This is the program for the 2010 Joint Statistical Meetings in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Sunday, 08/01/2010
Cloud Computing for Bayesian Hidden Markov Models
Steven Lee Scott, Google
2:05 PM

Novel Phase I Design for Oncology Research
Linda Sun, Merck & Co., Inc.; Keaven M. Anderson, Merck Research Laboratories; Lisa Lupinacci, Merck & Co., Inc.; Yevgen Tymofyeyev, Merck & Co., Inc.
2:05 PM

A Hidden Ising Model for ChIP-chip Data Analysis
Qianxing Mo, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Faming Liang, Texas A&M University
2:05 PM

Nonlinear Regression and Bayesian Robustness via Disparities
Giles Hooker, Cornell University
2:05 PM

Bayesian Approach to Noninferiorty Trials for Normal Means
Ram C. Tiwari, FDA
2:05 PM

Bayesian Dynamic Item Response Models
Xiaojing Wang, Duke University; James Berger, Duke University; Donald Burdick, MetaMetrics, Inc.
2:05 PM

Bayesian Modeling of Smoking Exposure During Pregnancy
Vanja Dukic, The University of Chicago
2:05 PM

Bayesian Approach to Zero-Inflated Ordered Probit Models
Getachew Dagne, University of South Florida
2:20 PM

Large-Scale Simulation Evaluation for Model Selection: Lasso and Bayesian Derivatives
Alan Burton Lenarcic, Harvard University; Edoardo M. Airoldi, Harvard University; Palak Patel, Harvard University
2:20 PM

Estimating Epidemic Parameters of STI Transmission: A Bayesian Approach Using MCMC Techniques
Jeffrey M. Switchenko, Emory University; Lance Waller, Emory University
2:20 PM

A Bayesian Model for EEG Frequency-Domain Functional Connectivity
Wesley Thompson, University of California, San Diego
2:25 PM

Better Learning About the MTD in Phase I Oncology Trial: A Case Study Implementing Bayesian Design Based on Continuous Reassessment Method
Inna Perevozskaya, Pfizer Inc.
2:25 PM

Semiparametric Bayesian Analysis of Gene-Environment Interactions with Error in Measurement of Environmental Covariates and Missing Genetic Data
Iryna Lobach, New York University School of Medicine; Bani K. Mallick, Texas A&M University; Raymond Carroll, Texas A&M University
2:25 PM

Embracing GPU Technology in Bayesian Computation: Massively Parallel Computing on Your Desktop
Marc Suchard, University of California, Los Angeles
2:35 PM

Modeling Latent Effects in Space-Time Small-Area Health Data
Andrew Lawson, Medical University of South Carolina
2:35 PM

A Semiparametric Bayesian Approach for Modeling Ordinal Survey Data
Saman Muthukumarana, Simon Fraser University; Tim B. Swartz, Simon Fraser University
2:35 PM

Using the RJMCMC Procedure for Identifying and Estimating Univariate TAR Models
Fabio Humberto Nieto, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Hanwen Zhang, Santo Tomás University; Wen Li, Iowa State University
2:35 PM

A Bayesian Surveillance System for Detecting Clusters of Noninfectious Diseases
Albert Y. Kim, University of Washington
2:35 PM

Bivariate Semiparametric Bayesian Approach for Finding Minimum Effective Dose and Maximum Safe Dose
Satrajit Roychoudhury, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pulak Ghosh, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
2:45 PM

Efficient Designs for a Noncompensatory Choice Model
Qing Liu, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2:45 PM

Bayesian Density Estimates in Minimum Hellinger Distance Estimation
Yuefeng Wu, Cornell University
2:45 PM

Modeling Adverse Birth Outcomes Through a Factor Model for Bayesian Quantile Regression
Lane F. Burgette, Duke University; Jerome P. Reiter, Duke University
2:50 PM

Bayesian Analysis of Geostatistical Model with Auxiliary Lattice
Jincheol Park, Texas A&M University; Faming Liang, Texas A&M University
2:50 PM

Identifying Vulnerable Populations Through an Examination of the Association Between Multipollutant Profiles and Measures of Deprivation
John Molitor, Imperial College, London; Jason Su, University of California, Berkeley; Sylvia Richardson, Imperial College, London; Michael Jerrett, University of California, Berkeley
2:50 PM

Bayesian Analysis via Stochastic Approximation Monte Carlo for Statistical Model with Intractable Normalizing Constants
Ick Hoon Jin, Texas A&M University; Faming Liang, Texas A&M University
3:05 PM

Bayesian Thresholding Rules
Linda Zhao, University of Pennsylvania
3:05 PM

A Joint Model for Longitudinal Measurements and Competing Risks Survival Data
Gang Li, University of California, Los Angeles
3:05 PM

Longitudinal Factor Analysis of Continuous and Ordinal Data
Bradley J. Barney, Texas A&M University; Valen Johnson, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Simon J. Sheather, Texas A&M University; Veera Baladandayuthapani, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Xin Shelley Wang, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Charles S. Cleeland, MD Anderson Cancer Center
3:05 PM

A Single Test Derived from Modeling Biological Heterogeneity of Multiple Serum Biomarkers via Mixture Models Using Bayesian Inference
Eric A. Macklin, MGH Biostatistics Center; Ying Zhou, MGH Biostatistics Center; Trenton C. Pulsipher, MGH Biostatistics Center; Steven James Skates, Massachusetts General Hospital
3:05 PM

Joint Quantile Regression: A Bayesian Approach
Surya Tokdar, Duke University
3:05 PM

Multiple Imputation Framework for Combining Data from Multiple Sources
Trivellore Raghunathan, University of Michigan
3:20 PM

Stochastic Matching Pursuit for Bayesian Variable Selection
Ray-Bing Chen, National University of Kaohsiung; Chi-Hsiang Chu, National University of Kaohsiung; Te-You Lai, National University of Kaohsiung; Ying Nian Wu, University of California, Los Angeles
3:20 PM

Bayesian Models Predicting the Return to Prison
Gail Blattenberger, The University of Utah; Richard Fowles, The University of Utah; John Krantz, The University of Utah
3:20 PM

Is It Rare or Common? A Coalescent Tree Approach to Identify the Genetic Types of Variants Underlying Complex Diseases
Kaustubh Adhikari, Harvard University; Christoph Lange, Harvard School of Public Health
3:20 PM

Expect the Unexpected: Bayesian Adaptive Dose-Finding Design in Proof-of-Concept Study
Feng Liu, GlaxoSmithKline
3:25 PM

Bayesian Tracking of Emerging Epidemics Using Ensemble Optimal Statistical Interpolation (EnOSI)
Ashok Krishnamurthy, University of Colorado, Denver
3:35 PM

Bayesian Adaptive Designs for Dose Escalation Studies
Anna Elizabeth McGlothlin, Eli Lilly and Company
4:05 PM

Informed Bayesian Biclustering of Microarray Data
Lisa Pham, Boston University; Mayetri Gupta, Boston University; Surajit Ray, Boston University; Eric Kolaczyk, Boston University
4:20 PM

Bayesian Empirical Orthogonal Function Method and Its Application
Yiping Dou, The University of British Columbia; Nhu Le, BC Cancer Agency; Jim Zidek, The University of British Columbia
4:20 PM

Simulation of Risk of Codling Moth Establishment from Imported Apples
Eleanor Shannon Neeley, Brigham Young University
4:20 PM

An Application of Semiparametric Bayesian Isotonic Regression to the Study of Radiation Effects in Spaceborne Microelectronics
Marian Farah, University of California, Santa Cruz; Athanasios Kottas, University of California, Santa Cruz; Robin D. Morris, Universities Space Research Association
4:25 PM

Marginally Specified Hierarchical Models for Networks and Relational Data: An Application to Health Policy
Andrew C. Thomas, Carnegie Mellon University; Joseph Blitzstein, Harvard University
4:25 PM

Using Logistic Regression of Sparse Data to Predict Influenza
Hector Lemus, San Diego State University
4:35 PM

Using Bayesian Adaptive Designs for FDA Event Safety Studies
Jason Connor, Berry Consultants, LLC; Scott Berry, Berry Consultants, LLC; Donald Arthur Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center
4:45 PM

Flexible Bent-Cable Models for Mixture Longitudinal Data
Shahedul Ahsan Khan, University of Waterloo; Grace Chiu, CSIRO; Joel A. Dubin, University of Waterloo
4:45 PM

A Perspective on the Connection Between Bayesian and Frequentist Approaches
Jin Wang, Abbott Vascular
5:05 PM

A Bayesian Dose-Finding Design Adapting to Efficacy and Tolerability Response
S. Krishna Padmanabhan, Pfizer Inc.; Scott Berry, Berry Consultants, LLC; Vladimir Dragalin, Pfizer Inc.; Michael Krams, Pfizer Inc.
5:05 PM

A Novel Bayesian Approach to Assessing the Risk of QT Prolongation
Suraj Anand, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Sujit Kumar Ghosh, North Carolina State University
5:05 PM

Bayesian Influence Methods with Missing Covariates in Survival Analysis
Diana Lam, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Joseph G. Ibrahim, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Hongtu Zhu, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
5:05 PM

Different Approaches to Model Averaging in Environmental Risk Assessment
Esben Budtz-Jørgensen, University of Copenhagen
5:20 PM

Monday, 08/02/2010
Joint Modeling of Epigenetic Data, Transcription Factor Binding Data, and Expression Data
Guanghua Xiao, UT Southwestern Medical Center


Bayesian Item Response Model When Performance Is Affected by Test Anxiety
Cibele Queiroz Da-Silva, Universidade de Brasilia; Antonio Eduardo Gomes, Universidade de Brasilia


Bayesian Modeling for Space-Time Surveillance of Disease
Andrew Lawson, Medical University of South Carolina


Meta-Analysis: Current State, Recent Developments, and Unresolved Problems
Dalene Stangl, Duke University


Characterizing the Mutation Pathway for Integrase Inhibitor
Jing Zhao, Merck Research Laboratories


Modeling Menstrual Cycle Length at the Approach of Menopause Using Bayesian Changepoint Models
Xiaobi Huang, University of Michigan; Michael R. Elliott, University of Michigan


Spline Models for the Population Total from PPS Samples: The Precision Gain from Knowing the Sizes of Nonsampled Units
Sahar Z. Zangeneh, University of Michigan; Roderick Joseph Little, University of Michigan


Bayesian Mixed Hidden Markov Models (BMHMM): A Multilevel Approach to Modeling Childhood Asthma
Yue Zhang, University of Southern California; Kiros Berhane, University of Southern California


Using Bayesian Logistic Regression to Estimate the Risk or Prevalence Ratio
Charles E. Rose, Jr., CDC; Andrew Lewis Baughman, CDC


Bayesian, Frequentist, or Both? Model-Robust Regression and the 'Sandwich' Estimator
Adam A. Szpiro, University of Washington; Kenneth Rice, University of Washington; Thomas Lumley, University of Washington


A General Framework of Adaptive Designs for Early-Phase Oncology Clinical Trials
Lixin Lang, Bristol-Myers Squibb; Ralph Raymond, Bristol-Myers Squibb


Bridging Eras in Sports, Revisited
C. Shane Reese, Brigham Young University


A Nonparametric Wavelet-Based Approach to Modeling the Genetic Diversity of Influenza A Through Time
Jennifer Aileen Tom, University of California, Los Angeles; Marc Suchard, University of California, Los Angeles; Janet Suzanne Sinsheimer, University of California, Los Angeles
8:35 AM

Modeling Marketing Data with Collinear Data
Joseph Retzer, MarketTools Inc.
8:50 AM

A Hierarchical Bayesian Model for Environmental Correlated Count Processes with Application to Fisheries Habitat Management
Ali Arab, Georgetown University; Scott Holan, University of Missouri; Christopher Wikle, University of Missouri; Mark Wildhaber, U.S. Geological Survey
8:50 AM

Operational Characteristics of a Go/No-Go Decision Rule in an Early Clinical Trial
Atalanta Ghosh, Johnson & Johnson; Jose Carlos Pinheiro, Johnson & Johnson; Paul Rothenberg, Johnson & Johnson
8:50 AM

Approximate Bayesian Inference of Bacterial Population Trees with Next-Generation Sequencing Data
Alexander V. Alekseyenko, New York University; Marc Suchard, University of California, Los Angeles
8:55 AM

Robust Covariate Control in Cluster-Randomized Trials with MPLUS and WinBUGS
Jiaquan Fan, Westat
9:05 AM

A Conditional Bayesian Logistic Regression Model (BLRM) with Overdose Control
Lu-May Chiang, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Adarsh Joshi, Eli Lilly and Company; David Ohlssen, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Jyotirmoy Dey, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
9:05 AM

An Evaluation of the N-Mixture Model for Pseudo-Replicated Count Data in Animal Abundance Estimation
Sherwin G. Toribio, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; Brian R. Gray, U.S. Geological Survey
9:05 AM

A Bayesian Vector Multidimensional Scaling Procedure for the Analysis of Ordered Preference Data
Duncan K.H. Fong, Penn State
9:20 AM

Multivariate Longitudinal Bayesian Imputation for Global Statistical Test, with Applications to Parkinson's Disease
Sheng Luo, The University of Texas School of Public Health; Andrew Lawson, Medical University of South Carolina; Jordan J. Elm, Medical University of South Carolina; Barbara C. Tilley, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
9:20 AM

Bayesian Decision Analysis for Diagnostic Procedures
Ying Lu, Stanford University; John Kornak, University of California, San Francisco
9:35 AM

EWOC Online: A Novel Web Application for Computing a Bayesian Phase I Design Method for Dose-Finding with Escalation with Overdose Control
Dror Berel, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Andre Rogatko, Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute
9:35 AM

Multiple Imputation for Missing Values Through Conditional Semiparametric Odds Ratio Models
Hua Yun Chen, University of Illinois at Chicago; Hui Xie, University of Illinois at Chicago
9:35 AM

An Algorithm to Evaluate Probability of Success for Decisionmaking in Early Drug Development
Annie Wang, Abbott Laboratories; Narinder Nangia, Abbott Laboratories
9:50 AM

A Multistate Modeling and Prediction of Survival Distribution Using Information on Subject's Tumor Response Over Time
Shengyan Hong, MedImmune; Iiya Lipkovich, Eli Lilly and Company; Yan Daniel Zhao, Eli Lilly and Company
9:50 AM

Bayesian Quantile Regression in Stratified Sampling
Nanhua Zhang, University of Michigan; Michael R. Elliott, University of Michigan
9:50 AM

A Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Combining Multiple Longitudinal Aging Studies
Nuoo-Ting Molitor, Imperial College, London; Sylvia Richardson, Imperial College, London; John Molitor, Imperial College, London; Nicky Best, Imperial College, London
9:50 AM

Good Bayesian and Other Thinking
Stephen E. Fienberg , Carnegie Mellon University
10:35 AM

Bayesian Generalized Method of Moments
Guosheng Yin, The University of Hong Kong
10:35 AM

Statistical Challenges in Modeling Wildlife Diseases
Jennifer A. Hoeting, Colorado State University; Andrew A. Merton, Colorado State University; Colleen T. Webb, Colorado State University
10:35 AM

Comparison of Cure Rate Models in Competing Risks Framework
Sanjib Basu, Northern Illinois University; Suchitrita Sarkar, Northern Illinois University
10:35 AM

Adaptive Bayesian Calibration of Computer Models Using Sequential Monte Carlo
Gardar Johannesson, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
10:35 AM

Incorporating Sampling Designs Into a Grade of Membership (GoM) Model
Marnie Bertolet, University of Pittsburgh
10:50 AM

Multivariate Spatial Factor Analysis Using Gaussian Predictive Processes
Qian Ren, University of Minnesota; Sudipto Banerjee, University of Minnesota
10:50 AM

Multilevel Bayesian models of survival and zero-inflated longitudinal patient-reported outcomes
Laura A. Hatfield, University of Minnesota; Mark E. Boye, Eli Lilly and Company; Michelle Denise Hackshaw, Eli Lilly and Company; Bradley P. Carlin, University of Minnesota
10:55 AM

Statistical Foundations and the Philosophy of I. J. Good
James Berger, Duke University
11:00 AM

Hierarchical Model Building, Fitting, and Checking: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Bayesian Analysis of Arsenic Exposure Pathways
Peter F. Craigmile, The Ohio State University; Catherine Calder, The Ohio State University; Hongfei Li, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center; Rajib Paul, Western Michigan University; Noel A. Cressie, The Ohio State University
11:05 AM

Comparing the Cumulative False-Positive Risk of Screening Mammography Programs Using a Discrete Time Survival Model Allowing for Nonignorable Drop-Out
Rebecca Hubbard, Group Health Research Institute; Diana Miglioretti, Group Health Research Institute
11:05 AM

Adaptive Gaussian Predictive Process Model for Large Spatial Data Sets
Rajarshi Guhaniyogi, University of Minnesota; Andrew Finley, Michigan State University; Sudipto Banerjee, University of Minnesota; Alan E. Gelfand, Duke University
11:05 AM

Modeling Variability in Blood Glucose Data Collected in Continuous Monitoring Using ARIMA and Hierarchical Bayesian MCMC GLMM Models
Alex Zolot, StatVis Consulting
11:05 AM

A Bayesian Model for Misclassified Binary Outcomes and Correlated Survival Data, with Applications to Breast Cancer
Min Yi, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Sheng Luo, The University of Texas School of Public Health; Xuelin Huang, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Kelly K. Hunt, MD Anderson Cancer Center
11:15 AM

Bias Correction and Bayesian Analysis of Digital Gene Expression Libraries
Russell L. Zaretzki, University of Tennessee; Michael A. Gilchrest, University of Tennessee
11:15 AM

Using Bayesian Predictive Distributions to Identify Outbreaks of Influenza-Like Illness
Owen Devine, CDC; Howard Burkom, The Johns Hopkins University
11:15 AM

Spatial Multinomial Regression Models for the Analysis of Land Cover Data
Jun Zhu, Colorado State University; Chongyang Jin, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Stephan Sain, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Michelle M. Steen-Adams, University of New England
11:15 AM

Computational Issues in Bayesian Design of Life Tests
Refik Soyer, The George Washington University
11:15 AM

Estimation of Faraday Rotation Measures of the Near Galactic Sky Using a Nonstationary Gaussian Process Model
Margaret Short, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Philipp P. Kronberg, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Dave Higdon, Los Alamos National Laboratory
11:20 AM

Dynamic Model Averaging for Online Prediction of Continuous and Discrete Processes
Adrian E. Raftery, University of Washington
11:25 AM

Nonstationary Gaussian Process Models via Treed Process-Convolutions
Waley Liang, University of California, Santa Cruz
11:35 AM

A Bayesian Shrinkage Model for Incomplete Longitudinal Binary Data with Application to the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial
Chenguang Wang, FDA; Michael J. Daniels, University of Florida; Daniel O. Scharfstein, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Stephanie R. Land, University of Pittsburgh
11:35 AM

Data Augmentation Strategies for the Bayesian Spatial Probit Regression Model
Candace Berrett, The Ohio State University; Catherine Calder, The Ohio State University
11:35 AM

Modeling Categorized and Aggregated Dive Depth Data from Marine Mammals
Megan Higgs, Montana State University; Jay Ver Hoef, NOAA
11:55 AM

Bayesian Meta-Analysis of Rare Events Incorporating Historical Controls
Yan Zheng, sanofi-aventis; Xin Zhi, sanofi-aventis
2:05 PM

Bayesian Model Comparison in Cosmology with Population Monte Carlo
Christian Plessis Robert, Universite Paris-Dauphine
2:05 PM

A Bayesian Latent Variable Model for Identifying Slow Early Fetal Growth
James C. Slaughter, Vanderbilt University; Amy H. Herring, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2:05 PM

Bayesian Benchmarking with Applications to Small-Area Estimation
Rebecca Carter Steorts, University of Florida; Ghosh Malay, University of Florida; Gauri Datta, The University of Georgia
2:05 PM

Autologistic Models for Binary Data on a Lattice
John Hughes, Penn State; Murali Haran, Penn State; Petrutza Caragea, Iowa State University
2:05 PM

A Closer Look at Models Developed for Landscape Genetics
Kezia Manlove, Montana State University; Megan Higgs, Montana State University
2:05 PM

Bayesian Meta-Analysis of Genetic Association Studies: Effective Combining Evidence and Efficent Handling Missing Data
Xiaoquan Wen, The University of Chicago; Matthew Stephens, The University of Chicago
2:05 PM

Application of Bayesian Analysis in the Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) in Dogs
Lan Zhu, Oklahoma State University
2:05 PM

Bayesian LASSO for Genome-Wide Association Analysis
Jiahan Li, Penn State; Rongling Wu, Penn State
2:20 PM

Approximate Bayesian Computing for Spatial Extremes
Robert Erhardt, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2:20 PM

Bayesian Clustering and Sparse Modeling of Interactions in Epidemiology
Amy H. Herring, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; David Dunson, Duke University
2:25 PM

Bayesian Inference for Stereotype Regression
Bhramar Mukherjee, University of Michigan
2:25 PM

Prediction of Individual Long-Term Outcomes from a Multivariate Cure-Mixture Frailty Model
Yimei Li, University of Pennsylvania; Daniel F. Heitjan, University of Pennsylvania; E. Paul Wileyto, University of Pennsylvania
2:30 PM

Dynamic Stock Selection Strategies: A Structured Factor Model Framework
Hedibert Freitas Lopes, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Carlos Marinho Carvalho, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Omar Aguilar, Financial Engines
2:30 PM

Semiparametric Bayesian Analysis of High-Throughput Array CGH Data
Subharup Guha, University of Missouri
2:35 PM

Bayesian Models for Genetic Pathways
Yuan Ji, MD Anderson Cancer Center
2:45 PM

Some Asymptotics for Geostatistical Model Selection
Hsin-Cheng Huang, Academia Sinica
2:50 PM

Complete and Incomplete Bayesian Models for Financial Time Series
John Geweke, University of Technology, Sydney
2:55 PM

Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Test Characteristics in the Absence of a Gold Standard Reference Test
Nandini Dendukuri, McGill University; Ian Schiller, McGill University; Lawrence Joseph, McGill University; Madhukar Pai, McGill University
3:05 PM

Bayesian Joint Model of Multivariate Ordinal Data with Competing Risks Survival Time
Pulak Ghosh, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
3:05 PM

Tuesday, 08/03/2010
Bayesian Methods for Copy Number Inference in Heterogeneous Cancers Using SNP Arrays
Christopher Yau, University of Oxford; Christopher C. Holmes, University of Oxford


Decisionmaking in Public Policy: Problems from DOT, FDA, and NASA
David Banks, Duke University


A Decision-Theoretic Approach to Gene Set Analysis
Simina Maria Boca, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Hector Corrada Bravo, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Giovanni Parmigiani, Harvard University; Jeffrey Leek, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health


Design, Implementation, and Results for a Bayesian Adaptive Randomization Trial for Targeted Therapy in Lung Cancer
Suyu Liu, MD Anderson Cancer Center; J. Jack Lee, MD Anderson Cancer Center


Causal Inference in Observational Studies with Missing Data: A Bayesian Nonparametric Approach
Jennifer Hill, New York University; Jose Zubizarreta, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania


Bayesian Nonparametric Inference of Effective Population Trajectories with Gaussian Processes
Julia Adela Palacios, University of Washington; Vladimir Minin, University of Washington


Modeling Spatial Structure Using High-Throughput Data
Ke Wang, Southern Methodist University ; Xinlei Wang, Southern Methodist University; Guanghua Xiao, UT Southwestern Medical Center


Analyzing Cognitive Testing Data with Extensions of Item Response Theory Models
Jonathan Gruhl, University of Washington; Elena A. Erosheva, University of Washington; Paul K. Crane, University of Washington


On Statistical Properties of a Content Validity-Based Bayesian Approach for Validating Measures of Patient-Reported Outcomes
Byron J. Gajewski, The University of Kansas; Valorie Coffland, The University of Kansas School of Nursing; Jamie Leopold, The University of Kansas School of Nursing; Nancy Dunton, The University of Kansas School of Nursing; Diane Boyle, The University of Kansas School of Nursing; Marge Bott, The University of Kansas School of Nursing
8:35 AM

A Bayesian Model for Inferring Prehistoric Temperatures from Natural Proxies
Martin Tingley, Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute; Peter Huybers, Harvard University; Konrad Hughern, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
8:35 AM

Functional Data Analysis of the Trends and Predictors of Climate in BC
Simon Joseph Bonner, The University of British Columbia; Nathaniel Kenneth Newlands, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Budong Qian, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Nancy Heckman, The University of British Columbia
8:35 AM

A Bayesian Semiparametric Approach to Causal Inference with Intermediate Variables
Fan Li, Duke University; Scott Schwartz, Duke University; Fabrizia Mealli, University of Florence
8:35 AM

Achieving Accurate Computation in Bayesian Scale-Usage Models
Chris Hans, The Ohio State University; Greg Allenby, The Ohio State University; Peter F. Craigmile, The Ohio State University; Ju Hee Lee, The Ohio State University; Steven MacEachern, The Ohio State University; Xinyi Xu, The Ohio State University
8:35 AM

A Probability for Classification Based on the Mixture of Dirichlet Process Model
Ruth Fuentes-Garcia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Ramses Mena, IIMAS-UNAM; Stephen Graham Walker, University of Kent
8:50 AM

Predicting Crop Yield in the Canadian Prairies
Luke Bornn, The University of British Columbia; Jim Zidek, The University of British Columbia
8:55 AM

A Hierarchical Bayesian Model of Learning in the Acquisition of a Skill
Jun Lu, American University; Dongchu Sun, University of Missouri; Paul Speckman, University of Missouri-Columbia; Jeff Rouder, University of Missouri
8:55 AM

Nonparametric Bayesian Methods for Measurement Error Problem in Matched Case-Control Studies
Nels Johnson, Virginia Tech; Inyoung Kim, Virginia Tech
9:05 AM

A Bayesian Approach to Fitting Mixed Models Using Shape-Restricted Regression Splines
Amber Hackstadt, Colorado State University; Mary Meyer, Colorado State University; Jennifer A. Hoeting, Colorado State University
9:05 AM

Estimating Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Presence of Missing Data in a Population with a Resistant Subset and Multiple Observations
Yolanda Cecile Hagar, University of California, Davis; Laurel Beckett, University of California, Davis; Danielle Harvey, University of California, Davis School of Medicine; Joshua Fenton, University of California, Davis School of Medicine
9:05 AM

Analysis of Rolling Group Therapy Data Using Conditionally Autoregressive Priors
Susan Paddock, RAND Corporation; Sarah Hunter, RAND Corporation; Katherine Watkins, RAND Corporation; Daniel F. McCaffrey, RAND Corporation
9:15 AM

Application of Bayesian Joint Modeling of Time-to-Event and Patient-Reported Outcomes in an Oncology Clinical Trial
Luping Zhao, Eli Lilly and Company; Wei Shen, Eli Lilly and Company; Haoda Fu, Eli Lilly and Company ; Michelle Denise Hackshaw, Eli Lilly and Company; Mark E. Boye, Eli Lilly and Company
9:15 AM

Bayesian Nonparametric Intensity Estimation for Inhomogeneous Spatial Point Processes
Yu Ryan Yue, Baruch College, CUNY; Ji Meng Loh, AT&T Labs - Research
9:15 AM

Extending the Multivariate Probit Model to Accomodate Spatial Data
Aline Tabet, The University of British Columbia
9:15 AM

Bayesian Estimation of Pair Copula Constructions with Discrete Margins
Anastasios Nicholas Panagiotelis, Technische Universitaet Muenchen; Claudia Czado, Technische Universitaet Muenchen
9:20 AM

Nonparametric Bayesian Estimation of an Unknown Dose
Bahman Shafii, University of Idaho; William James Price, University of Idaho
9:35 AM

Bayesian Smoothing Spline ANOVA Model
Paul Speckman, University of Missouri-Columbia; Chin-I Cheng, Central Michigan University
9:35 AM

MCMC Algorithms for Bayesian Models Involving Binary Data
Santanu Pramanik, NORC; Edward Mulrow, NORC
9:35 AM

Bayesian Model Averaging for Improved Prediction of Soil Moisture and Crop Yield from Agro-Ecosystem Models
Reza Hosseini, Simon Fraser University; Gabriela Espino-Hernandez, The University of British Columbia; Nathaniel Kenneth Newlands, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
9:35 AM

A bayesian approach for detection of multilocus interaction in case control studies
Saonli Basu, University of Minnesota
9:35 AM

Paleoclimatic Reconstruction of Annual Precipitation in the East, North, and Central Division of Midwest Region: A Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Sparse Spatial Data
Rajib Paul, Western Michigan University; Kwok Wai Lau, CSIRO; William R. VanHove, Western Michigan University
9:55 AM

A Generalized Bayesian Spatial Prediction Method
Jim Zidek, The University of British Columbia; Yiping Dou, The University of British Columbia; Nhu Le, BC Cancer Agency
10:35 AM

Network-Based Auto-Probit Modeling for Protein Function Prediction
Xiaoyu Jiang, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; David Gold, State University of New York at Buffalo; Eric Kolaczyk, Boston University
10:35 AM

A Bayesian Adaptive Design with Biomarkers for Targeted Therapies
Jens C. Eickhoff, Colorado State University; KyungMann Kim, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jill M. Kolesar, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jason R. Gee, Lahey Clinic Medical Center
10:35 AM

Bayesian Inference in Partially Identified Models
Paul Gustafson, The University of British Columbia
10:35 AM

Approximate Bayesian Computation for Spatial Extremes via Open-Faced Sandwich Adjustment
Benjamin Shaby, Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute
10:35 AM

A Consistency Result for Bayesian Model Selection Using Nonlocal Priors
Valen Johnson, MD Anderson Cancer Center
10:35 AM

A Prior Distribution of Bayesian Nonparametrics Incorporating Distances of Various Types
Brian M. Hartman, Texas A&M University; David Dahl, Texas A&M University; Bani K. Mallick, Texas A&M University; Debabrata (Debu) Talukdar, State University of New York at Buffalo
10:50 AM

Improved Estimates for the Impact of Baserunning in Baseball
Benjamin Strong Baumer, CUNY Graduate Center
10:55 AM

Nonidentifiable Issues in a Bayesian Cox Cluster Process Model for Functional Neuroimaging Data Analysis
Jian Kang, University of Michigan; Timothy D. Johnson, University of Michigan
10:55 AM

Diagnostics for Bayesian Hierarchical Models of Response Time Data
Peter F. Craigmile, The Ohio State University; Mario Peruggia, The Ohio State University; Trisha Van Zandt, The Ohio State University
10:55 AM

Bayesian Modeling for Spatial Extreme Values
Huiyan Sang, Texas A&M University
11:00 AM

Fuzzy Clustering and Bayesian Model Selection for Peptide/Protein Identification
Soyoung Ryu, University of Washington; Vladimir Minin, University of Washington; Dave Goodlett, University of Washington
11:05 AM

Nonidentifiability in the Context of Missing Confounders
Lawrence McCandless, Simon Fraser University
11:15 AM

Model Prior Choice and Multiplicity Correction in Bayesian Model and Variable Selection
Melanie Ann Wilson, Duke University; Merlise Clyde, Duke University; Edwin Iversen, Duke University
11:15 AM

Multivariate Zero-Inflated Bayesian Spatial Model
Chong He, University of Missouri; Jing Zhang, Miami University
11:25 AM

Bayesian Calibration of Microsimulation Models
Carolyn M. Rutter, Group Health Research Institute
11:25 AM

Bayesian Nonparametric Point Process Modeling for Extreme Value Analysis
Athanasios Kottas, University of California, Santa Cruz; Ziwei Wang, University of California, Santa Cruz; Abel Rodriguez, University of California, Santa Cruz; Bruno Sanso, University of California, Santa Cruz
11:25 AM

I-SPY2: Identifying Biomarker Signatures for Therapeutic Agents in Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer
Donald Arthur Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Kyle Wathen, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Nebiyou Bekele, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Laura Esserman, University of California, San Francisco
11:35 AM

A Bayesian Method for Estimating Disease Prevalence in the Presence of a Hidden Subpopulation
Chaoxiong Xia, The University of British Columbia; Paul Gustafson, The University of British Columbia
11:35 AM

Alternative Bayesian Formulation for Robustness to Outliers
Martin Heller, Unemployed
11:35 AM

Nonparametric Spatial Models for Extreme Temperature Data
Montserrat Fuentes, North Carolina State University; John Henry, North Carolina State University; Brian Reich, North Carolina State University
11:50 AM

Applications and Implications of a Nested Dirichlet Model of Baseball Player Ability
Brad Null, AOL Research
11:55 AM

A Hybrid Geometric Select-and-Test Design Based on Treatment Failure Time and Toxicity
Peter F. Thall, MD Anderson Cancer Center
2:05 PM

Gaussian Process--Based Bayesian Semiparametric Quantitative Trait Loci Interval Mapping
Fei Zou , The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Hanwen Huang, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Haibo Zhou, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Fuxia Cheng, Illinois State University; Ina Hoeschele, Virginia Tech
2:05 PM

Short-Term Inflation Projections for the Euro Area
Domenico Giannone, ECARES
2:05 PM

Two-Phase Study: Application to Gene-Environmental Interaction
Jaeil Ahn, University of Michigan; Bhramar Mukherjee, University of Michigan
2:05 PM

A Dynamic Approach for the Piecewise Exponential Model with Random Time Grid
Dipak K. Dey, University of Connecticut
2:05 PM

Prediction Intervals for the Local Spectrum Estimate
Kara Stevens, University of Bristol; Guy Nason, University of Bristol
2:05 PM

Issues in Model Emulation/Evaluation in Dynamic Network Studies in Systems Biology
Mike West, Duke University
2:15 PM

Bayesian Median Regression for Censored Survival Data via Transform-Both-Sides Model
Debajyoti Sinha, Florida State University; Jian-Chang Lin, Florida State University; Stuart R. Lipsitz, Brigham and Women's Hospital
2:25 PM

Who Needs Bayesian Phase I Trials?
Rick Chappell, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2:30 PM

Full Bayesian Procedure for File Linking to Analyze End-of-Life Medical Costs
Roee Gutman, Harvard University; Alan Zaslavsky, Harvard Medical School
2:45 PM

Robust Multiple Imputation Based on Bayesian Bootstrap Predictive Mean Matching
Florian Koller-Meinfelder, Universität Bamberg
2:50 PM

Generalized Point Estimation with Application to Small Response Estimation
Sam Weerahandi, Pfizer Inc.
3:20 PM

Bayesian Semiparametric Analysis of Case-Control Studies with Time-Varying Exposures
Dhiman Bhadra, University of Florida; Michael J. Daniels, University of Florida; Malay Ghosh, University of Florida; Bhramar Mukherjee, University of Michigan
3:25 PM

Inferential Methods for Graphical Models
Saeid Yasamin, Stanford University
3:25 PM

Wednesday, 08/04/2010
Bayesian Methods in Genomics: Searching for Unity in Diverse Data Sources
Bhramar Mukherjee, University of Michigan; Debashis Ghosh, Pennsylvania State University


Choosing Bayes Priors for Estimating Values Near Zero: A Case Study with the Beta-Binomial and the Gamma-Poisson Distributions
Marcela Alfaro , Universidad de Costa Rica


A Bayesian Generalized Linear Mixed Model for HIV-1 Vaccine Immune Response with Missing Data
Sydeaka Patrice Watson, Baylor University; John Seaman, Baylor University; James Stamey, Baylor University; Bette Korber, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Mark Muldoon, University of Manchester


MATLAB Toolbox for the Analysis of fMRI Data: A Bayesian Spatial Model for Activation and Connectivity
Lijun Zhang, Emory University; Sanjay Agravat, Emory University; Gordana Derado, Emory University; DuBois Bowman, Emory University


OpenBUGS Software for Bayesian Modeling
Neal Thomas, Pfizer Inc.


Bayesian Goodness-of-Fit Test and Semiparametric Generalization with Measurement Data
Angela Schoergendorfer, University of Kentucky; Adam J. Branscum, University of Kentucky; Timothy Edward Hanson, University of Minnesota


Dirichlet Processes for Quantal Response Equilibrium Models: Examination of Pegged Exchange Rate Policies
Anton H. Westveld, University of Nevada at Las Vegas; Kevin M. Quinn, University of California, Berkeley School of Law


Multilevel Modeling of Follow-Up Studies with Missing Data
Monica Michelle Bennett, Baylor University; John Seaman, Baylor University; James Stamey, Baylor University


Bayesian Estimation of Burr Type XII Parameters with General Progressive Type II Censoring
Chansoo Kim, Kongju National University; Seongho Song, University of Cincinnati


Bayesian Extension of Fisher's Exact Test in the Presence of Missing Data
Heather Yan Lin, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Stuart R. Lipsitz, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Debajyoti Sinha, Florida State University; Garrett Fitzmaurice, Harvard Medical School; Stephen Lipshutlz, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; J. Jack Lee, MD Anderson Cancer Center


Intention-to-Treat Analysis in Presence of Noncompliance
Rajarshi Mukherjee, Harvard University


Hierarchical Bayesian Models for Predicting Spatially Correlated Curves
Bani K. Mallick, Texas A&M University
8:35 AM

Efficient Early Phase Designs in Oncology Based on Evidence Synthesis
Jyotirmoy Dey, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Wentao Feng, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
8:35 AM

Bayesian and Frequentist Methods for Provider Profiling Using Risk-Adjusted Assessments of Medical Outcomes
Michael Joseph Racz, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; Joseph Sedransk, Case Western Reserve University
8:35 AM

The Effect of Back-to-Back Games in the NHL: Top Shelf or Garbage Goal?
Michael A. Rutter, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
8:35 AM

Estimation of Minimum Mortality Rates and Excess Mortality from Regional Data
Ronald Gangnon, University of Wisconsin
8:50 AM

Semiparametric Bayesian Modeling of Spatio-Survival Data Under Cure Fraction
Sandra Milena Hurtado Rua, University of Connecticut; Dipak K. Dey, University of Connecticut
8:50 AM

A Bayesian Approach for Array CGH Segmentation to Assess Chromosomal Aberrations via Gibbs Sampling
Jingjing Ye, Pfizer Inc.; Qiuyan Xu, Travelers Insurance
8:55 AM

Forecasting Clinical Trial Enrollment: A Case Study
Zachary Skrivanek, Eli Lilly and Company
9:05 AM

Combining Information on Adjuvant Cancer Therapies from Multiple Sources to Correct Misreporting
Yulei He, Harvard Medical School; Alan Zaslavsky, Harvard Medical School
9:05 AM

Application of Methods for Assessing Risk-Benefit in Clinical Trials
Menghui Chen, Merck & Co., Inc.; Shailaja Suryawanshi, Merck & Co., Inc.
9:05 AM

Bayesian Adaptive Phase II/III Clinical Trial Design Using the Relationship Between Tumor Response and Survival
Donald Arthur Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Haiying Pang, MD Anderson Cancer Center
9:20 AM

The Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Estimating the Size of HIV At-Risk Populations in Bangladesh
Le Bao, University of Washington; Adrian E. Raftery, University of Washington; Amala Reddy, UNAIDS Regional Support Team Asia-Pacific
9:20 AM

Learning Functional Brain Connectivity with Time-Series Bayesian Network from fMRI Data
Xiangxiang Meng, University of Cincinnati; Xiaodong Lin, Rutgers University
9:20 AM

Studying Simulated Mass Layoff Events and Employment/Unemployment Data with Factor Analysis, Multiple Regression, and Bayesian Methods
Zhe (Jason) Liu, Iowa State University; Mack Shelley, Iowa State University
9:20 AM

Evaluating Individual Player Contributions in Basketball
Jarad Niemi, University of California, Santa Barbara
9:20 AM

Bayesian Partition Models for Detecting Interactions
Jun Liu, Harvard University
10:35 AM

Discovering Regression Structure with a Bayesian Ensemble
Edward I. George, University of Pennsylvania
10:35 AM

New Bayesian Nonparametric Mixture Models
Stephen Graham Walker, University of Kent; Ramses Mena, IIMAS-UNAM
10:35 AM

Bayesian ROC Curve Estimation Under Binormality with the Partial Gold Standard
Jiezhun Gu, Duke Clinical Research Institute; Subhashis Ghosal, North Carolina State University
10:35 AM

Bayesian Dose Escalation Using PK as a Covariate
Arun Krishna, Novartis Oncology; Venkat Sethuraman, Novartis Oncology; Lu-May Chiang, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
10:35 AM

Local-Mass Preserving Prior Distributions for Nonparametric Bayesian Models
Ju Hee Lee, The Ohio State University; Steven MacEachern, The Ohio State University
10:35 AM

Outcome-Informed Clustering of Gene Expression Profiles
Jessie Jann Hsu, Harvard University; David Schoenfeld, Harvard University; Dianne Finkelstein, Harvard University
10:35 AM

Mutation Rate Estimation and Classification of Driver and Passenger Genes in Cancer
Jie Ding, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Giovanni Parmigiani, Harvard University; Xiaogang Zhong, The Johns Hopkins University
10:35 AM

Bayesian Models on Species Richness of Fish in the Gulf of Maine
Xia Wang, National Institute of Statistical Sciences; Ming-Hui Chen, University of Connecticut; Dipak K. Dey, University of Connecticut; Chiu-Yen Kuo, University of Connecticut
10:50 AM

Building Time Series Into Hierarchical Bayesian Models with Applications in Baseball Fielding
James Martin Piette, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; Shane Jensen, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
10:50 AM

Stopping Rules for Bayesian Dose-Finding Oncology Trials
Yanqiong Zhang, Sanofi-Aventis; Yi He, sanofi-aventis; Guillaume Marchand, sanofi-aventis; Pierre Mancini, sanofi-aventis; Sandrine Micallef, sanofi-aventis
10:50 AM

Bayesian Design for Nonrandomized Phase II Oncology Trials
Yanmei Xu, GlaxoSmithKline; Bingming Yi, GlaxoSmithKline
10:55 AM

Using Agent-Based Models in Statistics and Statistics in Agent-Based Modeling: Examples in Facebook and eBay
William Rand, University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business; Wolfgang Jank, University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business; Michael Trusov, University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business; Wei Guo, University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business
11:05 AM

A Bayesian Hierarchical Spatial Approach for Constructing Disease Risk Maps at a Finer Level Than Is Provided in Publicly Available Data
Fu-Chi Hsieh, Yale University; Theodore R. Holford, Yale University
11:05 AM

Assessing Variation in the Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Intermountain Snow Water Storage
James B. Odei, Utah State University; Mevin B. Hooten, Utah State University
11:05 AM

A Bayesian Design for a Proof-of-Concept Study Comparing Rituxan in Combination with a New Drug to Rituxan Alone
Sharon C. Murray, GlaxoSmithKline; John F. Toso, GlaxoSmithKline; John W. Bauman, GlaxoSmithKline;
11:15 AM

A Nonparametric Bayesian Approach to Biomarker Discovery
Peter Mueller, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Alejandro Jara, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
11:15 AM

Sparse Data in Meta-Analysis: Parametric and Semiparametric Models and Parameterization Issues
Arpita Chatterjee, Northern Illinois University; Sanjib Basu, Northern Illinois University
11:15 AM

Simultaneous Bayesian Inference for Skew-Normal Mixed-Effects Joint Models for Longitudinal Data
Yangxin Huang, University of South Florida
11:20 AM

A Shark Habitat Model with Spatial and Temporal Dependencies
Daniel Gladish, University of Missouri; Mark Wildhaber, U.S. Geological Survey; Christopher Wikle, University of Missouri; Scott Holan, University of Missouri; John Froeschke, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies; Gregory Stunz, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
11:20 AM

Advancing Statistical Methodology for USDA Surveys and Their Analysis
Jianqiang (Jay) Wang, National Institute of Statistical Sciences ; Scott Holan, University of Missouri; Balgobin Nandram, Worcester Polytechnic Institute ; Criselda Toto, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Wendy J. Barboza, National Agricultural Statistics Service; Edwin Anderson, National Agricultural Statistics Service
11:25 AM

A Bayesian Design with the Time-to-Event Endpoint
Qiong Wang, GlaxoSmithKline
11:35 AM

An Efficient Method of Estimating the Bayesian Classifier in Signal Detection Tasks Involving Complex High-Dimensional Data
Subok Park, FDA; Eric Clarkson, The University of Arizona
11:35 AM

Robustness of Nonparametric Bayesian Methods
Steven MacEachern, The Ohio State University; Antonio Lijoi, University of Pavia
11:35 AM

Multiregional Trials Using Bayesian Statistical Approach
Kyoungah See, Eli Lilly and Company; Robert Noble, GSK
11:35 AM

Probabilistic Wind Vector Forecasting Using Ensembles and Bayesian Model Averaging
J. McLean Sloughter, Seattle University; Adrian E. Raftery, University of Washington; Tilmann Gneiting, Universitat Heidelberg
11:35 AM

Bayesian Estimation of Humpback Whale Population Abundance and Movement Patterns in Northern Southeast Alaska
Albert Noble Hendrix, R2 Resource Consultants, Inc.
11:35 AM

Bayesian Semiparametric Models for Testing Single and Multiple Genetic Pathway Effects in Prostate Cancer
Sounak Chakraborty, University of Missouri-Columbia
11:50 AM

A Hybrid Frequentist-Bayesian Approach to a Pilot Study
Nicole Blackman, GlaxoSmithKline
11:55 AM

Bayesian Mixtures of Autoregressive Models
Ori Rosn, The University of Texas at El Paso; Sally Wood, Melbourne Business School; Robert Kohn, University of New South Wales
12:05 PM

Hierarchical Gaussian Power Prior Models for Adaptive Incorporation of Historical Information in Clinical Trials
Bradley P. Carlin, University of Minnesota; Brian P. Hobbs, University of Minnesota; Daniel Sargent, Mayo Clinic; Sumithra Mandrekar, Mayo Clinic
2:05 PM

The Value of Multiproxy Reconstruction of Past Climate
Bo Li, Purdue University; Douglas Nychka, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Caspar Ammann, National Center for Atmospheric Research
2:05 PM

Simulation of a Phase III Trial Using Realizations of Posterior Distribution Based on a Phase IIb Trial
A. Lawrence Gould, Merck Research Laboratories
2:05 PM

Finite Mixtures of Individual-Level Models for Infectious Diseases
Rob Deardon, University of Guelph; Lorna Deeth, University of Guelph
2:05 PM

Bayesian Nonparametric Longitudinal Data Analysis with Embedded Autoregressive Structure: Application to Hormone Data
Wesley Johnson, University of California, Irvine; Fernando Quintana, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2:05 PM

Independent Component Analysis of fMRI Data with Application to the Study of Functional Connectivity in Neurodegeneration
Dai Feng, Merck & Co., Inc.; Richard Baumgartner, Merck Research Laboratories; Alexandre Coimbra, Merck & Co., Inc.; Marie Holahan, Merck & Co., Inc.; Jacquelynn Cook, Merck & Co., Inc.; Donald Williams, Merck & Co., Inc.
2:05 PM

Bayesian Visual Analytics: A Formal Visual Navigation Scheme
Scotland Leman, Virginia Tech
2:05 PM

The Long Tail of Disease Modeling
Abraham D. Flaxman, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation; Stephen S. Lim, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation; Christopher J.L. Murray, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
2:05 PM

A Bayes Factor with Reasonable Model Selection Consistency for ANOVA Model
Yuzo Maruyama, The University of Tokyo
2:20 PM

Linear Approximations of Individual-Level Models for Infectious Disease
Grace Pui Sze Kwong, University of Guelph; Rob Deardon, University of Guelph
2:20 PM

A Homogenous Compound Poisson Change Point Model Approach for the Analysis of CNVs in Genomic Data
Jie Chen, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ayten Yigiter, Hacettepe University; Hong-Wen Deng, University of Missouri-Kansas City
2:20 PM

Learning with Dynamic Visualizations
Leanna House, Virginia Tech; Scotland Leman, Virginia Tech
2:25 PM

Bayesian Clustering for Failure-Time Data
Gary Rosner, The Johns Hopkins University; Peter Mueller, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Fernando Quintana, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2:25 PM

The Role of Bayesian Statistics in Confirmatory Drug Development Trials
David Ohlssen, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
2:30 PM

Combining Information Across Studies for Clinical Trials: What We Have Learned at FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Laura Thompson, FDA/CDRH
2:30 PM

Efficient Exploration of Multiple ChIP-seq and ChIP-chip Data Sets
Hongkai Ji, The Johns Hopkins University
2:35 PM

Metabolites Identification and Quantification from 1H NMR Spectra by Database-Supported Bayesian Model Selection
Cheng Zheng, Purdue University; Shucha Zhang, Purdue University; Daniel Raftery, Purdue University; Olga Vitek, Purdue University; Susanne Ragg, Indiana University School of Medicine
2:35 PM

On the Asymptotic Behaviour of Random Cumulative Hazards
Pierpaolo De Blasi, University of Turin/Collegio Carlo Alberto; Giovanni Peccati, University of Luxembourg; Igor Pruenster, University of Turin
2:45 PM

Validity of Statistical and Computational Methods to Ascertain Causes of Death: Can They Outperform Physicians?
Christopher J.L. Murray, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation; Jeanette Kurian Birnbaum, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation; Abraham D. Flaxman, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation; Sean Green, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
2:45 PM

Bayesian Variable Selection in Cox Proportional Hazard Models for Survival Data
Kyu Ha Lee, University of Missouri-Columbia; Sounak Chakraborty, University of Missouri-Columbia; Jianguo Sun, University of Missouri
2:50 PM

Preference Evolution in a Social Network
Jing Wang, University of Michigan; Anocha Aribarg, University of Michigan; Yves F. Atchade, University of Michigan
2:50 PM

Bayesian Applications in Drug Safety Evaluation
Amy Xia, Amgen Inc.
2:55 PM

Predictive Probability Approach for the Design and Analysis of Response and Toxicity Data in Cancer Clinical Trials
J. Jack Lee, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Guosheng Yin, The University of Hong Kong; Nan Chen, M D Anderson Cancer Center
2:55 PM

Bayesian Nonparametric Estimation of Regression Models in Event History Analysis
Pierpaolo De Blasi, University of Turin/Collegio Carlo Alberto
3:05 PM

Bayesian Dynamic Models for Improved Efficacy in Avoidance of Preventable Hospital Deaths
David Draper, University of California, Santa Cruz
3:20 PM

Thursday, 08/05/2010
Gibbs-Type Priors for Bayesian Nonparametric Inference on Species Variety
Stefano Favaro, University of Turin ; Antonio Lijoi, University of Pavia; Ramses Mena, IIMAS-UNAM; Igor Pruenster, University of Turin
8:35 AM

Improved Space-Time Forecasting of Next-Day Ozone Concentrations in the Eastern United States
David Holland, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
8:35 AM

Semiparametric Prior Models for High-Dimensional Data
Marina Vannucci, Rice University
8:35 AM

Comparison of Hauer's EB method, Causal Inference Methods, and a Full Bayesian Method for Estimating Countermeasure Effectiveness in Transportation Safety Studies
Courtney Bokenkroger, Midwest Research Institute
8:35 AM

A Natural Nonparametric Generalization of Parametric Statistical Models
Timothy Edward Hanson, University of Minnesota
9:00 AM

Bayesian Adaptive Designs in Practice
Scott Berry, Berry Consultants, LLC; Jason Connor, Berry Consultants, LLC
9:00 AM

Statistical Inference for Food Webs
Grace Chiu, CSIRO; Joshua Gould, Dalhousie University; Anton H. Westveld, University of Nevada at Las Vegas
9:05 AM

Dependent Exposure in a Matched Case-Control Study
Mark Delorey, CDC
9:05 AM

A Bayesian Self-Controlled Case Series Method for Large-Scale Longitudinal Data in Drug Safety Surveillance
Shawn Evelyn Simpson, Columbia University; David Madigan, Columbia University
9:05 AM

Driving Performance While Engaged in Distracting Tasks: The Effects on Drivers with Traumatic Brain Injuries
Linda Ng Boyle, University of Washington; David Neyens, The University of Iowa; Kevin Manning, Drexel University; Jocelyn Ang, Drexel University; Maria Schultheis, Drexel University
9:15 AM

Optimal Design for Multifactor Life-Testing Experiments
Steven E. Rigdon, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Douglas C. Montgomery, Arizona State University; Rong Pan, Arizona State University; Connie M. Borror, Arizona State University West
9:20 AM

Distance-Based Probability Distributions on Set Partitions for Bayesian Nonparametric Models
David Dahl, Texas A&M University; Ryan Day, University of the Pacific; Jerry Tsai, University of the Pacific
9:25 AM

Application of the Pattern Mixture Model to Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) Scores in a Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) Trial for Brain Tumors
Kyounghwa Bae, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group; Seunghee Baek, University of Pennsylvania; James Dignam, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
9:50 AM

Bayesian Joint Modeling of Multiple Gene Networks and Diverse Genomic Data to Identify Target Genes of a Transcription Factor
Peng Wei, The University of Texas School of Public Health; Wei Pan, University of Minnesota
9:55 AM

B-Tox: A Bayesian Facelift for Ecotoxicology
David Fox, The University of Melbourne
10:05 AM

Measuring Elusive Populations with Multiple Systems Estimation: A Case Study in Casanare
Kristian Lum, Duke University; Megan Price, Benetech; Patrick Ball, Benetech
10:35 AM

HARK: A New Approach for Regression with Functional Predictors
Dawn B. Woodard, Cornell University
10:35 AM

Bayesian Methods for Supercomputer Reliability Data
Sarah Michalak, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Todd Graves, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Lori Pritchett-Sheats, Los Alamos National Laboratory
10:35 AM

Bayesian Hierarchical Models for Detecting Safety Signals in Clinical Trials
Haijun Ma, Amgen Inc.; Amy Xia, Amgen Inc.; Bradley P. Carlin, University of Minnesota
10:35 AM

Bayesian Estimation and Hypothesis Testing of AutoRegressive Models under a Reference Prior
Shawn Ni, University of Missouri; Dongchu Sun, University of Missouri
10:35 AM

Analysis of Otolith Microchemistry Using Bayesian Hierarchical Mixture Models
Bethann Mangel Pflugeisen, The Ohio State University; Catherine Calder, The Ohio State University; Elizabeth Marschall, The Ohio State University
10:35 AM

Bayesian Analysis of Multistage Process Yields
Patrick J. Gaffney, ImClone Systems; Alan Richter, ImClone Systems
10:50 AM

A Simulation Study on the Effects of Increasing the Number of Capture Periods in Closed Population Capture-Recapture Models with Heterogeneity
Jose Sanqui, Appalachian State University; Ross Gosky, Appalachian State University
10:50 AM

Bayesian Methods in Syndromic Surveillance
Jian Zou, National Institute of Statistical Sciences
10:55 AM

Default Bayesian Analysis for Hierarchical Spatial Multivariate Models
Sarat C. Dass, Michigan State University; Chae Young Lim, Michigan State University; Tapabrata Maiti, Michigan State University
10:55 AM

Objective Bayesian Analysis of Spatially Correlated Data Including Measurement Error
Hannes Kazianka, University of Klagenfurt; Jürgen Pilz, University Klagenfurt
10:55 AM

Estimating Reliabilities for Complex Systems Using Multilevel and Multitype Information
Jiqiang Guo, Iowa State University; Alyson Wilson, Iowa State University
11:05 AM

Marginally Conditional Autoregressive Distributions for Misaligned Regions
Chester Lee Schmaltz, University of Missouri; Dongchu Sun, University of Missouri
11:15 AM

A Hierarchical Bayesian Model for the Analysis of Customer Choice Data
Zhe Chen, Penn State; Duncan K.H. Fong, Penn State
11:20 AM

Two-Layer Bayesian Variable Selection with Group and Network Information
Francesco Claudio Stingo, Rice University
11:20 AM

A Bayesian Hierarchical Framework for Modeling of Resting-State fMRI Data
Shuo Chen, Emory University; DuBois Bowman, Emory University; Lijun Zhang, Emory University
11:20 AM

Bayesian Covariance Lasso
Zakaria Khondker, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Hongtu Zhu, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Joseph G. Ibrahim, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Haitao Chu, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
11:35 AM

A Bayesian Joint Survival Model for Predicting Treatment Efficacy via Quantitative MRI
Jincao Wu, University of Michigan; Timothy D. Johnson, University of Michigan
11:35 AM

Model Selection of Correlation Structure for Clustered Data
Jianhui Zhou, University of Virginia; Peiyong (Annie) Qu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
11:35 AM

Unified Modeling Methods for Curve Predictors and Different Responses
Xiaohui Wang, The University of Texas-Pan American; Veera Baladandayuthapani, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Bani K. Mallick, Texas A&M University; Kim-Ahn Do, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Shubhankar Ray, Merck & Co., Inc.
11:50 AM

Bayesian Three-Dimensional Random-Shape Spatial Clustering
Timothy D. Johnson, University of Michigan; Jian Kang, University of Michigan
12:05 PM




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