Dr Theofanis Sapatinas Associate Professor of Statistics Chairman

Academic Qualifications:

• PhD in Statistics (Awarded: February 1994), Department of Probability and Statistics, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
  
• MSc in Statistics (Awarded: June 1991), Department of Probability and Statistics, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
  
• BSc in Mathematics (Awarded: November 1989), Department of Mathematics, University of Athens, Greece

Appointments:

• 01/10/2005 - Today: Associate Professor of Statistics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Cyprus, Cyprus
  
• 15/01/2001 - 30/09/2005: Assistant Professor of Statistics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Cyprus, Cyprus
  
• 01/08/1998 - 31/12/2000: Lecturer in Statistics in the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Kent, United Kingdom
  
• 01/02/1996 - 31/05/1998: Research Associate in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Bristol, United Kingdom
  
• 01/10/1993 - 31/01/1996: Research Fellow in the Department of Mathematical Statistics and Operational Research at the University of Exeter, United Kingdom
  

Editorial Duties:

• Associate Editor of the Annals of Statistics (1st January 2007 - 31st December 2009).

Research Interests Include:

• Nonparametric and Semiparametric Volatility Estimation
  
• Functional Time Series Prediction
  
• Functional Mixed-Effects Models
  
• Nonparametric Curve Estimation and Related Problems
  
• Wavelets in Statistics and Time Series Analysis
  
• Characterizations and Structural Properties of Probability Distributions

Professional Associations:

• Bernoulli Society
• Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Publications, Software and Talks:

• List of Publications
• Wavelet Denoising Software
• Book Reviews
• Recent Talks
  

Courses to be Taught in 2009-2010:

Fall September

• (MAS 361) Probability Theory (Undergraduate Course)

• (MAS 660) Probability Theory (Postgraduate Course)

Spring September

• (MAS 469) Topics in Probability-Statistics II (Undergraduate Course)

Office Hours (for Students)

• Monday: 15:30 - 17:30

Useful Links:

• The University of Cyprus Library

• The Wavelet Digest

• Wavelet Resources

• Allstat - Statistics Mailing List

Current Collaborators:

Felix Abramovich, Claudia Angelini, Anestis Antoniadis, Natalia Bochkina, Italia De Feis, Yuri Ingster, Efstathios Paparoditis, Marianna Pensky, Athanasia Petsa, Damodar Shanbhag.

Department of Mathematics and Statistics | University of Cyprus