31, 2000 |
| . Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg (Germany), Institute for Mathematical Stochastics. 2000-01-00., December 31, 1999 |
| . Christian Albrechts University of Kiel (Germany), Mathematics. 2000-01-00., December 31, 1999 |
| Ninth International Conference on Random Structures and Algorithms. Poznan, Poland. 1999-08-00. (Invited: Plenary Address), August 1, 1999 |
| IMS Probability Workshop on Markov Chain Monte Carlo: Advances in Theory and Applications. Baltimore, MD. 1999-08-00. (Invited), July 31, 1999 |
| Fifth International Seminar on the Mathematical Analysis of Algorithms. Barcelona, Spain. 1999-06-00. (Invited), May 31, 1999 |
| Workshop on Monte Carlo Methods. Fields Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada. 1998-10-00. (Invited), September 30, 1998 |
| The 1998 Institute for Elementary Studies (IES). Door County, Ellison Bay, WI. 1998-08-00. (Invited: Invited Participant and Invited Address), August 1, 1998 |
| DIMACS-sponsored The Fourth International Seminar on "Average-Case" Analysis of Algorithms. Princeton, NJ. 1998-07-00. (Invited), June 30, 1998 |
| Probability Intern Program. Center for the Mathematical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison. 1998-07-00. (Invited), June 30, 1998 |
| Warwick Randomised Algorithms and Stochastic Simulation (WRASS) Workshop. University of Warwick, England. 1998-07-00. (Invited), June 30, 1998 |
| Workshop on Exact Simulation. Rebild, Denmark. 1997-11-00. (Invited), October 31, 1997 |
| Oberwolfach Meeting on Random Graphs and Combinatorial Structures. Oberwolfach, Germany. 1997-09-00. (Invited), August 31, 1997 |
| The Third Dagstuhl Meeting on "Average-Case" Analysis of Algorithms. Dagstuhl, Germany. 1997-07-00. (Invited), June 30, 1997 |
| The Third International Symposium on Probability and its Applications. Park City, UT. 1997-07-00. (Invited), June 30, 1997 |
| DIMACS Workshop on Microsurveys in Discrete Probability. Princeton, NJ. 1997-06-00. (Invited), May 31, 1997 |
| 29th Annual ACM Symposium on the Theory of Computing. El Paso, TX. 1997-05-00. (Invited), April 30, 1997 |
| Mid-Atlantic Day for Combinatorics and Probability. Baltimore, MD. 1996-11-00. (Invited), October 31, 1996 |
| Joint Statistical Meetings. Chicago, IL. 1996-08-00. (Invited), July 31, 1996 |
| Inaugural Professorial Lecture. The Johns Hopkins University. 1996-03-00. (Invited: University-wide Address), March 1, 1996 |
| IMS 58th Annual Meeting. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 1995-07-00., June 30, 1995 |
| 8th INFORMS Applied Probability Group Conference. Atlanta, GA. 1995-06-00. (Invited), May 31, 1995 |
| . Mittag-Leffler Institute, Djursholm (near Stockholm), Sweden. 1995-05-00. (Invited), April 30, 1995 |
| . New York University, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. 1995-04-00., March 31, 1995 |
| . National Institute of Standards and Technology, Computing and Applied Mathematics Laboratory, Statistical Engineering Division. 1995-03-00., February 28, 1995 |
| IMS 57th Annual Meeting. Chapel Hill, NC. 1994-06-00. (Invited), May 31, 1994 |
| . American Society for Quality Control, Maryland Section. 1993-12-00., November 30, 1993 |
| . Rutgers University, Statistics. 1993-10-00., September 30, 1993 |
| Workshop: Finite Markov Chain Renaissance. Institute for Mathematics and Applications, Minneapolis, MN. 1993-10-00. (Invited), September 30, 1993 |
| IMS Directions in Probability Workshop on Monte Carlo Markov Chains. Stanford, CA. 1993-08-00. (Invited), July 31, 1993 |
| ICMS Workshop on Randomness and Computation. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1993-07-00. (Invited), June 30, 1993 |
| Clifford Lectures. Tulane University. 1993-03-00. (Invited), February 28, 1993 |
| . Northwestern University, Statistics. 1993-01-00., December 31, 1992 |
| . University of Chicago, Statistics. 1993-01-00., December 31, 1992 |
| ORSA/TIMS Joint National Meeting. San Francisco, CA. 1992-11-00. (Invited), October 31, 1992 |
| Mid-Atlantic Regional Probability and Statistics Day. Laurel, MD. 1992-10-00. (Invited: Special Invited Address), October 1, 1992 |
| . Applied Physics Laboratory of The Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD. 1992-10-00., September 30, 1992 |
| DIMACS Workshop on Expander Graphs. Princeton, NJ. 1992-05-00. (Invited), April 30, 1992 |
| . Boston University, Mathematics. 1991-10-00., September 30, 1991 |
| . Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mathematics. 1991-10-00., September 30, 1991 |
| . Tufts University, Mathematics. 1991-10-00., September 30, 1991 |
| . American Statistical Association, Deleware Chapter. 1991-05-00., April 30, 1991 |
| . Carnegie Mellon University. 1991-05-00., April 30, 1991 |
| . Supercomputing Research Center, Bowie, MD. 1991-05-00., April 30, 1991 |
| . University of Pennsylvania, Statistics. 1991-04-00., March 31, 1991 |
| . Yale University, Statistics. 1991-03-00., February 28, 1991 |
| Mid-Atlantic Regional Probability and Statistics Day. Washington, DC. 1990-10-00. (Invited: Special Invited Address), October 1, 1990 |
| IMS 53rd Annual Meeting. Uppsala, Sweden. 1990-08-00., July 31, 1990 |
| . Stanford University, Statistics. 1990-07-00., June 30, 1990 |
| IMS Eastern Regional Meeting. Baltimore, MD. 1990-04-00., March 31, 1990 |
| . Stanford University, Statistics. 1989-08-00., July 31, 1989 |
| Joint Statistical Meetings. Washington, DC. 1989-08-00., July 31, 1989 |
| . Harvard University, Statistics. 1989-05-00., April 30, 1989 |
| . University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Mathematics and Statistics. 1989-04-00., March 31, 1989 |
| . University of Maryland, Mathematics. 1988-10-00., September 30, 1988 |
| Mid-Atlantic Regional Probability and Statistics Day. Laurel, MD. 1988-10-00., September 30, 1988 |
| IMS Symposium on Probability and its Applications. Fort Collins, CO. 1988-08-00., July 31, 1988 |
| . Harvard University, Mathematics. 1988-05-00., April 30, 1988 |
| . The Johns Hopkins University, Mathematical Sciences. 1988-03-00., February 29, 1988 |
| . University of Michigan, Statistics. 1988-03-00., February 29, 1988 |
| . University of California at Berkeley, Statistics. 1987-10-00., September 30, 1987 |
| 16th Conference on Stochastic Processes and Their Applications. Stanford University. 1987-08-00., July 31, 1987 |
| Joint Statistical Meetings. San Francisco, CA. 1987-08-00., July 31, 1987 |
| . Northwestern University, Statistics. 1987-03-00., February 28, 1987 |
| . Purdue University, Statistics. 1987-02-00., January 31, 1987 |
| . University of Chicago, Statistics. 1986-11-00., October 31, 1986 |
| Joint Statistical Meetings. Cincinnati, OH. 1982-08-00., July 31, 1982 |
| Joint Colloquium with Stanford University. University of California at Berkeley. 1982-04-00., March 31, 1982 |
| IMS Western Regional Meeting. Victoria, BC, Canada. 1981-06-00. (Invited), May 31, 1981 |
| AMS Special Session on Probability on Algebraic and Topological Structures. Tampa, FL. 1991-03-00. (Invited), March 1, 1981 |
Committees
| 2012: University: Student Life Constituent Committee |
| 2011: University: Homewood Grievance Committee |
| 2010: Undergraduate Studies, Director |
| 1995: Department committee duties: Faculty Search and Promotion, 1995 - present; Distinguished Awards Committee, 2011 - present; Introductory Exam Committee, 2005, Chair: 2004, 2010-2011; Communications (including organization of seminars), 2004 - 2005, Chair: 1998 - 2000, 2002 - 2004, 2005 - 2008, 2009; Acheson J. Duncan Fund, 1996 - present |
| 2011 - 2011: School of Engineering: Distinguished Awards Committee |
| 1995 - 2011: University and School of Engineering: Nine ad hoc promotion and/or tenure committees, four as Chair, 1995 - 2011 (one with activity in 2011) |
| 2000 - 2010: University and School of Engineering: Three ad hoc (full) professor appointment committees, 2000 - 2010 (one in 2009 - 2010) |
| 2007 - 2008: School of Engineering: Curriculum Committee, 2007 - 2008 |
| 2005 - 2008: University: Homewood Safety and Security, 2005 - 2008 |
| 2006 - 2007: University: Marshal for all Undergraduate Degrees in Engineering, 2007 |
| 2003 - 2007: School of Engineering: Departmental Faculty Solicitor, United Way Campaign, 1999 - 2000, 2003 - 2007 |
| 2004 - 2005: University and School of Engineering: Ad hoc promotion committee, Chair, 2004 - 2005 |
| 2003 - 2004: School of Engineering: Middle States Commission of Higher Education Accreditation, 2003 - 2004 |
| 0 - 0: University: Steering Committee of the Faculty Assembly, 1999 - 2002; Secretary, 1999 - 2000; Chair, 2000 - 2001; position vacated due to sabbatical leave, 2001 - 2002 |
| 0 - 0: University: Marshal for Society of Scholars, Deans, Officers of the University, and Trustees, University Commencement Ceremony, 1999 |
| 0 - 0: Stanford University, Department of Statistics, committee duties: University Freshman Advisor, 2 years; Ph.D. Qualifying Exams, 5 years, chair 1 year; Curriculum, 2 years; M.S. Advising and Recruiting, 2 years, chair 1 year; Ph.D. Admissions and Awards, 1 year; Seminars, chair 1 year; Computing, 1 year |
| : Department committee duties: Faculty Search and Promotion, 1995 - present; Communications (including organization of seminars), 2004 - 2005, Chair: 1998 - 2000, 2002 - 2004, 2005 - 2008, 2009); Acheson J. Duncan Fund, 1996 - present; Introductory Exam Committee, 2005, Chair: 2004; Qualifying Examinations Restructuring, Chair: 2004; Ph.D. Qualifying Exams, Subchair, Spring, 1989 and 1995 - 1997, 2002 - 2004; Academic Affairs, Chair: 2000 - 2001; Seminars and Social Events, Chair: 1993 - 1998; Safety, 1994 - 1998; Probability and Statistics Course Advisory Committee, 1996 - 1998; Probability and Statistics Curriculum, 1994 - 1995; Undergraduate Programs, 1992 - 1994, Chair: Spring, 1993; Graduate Admissions and Financial Aid, 1988 - 1993; Seminars, Chair: 1989 - 1991; Social Events, 1988 - 1989, 1990 - 1991; Graduate Student Programs and Review, 1988 - 1989 |