Erkan Buzbas
Erkan Buzbas
Associate Professor
Brink Hall 415
Department of Mathematics and Statistical Science
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive, MS 1103
Moscow, ID 83844-1103
- B.S. Chemistry, Bogazici University, 2000
- M.S. Environmental Sciences, Bogazici University, 2003
- M.S. Statistics, University of Idaho, 2007
- Ph.D. Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Idaho, 2009
Courses:
- Stat 427
- Stat 501
- Stat 514
- Stat 535
- Stat 565
- Metascience
- Reproducibility in science
- Computational Statistical Methods
- Bayesian Statistics
After completing my PhD with Prof. Paul Joyce at the University of Idaho, I worked at the University of Michigan and at Stanford University as a postdoctoral fellow under the supervision of Prof. Noah Rosenberg. My work on theoretical population genetics and metascience are interdisciplinary and I collaborate with faculty from natural, social, mathematical sciences, and humanities.
I am a statistician and mathematical modeler. My background is in stochastic modeling of population-level phenomena, and development of computational statistical methods
to perform inference under uncertainty. I have a broad interest in stochastic modeling of complex systems and statistical theory.
My current work is focused on: Mathematical and statistical aspects of metascience. I use statistical theory, mathematical modeling, and simulations to investigate:
- How scientific processes of accumulating knowledge work
- How sciences progress
- What is the role of reproducibility of scientific findings in advancing knowledge.