Kamiar Rahnama Rad
Assc Professor
Zicklin School of Business
Department: Paul Chook Dept InfoSys & Stat
Areas of expertise:
Email Address: kamiar.rad@baruch.cuny.edu
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- Teaching
- Research and Creative Activity
- Grants
- Honors and Awards
- Service
Education
Ph.D., Statistics, Columbia University
M.S., Electrical Engineering, UCLA
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Sharif University
Semester | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Name |
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Fall 2023 | STAT | 70400 | Quant Analy for Bus Decisions |
Fall 2023 | STA | 9891 | Machine Learning/Data Mining |
Fall 2022 | BUS | 89500 | Independent Study |
Fall 2022 | STA | 9891 | Machine Learning/Data Mining |
Fall 2022 | STAT | 70400 | Quant Analy for Bus Decisions |
Spring 2022 | STA | 9890 | Stat Learning for Data Mining |
Spring 2022 | STA | 3920 | Data Mining for Bus Analytics |
Spring 2022 | CIS | 3920 | Data Mining for Bus Analytics |
Fall 2021 | STAT | 70400 | Quant Analy for Bus Decisions |
Fall 2021 | STA | 9891 | Machine Learning/Data Mining |
Fall 2021 | STA | 2000 | Business Statistics I |
Spring 2021 | STA | 9890 | Stat Learning for Data Mining |
Spring 2021 | STAT | 70500 | Multivariate Statistical Meth |
Fall 2020 | STA | 9891 | Machine Learning/Data Mining |
Fall 2020 | STAT | 70400 | Quant Analy for Bus Decisions |
Spring 2020 | STA | 2000 | Business Statistics I |
Spring 2020 | STA | 9890 | Stat Learning for Data Mining |
Fall 2019 | STA | 9891 | Machine Learning/Data Mining |
Spring 2019 | BUS | 89500 | Independent Study |
Fall 2018 | STA | 2000 | Business Statistics I |
Fall 2018 | STA | 9891 | Machine Learning/Data Mining |
Fall 2018 | STA | 2000 | Business Statistics I |
Fall 2018 | BUS | 89500 | Independent Study |
Spring 2018 | STA | 9890 | Stat Learning for Data Mining |
Spring 2018 | STA | 2000 | Business Statistics I |
Fall 2017 | STA | 9690 | Adv Data Mining for Bus App |
Fall 2017 | STA | 9715 | Applied Probability |
Spring 2017 | STA | 2000 | Business Statistics I |
Fall 2016 | STA | 9690 | Adv Data Mining for Bus App |
Fall 2016 | STA | 2000 | Business Statistics I |
Spring 2016 | STA | 2000 | Business Statistics I |
Fall 2015 | STA | 2000 | Business Statistics I |
Fall 2015 | STA | 9794 | Special Topics in Statistical |
Spring 2015 | STA | 2000 | Business Statistics I |
Fall 2014 | STA | 2000 | Business Statistics I |
Fall 2014 | STA | 9706 | Anal Of Cat & Ord |
Spring 2014 | STA | 2000 | Business Statistics I |
Fall 2013 | STA | 2000 | Business Statistics I |
Fall 2013 | STA | 9706 | Anal Of Cat & Ord |
Journal Articles
(2024). Theoretical Analysis of Leave-one-out Cross Validation for Non-differentiable Penalties under High-dimensional Settings. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory,
(2024). Scalable implementations of approximate leave-one-out cross validation for risk estimation. In Progress.
(2024). Theoretical Analysis of Leave-one-out Cross Validation for Non-differentiable Penalties under High-dimensional Settings Theoretical Analysis of Leave-one-out Cross Validation for Non-differentiable Penalties under High-dimensional Settings. In Progress.
(2023). A mixed method exploration of individual and network-level factors and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) among Mexican American adults in New York City. Plos One,
Rahnama Rad, K., Yue, Y., & Mejia, A. (2023). Scalable and Fully Bayesian Trend Filtering on Large Graphs. Journal of Machine Learning Research (Revise and resubmit),
Xu, J., Maleki, A., Rahnama Rad, K., & Hsu, D. (2021). Consistent Risk Estimation in High-Dimensional Linear Regression. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 67(9). 5997-6030.
Rahnama Rad, K., & Maleki, A. (2020). A scalable estimate of the out-of-sample prediction error via approximate leave-one-out. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series B, 84(2). 965-996.
Rahnama Rad, K., Machado, T., & Paninski, L. (2017). Robust and scalable Bayesian analysis of spatial neural tuning function data. The Annals of Applied Statistics, 11(2). 598-637.
Pnevmatikakis, E., Rahnama Rad, K., Huggins, J., & Paninski, L. (2014). Fast Kalman filtering and forward-backward smoothing via a low-rank perturbative approach. Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics, 23(2). 316-339.
Molavi, P., Jadbabaie, A., Rahnama Rad, K., & Tahbaz-Salehi, A. (2013). Reaching Consensus with increasing information. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, 7(2). 358-370.
(2011). Nearly sharp sufficient conditions on exact sparsity pattern recovery. IEEE Transactions Information Theory, 57(7). 4672- 4679.
(2010). Efficient estimation of two-dimensional firing rate surfaces via gaussian process methods. Network: Computation in Neural Systems, 21. 142- 168.
(2009). Mean-field approximations for coupled populations of generalized linear model spiking neurons with Markov refractoriness. Neural Computation, 21. 1203-1243.
(2009). A new look at state-space models for neural data. Journal of Computational Neuroscience, 29. 107-126.
Rahnama Rad, K., & Nasiri-Kenari, M. (2004). Iterative detection for V-BLAST MIMO communication systems based on expectation maximisation algorithm. IEE Electronics Letters, 40(11). 684-685.
Conference Proceedings
Zhou, H., Auddy, A., Rahnama Rad, K., & Maleki, A. (2024). Approximate Leave-one-out Cross Validation for Regression with l1 Regularizers. International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS).
Rahnama Rad, K., Zhou, W., & Maleki, A. (2020). Error bounds in estimating the out-of-sample prediction error using leave-one-out cross validation in high-dimensions. International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics.
Molavi, P., Rahnama Rad, K., Tahbaz, A., & Jadbabaie, A. (2012). On consensus and exponentially fast social learning. American Control Conference (ACC).
Paninski, L., Rahnama Rad, K., & Vidne, M. (2012). Robust particle filters via sequential pairwise reparameterized Gibbs sampling. Information Sciences and Systems (CISS).
Rahnama Rad, K., & Paninski, L. (2011). Information rates and optimal decoding in large neural populations. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems.
Rahnama Rad, K., & Tahbaz-Salehi, A. (2010). Distributed parameter estimation in networks. IEEE Decision and Control.
Rahnama Rad, K., & Nasiri-Kenari, M. (2004). Expectation maximization based detection for V-BLAST MIMO communication systems and performance evaluation. Spread Spectrum Techniques and Applications, IEEE Eighth International Symposium on.
Presentations
Rahnama Rad, K. (2020, June 30). Scalable estimation of the out-of-sample prediction error via approximate leave-one-out in the high-dimensional regime. Statistics seminars at Department of Mathematical Sciences, NTNU. : Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Rahnama Rad, K. (2019, July 31). Approximate leave-one-out cross-validation for nonparametric Bayesian Gaussian Process methods with applications to neural data. Numerical Computations: Theory and Algorithms.
Rahnama Rad, K. (2019, January 31). Scalable adaptive learning of grid fields¿. Invited Talk at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience / Centre for Neural Computation. Trondheim, Norway: Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Rahnama Rad, K. (2019, October 31). A scalable estimate of the out-of-sample prediction error via approximate leave-one-out. Workshop on Science of Data Science, International Centre for Theoretical Physics. Trieste, Italy
Rahnama Rad, K. (2019, December 31). Scalable estimation of out-of-sample prediction error via approximate leave-one-out with applications to neural data analysis. Bell Labs Weekly Seminar.
Rahnama Rad, K. (2019, December 31). Scalable estimation of out-of-sample prediction error via approximate leave-one-out with applications to neural data analysis. Columbia University, Department of Statistics, Weekly Seminar.
Rahnama Rad, K. (2018, July 31). Convex Optimization. Summer Lectures at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience / Centre for Neural Computation. Trondheim, Norway: Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Rahnama Rad, K. (2018, March 28). A scalable estimate of the extra-sample prediction error via approximate leave-one-out. Flatiron Institute | Simons Foundation Numerical Algorithms Group. 162 5th Ave, New York, NY 10010, USA: Flatiron Institute | Simons Foundation.
Rahnama Rad, K. (2018, October 31). Track A VC 14-270 Chair: Radhika Jain Efficient and scalable implementations of approximate leave-one-out cross validation. Second Annual Symposium on Data Analytics.
Rahnama Rad, K. (2017, June 15). Scalable and Robust Model Estimation and Assessment. QPRC 2017: The 34th Quality and Productivity Research Conference. The University of Connecticut: American Statistical Association.
Rahnama Rad, K. (2017, May 31). Scalable and Robust Model Estimation and Predictive Performance Assessment. Research Seminar. Baruch College: Department of Information Systems and Statistics.
Rahnama Rad, K. (2017, October 13). Scalable prediction error estimation for big data. First Annual Symposium on Business Analytics: Research and Pedagogy.
Jahani, J., Rahnama Rad, K., & Johnson, G. (2014, May 15). Dynamic Noise Reduction in MRI. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Milan, Italy: GE Healthcare, Philips Medical Systems, Siemens.
Rahnama Rad, K. (2013, August 31). Concentration Inequalities and Large Deviation Theory. Summer Lectures at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience / Centre for Neural Computation,. Trondheim, Norway: Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Rahnama Rad, K., & Tahbaz-Salehi, A. (2013, February 25). Asymptotically efficient estimation based on local message passing and observations. Information Theory and Applications Workshop. San Diego, CA: IEEE Information Theory Society.
Rahnama Rad, K. (2012, December 31). . Risk Seminar. : Department of Statistics, Columbia University.
Paninski, L., Rahnama Rad, K., & Huggins, J. (2011, December 31). Fast low-SNR high-dimensional optimal filtering, applied to inference of dynamic receptive fields. Computational and System Neuroscience.
Kontoyiannis, I., Rahnama Rad, K., & Gitzenis, S. (2010, December 31). Sparse superposition codes for Gaussian vector quantization. IEEE Information Theory Workshop.
Rahnama Rad, K., & Paninski, L. (2010, December 31). Information processing of temporally correlated stimuli in a large population of neurons. Computational and System Neuroscience.
Rahnama Rad, K. (2009, December 31). . Time Series Analysis in Neuroscience Workshop. : Columbia University.
Rahnama Rad, K., & Paninski, L. (2009, December 31). Efficient two dimensional estimation of firing rate surfaces. Computational and System Neuroscience.
Toyoizumi, T., Rahnama Rad, K., & Paninski, L. (2009, December 31). Mean field approximation for a network of coupled GLM neurons. Computational and System Neuroscience.
Title | Funding Agency Sponsor | Start Date | End Date | Awarded Date | Total Funding | Status |
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A Scalable machine learning methodology to uncover the neural representation of space in the brain | Eugene Lang Fellowship | 06/01/2019 | 06/30/2020 | 04/08/2019 | 5388 | Completed |
Social Networks, acculturation, and food behaviors and values among Mexican-American families | National Institutes of Health | 07/01/2018 | 06/30/2023 | 09/17/2020 | 54889 | Completed |
Network reconstruction from samples of a dynamical system: Theory and Applications | PSC-CUNY 45 | 07/01/2014 | 06/30/2015 | 04/15/2014 | 3500 | Completed |
Collaborative Research: Consistent risk estimation under high-dimensional asymptotics | National Science Foundation | 07/01/2018 | 06/30/2021 | 08/01/2018 | 120241 | Funded - In Progress |
Honor / Award | Organization Sponsor | Date Received | Description |
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Membership of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society | 2020 | ||
Teaching Excellence | Zicklin School of Business | 2019 | |
Faculty Fellowship | Columbia University | 2006 | |
Bronze Medal, International Physics Olympiad | University of Leicester, UK | 2000 | |
Gold Medal, National Physics Olympiad | Tehran, Iran | 1999 |
College
Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
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Student Technology Fee Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
Faculty Senate | Committee Member | Present | |
Equity Advocate | Present | ||
Search Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
Meeting with the McAllister & Quinn Team | Attendee, Meeting | Present | |
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
BBA in SQM major | Faculty Advisor | 1/31/2023 | |
Zicklin Undergraduate New Student Welcoming Orientation | Faculty Mentor | 10/31/2021 | |
Search Committee | Committee Chair | 5/31/2021 | |
SEEK Freshman Year Career Journey & Alumni Networking event | Faculty Advisor | 3/31/2021 | |
Strategic Care Workflow & Training Team for the implementation of EAB | 12/31/2020 | ||
Pitney Bowes Data Science Seminar Series | 12/31/2020 | ||
Majors/Minors Fair | 11/30/2019 | ||
Third Annual Symposium on Data Analytics | Committee Member | 10/31/2019 | |
Second Annual Symposium on Data Analytics | Committee Member | 10/31/2018 | |
MS/MBA Information Session | Faculty Mentor | 10/31/2018 | |
Hiring Research Programs Director in the Office of Sponsored Programs and Research | Interviewer | 8/31/2018 | |
Faculty-led scholarship panel for New Faculty Orientation | 8/15/2018 | ||
Faculty Elective Panel - Full-Time MBA Program - New Student Orientation | 8/13/2018 | ||
Faculty Search Committee | 3/31/2018 | ||
HSBC Quant Risk Group: Dinner | 3/26/2018 | ||
The First Annual Symposium on Business Analytics: Research and Pedagogy | Committee Member | 10/31/2017 | |
BBA major in data/business analytics | Attendee, Meeting | 12/31/2015 | |
MS program in Data Science | 12/31/2015 | ||
MS in Business Analytics Group | 12/31/2015 | ||
Statistics Undergraduate Majors (STA, DATA SCIENCE, OR) | 12/31/2015 | ||
Undergraduate research adviser | Faculty Mentor | 6/30/2015 |
University
Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
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Aligning Gateway Statistics Course Across CUNY | Committee Member | 1/1/2019 | Present |
Doctoral Faculty | 1/1/2018 | Present | |
CUNY Knowledge Convergence for Data Science | Faculty Advisor | 1/1/2016 | 12/31/2019 |
Professional
Organization | Position Role | Organization State | Organization Country | Start Date | End Date | Audience |
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Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series B | Reviewer, Journal Article | 1/1/2024 | Present | International | ||
The 36th Annual Conference on Learning Theory (COLT 2023) | Session Chair | 2/1/2022 | 5/31/2022 | International | ||
The 35th Annual Conference on Learning Theory (COLT 2022) | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 2/1/2022 | 5/31/2022 | International | ||
The 34th Annual Conference on Learning Theory (COLT 2021) | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 2/1/2021 | 5/31/2021 | |||
IEEE Transactions on Information Theory | Reviewer, Journal Article | 1/1/2020 | 12/31/2020 | |||
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C | Reviewer, Journal Article | 1/1/2018 | 12/31/2018 | |||
Journal of Time Series Analysis | Reviewer, Journal Article | 1/1/2018 | 12/31/2018 | |||
Norwegian University of Science and Technology | Prepare/Grade Certification Exams | Norway | 1/1/2013 | 12/31/2015 | ||
Norwegian University of Science and Technology | Prepare/Grade Certification Exams | Norway | 10/1/2015 | 10/31/2015 | ||
Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment | Reviewer, Journal Article | 1/1/2014 | 12/31/2014 | |||
Physical Review E | Reviewer, Journal Article | 1/1/2014 | 12/31/2014 | |||
IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 1/1/2013 | 12/31/2014 | |||
IEEE Transactions on Information Theory | Reviewer, Journal Article | 1/1/2013 | 12/31/2014 | |||
Norwegian University of Science and Technology | Prepare/Grade Certification Exams | Norway | 2/1/2014 | 2/28/2014 | ||
Annals of Applied Probability | Reviewer, Journal Article | 1/1/2012 | 12/31/2013 | |||
Norwegian University of Science and Technology | External censor on master thesis | Norway | 8/1/2013 | 8/31/2013 |