On Thursday (5/05/2023), the Statistics Bachelor’s Program at Airlangga University organized a guest lecture with the theme “Introduction to Singular Spectrum Analysis and Hybrid Models for Time Series Forecasting.” This guest lecture was conducted online via Zoom meeting. Participants included students from the Statistics Bachelor’s Program at Airlangga University and general participants from various other universities. The aim of this guest lecture was to enhance participants’ insights and knowledge about hybrid models for time series forecasting and how to apply them.

The event began with singing the Indonesian national anthem, followed by opening remarks from Dr. Fariz Fadillah Mardianto, M.Si, a lecturer in the Statistics Program, and Dr. Fatmawati, M.Si, the Vice Dean III of the Faculty of Science and Technology. Dr. Fatmawati, M.Si, stated that this event was interesting and hoped that this guest lecture could serve as a platform for exchanging ideas and discussing future research directions.

The guest speaker for this event was Prof. Paulo Canas Rodriguez, Ph.D., from the Department of Statistics at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. In his presentation, Prof. Paulo Canas Rodriguez, Ph.D., explained hybrid models for time series forecasting. Additionally, he demonstrated how to apply them through examples and case studies.