User:Tao.Cui
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Personal Info
Tao Cui is a Math student in Marquette University.
Research Topic
Using statistical models to estimate the behavior of storm surge during a hurricane or tropical storm.
Milestones
Week 1 (6/1 - 6/5)
Read about statistical surrogates Plot test function Find optimization routine in Python Become comfortable with LaTeX
Week 2 (6/5 - 6/12)
Complete eading on storm surges Technical paper from Dr. Spiller Non-technical, independent research Use optimization routine to find parameters to fit
Week 3 (6/15 - 6/19)
Play around with reading data files from computer experiment Hopefully storm surge data – maybe move to Week 4 Implement optimization of model posterior (∴)
Week 4 (6/22 – 6/26)
Continue on (∴) Play around with reading data files and plotting outputs Reading about Monte Carlo calculations Regroup and discuss plan for July
Week 5 (6/29 – 7/3)
Mini-presentation on July 2nd Work on applying surrogate to storm surge model (♦) Identify challenges in doing so
Week 6 (7/6 – 7/10)
Continue to work on (♦) Use surrogate in probability calculation (∗) Discuss possible scenario model
Week 7 (7/13 – 7/17)
Work on (♦) and (∗)
Week 8 (7/20 – 7/24)
Work on (♦) and (∗)
Week 9 (7/27 – 7/30)
Posters due July 29th
Week 10 (8/3 – 8/7)
Finish presentations and papers
