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Keyword Search Criteria: Variable selection returned 91 record(s)
Sunday, 07/31/2016
Global-Local Shrinkage Priors for Variable Selection and an Oracle Property
Malay GHosh, University of Florida
2:05 PM

A Scalable Empirical Bayes Approach to Variable Selection
Haim Y. Bar, University of Connecticut; James Booth, Cornell University; Martin T. Wells, Cornell University
2:05 PM

Bayesian Estimation and Variable Selection for Reliability in Multicomponent Systems
Yiqing Tian, North Carolina State University; Howard Bondell, North Carolina State University; Alyson Wilson, North Carolina State University
2:20 PM

The Spike and Slab Lasso
Veronika Rockova, The Wharton School; Edward I. George, The Wharton School
2:30 PM

Variable Selection Utilizing the Whole Solution Path
Yang Liu, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Peng Wang, University of Cincinnati
2:35 PM

Bayesian Feature Screening for Big Neuroimaging Data via Massively Parallel Computing
Jian Kang, University of Michigan
2:55 PM

Bayesian Nonlocal Prior-Based Gene Expression Data Analysis Using Chi-Square-Type Pathway Scores
Nilotpal Sanyal, Texas A&M University; Wenyi Wang, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Anirban Bhattacharya, Texas A&M University; Valen E. Johnson, Texas A&M University
3:05 PM

Automated Feature Selection for Prediction with Electronic Medical Records Data
Jessica Minnier, Oregon Health & Science University; Sheng Yu, Tsinghua University; Katherine Liao, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Tianxi Cai, Harvard
3:05 PM

Individualized Subgroup Variable Selection
Xiwei Tang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Annie Qu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3:20 PM

Efficient Robust Regression with Variable Selection via Generalized Empirical Likelihood
Sohini Raha, North Carolina State University; Howard Bondell, North Carolina State University
4:35 PM

Graphlet Screening for High-Dimensional Variable Selection
Qi Zhang, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Jiashun Jin, Carnegie Mellon University; Cun-Hui Zhang, Rutgers University
4:50 PM

Monday, 08/01/2016
Identifying Risk Factors for Smoking Cessation and Relapse with EMA Data: A Deterministic Bayesian Variable Selection Approach for Multistate Models
Matthew Koslovsky


Identification of Genetic Effects on Abnormalities of Cardiac Structure and Function Using Bayesian Hierarchical Model
Akram Yazdani, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Azam Yazdani; Luca Sartore, National Institute of Statistical Sciences; Eric Boerwinkle, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston


Sequential Multiple Testing for Variable Selection in High-Dimensional Linear Model
Xinping Cui, University of California at Riverside; Hailu Chen, University of California at Riverside
8:35 AM

Group Feature Screening via F-Test
Won Chul Song, Purdue University; Jun Xie, Purdue University
9:05 AM

Bayesian Variable Selection for Multivariate Count Data with Excess Zeros: Application to the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study
Kyu Ha Lee, The Forsyth Institute; Brent Coull, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Jacqueline R. Starr, The Forsyth Institute
10:35 AM

A Penalized Quasi-Likelihood Approach for Variable Selection in High-Dimensional Spatially Correlated Binary and Count Data
Abdhi Sarkar, Michigan State University; Chae Young Lim, Seoul National University; Tapabrata Maiti, Michigan State University
11:05 AM

Identification of Genetic Effects on Abnormalities of Cardiac Structure and Function Using Bayesian Hierarchical Model
Akram Yazdani, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Azam Yazdani; Luca Sartore, National Institute of Statistical Sciences; Eric Boerwinkle, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
11:05 AM

Bayesian Variable Selection: An Alternative Route to Hierarchical Gene-Environment Interactions
Cen Wu, Kansas State University; Yu Jiang, University of Memphis; Jinfeng Wei, Maryville University; Shuangge Ma, Yale University
11:35 AM

A Bayesian Approach for the Integrative Analysis of Omics Data
Thierry Chekouo Tekougang, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Francesco Stingo, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Kim-Anh Do, MD Anderson Cancer Center; James Doecke, CSIRO Health and Biosecurity
11:35 AM

Studying the Importance of Variables for Clustering
Volodymyr Melnykov, University of Alabama; Yana Melnykov, University of Alabama; Xuwen Zhu, University of Alabama
11:55 AM

Identifying Risk Factors for Smoking Cessation and Relapse with EMA Data: A Deterministic Bayesian Variable Selection Approach for Multistate Models
Matthew Koslovsky
12:00 PM

A Variational Bayesian Algorithm for Variable Selection
Xichen Huang; Jin Wang, University of Illinois; Feng Liang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2:05 PM

Smooth Sigmoid Surrogate (SSS): An Alternative to Greedy Search in Recursive Partitioning
Xiaogang Su, The University of Texas at El Paso; Joseph Kang, CDC; Lei Liu, Northwestern University; Qiong Yang, Boston University; Juanjuan Fan, San Diego State University; Richard Levine, San Diego State University
2:30 PM

Bayesian Variable Selection for Skewed Heteroscedastic Response
Libo Wang, Florida State University; Yuanyuan Tang, Saint Luke's Health System; Debajyoti Sinha, Florida State University; Debdeep Pati, Florida State University; Stuart Lipsitz, Brigham and Women's Hospital
3:05 PM

Next-Generation Flow Field Forecasting: Organizing and Searching Historical Time Series Data Using CART
Kyle Caudle, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael Frey, Bucknell University; Patrick Fleming, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
3:05 PM

Post-Model Selection Estimation for Regression Models with Spatial Autoregressive Error
Liqian Cai, Michigan State University; Tapabrata Maiti, Michigan State University
3:20 PM

Adaptively Choosing Hyperparameters for Non-Local Priors in High Dimensional Bayesian Variable Selection
Amir Nikooienejad, Texas A&M University; Valen E. Johnson, Texas A&M University
3:35 PM

An Integrative Classification Model for Multiple Sclerosis Lesion Detection in Multimodal MRI
Fengqing Zhang, Drexel University; Wenxin Jiang, Northwestern University; Ji-Ping Wang, Northwestern University
3:35 PM

Tuesday, 08/02/2016
Variable Selection for Multistate Models in the Presence of Missing Data
Lauren J. Beesley, University of Michigan; Jeremy M. G. Taylor, University of Michigan


Bayesian Method for Causal Inference in High-Dimensional Time Series with Applications to Sales Data
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Sparse Predictive Modeling for Bank Telemarketing Success Using Smooth-Threshold Estimating Equations
Yoshinori Kawasaki, Institute of Statistical Mathematics; Masao Ueki, Kurume University


GLiDeR: Doubly Robust Estimation of Causal Treatment Effects with the Group Lasso
Brandon Koch, University of Minnesota School of Public Health; David Vock, University of Minnesota School of Public Health; Julian Wolfson, University of Minnesota


Minimum Predictive Risk Subspace Selection in Misspecified Quantile Regressions
Alexander Giessing, University of Michigan; Xuming He, University of Michigan


Variable Selection in Empirical Economics: Potential Pitfalls and Solutions
Christian Hansen, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Esther Duflo, MIT; Victor Chernozhukov, MIT; Maddie McKelway, MIT
8:35 AM

Scaled Concave Penalized Regression
Long Feng; Cun-Hui Zhang, Rutgers University
8:35 AM

Efficient Method to Optimally Identify Important Biomarkers for Disease Outcomes with High-Dimensional Data
Xiang Li, Columbia University; Shanghong Xie, Columbia University; Donglin Zeng, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Yuanjia Wang, Columbia University
8:35 AM

Optimal Estimation and Variable Selection for Multivariate Varying Coefficient Model with Functional Response
Simeng Qu, Purdue University; Xiao Wang, Purdue University
8:35 AM

Variable Selection for Haitian Tuberculosis (TB) Patients Metabolomics Studies
Myung Hee Lee, Weill Cornell Medicine
8:55 AM

Predictive Modeling of Severity of Injuries in Motor Vehicle Crashes
Aditi Pradeep Sharma, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Michael Wierzbicki, The EMMES Corporation; Gaurav Sharma, The EMMES Corporation
9:15 AM

Ultra-High-Dimensional Variable Selection with Application to Normative Aging Study: DNA Methylation and Metabolic Syndrome
Grace Yoon; Yinan Zheng, Northwestern University; Zhou Zhang, Northwestern University; Haixiang Zhang, Tianjin University; Brian Joyce, Northwestern University; Wei Zhang, Northwestern University; Wenxin Jiang, Northwestern University; Lifang Hou, Northwestern University; Lei Liu, Northwestern University; Tao Gao, Northwestern University; Andrea Baccarelli, Harvard; Joel Schwartz, Harvard; Pantel S. Vokonas, Boston University
9:20 AM

Minimum Predictive Risk Subspace Selection in Misspecified Quantile Regressions
Alexander Giessing, University of Michigan; Xuming He, University of Michigan
9:55 AM

Particle EM for Variable Selection
Veronika Rockova, The Wharton School
10:35 AM

Variable Selection in the Concurrent Functional Linear Model
Jeff Goldsmith, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
10:35 AM

Functional Nearest Neighbor Ensembles with Application to Water Quality Monitoring
Jan Gertheiss, Clausthal University of Technology; Karen Fuchs, Siemens AG
10:55 AM

Efficient inference for genetic association studies with multiple outcomes
Hélène Ruffieux, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; Anthony C. Davison, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; Irina Irincheeva, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences SA; Jörg Hager, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences SA
11:00 AM

Hypothesis Testing in High Dimensions with the Lasso
Ali Shojaie, University of Washington; Sen Zhao, University of Washington
11:05 AM

Bayesian Variable Selection by Cross Validation, DIC, and Marginal Likelihood: A Comparative Study
Arnab Maity, Northern Illinois University; Sanjib Basu, Northern Illinois University; SANTU GHOSH, Georgia Regents University
11:20 AM

Robust Variable Selection with Two-Piece Distributions
David Rossell, University of Warwick; Francisco Javier Rubio, University of Warwick
11:35 AM

L-CC Classification and Variable Selection for Multi-Label Data Sets
Monika Stupalova du Toit, Stellenbosch University; Sarel Steel, Stellenbosch University
2:05 PM

Feature Selection for Class-Imbalanced Data Using Binormal Precision-Recall Curves
Zhongkai Liu, North Carolina State University; Howard Bondell, North Carolina State University
2:50 PM

Model-Based Clustering and Visualization of RNA-Seq Data
Kushal Dey, The University of Chicago; Matthew Stephens, The University of Chicago
3:05 PM

A Comparison of Spatial Prediction Models for Traffic-Related Air Pollution Data
Zheng Zhu; Roman Jandarov, University of Cincinnati
3:20 PM

Wednesday, 08/03/2016
Variable Selection and Direction Estimation for Single-Index Models via DC-TGDR Method
Xi Liu, Xiamen University; Shuangge Ma, Yale University; Wei Zhong, Xiamen University


Variable Selection in Untargeted Metabolomics Data Analysis
Alexander Kirpich, University of Florida; Matthew Merritt, University of Florida; George Michailidis, University of Florida; Lauren McIntyre, University of Florida


How to Ask Questions of Huge Data with Few Samples
David Dunson, Duke University
8:35 AM

Variable Selection in Untargeted Metabolomics Data Analysis
Alexander Kirpich, University of Florida; Matthew Merritt, University of Florida; George Michailidis, University of Florida; Lauren McIntyre, University of Florida
8:35 AM

Robust Variable Selection Based on the Density Power Divergence Loss
Yang Li; Wenfu Xu, Renmin University of China; Yichen Qin, University of Cincinnati; Shuangge Ma, Yale University
8:50 AM

Sparse Seasonal and Periodic Vector Autoregressive Modeling
Vladas Pipiras, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Changryong Baek, Sungkyunkwan University; Richard A. Davis, Columbia University
8:55 AM

Sparse Variable Selection Aiming at Minimum Prediction Error
Maarten Jansen, Université Libre de Bruxelles
9:00 AM

Mixed Graphical Model Selection with Applications to Integrative Genomics
Genevera Allen, Rice University; Yulia Baker, Rice University
10:35 AM

Dimensionality Reduction for Clustering Data on a Unit Hypersphere with Application to Text Mining
Semhar Michael, South Dakota State University; Volodymyr Melnykov, University of Alabama
10:35 AM

An approximate L0-based variable selection method for high dimensional data
Zhihua Sun, Ocean University of China; Gang Li, University of California at Los Angeles
10:50 AM

Variable Selection with Correlated Bivariate Mixed Outcomes Using Penalized Generalized Estimating Equations
Ved Deshpande, University of Connecticut; Elizabeth Schifano, University of Connecticut; Dipak Dey, University of Connecticut
10:55 AM

Expandable Factor Analysis
Sanvesh Srivastava, University of Iowa; Barbara E. Engelhardt, Princeton; David Dunson, Duke University
11:05 AM

Variable Selection for Gaussian Process Models Using Experimental Design-Based Subagging
Yibo Zhao, Rutgers University; Ying Hung, Rutgers University
11:20 AM

Efficient Large-Scale Variable Selection in Complex Lifetime Models
Sanjib Basu, Northern Illinois University; Arnab Maity, Northern Illinois University
11:35 AM

Multiple Predicting Cross-Validation
Yoonsuh Jung, University of Waikato
11:35 AM

Pseudo-Value Method for Ultra-High-Dimensional Semiparametric Models with Life-Time Data
Tony Sit, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
11:35 AM

Estimation and Variable Selection for the Quantile Partially Linear Single-Index Model
Yuankun Zhang, University of Cincinnati; Heng Lian, University of New South Wales; Yan Yu, University of Cincinnati
11:35 AM

Rank-Based Group Variable Selection
Brice Merlin Nguelifack, U.S. Naval Academy
11:50 AM

Scalable Bayesian Variable Selection for Structured Data
Suprateek Kundu, Emory University; Changgee Chang, Emory University; Qi Long, Emory University
12:05 PM

Prediction-Oriented Marker Selection (PROMISE) with Application to High-Dimensional Regression
Soyeon Kim, MD Anderson Cancer Center; J. Jack Lee, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Veera Baladandayuthapani, MD Anderson Cancer Center
2:20 PM

Testing-Based Variable Selection for High-Dimensional Linear Models
Siliang Gong, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Kai Zhang, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Yufeng Liu, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2:20 PM

Covariance-Insured Screening Methods for Ultrahigh-Dimensional Variable Selection
Yi Li, University of Michigan; Ji Zhu, University of Michigan; Jiashun Jin, Carnegie Mellon University; Kevin He, University of Michigan; Yanming Li, University of Michigan
2:30 PM

A New Class of Measures for Independence Test with Its Application in Big Data
Qingcong Yuan, University of Kentucky; Xiangrong Yin, University of Kentucky
2:35 PM

Quantile Graphical Models: An Approximate Bayesian Approach
Nilabja Guha, Texas A&M University; Bani K. Mallick, Texas A&M University
3:05 PM

ThrEEBoost: Thresholded Boosting for Variable Selection and Prediction via Estimating Equations
Benjamin Brown
3:20 PM

Thursday, 08/04/2016
A Nonparametric Test of Independence Between Two Variables
Bin Li, Louisiana State University; Qingzhao Yu, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
8:50 AM

Bayesian Method for Testing Differential Directed Acyclic Graphs
Hongmei Zhang, University of Memphis; Xianzheng Huang, University of South Carolina; Shengtong Han, The University of Chicago; Wilfried Karmaus, University of Memphis
8:50 AM

Region-Wise Variable Selection with Bayesian Group Lasso
Sayan Chakraborty, Michigan State University; Tapabrata Maiti, Michigan State University
9:05 AM

Two-Step Parsimonious Variable Selection for Right-Censored Survival Time Models
Anju Menon, University of Wyoming; A. Gregory DiRienzo
9:20 AM

A Simultaneous Variable Selection and Clustering Method for High-Dimensional Multinomial Regression Model
Sheng Ren, University of Cincinnati; Jason Lu, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation; Emily Lei Kang, University of Cincinnati
9:35 AM

Partial Martingale Difference Correlation
Trevor Park, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Xiaofeng Shao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; SHUN YAO, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
9:35 AM

Efficient Methods for Fitting Bayesian Semiparametric Models to Partly Interval-Censored Data
Haiming Zhou, Northern Illinois University; Timothy Hanson, University of South Carolina
9:50 AM

Scalable Bayesian Variable Selection and Model Averaging Under Block Orthogonal Design
Omiros Papaspiliopoulos; David Rossell, University of Warwick
10:05 AM

Variable Selection for Quantile Regression Under General Censoring Scheme
Lan Wang, University of Minnesota
10:35 AM

Regularized Ordinal Logistic Regression via Coordinate Descent
Michael Wurm, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Bret Hanlon, University of Wisconsin - Madison
10:35 AM

Exact Subset Selection in Regression via Modern Optimization
Rahul Mazumder, MIT
11:15 AM

Pathwise Coordinate Optimization for Nonconvex Sparse Learning: Algorithm and Theory
Tuo Zhao, The Johns Hopkins University; Han Liu, Princeton; Tong Zhang, Rutgers University
12:05 PM

Sparse Mean-Variance Portfolios: A Penalized Utility Approach
David Puelz, The University of Texas; Carlos Carvalho, The University of Texas; P. Richard Hahn, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
12:05 PM

 
 
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