Ethan B. Anderes

Assistant Professor
Department of Statistics
University of California at Davis


Current Research Interests:
 My research is in both theoretical and applied aspects of spatial statistics. Some of my interests are in using smooth invertible transformations for statistical modeling and estimation; computational techniques for dealing with densely observed random fields; and, finally, I have a general interest in applied spatial statistics with a special interest in environmental, astronomical and cosmological problems.

My theoretical research has been focused on using smooth invertible transformations for developing  models of  nonstationary random fields and developing semi-parametric and nonparametric multivariate density estimation techniques.  Smooth invertible transformations can frequently be use to elegantly develop physically realistic, flexible statistical models but presents many exciting challenges due to the intrinsic nonlinearity of the invertible requirement.
In contrast to my theoretical work I have been collaborating with the Jet Propulsion Lab using  random field techniques for the recovery of 3 dimensional depth from multiple satellite stereo images. In addition, I also work on  computational techniques for likelihood problems  and  for recovering  smooth invertible transformations.  Finally, I have a general interest in environmental, astronomical and cosmological statistical problems which have an integral spatial structure that needs to be incorporated into the statistical inference and analysis.


Teaching:
Statistics 13, spring 2009
Statistics 103, fall 2008
Statistics 103, fall 2009
Statistics 251, winter 2010

Publications and Manuscripts:

E. Anderes and M. Stein (2009). Local likelihood for nonstationary random fields.  Arxiv: 0911.0047.

E. Anderes. (2009) On the consistent separation of scale and variance for Gaussian random fields.
To appear in the Annals of Statistics.

E. Anderes and S. Chatterjee. (2009) Consistent estimates of deformed isotropic Gaussian random fields on the plane.  Annals of Statistics.

E. Anderes, B Yu, V. Jovanovic, C. Moroney, M. Garay, A Braverman, E. Clothiaux (2009).  Estimating Cloud Height from Multi-Angle Satellite Imagery.  Annals of Applied Statistics.

E. Anderes and M. Coram (2008).  Two dimensional density estimation using smooth invertible transformations. Arxiv: 0807.2275.

E. Anderes and M. Stein (2008) Estimating deformations of isotropic Gaussian random fields on the place. Annals of Statistics.



Contact Information:
4124 Mathematical Sciences Bldg
Statistics Department
One Sheilds Ave
Davis, CA 95616

email: anderes@wald.ucdavis.edu
office: 4124 Mathematical Sciences Bldg
office phone: 530-752-6496