Philip Stark
Currently Professor of Statistics, University of California, Berkeley. Undergraduate courses at University of Texas at Austin, MIT and Princeton University (BA, Philosophy, 1980); Graduate courses at UT Austin and Scripps Institution of Oceanogr...
| Headline: | Scientist |
| Website: | http://statistics.berkeley.edu/~stark |
| Industries: | Biotech, Computing, Education, Financial, Health, Information Technology, Internet, Retail |
| Groups: | Inspiration Ventures |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Providing services to startups |
| Tags: | astrophysics, auditing, coffee roasting and espresso, elections, expert witness, geophysics, sampling, statistics, Ultrarunning |
| Schools: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, University of California System - Berkeley, University of California System - San Diego |
FULL BIO
Currently Professor of Statistics, University of California, Berkeley. Undergraduate courses at University of Texas at Austin, MIT and Princeton University (BA, Philosophy, 1980); Graduate courses at UT Austin and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego (PhD 1986, advisor Robert L. Parker). Postdoctoral work at UCSD (advisor George E. Backus) and University of California, Berkeley (advisor David L. Donoho). Research in statistical methodology for inference, nonparametric statistics, inverse problems, large data sets, geophysics, astrophysics, election auditing, online education. Consultant in financial modeling, targeted marketing, risk analysis and inverse problems. Expert witness in litigation and legislation in a wide variety of matters. statatistics.berkeley.edu/~stark/bio.htm
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Berkeley |
| Time period: | 1987 - 1988 |
| Degree: | Statistics |
| University: | University of California System - San Diego |
| Time period: | 1983 - 1986 |
| Degree: | Earth Sciences, PhD |
| University: | Princeton University |
| Time period: | 1977 - 1980 |
| Degree: | Philosophy, BA |
| University: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Time period: | 1976 - 1977 |
| Degree: | Physics/Philosophy |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | ultrarunning |
| Hobbies: | coffee roasting |
Philip's Startups (1)
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SticiGui
Online, interactive introductory statistics "textbook" with dynamic examples and exercises, machine-graded assignments, glossary. Html, JavaScript and Java.
Philip is Following (1)
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YouNoodle
YouNoodle is a place to discover and support the hottest early-stage companies and university innovation.
Philip's Contacts (4)
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Bob Goodson
British, working in San Francisco at Quid. Runaway Oxford medievalist. Former Yelpee.
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Jay Lohmann
I am the Founder of several companies in Dallas and Seattle that focus on Advertising, Website Design, Public Relations, Internet and Inbound Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Freelance Staffing, Domain investing and Domain Development.
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Gady Nemirovsky
Graduate of Univ. of Penn (BSEE), & Wharton School of Business. Founder of Inspiration Ventures, a seed stage venture fund. Living in the SF Bay Area.