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SUMMARY:A very short introduction to Uncertainty Quantification (UQ) - Wyn
 n\, H P (London School of Economics)
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CONTACT:Mustapha Amrani
DESCRIPTION:A  summary of the roots of UQ is given and some reasons as to 
 why it has become one of the most important catch-all areas of methodology
 .  Perhaps the main reason for its importance is the need to take decision
 s in a world perceived to be increasingly full of risks.  There are strong
  roots in engineering\, discussed in the following two talks. Statistics m
 ust be the key discipline but other forms of inference need considerations
  and are briefly discussed.  For products\, processes and  decisions\, mor
 e generally\, robustness is a key idea and achieving targets while minimis
 ing variability is a concept found in many fields associated with UQ.\n
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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