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Sunday, 07/29/2018
P-Value Estimation for the Risk Score of a Prediction Model
Heidi Chen, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Ming Li, Case Western Reserve University; Huiyun Wu, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; Yu Shyr, Vanderbilt University Medical Center


Polynomial Based Approximate Probability Distributions
Chris Elrod, Baylor University; James Stamey, Baylor University


Multi-Scale Vecchia Approximation of Gaussian Processes
Jingjie Zhang, Texas A&M University; Matthias Katzfuss, Texas A&M University


Polynomial Based Approximate Probability Distributions
Chris Elrod, Baylor University; James Stamey, Baylor University
2:10 PM

P-Value Estimation for the Risk Score of a Prediction Model
Heidi Chen, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Ming Li, Case Western Reserve University; Huiyun Wu, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; Yu Shyr, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
3:00 PM

Multi-Scale Vecchia Approximation of Gaussian Processes
Jingjie Zhang, Texas A&M University; Matthias Katzfuss, Texas A&M University
3:10 PM

Adjusting a Subject-Specific Timing of Event in Longitudinal Studies
Hyunkeun Cho, University of Iowa; Seonjin Kim, Miami University; Myunghee Lee, Weill Cornell Medical College
4:05 PM

A Bayesian General Linear Modeling Approach to Cortical Surface fMRI Data Analysis
Yu Yue, Baruch College, CUNY; Amanda Mejia, Indiana University; David Bolin, Gothenburg University; Finn Lindgren, The University of Edinburgh; Martin A Lindquist, Johns Hopkins University
5:05 PM

Monday, 07/30/2018
Hierarchical-Block Conditioning Approximations for High-Dimensional Multivariate Normal Probabilities
Jian Cao, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; Marc G Genton, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; David E Keyes, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; George Turkiyyah, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology


A Probabilistic Tool for Assessing the Laplace Approximation: Review, Optimization, and GPU Implementation
Shaun McDonald, Simon Fraser University; David Campbell, Simon Fraser University


Applications of Directional Inference
Andrew McCormack; Nancy Reid, University of Toronto; Sri-Amirthan Theivendran, University of Toronto; Nicola Sartori, University of Padua


Approximate Inference for Large Non-Gaussian Spatial Data
Daniel Zilber, Texas A&M University; Matthias Katzfuss, Texas A&M University


Combining Predictive Mean Matching with the Penalized Spline of Propensity Prediction Method When Performing Multiple Imputation
Jay Xu; Roee Gutman, Brown University


Some Model-Building Tools for Gaussian Processes, Using an Approximate Form of the Restricted Likelihood
Maitreyee Bose, University of Washington; James S. Hodges, University of Minnesota; Sudipto Banerjee, UCLA School of Public Health
8:35 AM

Approximate Inference for Large Non-Gaussian Spatial Data
Daniel Zilber, Texas A&M University; Matthias Katzfuss, Texas A&M University
9:10 AM

Fully Nonparametric Methods for Partially Complete Clustered Data
Yue Cui, Department of Statistics
9:35 AM

Variational Approximation for Importance Sampling
Xiao Su, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Yuguo Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
9:50 AM

Posterior Convergence and Coverage Aspects of Gaussian Process Approximations
Biraj Subhra Guha, Texas A & M University; Debdeep Pati, Texas A&M University
10:50 AM

Optimization-Based Calibration of Simulation Input Models
Henry Lam, Columbia University; Aleksandrina Goeva, Broad Institute; Huajie Qian, Columbia University; Bo Zhang, IBM Research AI
11:35 AM

Combining Predictive Mean Matching with the Penalized Spline of Propensity Prediction Method When Performing Multiple Imputation
Jay Xu; Roee Gutman, Brown University
11:50 AM

Power Approximations for Reliability Test Designs
Rebecca Dickinson
2:05 PM

Spatio-Temporal Models for Probabilistic Wind Vector Forecasting in Saudi Arabia
Amanda Lenzi, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; Marc G Genton, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
3:20 PM

Covariances, Robustness, and Variational Bayes
Ryan Giordano; Tamara Broderick, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Michael Jordan, UC Berkeley
3:25 PM

Approximate L0-Penalized Estimation of Piecewise-Constant Signals on Graphs
Zhou Fan, Stanford University; Leying Guan, Stanford University
3:35 PM

Tuesday, 07/31/2018
Power and Type I Error Assessments on Methods to Size Binomial Endpoints Under Unequal Randomization Ratios
Rong Wang, Pfizer Inc


Differentiable Approximations of Hidden Markov Models for Variational Bayesian Inference
Lun Yin, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences; John Pearson, Duke University


Multi-Resolution Approximations of Gaussian Processes for Multivariate Spatial Data
Wenlong Gong, Texas A&M University
8:35 AM

Differentiable Approximations of Hidden Markov Models for Variational Bayesian Inference
Lun Yin, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences; John Pearson, Duke University
10:45 AM

Variational Hamiltonian Monte Carlo via Score Matching
Cheng Zhang, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
11:25 AM

Statistical Inference for Online Learning and Stochastic Approximation via Hierarchical Incremental Gradient Descent
Weijie Su, University of Pennsylvania; Yuancheng Zhu, University of Pennsylvania
11:35 AM

Bayesian Analysis of Multinomial Counts from Small Areas and Sub-Areas
Balgobin Nandram, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
11:35 AM

Gaussian Variational Approximation for High-Dimensional State Space Models
Robert Kohn, Univ of New South Wales; Matias Quiroz , University of New South wales ; David J Nott, National University of Singapore
2:05 PM

A Stochastic Second-Order Generalized Estimating Equations Approach for Estimating Association Parameters Under Informative Missingness
Tom Chen; Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen, Harvard University; Rui Wang, Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare Institute
2:45 PM

Wednesday, 08/01/2018
A General Framework for Vecchia Approximations of Gaussian Processes
Matthias Katzfuss, Texas A&M University; Joseph Guinness, North Carolina State University
9:05 AM

Examining Non-Stationarity in Spatial Processes via an M-RA and Mixture Priors
Veronica J. Berrocal, University of Michigan
10:05 AM

Optimal Estimation of Simultaneous Signals Using Absolute Inner Product with Applications to Integrative Genomics
Rong Ma, University of Pennsylvania; Tianwen Cai, University of Pennsylvania; Hongzhe Li, University of Pennsylvania; Mark G Low, University of Pennsylvania
10:35 AM

Efficient Estimation for Non-Stationary Spatial Covariance Functions with Application to High-Resolution Climate Model Emulation
Yuxiao Li, KAUST; Ying Sun, KAUST
11:35 AM

Prediction of Melanoma Prognosis Class Using a Multiclass Discriminant Analysis Classifier with Variable Selection
Sarah Romanes, The University of Sydney; John T Ormerod, University of Sydney; Jean Yee Hwa Yang, University of Sydney, Australia
11:35 AM

New Computational Methods for Non/Semiparametric Quantile Regression Models
Bo Kai, College of Charleston; Mian Huang, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics; Weixin Yao, University of California, Riverside; Yuexiao Dong, Temple University
3:20 PM

Thursday, 08/02/2018
Epsilon-Approximations to the Pitman-Yor Process
Pierpaolo De Blasi, University of Turin
8:35 AM

Variational Inference for Proportional Hazards Model with Power Prior in Oncology Studies
Bo Jin, Boston Biomedical Inc.; Yue Chang, Boston Biomedical Inc
8:35 AM

An Approximation to the Information Matrix of Hidden Markov Model
Qing Ji, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Andrew Raim, U.S. Census Bureau; Nagaraj Neerchal, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
9:50 AM

Global Mean-Field Variational Bayes for Density Regression
Tommaso Rigon, Bocconi University; Daniele Durante, Bocconi University
9:55 AM

Bayesian Logistic Regression Model for Sub-Areas
Lu Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Balgobin Nandram, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
10:50 AM

Efficient and Principled Score Estimation
Arthur Gretton, UCL
11:25 AM