2007-08 Program on Risk Analysis, Extreme Events and Decision Theory

Course Name: Extremes and Case Studies in Risk Analysis

Lead Instructors: Pilar Munoz and James Lambert

Independent Study

Short Course Description: The course will be team-taught by SAMSI senior visitors who combine applied experience in specific sectors with theoretical development of underlying extreme value theory and models. This course is designed to follow the basic work and topics taught during the fall semester and will bring to light the extension of those basic concepts in exploration of more advanced aspects of extreme value theory and in their implementation in specific problems, especially those dealing with infrastructure and energy. Each segment of this course will focus on risk issues and particular examples in the professor's are of personal expertise. The course will be coordinated and / or segments will be taught by Pilar Munoz and James Lambert, who are highly respected experts in their fields.

There will be a final project consisting of any of the following:

• paper review
• algorithm/model development
• data analysis
• theoretical analysis

Lead instructor: Pilar Munoz-Garcia, Technical U of Catalonia. Additional faculty from engineering, statistics, and ecology as well as various guest lecturers will also present.

Duke Course Listing STA 294.02

NCSU Course Listing MA/ST 810B.002

UNC Course Listing MATH 891-002

The classes are 3 credits/units at each university.

Questions about the course or the Risk Analysis, Extreme Events and Decision Theory program should be emailed to [email protected]

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