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Detection of false data injection attacks in smart grids based on forecasts

Published in 2018 IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids (SmartGridComm), 2018

Michael G Kallitsis, Shrijita Bhattacharya, George Michailidis (2018) " Detection of false data injection attacks in smart grids based on forecasts " 2018 IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids (SmartGridComm). 1-7.
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STT 422: Statistics II

Undergraduate course, Michigan State University.

Semester: 2019 Spring, 2024 Spring.
Textbook: Introduction to the Practice of Statistics, 6th ed., by Moore, McCabe, and Craig.
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STT 422 is the undergraduate course covering fundamentals of stastical estimation and inference along with their implementation in RStudio. Topics covered include:

  • Confidence interval and P-values.
  • Z-tests, T-tests and Chi-square tests.
  • One-way and two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA).
  • Linear regression and logistic regression.
  • Rank-tests.
  • Bootstrap methods.

STT 441: Prob and Stat I Probability

Undergraduate course, Michigan State University.

Semester: 2019 Spring, 2019 Fall, 2020 Fall, 2021 Fall.
Textbook: Introduction to Probability by David F. Anderson, Timo Seppalainen, Benedek Valko.
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STT 441 is the undergraduate course covering fundamentals of probability theory and statistics. Topics covered include:

  • Conditional probability and independence.
  • Random variables.
  • Central limit theorem.
  • Joint distributions.
  • Sums of random variables.
  • Expectation and variance.

STT 465: Bayesian Statistical Methods

Undergraduate course, Michigan State University.

Semester: 2025 Fall.
Textbook: A First Course in Bayesian Statistical Methods by Peter D. Hoff and A student’s guide to Bayesian statistics by Ben Lambert.
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STT 465 is the undergraduate course covering fundamentals of Bayesian statistical methods along with their implementation in RStudio. Topics covered include:

  • Bayes theorem and Conjugate distributions.
  • Monte Carlo methods.
  • Normal models and Gibbs sampling.
  • Bayesian linear regression and model selection.
  • Metropolis Hastings algorithm.
  • Bayesian logistic regression and model selection.

STT 867: Linear Model Methodology

Graduate course, Michigan State University.

Semester: 2025 Fall.
Textbook: Linear Model Methodology, by Andre I. Khuri.
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STT 867 is the prelim qualifier course on Linear Models for PhD students in statistics. Topics covered include:

  • Least squares, Gauss-Markov Theorem and extensions.
  • Simultaneous confidence intervals.
  • Less-than-full-rank linear models.
  • Distributional properties of quadratic forms.
  • Model selection and prediction.
  • Shrinkage methods.

STT 872: Statistical Inference I

Graduate course, Michigan State University.

Semester: 2020 Spring, 2021 Spring, 2022 Spring, 2024 spring, 2025 spring, 2026 spring.
Textbook: Theory of Point Estimation, 2nd edition, by E.L. Lehmann and Testing Statistical Hypotheses, 3rd edition, by E.L. Lehmann and J. P. Romano.
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STT 872 is the prelim course on Statistical Inference for PhD students in statistics. Topics covered include:

  • Unbiasedness and Information Inequality.
  • Equivariance in Location and Scale Families
  • Bayesian Estimation and Risk Optimality.
  • Minimaxity and Admissibility.
  • Uniformly most powerful tests and Confidence intervals.
  • Uniformly most powerful unbiased tests.

STT 874: Introduction to Bayesian Analysis

Graduate course, Michigan State University.

Semester: 2022 Fall, 2024 Fall.
Textbook: A First Course in Bayesian Statistical Methods, by Peter D. Hoff and Variational inference: A review for statisticians, by David M Blei, Alp Kucukelbir and Jon D. McAuliffe.
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STT 874 is the graduate course on introduction to Bayesian methods and variational inference. Topics covered include:

  • Bayesian Estimation and Hypothesis Testing.
  • Bayesian model averaging and Gibbs Sampling.
  • Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods.
  • Variational inference and the CAVI method.
  • Black box variational inference.