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Computational Statistics
Data Science Technologies
Data Visualization
Education
Machine Learning
Practice and Applications
Software
Wednesday, May 29
PS01 -
Opening Mixer & E-Posters
E-Poster
Wed, May 29, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Grand Ballroom Foyer
1
Spatial Statistics and Visualization of Public Health Outcomes
Presentation
Weichuan Dong, Kent State University
2
Teaching the ASA Guidelines in a Cross-Cultural Setting
Jing Cao, Southern Methodist University
3
The Daily Question: Building Student Trust and Interest in Undergraduate Introductory Probability and Statistics Courses
Presentation
Matthew A. Hawks, US Naval Academy
4
Extending the Grammar of Graphics beyond ggplot2
Silas Bergen, Winona State University
5
Using Data Science to Support Enrollment Decisions in Higher Education
Monica M King, Drexel University
6
Data-Driven College Admissions: Useful Metrics or Numeric Nonsense?
Emily Rose Flanagan, University of Washington
7
Using Data Verbs to Teach the Management of Tabular Data
Chris John Malone, Winona State University
8
A Shiny Application to Teach the Multiple Linear Regression Analysis in a Undergraduate Course
Presentation
Carlos M. Lopera-Gómez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
9
Predicting Matriculation Rates of Dual Enrollment High School Students
Presentation
Benjamin Kenneth Brown, Oregon Institute of Technology
10
A Meta-analysis on the Effect of Information and Communication Technology Tools in Second Language Acquisition
Presentation
Songtao Wang, University of Victoria
11
Building Statistical Understanding to Support Organizational Data Culture
Karin Neff, BSD7
Thursday, May 30
CS04 -
Recent Developments in Lower Rank Learning for Complex Data
Invited
Thu, May 30, 10:30 AM - 12:05 PM
Grand Ballroom K
Organizer(s): Xiao-Li Meng, Harvard University
Chair(s): Raymond Wong, Texas A&M University
10:35 AM
MCMC for Dempster-Shafer Statistical Inference
Ruobin Gong, Rutgers University
11:05 AM
Bayesian Analysis of the Covariance Matrix of a Multivariate Normal Distribution with a New Class of Priors
Dongchu Sun, University of Missouri
11:35 AM
Deep Fiducial Inference
Presentation
Jan Hannig, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CS13 -
Computationally Intensive Methods: Resampling and MCMC
Contributed
Thu, May 30, 1:30 PM - 3:05 PM
Grand Ballroom K
Chair(s): Honglang Wang, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
1:35 PM
Jackknife Empirical Likelihood Approach for K-Sample Tests via Energy Distance
Yongli Sang, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
1:50 PM
Gelman-Rubin: Improved Stability and a Principled Threshold
Presentation
Christina Phan Knudson, University of St. Thomas
2:05 PM
Error Estimation for Randomized Numerical Linear Algebra via the Bootstrap
Miles Lopes, UC Davis
2:20 PM
A Scalable Regression Estimation Procedure for Competing Risks Data
Eric S. Kawaguchi, University of California, Los Angeles
2:35 PM
Floor Discussion
CS16 -
Recent Advances in Matrix and Tensor Factorization Models
Invited
Thu, May 30, 4:00 PM - 5:35 PM
Grand Ballroom K
Organizer(s): Raymond Wong, Texas A&M University
Chair(s): Jan Hannig, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4:35 PM
Linked Matrix Factorization
Eric F. Lock, University of Minnesota
5:05 PM
Boosted Sparse and Low-Rank Tensor Regression
Kun Chen, University of Connecticut
Friday, May 31
CS23 -
Advances in Analysis and Computing in Complex Data
Invited
Fri, May 31, 10:30 AM - 12:05 PM
Grand Ballroom K
Organizer(s): George Michailidis, University of Florida
Chair(s): Regina Liu, Rutgers University
10:35 AM
Graph-Based Change-Point Detection
Lynna Chu, UC Davis
11:05 AM
A Double Core Tensor Factorization and Its Applications to Heterogeneous Data
George Michailidis, University of Florida
11:35 AM
Individualized Fusion Learning (IFusion) with Applications to Personalized Inference
Minge Xie, Rutgers University
CS32 -
Statistical Methods for Analyzing Large Scale or Massive Data
Contributed
Fri, May 31, 1:30 PM - 3:05 PM
Grand Ballroom K
Chair(s): Alona Kryshchenko, California State University Cannel Islands
1:35 PM
High-Dimensional Association Detection in Large Scale Genomic Studies
Hillary Koch, Pennsylvania State University
1:50 PM
Threshold Knot Selection for Large-Scale Spatial Models with Applications to the Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Casey Jelsema, West Virginia University
2:05 PM
Goodness-of-Fit Tests for Large Data Sets
Taras Lazariv, TU Dresden
2:20 PM
Big Data and Portfolio Optimization
QIYU WANG, Zhejiang Univ of Finance and Econ
2:35 PM
An Application of Linear Programming to Computational Statistics
Presentation
John M. Ennis, Aigora
2:50 PM
Accelerate Pseudo-Proximal Map Algorithm and Its Application to Network Analysis
Dao Nguyen, University of Mississippi
CS34 -
Computational Statistics for Large-Scale Biological Data
Invited
Fri, May 31, 3:40 PM - 5:15 PM
Grand Ballroom K
Organizer(s): Jacob Bien, University of Southern California
Chair(s): Kean Ming Tan, University of Minnesota
3:45 PM
Computationally Efficient High-Dimensional Interaction Modeling
Guo Yu, University of Washington
4:15 PM
Inference for Diversity Under Networked Models
Bryan Martin, University of Washington
4:45 PM
Variance Component Testing and Selection for a Longitudinal Microbiome Study
Jin Zhou, University of Arizona
CS45 -
Change Point Detection
Contributed
Fri, May 31, 5:20 PM - 6:25 PM
Grand Ballroom K
Chair(s): Dao Nguyen, University of Mississippi
5:25 PM
Detection of Structural Changes in Correctly Specified and Misspecified Conditional Quantile Polynomial Distributed Lag (QPDL) Model Using Change-Point Analysis
Presentation
KWADWO AGYEI NYANTAKYI, GHANA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
5:40 PM
Robust Graph Change-Point Detection for Brain Evolvement Study
Honglang Wang, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
5:55 PM
Graph Theoretic Statistics for Change Detection and Localization in Multivariate Data
Presentation
Matthew A. Hawks, US Naval Academy
6:10 PM
Floor Discussion
Saturday, June 1
PS06 -
Computational Statistics E-Posters
E-Poster
Sat, Jun 1, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Grand Ballroom Foyer
1
Application of Dynamic Bi-Partite Stochastic Block Models
Neil Hwang, CUNY-Bronx Community College
2
Estimation of Semiparametric Functional Coefficients Panel Data Model
Shaymal C Halder, Auburn University
3
Discovery of Gene Regulatory Networks Using Adaptively Selected Gene Perturbation Experiments
Michele Zemplenyi, Harvard University
4
A Computational Approach to the Structure of Subtraction Games
Kali Lacy, Purdue University
5
Covariate Information Number for Feature Screening in Ultrahigh-Dimensional Supervised Problems
Presentation
Debmalya Nandy, Penn State University
6
A Data-Adaptive Targeted Learning Approach of Evaluating Viscoelastic Assay Driven Trauma Treatment Protocols
Linqing Wei, UC Berkeley, Department of Biostatistics
7
Approximate Fiducial Computation and Deep Fiducial Inference
Presentation
Gang Li, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
8
Innovative Robust Boosting Algorithms
Presentation
Zhu Wang, UT Health San Antonio
9
A Model Based Data Fusion Algorithm using Bayesian Hierarchal Modeling for Density Estimation of Rare Species
Purna Gamage, Wake Forest University
10
Kernel-estimated Nonparametric Overlap-Based Syncytial Clustering
Israel A Almodovar-Rivera, University of Puerto Rico-Medical Science Campus
11
Developing Nonlinear Genetic Signatures for Enzalutamide Resistance in Prostate Cancer
Isaac Zhao, Brown University
12
Approximate Bayesian Computational Statistical Methods to Estimate the Strength of Divergent Selection in Yeast
Martyna Lukaszewicz, University of Idaho
13
Wavelet Shrinkage Using Bayesian False Discovery Rate Methods: a Comparison Study
Presentation
Rodney Vasconcelos Fonseca, Unicamp
14
Analyzing Air Traffic Data with Spark-GraphX
Chathurangi Heshani Pathiravasan, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
CS49 -
Computational Efficiency vs. Statistical Guarantee
Invited
Sat, Jun 1, 10:00 AM - 11:35 AM
Grand Ballroom J
Organizer(s): Helen Zhang, University of Arizona
Chair(s): Helen Zhang, University of Arizona
10:05 AM
Embedding Learning
Xiaotong Shen, University of Minnesota
10:35 AM
Penalty Method for Variance Component Selection
Hua Zhou, UCLA
11:05 AM
Distributed Computing for Large Heteroskedastic Spatial Data
Zhengyuan Zhu, Iowa State University
CS54 -
The IMS Program on Self-Consistency: a Fundamental Statistical Principle for Deriving Computational Algorithims
Invited
Sat, Jun 1, 1:00 PM - 2:35 PM
Grand Ballroom J
Organizer(s): Thomas Lee, UC Davis
Chair(s): Thomas Lee, UC Davis
1:05 PM
Likelihood-Free EM: Self-Consistency for Incomplete or Irregular-Pattern Data
Presentation
Xiao-Li Meng, Harvard University
1:35 PM
Latent Variable Models, Self-Consistency, and Stochastic Approximation
Zhiqiang Tan, Rutgers University
2:05 PM
Self-Consistency as a Method to Develop Computationally Effective Algorithms for High-Dimensional Models
Presentation
Alex Tsodikov, University of Michigan
CS61 -
Advances in Regression and Modeling
Contributed
Sat, Jun 1, 2:45 PM - 3:50 PM
Grand Ballroom J
Chair(s): Yongli Sang, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
2:50 PM
Nonparametric Estimation of a Mixing Distribution for Pharmacokinetic Stochastic Models
Alona Kryshchenko, California State University Cannel Islands
3:20 PM
Floor Discussion
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