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Sunday, 08/01/2010
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Cloud Computing for Bayesian Hidden Markov Models
Steven Lee Scott, Google
2:05 PM
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Population-Genetic Approaches for Phylogenetic Substitution Models
Nicolas Rodrigue, University of Ottawa
2:05 PM
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Slice Sampling with Adaptive Multivariate Steps: The Shrinking-Rank Method
Madeleine Thompson, University of Toronto; Radford Neal, University of Toronto
2:05 PM
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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
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Conditional Bootstrap Confidence Intervals for Classification Error Rate When a Block of Observations Is Missing
Hie-Choon Chung, Gwangju University; Chien-Pai Han, The University of Texas at Arlington
2:35 PM
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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
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Visualizing and Finding Minimum Delay Flights
Tanujit Dey, The College of William & Mary; David Phillips, The College of William & Mary; Patrick Steele, The College of William & Mary
3:25 PM
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Hierarchical Spatial Models for Predicting Forest Variables Over Large Heterogeneous Domains
Sudipto Banerjee, University of Minnesota; Andrew Finley, Michigan State University
4:30 PM
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Monday, 08/02/2010
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A Monte Carlo Comparison of Robust MANOVA Test Statistics
Holmes Finch, Ball State University; Brian French, Washington State University
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Does Food-Grouping Make a Difference When Deriving Dietary Patterns Using Latent Class Models? A Monte Carlo Simulation Study
Daniela Sotres-Alvarez, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Amy H. Herring, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Anna Maria Siega-Riz, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Characterizing the Mutation Pathway for Integrase Inhibitor
Jing Zhao, Merck Research Laboratories
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The Impact of Small Cluster Size on Multilevel Models: A Monte Carlo Examination of Two-Level Models with Binary and Continuous Predictors
Bethany A. Bell, University of South Carolina; Grant B. Morgan, University of South Carolina; Jeffrey D. Kromrey, University of South Florida; John M. Ferron, University of South Florida
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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
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Maximum Likelihood Estimation in Generalized Linear Models with Censored Covariate Data
Ryan May, 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
9:50 AM
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Generalized Fiducial Inference for Mixed Linear Models
Jessi Cisewski, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Jan Hannig, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10:35 AM
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Adaptive Bayesian Calibration of Computer Models Using Sequential Monte Carlo
Gardar Johannesson, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
10:35 AM
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Multivariate Spatial Factor Analysis Using Gaussian Predictive Processes
Qian Ren, University of Minnesota; Sudipto Banerjee, University of Minnesota
10:50 AM
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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
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Dynamic Correlation Structures in Factor Multivariate Stochastic Volatility Models
Yu-Cheng Ku, North Carolina State University; Peter Bloomfield, North Carolina State University
11:05 AM
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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
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Computational Issues in Bayesian Design of Life Tests
Refik Soyer, The George Washington University
11:15 AM
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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
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A Stochastic Partitioning Method to Associate High-Dimensional Data Sets
Mahlet G. Tadesse, Georgetown University; Stefano Monni, Weill Cornell Medical College
11:35 AM
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Nonstationary Gaussian Process Models via Treed Process-Convolutions
Waley Liang, University of California, Santa Cruz
11:35 AM
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Bayesian Model Comparison in Cosmology with Population Monte Carlo
Christian Plessis Robert, Universite Paris-Dauphine
2:05 PM
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Innovative Imputation Techniques Designed for the Agricultural
Michael Robbins, National Institute of Statistical Sciences
2:25 PM
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On the Effect of Diagnostic Misclassification Bias on the Observed Spatial Pattern in Regional Count Data: A Simulation Study
Olaf Berke, University of Guelph
2:35 PM
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Tuesday, 08/03/2010
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Risky Business: The 'Failures' of Risk Management
Christine Wu, North Carolina State University; John Ryland Pigg, North Carolina State University
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A Deaggregating Model for the Semi-areal Data with a Bivariate CAR Prior
Ye Liang, University of Missouri; Dongchu Sun, University of Missouri; Zhuoqiong He, University of Missouri; Mario Schootman, Washington University in St. Louis
8:35 AM
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Remarks on the Test of Multivariate Normality by Union Intersection Principle
Chun-Chao Wang, National Taipei University; Yi-Ting Hwang, National Taipei University
8:50 AM
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Automated Factor Slice Sampling
Matthew Tibbits, Penn State; Chris Groendyke, Penn State; Murali Haran, Penn State
8:50 AM
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MCMC Model Composition Strategy in a Hierarchical Setting
Susan Simmons, University of North Carolina Wilmington; Qijun Fang, The University of Arizona; Fang Fang, The University of Arizona; Ann Stapleton, University of North Carolina Wilmington; Karl Ricanek, University of North Carolina Wilmington
9:05 AM
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Latent Class-Profile Analysis: An Application to Stage-Sequential Process of Under-Age Drinking Behaviors
Hwan Chung, Ewha Womans University
9:35 AM
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Statistical Methods Used in Defense and Nondefense Applications
Alyson Wilson, Iowa State University; Steven Thompson, Simon Fraser University; Nozer Singpurwalla, The George Washington University; Aparna Hurzurbazar, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Robert Shumway, University of California, Davis; Max Morris, Iowa State University
10:35 AM
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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
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Regenerative Simulation for Variable-at-a-Time Metropolis-Hastings Algorithms
Ronald Charles Neath, Baruch College, CUNY; Galin L. Jones, University of Minnesota
10:35 AM
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Using Hybrid MCMC for Logistic Regression Model Selection
Robert Feyerharm, Independent Consultant
10:35 AM
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Quantile Estimation via Markov Chain Monte Carlo
James M. Flegal, University of California, Riverside
10:50 AM
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Improved Estimates for the Impact of Baserunning in Baseball
Benjamin Strong Baumer, CUNY Graduate Center
10:55 AM
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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
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A Multvariate Frailty Model for Disease Recurrences and Survival
Sijin Wen, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Xuelin Huang, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Ralph F. Frankowski, The University of Texas School of Public Health
11:35 AM
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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
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Bayes Multiple Decision Functions
Wensong Wu, University of South Carolina; Edsel A. Pena, University of South Carolina
11:50 AM
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Partially Adaptive Estimation of Truncated Regression Models: A Comparison with Several Semiparametric Estimators
Patrick Ansel Turley, Brigham Young University; James B McDonald, Brigham Young University
2:35 PM
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Imputation Strategies for Missing Binary Outcomes in Cluster Randomized Trials
Jinhui Ma, McMaster University; Noori Akhtar-Danesh, McMaster University; Lisa Dolovich, McMaster University; Lehana Thabane, McMaster University
2:35 PM
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Wednesday, 08/04/2010
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Number of Replications Required in Simulation Studies: A Synthesis of Four Studies
Daniel Mundfrom, New Mexico State University; Jay R. Schaffer, University of Northern Colorado; Myoung-Jin Kim, Illinois State University; Dale Shaw, University of Northern Colorado; Ampai Thongteeraparp, Kasetsart University; Chana Preecha, Thepsatri Rajabhat University; Pornsin Supawan, Rajabhat Rajanagarindra University
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Efficiency of the Search Algorithms
Morteza Marzjarani, Saginaw Valley State University; Stephen Bauer, Saginaw Valley State University; Evan Schultz, Saginaw Valley State University
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Estimating accuracy of a diagnostic test with verification bias when the number of observed false negatives is small: a Monte Carlo approach
Li Deng, New England College of Optometry
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Strategies for Pulling the Goalie in Hockey
David Beaudoin, Universite Laval; Tim B. Swartz, Simon Fraser University
8:50 AM
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A Simulation-Based Improvement
Thomas H. Taylor, Jr., CDC; Melissa Lewis, CDC; Elizabeth R. Zell, CDC
9:20 AM
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Gravity Models for Studying the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of an Infectious Disease
Murali Haran, Penn State; Roman Jandarov, Penn State; Ottar N. Bjornstad, Penn State
10:35 AM
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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
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Should I Use Gain Scores to Determine Treatment Effect from a Pretest-Posttest Design?: A Simulation Study
Michael Posner, Villanova University; AnneMichele Millar, Mount Saint Vincent University; Philip Yates, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
11:15 AM
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Online Detection of Outliers and Structural Breaks
Giovanni Petris, University of Arkansas
11:20 AM
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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
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SAMC Particle Filter for Nonlinear State Space Models
Mingqi Wu, Texas A&M University; Faming Liang, Texas A&M University
11:35 AM
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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
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Iterated Filtering and Its Application in Modeling Infectious Disease Dynamics
Anindya Bhadra, University of Michigan; Edward Ionides, University of Michigan; Karina Laneri, University of Michigan; Mercedes Pascual, University of Michigan
2:50 PM
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Thursday, 08/05/2010
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Using Weak and Strong Heredity to Generate Weighted Design Optimality Criteria for Response Surface Designs
Philip Turk, West Virginia University; John Borkowski, Montana State University; Boonorm Chomtee, Kasetsart University
8:50 AM
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Dynamic Markov Bases
Adrian Dobra, University of Washington
9:05 AM
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Semiparametric Approach to Quantile Regression for Random Coefficients Models
Mi-Ok Kim, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
9:15 AM
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Space-Oriented Rank-Based Data Integration
Shili Lin, The Ohio State University
9:50 AM
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Exact Distributions and Sequential Monte Carlo for Change Points in Space-Time Systems with Application to Brain Imaging
John Aston, University of Warwick; Christopher Nam, University of Warwick; Adam Johansen, University of Warwick
9:50 AM
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Two-Layer Bayesian Variable Selection with Group and Network Information
Francesco Claudio Stingo, Rice University
11:20 AM
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