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Sunday, 07/29/2018
Monte Carlo Tree Search and AlphaZero: Past, Present, and Future
Michael Fu, Smith School of Business


Literature-Guided Integration of Multiple GWAS Results Using Graph-GPA and DDNet
Dongjun Chung, Medical University of South Carolina; Hang J. Kim, University of Cincinnati; Zhenning Yu, Medical University of South Carolina; Andrew B Lawson, Medical University of South Carolina ; Hongyu Zhao, Yale
2:20 PM

Optimal Timing of Stem Cell Transplant for Leukemia Patients
Xuelin Huang, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Ruosha Li, University of Texas School of Public Health; Jorge Cortes, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
2:25 PM

Bayesian Inference for Phylogenetic Trees and Networks
Liangliang Wang, Simon Fraser University; Shijia Wang, Simon Fraser University; Alexandre Bouchard-Côté, University of British Columbia
2:45 PM

Statistical Modeling of Animal Movement
Louis-Paul Rivest, Université Laval
2:55 PM

Monte Carlo Tree Search and AlphaZero: Past, Present, and Future
Michael Fu, Smith School of Business
3:00 PM

Spatio-Temporal Models for Big Multinomial Data Using the Conditional Multivariate Logit-Beta Distribution
Scott H. Holan, University of Missouri/U.S. Census Bureau; Jonathan R Bradley, Florida State University; Christopher K. Wikle, University of Missouri
4:05 PM

A Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Analyzing Methylated RNA Immunoprecipitation Sequencing Data
Minzhe Zhang, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Qiwei Li, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Yang Xie, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
4:35 PM

Statistical Applications of CLT for Dependent Data
Martial Longla; Isidore Seraphin Ngongo, Université de Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne
4:50 PM

The Convex Mixture Transition Distribution: Granger Causality Networks for Categorical Time Series
Alex Tank; Emily Fox, University of Washington; Ali Shojaie, University of Washington
5:05 PM

Monday, 07/30/2018
Bayesian Phylogenetic Inference via Particle Gibbs Sampler with Ancestor Sampling
Shijia Wang, Simon Fraser University; Liangliang Wang, Simon Fraser University


Sequential Modeling of Spatial Temporal Image Data
Shufei Ge, Simon Fraser University; Shijia Wang, Simon Fraser University; Liangliang Wang, Simon Fraser University; Farouk Nathoo, University of Victoria


EAinference: An R Package for Simulation-Based Inference via Estimator Augmentation
Seunghyun Min, UCLA; Qing Zhou, UCLA


A Normalizing Function Emulation Approach for Doubly Intractable Distributions
Jaewoo Park, Pennsylvania State University; Murali Haran, Penn State University


Comparing Behavioral Dynamics Between Groups of Mice Using Hierarchical Hidden Semi Markov Models
Emmeke Aarts, Utrecht University


Bayesian Variable Selection of Stochastic Volatility Models in Financial Time Series
Feng Chi Liu


Mixed Latent Markov Models for Longitudinal Multiple Diagnostics Data with an Application to Salmonella in Malawi
Marc Henrion, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme; Angeziwa Chirambo, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme; Tonney C. Nyirenda, College of Medicine; Melita Gordon, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme


Effect of Longitudinal Intracranial Pressure on Ordinal Glasgow Outcome Scale Using a Joint Model Approach
Maria Laura Rubin, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Wenyaw Chan, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Jose-Miguel Yamal, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Claudia Sue Robertson, Baylor College of Medicine


Modeling a Longitudinal Covariate as Continuous Time Markov Chain in a Survival Framework
Ting-Yu Chen, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Wenyaw Chan, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Qiuling Shi, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Xin Shelley Wang, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Charles Cleeland, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center


Bayesian Model Selection for Markov Chains Using Sparse Probability Vectors
Matthew Heiner, UC Santa Cruz; Athanasios Kottas, UC Santa Cruz; Stephan Munch, NOAA


Pseudo-Marginal Markov Chain Monte Carlo via Random Riemann Sums for Stochastically Scaled Gaussian Vectors
Patrick Muchmore


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


An Exact Local Bouncy Particle Sampler Combined with Hamiltonian Monte Carlo Algorithms for Continuous Time Markov Chains
Tingting Zhao, University of British Columbia; Alexandre Bouchard-Côté, University of British Columbia
8:35 AM

Robust Pulsar Timing Inference with Non-Gaussian Distributions
Hyungsuk Tak, SAMSI; Justin A. Ellis, West Virginia University; Sujit Ghosh, North Carolina State Univ.
8:55 AM

Modeling Sporadic Event Dynamics with Markov-Modulated Hawkes Processes
Jing Wu, Columbia University; Tian Zheng, Columbia University
9:20 AM

Multilevel Monte Carlo for Inference
Kody Law, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
9:35 AM

Tracing Studies in Cohorts with Attrition: Selection Models for Efficient Sampling
Leilei Zeng, University of Waterloo; Nathalie Moon , University of Waterloo; Richard John Cook, University of Waterloo
9:35 AM

Effect of Longitudinal Intracranial Pressure on Ordinal Glasgow Outcome Scale Using a Joint Model Approach
Maria Laura Rubin, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Wenyaw Chan, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Jose-Miguel Yamal, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Claudia Sue Robertson, Baylor College of Medicine
10:35 AM

Mixed Latent Markov Models for Longitudinal Multiple Diagnostics Data with an Application to Salmonella in Malawi
Marc Henrion, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme; Angeziwa Chirambo, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme; Tonney C. Nyirenda, College of Medicine; Melita Gordon, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme
10:40 AM

Modeling a Longitudinal Covariate as Continuous Time Markov Chain in a Survival Framework
Ting-Yu Chen, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Wenyaw Chan, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Qiuling Shi, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Xin Shelley Wang, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Charles Cleeland, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
10:45 AM

Bayesian Framework for Embedded Model Error Representation and Quantification
Khachik Sargsyan, Sandia National Labs/California; Xun Huan, Sandia National Labs/California; Habib Najm, Sandia National Labs/California
10:55 AM

Pseudo-Marginal Markov Chain Monte Carlo via Random Riemann Sums for Stochastically Scaled Gaussian Vectors
Patrick Muchmore
11:05 AM

Constructing a Synthetic Population for Community Profiling Using Publicly Available Data
Joshua Goldstein, Social and Decision Analytics Laboratory, Virginia Tech; David Higdon, Virginia Tech
11:15 AM

Beyond Random-Walk MCMC for Bayesian Phylogenetics
Frederick Matsen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
11:35 AM

Identifying Disease Progression Dynamics Using Electronic Medical Records
Xiaochen Wang; Hongyu Zhao, Yale
11:50 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

Maximum Diversity Weighting for Biomarkers with Application in HIV-1 Vaccine Studies
Zonglin He, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Youyi Fong, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
11:55 AM

Bayesian Model Selection for Markov Chains Using Sparse Probability Vectors
Matthew Heiner, UC Santa Cruz; Athanasios Kottas, UC Santa Cruz; Stephan Munch, NOAA
12:00 PM

Nonparametric Bayesian Priors for Hidden Markov Random Fields
Florence Forbes, INRIA; Hongliang Lu, INRIA; Julyan Arbel, INRIA
2:05 PM

Likelihood Based Dynamic Connectivity Analysis Using Hidden Semi-Markov Models
Heather Shappell, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health; Brian Caffo, Johns Hopkins University; James Pekar, Johns Hopkins University F.M. Kirby Research Center; Martin A Lindquist, Johns Hopkins University
2:35 PM

Practical Bayesian Inference for Record Linkage
Brendan McVeigh, Carnegie Mellon University; Jared S Murray, University of Texas at Austin
2:45 PM

Tuesday, 07/31/2018
Beach Volleyball Team Optimization
Matthew Oehler, BYU


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


A Bayesian Hidden Markov Model for Detecting Differentially Methylated Regions
Tieming Ji, University of Missouri at Columbia
8:35 AM

Predicting the Count of Tropical Storms with Bayesian Model Averaging
Joyee Ghosh, University of Iowa
8:50 AM

Bayesian Inference for Conditional Copulas Using Gaussian Process Single Index Models
Radu V Craiu, University of Toronto; Evgeny Levi, University of Toronto
9:00 AM

A Hidden Markov Modeling Approach for Identifying tumor Subclones in Next-Generation Sequencing Studies
Hyoyoung Choo-Wosoba, NCI/DCEG/BB; Paul S Albert, National Cancer Institute; Bin Zhu, NIH/NCI
9:05 AM

Estimating Behavioral Transition Probabilities of Greater White-Fronted Geese Using Non-Homogenous Markov Models
Toryn Schafer, University of Missouri; Christopher K. Wikle, University of Missouri; Mitchell Weegman, University of Missouri
9:05 AM

A Bayesian Nonparametic Approach to Multistate Models
Richard Warr, Brigham Young University
9:15 AM

A Dynamic Individual-Based Model of Ant Interaction Events
Nathan Wikle; Ephraim Hanks, The Pennsylvania State University; David Hughes, Pennsylvania State University
9:50 AM

Beach Volleyball Team Optimization
Matthew Oehler, BYU
10:40 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

Integrated Analysis of the Life-Cycle Interactions Between Health and Socioeconomic Status
Ivan Jeliazkov, University of California - Irvine; Angela Vossmeyer, Claremont McKenna College
10:55 AM

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

Flexible Bayesian Quantile Regression in Ordinal Models
Mohammad Arshad Rahman, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur; Shubham Karnawat, Credit Suisse
11:35 AM

AAA: Triple-Adaptive Bayesian Designs for the Identification of Optimal Dose Combinations in Dual-Agent Dose-Finding Trials
Jiaying Lyu, University of Chicago; Fudan University; Yuan Ji, NorthShore Univ. HealthSystem / The University of Chicago
11:55 AM

A Conditional Test for Homogeneity of Several Order-Restricted Normal Mean Vectors
Madhurima Majumder, Bayer Pharmaceuticals; Michael McDermott, University of Rochester Medical Center
12:05 PM

From Markov Models to Poisson Point Processes: Modeling Player Movement in the NBA
Jacob Mortensen, Simon Fraser University; Luke Bornn, Sacramento Kings and Simon Fraser University
2:05 PM

Hierarchical Bayesian Analysis for Stochastic Frontier Production Function Model
Seongho Song, University of Cincinnati; Younshik Chung, Pusan National University; David Taesok Yi, Xavier University
2:05 PM

Modeling Changes in the Age Distribution of Opioid Mortality
Patrick E Brown, University of Toronto; Ye Lennon Li, Public Health Ontario
2:20 PM

Boolean Function Networks
Henry Lu, National Chiao Tung University
2:20 PM

Multi-Scale Modeling of Animal Movement and General Behavior Data Using Hidden Markov Models with Hierarchical Structures
Vianey Leos Barajas, Iowa State University; Eric Gangloff, Station d'Ecologie Théorique et Expérimentale du CNRS; Timo Adam, Bielefeld University; Roland Langrock, Bielefeld University; Juan Morales, INIBIOMA-CRUB CONICET
2:30 PM

A New Diagnostic for MCMC Output Analysis
Nathan Lane Robertson, University of California, Riverside; James Flegal, University of California, Riverside
2:35 PM

Fully Bayesian Analysis of Hierarchical Count Regression Models
Jarad Niemi, Iowa State University; William Landau, Eli Lilly and Company; Dan Nettleton, Iowa State University
2:50 PM

Removing Absorbing States from Markov Chain Models
Li-Hsuan Huang; Harish S. Bhat, University of California, Merced; Sebastian Rodriguez, Northwestern University
2:50 PM

Bayesian Inference for Multistate Step-and-Turn Animal Movement in Continuous Time
Alison Parton, University of Sheffield; Paul G Blackwell, University of Sheffield
2:55 PM

Complexity Results for MCMC Derived from Quantitative Bounds
Jun Yang, University of Toronto; Jeffrey S Rosenthal, University of Toronto
3:05 PM

Recreating Plays - Testing Shot Policies in Basketball Using Non-Stationary Markov Decision Processes
Nathan Sandholtz, Simon Fraser University; Luke Bornn, Sacramento Kings and Simon Fraser University
3:05 PM

Data Collection Issues in Modeling and Estimation of Urban Transportation Networks
Isabelle Kemajou-Brown, Morgan State University; Jasmine Alston, Morgan State University; Paul Bikoi, Morgan State University; Eugene Evans, Morgan State University; Xilei Zhao, University of Michigan; James C. Spall, Applied Physics Laboratory
3:35 PM

Wednesday, 08/01/2018
Modeling the Progression of HIV/AIDS by a Hidden Markov Model(HMM)
Sanam Sanei, Penn State; Shanglun Li, Penn State; Le Le Bao, Penn State University


A Spatially Correlated Auto-Regressive Model for Count Data with Applications for Modeling Crime
Nicholas Clark, Iowa State University; Philip M Dixon, Iowa State University


Estimating Efficacies of Supplementary Immunization Activities via Discrete Time Modeling of Disease Incidence Time Series
Qi Dong, University of Washington; Jon Wakefield, Univ of Washington; Kevin McCarthy, Institute for Disease Modeling; Niket Thakkar, Institute for Disease Modeling; Kurt Frey, Institute for Disease Modeling


Convergence Complexity Analysis of Albert and Chib's Algorithm
Qian Qin, University of Florida; James P. Hobert, University of Florida
8:35 AM

MCMC for High-Dimensional Bayesian Regression
Dootika Vats
8:55 AM

A Spatially Correlated Auto-Regressive Model for Count Data with Applications for Modeling Crime
Nicholas Clark, Iowa State University; Philip M Dixon, Iowa State University
9:05 AM

Multivariate Output Analysis for Markov Chain Monte Carlo
James Flegal, University of California, Riverside
9:15 AM

Estimating Efficacies of Supplementary Immunization Activities via Discrete Time Modeling of Disease Incidence Time Series
Qi Dong, University of Washington; Jon Wakefield, Univ of Washington; Kevin McCarthy, Institute for Disease Modeling; Niket Thakkar, Institute for Disease Modeling; Kurt Frey, Institute for Disease Modeling
9:20 AM

Markov-Modulated Continuous-Time Markov Chains to Identify Site- and Branch-Specific Evolutionary Variation
Guy Baele, KU Leuven
11:15 AM

AAA: Triple-Adaptive Bayesian Designs for the Identification of Optimal Dose Combinations in Dual-Agent Dose-Finding Trials
Yuan Ji, NorthShore Univ. HealthSystem / The University of Chicago; Jiaying Lyu, Fudan Universtiy
11:35 AM

Bayesian Nonparametrics for Evolutionary Model Selection
Mandev Gill
11:55 AM

Inference on the Future State of the Climate Through Combining Multiple Interdependent Climate Model Outputs with Observations Using Bayesian Hierarchical Models
Huang Huang, SAMSI; Dorit Hammerling, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Bo Li, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Richard Smith, Statistical Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute
2:20 PM

Teaching Markov Chains Using Java Applets
Jeffrey S Rosenthal, University of Toronto
2:45 PM

Thursday, 08/02/2018
Predictive Distribution of Anticipative Alpha-Stable Markov Processes
Sebastian Fries, Paris-Saclay University, Faculty of Mathematics & CREST
8:35 AM

A Hierarchical Bayesian Markov-Dependent Model for Lifetime Persistence and Recurrence of Major Depressive Episodes
Chenyang Gu, Harvard Medical School; Alan Zaslavsky, Harvard University Medical School; Ronald Kessler, Harvard Medical School
8:35 AM

Latent Space Approaches to Community Detection in Dynamic Networks
Yuguo Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Daniel Sewell, University of Iowa
9:15 AM

Composite Local Bregman Divergences for Conditional Discrete Exponential Families
Mitsunori Ogawa, The University of Tokyo
9:20 AM

Estimating Clusters from Multivariate Binary Data via Hierarchical Bayesian Boolean Matrix Factorization
Zhenke Wu, University of Michigan; Livia Casciola-Rosen, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Antony Rosen, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Scott Zeger, Johns Hopkins Biostatistics
9:20 AM

Visualizing Clustering and Uncertainty Analysis of Multivariate Time-Series Data
Kristin Divis, Sandia National Laboratories; Maximillian Chen, Sandia National Laboratories; Laura A McNamara, Sandia National Laboratories; Dan Morrow, Sandia National Laboratories
9:35 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

Spatial Modeling of Diffusion Tensor Imaging Data from a Cocaine Addiction Study
Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Virginia Commonwealth University; Zhou Lan, North Carolina State University; Brian Reich, North Carolina State University; Joseph Guinness, NC State University
9:55 AM

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

Bayesian Analysis with Orthogonal Matrix Parameters
Michael Jauch, Duke University; Peter Hoff, Duke University; David B Dunson, Duke University
11:05 AM

Bayesian Single-Index Model for Bounded Mental Health Response with Functional Covariates
Debajyoti Sinha, Florida State University; STUART LIPSITZ, HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
11:50 AM