Cosma Shalizi
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Cosma Rohilla Shalizi is an assistant professor in the Department of Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University
in Pittsburgh.
Shalizi is co-author of the CSSR algorithm, which exploits entropy properties to efficiently extract Markov Models from time-series data without assuming a parametric form for the model.
Shalizi writes a popular science blog "Three-Toed Sloth
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, Shalizi lived there for the first two years of his life before moving to Bethesda, Maryland
where he grew up.
In 1990 he was accepted as a Chancellor's Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley
, and completed a bachelor's degree in Physics. Subsequently, he attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison
where he received a doctorate in physics in May 2001. From 1998 to 2002, he worked at the Santa Fe Institute
, in the Evolving Cellular Automata Project and the Computation, Dynamics and Inference group. Afterwards, from 2002 to 2005, he worked at the Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
In August 2006, he became an assistant professor in the Department of Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
He is of Afghan, Indian and Italian heritage.
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
in Pittsburgh.
Shalizi is co-author of the CSSR algorithm, which exploits entropy properties to efficiently extract Markov Models from time-series data without assuming a parametric form for the model.
Shalizi writes a popular science blog "Three-Toed Sloth
Three-toed sloth
The three-toed sloths are tree-living mammals from South and Central America. They are the only members of the genus Bradypus and the family Bradypodidae. There are four living species of three-toed sloths...
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Background
Born in BostonBoston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Shalizi lived there for the first two years of his life before moving to Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
where he grew up.
In 1990 he was accepted as a Chancellor's Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, and completed a bachelor's degree in Physics. Subsequently, he attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
where he received a doctorate in physics in May 2001. From 1998 to 2002, he worked at the Santa Fe Institute
Santa Fe Institute
The Santa Fe Institute is an independent, nonprofit theoretical research institute located in Santa Fe and dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of the fundamental principles of complex adaptive systems, including physical, computational, biological, and social systems.The Institute houses a...
, in the Evolving Cellular Automata Project and the Computation, Dynamics and Inference group. Afterwards, from 2002 to 2005, he worked at the Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
In August 2006, he became an assistant professor in the Department of Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
He is of Afghan, Indian and Italian heritage.