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6 * !
Sun, 8/8/2021,
1:30 PM -
3:20 PM
Virtual
Highlights in 'Bayesian Analysis': Stories to Tell — Invited Papers
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA)
Organizer(s): Michele Guindani, University of California Irvine
Chair(s): Michele Guindani, University of California Irvine
1:35 PM
Can Multilevel Regression and Poststratification Estimate Conditional Treatment Effects from Complex Experimental Data?
Yuxiang Gao, University of Toronto ; Daniel Simpson, University of Toronto; Lauren Kennedy, Monash University
2:00 PM
A Bayesian Hierarchical Model of Violent Criminal Threat
Presentation
Francis Oliver Bunnin, The Alan Turing Institute ; Jim Q Smith, University of Warwick; The Alan Turing Institute
2:25 PM
Sequential Bayesian Experimental Design for Implicit Models via Mutual Information
Steven Kleinegesse, The University of Edinburgh, School of Informatics ; Michael Urs Gutmann, The University of Edinburgh, School of Informatics; Christopher Drovandi, Queensland University of Technology, School of Mathematical Sciences
2:50 PM
Semiparametric Functional Factor Models with Bayesian Rank Selection
Daniel Kowal, Rice University
3:15 PM
Floor Discussion
46 * !
Sun, 8/8/2021,
3:30 PM -
5:20 PM
Virtual
Statistical Challenges and Breakthroughs in Diabetes and Obesity Research in the Big Data Era — Topic-Contributed Papers
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , Section on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics, Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
Organizer(s): Xiang Liu, University of South Florida
Chair(s): Kristian F. Lynch, University of South Florida
3:35 PM
Longitudinal Plasma Metabolome and Circulating Vitamins Stratified Onset Age of an Initial Islet Autoantibody and Progression to Type 1 Diabetes: The TEDDY Study
Qian Li, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital ; Xiang Liu, University of South Florida; Jimin Yang, University of South Florida; Iris Erlund, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare; Åke Lernmark, Lund University; William Hagopian, Pacific Northwest Research Institute; Marian Rewers, University of Colorado Denver; Jin-Xiong She, Augusta University; Jorma Toppari, University of Turku; Anette-G Ziegler, Technical University of Munich; Beena Akolkar, NIDDK/NIH; Jeffrey Krischer, University of South Florida
3:55 PM
Microbial Metabolites and Microbiome in Vitamin D/Vitamin D Receptor Deficiency Are Associated with Obesity
Yinglin Xia, University of Illinois at Chicago ; Jun Sun, University of Illinois at Chicago
4:15 PM
Prioritization of Causal Genes and Variants in Type 1 Diabetes Using Chromatin Accessibility and Gene Expression Profiling
Catherine C Robertson, University of Virginia ; Suna Onengut-Gumuscu, University of Virginia; Patrick Concannon, University of Florida; Wei-Min Chen, University of Virginia; Stephen S Rich, University of Virginia
4:35 PM
Bayesian Semiparametric Joint Models to Study Weight and Islet Autoimmunity in Subjects at High Risk for Type 1 Diabetes
Xiang Liu, University of South Florida ; Roy Tamura, University of South Florida; Kendra Vehik, University of South Florida; Jeffrey Krischer, University of South Florida
4:55 PM
A Bayesian Framework for Estimating the Risk Ratio of Hospitalization for People with Comorbidity Infected by the SARS-CoV-2 Virus
Qunfeng Dong, Loyola University Chicago ; Xiang Gao, Loyola University Chicago
5:15 PM
Floor Discussion
58
Sun, 8/8/2021,
3:30 PM -
5:20 PM
Virtual
Advanced Bayesian Topics (Part 1) — Contributed Speed
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science
Chair(s): Sameer Deshpande, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - CSAIL
3:35 PM
Bayesian Jackknife Empirical Likelihood
Yichen Cheng, Georgia State University; Yichuan Zhao, Georgia State University
3:40 PM
Dynamically Borrowing Historical Information for the Analysis of Large-Scale Assessments
David Kaplan, University of Wisconsin - Madison
3:45 PM
Gaussian Process Priors for Causal Inference Under Positivity Violations
Yaqian Zhu, University of Pennsylvania ; Nandita Mitra, University of Pennsylvania; Jason Roy, Rutgers University
3:50 PM
Unified Reciprocal LASSO Estimation via Least Squares Approximation
Erina Paul, Merck & Co., Inc. ; Himel Mallick, Merck Research Laboratories
3:55 PM
A Robust Bayesian Copas Selection Model for Quantifying and Correcting Publication Bias
Ray Bai, University of South Carolina
4:00 PM
Random Weighting in LASSO Regression
Presentation
Tun Lee Ng, University of Wisconsin, Madison ; Michael Newton, University of Wisconsin, Madison
4:05 PM
Bayesian Causal Inference in Observational Studies Truncated by Death Using Composite Ordinal Outcomes
Anthony Sisti, Brown University ; Roee Gutman, Brown University
4:10 PM
Non-Negative Spatial Process Factorization
Frederick William Townes, Princeton University ; Barbara Engelhardt, Princeton University
4:15 PM
Reconstruct COVID-19 Epidemic Curves in Hubei Province Cities by Adjusting Mobile Population Between Different Cities
Neda Jalali, University of Florida ; Yang Yang, University of Florida
4:20 PM
A More Flexible Bayesian Nonparametric Approach to Causal Mediation
Woojung Bae, University of Florida ; Michael J. Daniels, University of Florida
4:30 PM
Modeling Random Directions in 2D Simplex Data
Rayleigh Lei, University of Michigan ; Long Nguyen, University of Michigan
4:35 PM
Estimating Number of Species Using Proxy Data on Effort
Simon Wilson, Trinity College Dublin ; Asmaa Al-Ghamdi, Trinity College Dublin
4:40 PM
SPRUCE: Bayesian Multivariate Mixture Models for High-Throughput Spatial Transcriptomics Data Carter Allen
Carter Allen, The Ohio State University ; Dongjun Chung, Ohio State University
4:45 PM
Bayesian Hypothesis Testing on Kendall Rank Correlation Coefficient
Min Wang, The University of Texas at San Antonio ; Keying Ye, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Shen Zhang , The University of Texas at San Antonio
4:50 PM
Bayesian Modeling of Time-Varying Conditional Heteroscedasticity
Sayar Karmakar, University of Florida ; Arkaprava Roy, University of Florida
4:55 PM
Intergroup and Intragroup Correlation for Binary Regression Data
Marc Sobel, Temple University ; Andres Perez, Temple university
5:00 PM
Confidently Comparing Bayesian Estimates with the C-Value
Brian Trippe, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - CSAIL ; Sameer Deshpande, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - CSAIL; Tamara Broderick, MIT
5:05 PM
Modeling Data Using Horseshoe Processes
Elizabeth C Chase, University of Michigan ; Jeremy M.G. Taylor, University of Michigan; Philip Boonstra, University of Michigan
5:10 PM
Efficient Bayesian Model Selection for Coupled Hidden Markov Models with Application to Infectious Diseases
Jake Carson, University of Warwick ; Trevelyan J McKinley, University of Exeter; Peter Neal, University of Nottingham; Simon EF Spencer, University of Warwick
66 * !
Mon, 8/9/2021,
10:00 AM -
11:50 AM
Virtual
Frontiers in Bayesian Nonparametric Methods, from Theory to Application — Invited Papers
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA), Section on Nonparametric Statistics
Organizer(s): Li Ma, Duke University
Chair(s): Li Ma, Duke University
10:05 AM
Modeling Sparse, Dynamic Interaction Networks Using Bayesian Nonparametrics
Sinead Williamson, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Statistics and Data Sciences
10:25 AM
Extended Stochastic Block Models
Daniele Durante, Bocconi University ; Sirio Legramanti, Bocconi University; Tommaso Rigon, University of Milano-Bicocca; David Dunson, Duke University
10:45 AM
BN-LTE: Bayesian Network with Latent Trajectory Embedding
Yang Ni, Texas A&M University
11:05 AM
A Bayesian Nonparametric Model via Mixtures of Erlang Distributions for Survival Times
Juhee Lee, University of California, Santa Cruz
11:25 AM
Coverage of Credible Intervals Under Monotonicity
Subhashis Ghoshal, North Carolina State University ; Moumita Chakraborty, North Carolina State University
11:45 AM
Floor Discussion
125 * !
Mon, 8/9/2021,
1:30 PM -
3:20 PM
Virtual
A New Era of Mark-Recapture: Advances in Bayesian Methods for Modeling and Inference — Topic-Contributed Papers
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , Section on Statistics and the Environment, Biometrics Section
Organizer(s): James R Faulkner, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Chair(s): Russell W. Perry, U.S. Geological Survey
1:35 PM
Bayesian State-Space Models for Acoustic Telemetry Data
Saman Muthukumarana, University of Manitoba ; Inesh Munaweera, University of Manitoba; Darren Gillis, University of Manitoba
1:55 PM
Incorporating Dead Recoveries into a Temporally-Stratified Mark-Recapture Model for Migratory Animals
James R Faulkner, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2:15 PM
Temporally-Stratified Capture-Recapture Models for Migratory Animals
Dalton Hance, United States Geological Survey ; Russell W. Perry, U.S. Geological Survey; Adam Pope, United States Geological Survey
2:35 PM
Integrating Time-Varying Individual Covariates into Space-for-Time CJS Models Using Hazard Functions
Adam Pope, United States Geological Survey ; Russell W. Perry, U.S. Geological Survey
2:55 PM
Measuring the Additive Effects of Predation Across Spatial Scales Using Capture-Recapture-Recovery Data
Quinn Payton, Real Time Research
3:15 PM
Floor Discussion
141 * !
Tue, 8/10/2021,
10:00 AM -
11:50 AM
Virtual
Bayesian Meets Basketball — Invited Papers
Section on Statistics in Sports , Section on Bayesian Statistical Science, Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science
Organizer(s): Guanyu Hu, University of Missouri - Columbia
Chair(s): Hal Stern, University of California Irvine
10:05 AM
Analysis of Professional Basketball Field Goal Attempts via a Bayesian Matrix Clustering Approach
Guanyu Hu, University of Missouri - Columbia ; Weining Shen, University of California Irvine ; Fan Ying, Microsoft
10:30 AM
It's Fun Getting into (Foul) Trouble
Presentation
Dani Chu, Seattle Kraken ; Tim Swartz, Simon Fraser University
10:55 AM
Guard Me If You Can: Revealing the Hidden Dynamics of Sports Interactions Using the Intrinsic Dimension
Edgar Santos-Fernandez, Queensland University of Technology ; Francesco Denti, University of California, Irvine; Kerrie Mengersen, Queensland University of Technology; Antonietta Mira, Università della Svizzera italiana and University of Insubria
11:20 AM
Discussant: Shane Jensen, University of Pennsylvania
11:40 AM
Floor Discussion
151 * !
Tue, 8/10/2021,
10:00 AM -
11:50 AM
Virtual
Recent Advances in Bayesian Approaches to Neuroimaging — Invited Papers
WNAR , Section on Statistics in Imaging, Section on Bayesian Statistical Science
Organizer(s): Aaron Wolfe Scheffler, University of California, San Francisco
Chair(s): Alec Chan-Golston, University of California, Merced
10:05 AM
Quantifying Heterogeneity in Brain Imaging Data
donatello telesca, UCLA
10:30 AM
A Bayesian Regression Framework for Brain Imaging Data with Multiple Structural- and Network-Valued Predictors
Aaron Wolfe Scheffler, University of California, San Francisco ; Giovanni Battistella, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco; Maria Luisa Mandelli, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco; Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco; Rajarshi Guhaniyogi, University of California, Santa Cruz
10:55 AM
Sketching in Bayesian High Dimensional Regressions with Big Data
Rajarshi Guhaniyogi, University of California, Santa Cruz ; Aaron Wolfe Scheffler, University of California, San Francisco
11:20 AM
Recent Advances in Bayesian Approaches to Neuroimaging
Michele Guindani, University of California Irvine
11:45 AM
Floor Discussion
169
Tue, 8/10/2021,
10:00 AM -
11:50 AM
Virtual
Advanced Bayesian Topics (Part 2) — Contributed Speed
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science
Chair(s): Veronika Rockova, University of Chicago
10:05 AM
Approximate Bayesian Computation via Classification
Presentation
Yuexi Wang, University of Chicago ; Veronika Rockova, University of Chicago; Tetsuya Kaji, University of Chicago
10:10 AM
Stochastic Variational Bayes Estimation for Multi-Site Daily Precipitation Data
Reetam Majumder, University of Maryland, Baltimore County ; Nagaraj K Neerchal, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Amita Mehta, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Matthias K Gobbert, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
10:15 AM
MISNN: Multiple Imputation via Semiparametric Neural Networks
Zongyu Dai, University of Pennsylvania ; Zhiqi Bu, University of Pennsylvania; Yiliang Zhang, University of Pennsylvania; Qi Long, Department of Biostatistics at UPenn
10:20 AM
Hierarchical Bayesian Bootstrap for Heterogeneous Treatment Effect Estimation
Arman Oganisian, Brown University ; Nandita Mitra, University of Pennsylvania; Jason Roy, Rutgers University
10:25 AM
Bayesian Propensity Score Analysis for Misclassified Multinomial Data
Yuhan Ma, Baylor University ; Joon Jin Song, Baylor University
10:30 AM
Multivariate Gaussian RBF-Net for Smooth Function Estimation and Variable Selection
Arkaprava Roy, University of Florida
10:35 AM
Bayesian Joint Modeling of Single-Cell Expression Data and Bulk Spatial Transcriptomic Data
Xiangyu Luo, Renmin University of China ; Jinge Yu, Renmin University of China; Qiuyu Wu, Renmin University of China
10:40 AM
Fast Increased Fidelity Samplers for Approximate Bayesian Gaussian Process Regression
Kelly Moran, Los Alamos National Laboratory ; Matthew Wheeler, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
10:45 AM
A New Approach for Differentially Private Metropolis-Hastings Sampling
Bingyue Su, University of Notre Dame, Department of ACMS ; Fang Liu, University of Notre Dame
10:50 AM
Approximate Bayesian Computation with Surrogate Posteriors
Florence Forbes, Inria ; Hien Duy Nguyen, La Trobe University; TrungTin Nguyen, Universite Caen Normandie; Julyan Arbel, Inria
11:00 AM
Bayesian Interaction Selection for Meta-Analysis with Rare and Censored Events
Xinyue Qi, Incyte ; Shouhao Zhou, Penn State College of Medicine; Christine B. Peterson, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
11:05 AM
Diagnostics for Monte Carlo Algorithms for Models with Intractable Normalizing Functions
Bokgyeong Kang, The Pennsylvania State University ; John Hughes, The Pennsylvania State University; Murali Haran, Pennsylvania State University
11:10 AM
Multilevel Network Recovery Through Nonparametric Kernel Machine Regression Adapted for Correlated Variable Selection
Mohamed Salem, VirginiaTech ; Inyoung Kim, Virginia Tech
11:15 AM
Bayesian Inference of Physical Parameters at Langjökull
Giri Gopalan, California Polytechnic State University ; Birgir Hrafnkelsson, University of Iceland; Guðfinna Aðalgeirsdóttir, University of Iceland; Finnur Pálsson, University of Iceland
11:20 AM
Independent Finite Approximations for Bayesian Nonparametric Inference
Tin Danh Nguyen, MIT ; Jonathan H Huggins, Boston University; Lorenzo Masoero, MIT; Lester Mackey, Microsoft Research New England; Tamara Broderick, MIT
11:25 AM
Bayesian Model Selection for Spatial Hierarchical Models with Intrinsic Conditional Autoregressive Priors via Fractional Bayes Factors
Erica May Porter, Virginia Tech Department of Statistics ; Christopher Thomas Franck, Virginia Tech Department of Statistics; Marco May Ferreira, Virginia Tech Department of Statistics
11:30 AM
Bayesian Dependent Functional Mixture Estimation for Area and Time-Indexed Data: An Application for the Prediction of Monthly County Employment
Presentation
Terrance Savitsky, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Matthew R Williams, National Science Foundation
11:35 AM
Divide-and-Conquer Bayesian Inference in Hidden Markov Models
Chunlei Wang, University of Iowa ; Sanvesh Srivastava, University of Iowa
11:40 AM
Bayesian Analysis of Multivariate Incomplete Ordinal Data Using Multivariate Probit Models
Xiao Zhang, Michigan Technological University
11:45 AM
Warped Gradient-Enhanced Gaussian Process Surrogate Models for Inference with Intractable Likelihoods
Quan Vu, University of Wollongong ; Matthew Moores, University of Wollongong; Andrew Zammit-Mangion, University of Wollongong
190 !
Tue, 8/10/2021,
1:30 PM -
3:20 PM
Virtual
Synergy of Bayesian, Frequentist, and Fiducial Approaches in Addressing Modern Statistical Problems in Data Science — Invited Papers
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , General Methodology, ENAR
Organizer(s): Radu V Craiu, University of Toronto
Chair(s): Hary Iyer, National Institute of Standards and Technology
1:35 PM
Uncertainty Quantification for Object Boundaries Extracted from Spatial Point Patterns
Thomas C. M. Lee, University of California at Davis
2:00 PM
Robust and individualized conformal predictive inference in survival analysis
Minge Xie, Rutgers University
2:25 PM
Uncertainty in Estimation of ROC Curves with Applications to Forensic Science
Presentation
Jan Hannig, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Hary Iyer, National Institute of Standards and Technology
2:50 PM
Discussant: Xiao-Li Meng, Harvard University
3:10 PM
Floor Discussion
204 * !
Tue, 8/10/2021,
1:30 PM -
3:20 PM
Virtual
Bayesian Methods for the Analysis of Complex Brain Imaging Data — Topic-Contributed Papers
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA), Section on Statistics in Imaging
Organizer(s): Francesco Denti, University of California, Irvine
Chair(s): Zhaoxia Yu, University of California, Irvine
1:35 PM
A Hierarchical Bayesian Approach to Predicting Time-to-Conversion to Alzheimer's Disease Using a Longitudinal Map of Cortical Thickness
Mark Fiecas, University of Minnesota ; Ning Dai, University of Minnesota; Hakmook Kang, Vanderbilt University; Galin Jones, University of Minnesota
1:55 PM
Efficient Estimation of Brain Activation with Cortical Surface Data Using EM with a Bayesian General Linear Model
Presentation
Daniel Spencer, Indiana University ; Amanda Mejia, Indiana University
2:15 PM
Detecting Brain Activation via Bayesian Mixture of Horseshoe Distributions
Francesco Denti, University of California, Irvine ; Babak Shahbaba, University of California, Irvine; Michele Guindani, University of California Irvine; Ricardo Azevedo, University of California, Irvine; Sunil P. Gandhi, University of California, Irvine
2:35 PM
Bayesian Non-Homogeneous Hidden Markov Models for Time-Varying Functional Connectivity
Jaylen Lee, University of California, Irvine ; Michele Guindani, University of California Irvine; Marina Vannucci, Rice; Ryan Warnick, Rice University
2:55 PM
Bayesian Nonparametric Analysis for the Detection of Spikes in Noisy Calcium Imaging Data
Laura D'Angelo, University of Padova ; Michele Guindani, University of California Irvine; Antonio Canale, University of Padova; Zhaoxia Yu, University of California, Irvine
3:15 PM
Floor Discussion
225 * !
Wed, 8/11/2021,
10:00 AM -
11:50 AM
Virtual
Recent Advances in Bayesian Methods for Complex Data Structures — Invited Papers
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA), IMS
Organizer(s): Garritt L Page, Brigham Young University
Chair(s): Garritt L Page, Brigham Young University
10:05 AM
Seemingly Unrelated Multi-State Processes: A Bayesian Nonparametric Approach
Maria De Iorio, University of College London and Yale-NUS College
10:35 AM
Optimal Bayesian Estimation of Gaussian Mixtures with Growing Number of Components
Lizhen Lin, The University of Notre Dame ; Ilsang Ohn, The University of Notre Dame
11:05 AM
Grid-Uniform Copulas and Rectangle Exchanges: Model and Bayesian Inference for a Rich Class of Copula Functions
Alejandro Jara, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
11:35 AM
Floor Discussion
232 * !
Wed, 8/11/2021,
10:00 AM -
11:50 AM
Virtual
Near Optimization — Topic-Contributed Papers
Section on Statistical Computing , International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA), Section on Bayesian Statistical Science
Organizer(s): Michael Lavine, UMass Amherst
Chair(s): Hugh Medal, UT-Knoxville
10:05 AM
A Study in Rashomon Curves and Volumes: A New Perspective on Generalization and Model Simplicity
Presentation
Lesia Semenova, Duke University
10:25 AM
Near-Optimization, Sampling, and Multi-Objective Optimization
Justin Solomon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
10:45 AM
Discussant: James Hodges, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
11:05 AM
Discussant: Roshan V Joseph, Georgia Institute of Technology
11:25 AM
Floor Discussion
279
Wed, 8/11/2021,
1:30 PM -
3:20 PM
Virtual
SBSS Paper Competition Winners — Topic-Contributed Papers
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science
Organizer(s): Veronika Rockova, University of Chicago
Chair(s): Veronika Rockova, University of Chicago
1:35 PM
Variable Selection via Thompson Sampling
Yi Liu, University of Chicago ; Veronika Rockova, University of Chicago
1:55 PM
Adaptive Bayesian Changepoint Analysis and Local Outlier Scoring
Haoxuan Wu, Cornell University ; David S Matteson, Cornell University
2:15 PM
On Construction and Estimation of Stationary Mixture Transition Distribution Models
Xiaotian Zheng, University of California, Santa Cruz ; Athanasios Kottas, University of California, Santa Cruz; Bruno Sansó , University of California, Santa Cruz
2:35 PM
Bayesian Semiparametric Longitudinal Drift-Diffusion Mixed Models for Tone Learning in Adults
Giorgio Paulon, The University of Texas at Austin ; Abhra Sarkar, The University of Texas at Austin; Fernando Llanos, The University of Texas at Austin; Bharath Chandrasekaran, University of Pittsburgh
2:55 PM
Hierarchical Dynamic Modeling for Individualized Bayesian Forecasting
Anna K. Yanchenko, Duke University ; Di Daniel Deng, Duke University; Jinglan Li, 84.51; Andrew J. Cron, 84.51; Mike West, Duke University
3:15 PM
Floor Discussion
281 * !
Wed, 8/11/2021,
1:30 PM -
3:20 PM
Virtual
Bayesian Methods for Complex Data Analysis — Topic-Contributed Papers
International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) , Section on Bayesian Statistical Science
Organizer(s): Weining Shen, University of California Irvine
Chair(s): Weining Shen, University of California Irvine
1:35 PM
Bayesian Meets Optimization: Proximal Prior, Flow Networks, and Combinatorial Problems
Leo Duan, University of Florida
1:55 PM
Graph Signal Denoising Using T-Shrinkage Priors
Sayantan Banerjee, Indian Institute of Management Indore ; Weining Shen, University of California Irvine
2:15 PM
Bayesian Fixed-Domain Asymptotics for Covariance Parameters in a Gaussian Process Model
Cheng Li, National University of Singapore
2:35 PM
Bayesian Dynamic Feature Partitioning in High-Dimensional Regression with Big Data
Rene Gutierrez, UC Santa Cruz ; Rajarshi Guhaniyogi, University of California, Santa Cruz
2:55 PM
Identifying Latent Groups in Spatial Panel Data Using a Markov Random Field Constrained Product Partition Model
Tianyu Pan, University of California, Irvine ; Guanyu Hu, University of Missouri - Columbia; Weining Shen, University of California Irvine
3:15 PM
Floor Discussion
290
Wed, 8/11/2021,
1:30 PM -
3:20 PM
Virtual
Advanced Bayesian Topics (Part 3) — Contributed Speed
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science
Chair(s): Yuexi Wang, University of Chicago
1:35 PM
Bayesian Nonparametric Quantile Regression with Multiple Proxy Variables
Presentation
Dongyoung Go, Yonsei university ; Jongho Im, Yonsei university; Ickhoon Jin, Yonsei university
1:40 PM
A Novel Finite Mixture Model to Cluster Dynamic Latent Ability in Item Response Theory Models
Jingyu Sun, University of Connecticut, Department of Statistics ; Xiaojing Wang, University of Connecticut
1:45 PM
Bayesian Functional Partial Membership Model
Nicholas Marco, University of California, Los Angeles ; donatello telesca, UCLA
1:50 PM
A Simulation-Based Comparison of Bayesian Computing Platforms in R
Evan Miyakawa, Baylor University
1:55 PM
An Empirical Bayes Approach to Estimating Dynamic Models of Co-Regulated Gene Expression
Sara Venkatraman, Cornell University, Department of Statistics and Data Science ; Sumanta Basu, Cornell University ; Sofie Delbare, Cornell University, Department of Statistics and Data Science; Myung Hee Lee, Weill Cornell Medical College, Department of Medicine; Martin Wells, Cornell University, Department of Statistics and Data Science
2:00 PM
Geographic and Racial Disparities in the Incidence of Low Birthweight in Pennsylvania
Guangzi Song, Drexel Univerisity ; Harrison Quick, Drexel Univerisity; Loni Tabb, Drexel Univerisity
2:05 PM
Normalized Power Prior Bayesian Analysis
Keying Ye, The University of Texas at San Antonio ; Zifei Han, University of International Business and Economics; Yuyan Duan, Novartis Inc.; Tianyu Bai, FDA
2:10 PM
Bayesian Analysis of Sparse Multivariate Matched Proportions
Mark Meyer, Georgetown University ; Tong John Li, Georgetown University; Katherine Hobbs Knutson, Partners Healthcare
2:15 PM
Spatial Meshing for General Bayesian Multivariate Models
Michele Peruzzi, Duke University ; David Dunson, Duke University
2:20 PM
Exchangeable Bayesian Matrix-Variate Hierarchical Clustering with Parallel Computation
Hsin-Hsiung Huang, University of Central Florida
2:30 PM
Bayesian Estimation of Constrained Mean-Covariance of Normal Distribution
Anupam Kundu, Texas A&M University ; Mohsen Pourahmadi, Texas A&M University
2:35 PM
WITHDRAWN: Causal BART Mixture Model for Estimating Heterogeneous Treatment Effects
Omar Chavez, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Statistics and Data Sciences; Sinead Williamson, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Statistics and Data Sciences; Michael J. Daniels, University of Florida
2:40 PM
Bayesian Finite Mixture Regression Models with Cluster-Specific Variable Selection
Zhen Wang, University of Iowa ; Aixin Tan, University of Iowa
2:45 PM
Bayesian Latent Class Model for Predicting Gestational Age in Health Administrative Data
Shuang Wang, University of Rhode Island ; Gavino Puggioni, University of Rhode Island; Xuerong Wen, University of Rhode Island
2:50 PM
Using Subject-Level Covariate Information in Bayesian Mixture Models for Basket Trials
Presentation
Sneha Govande, Florida State University ; Elizabeth H. Slate, Florida State University
2:55 PM
Sparse Bayesian High-Dimensional Vector Autoregressions
Rui Meng, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
3:00 PM
Semiparametric Bayesian Regression Analysis of Multi-Typed Matrix-Variate Responses
Inkoo Lee, Rice University ; Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Virginia Commonwealth University
3:05 PM
A Modified Cauchy-Net for Anomaly Detection
Sierra Merkes, Virginia Tech ; Scotland Leman, Virginia Tech; Eric Smith, Virgina Tech
3:10 PM
State-Level Estimation by Combining Information from Two Health Surveys
Diba Khan, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ; John R Pleis, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Bill Cai, NCHS; Benmei Liu, National Cancer Institute; Eric J. Feuer, National Cancer Institute; Van Parsons, CDC; Yulei He, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Machell Town, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3:15 PM
WITHDRAWN An Interpretable and Identifiable Approach to Age Period Cohort Modeling
Sean Ryan, Cornell University; David S Matteson, Cornell University
294 !
Wed, 8/11/2021,
3:30 PM -
5:20 PM
Virtual
Uncertainty Quantification in Deep Learning — Invited Papers
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , International Association for Statistical Computing, Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
Organizer(s): Faming Liang, Purdue University
Chair(s): Veronika Rockova, University of Chicago
3:35 PM
Learning a Kernel-Expanded Stochastic Neural Network with Uncertainty Quantification
Faming Liang, Purdue University
4:05 PM
Uncertainty Quantification for Sparse Deep Learning
Veronika Rockova, University of Chicago ; Yuexi Wang, University of Chicago
4:35 PM
Consistent Sparse Deep Learning: Theory and Computation
Qifan Song, Purdue University ; Faming Liang, Purdue University; Yan Sun, Purdue University
5:15 PM
Floor Discussion
350 * !
Thu, 8/12/2021,
10:00 AM -
11:50 AM
Virtual
Bayesian Structured Variable Selection — Topic-Contributed Papers
International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) , Section on Bayesian Statistical Science, Biometrics Section
Organizer(s): Mahlet G Tadesse, Georgetown University
Chair(s): Mahlet G Tadesse, Georgetown University
10:05 AM
Generalized Structured Shrinkage Priors Using Correlated Scales
Maryclare Griffin, University of Massachusetts Amherst
10:25 AM
Global-Local Shrinkage Prior for Variable Selection in Graph-Structured Models
Marie Denis, CIRAD ; Mahlet G Tadesse, Georgetown University
10:45 AM
Functional Integrative Bayesian Analysis of High-Dimensional Multiplatform Genetic Data (Functional IBAG)
Presentation
Rupam Bhattacharyya, University of Michigan ; Nicholas Henderson, University of Michigan; Veerabhadran Baladandayuthapani, University of Michigan
11:05 AM
Bayesian Varying Coefficient Model with Selection
Frédéric Mortier, CIRAD, UPR Forêts et Sociétés, F-34398 Montpellier, France; Université de Montpellier, F-3
11:25 AM
The Dynamic Triple Gamma Prior
Peter Knaus, Vienna University of Economics and Business
11:45 AM
Floor Discussion
355
Thu, 8/12/2021,
10:00 AM -
11:50 AM
Virtual
Advanced Bayesian Topics (Part 4) — Contributed Speed
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science
Chair(s): Ray Bai, University of South Carolina
10:05 AM
Nonparametric Empirical Bayes Estimation with Entropic Optimal Transport
Jordan Grey Bryan, Department of Statistical Science, Duke University
10:10 AM
Continuous shrinkage priors with dependence
Toryn Schafer, Cornell University ; David S Matteson, Cornell University
10:15 AM
A Bayesian Two-Level Model for Prediction of Survival Probability in Prime-Boost Vaccination Regimes
Yuelin Lu, Pharmalex ; John W. Seaman, Baylor University
10:20 AM
A Bayesian Approach to Streaming Multi-File Record Linkage
Ian Taylor, Colorado State University ; Andee Kaplan, Colorado State University; Brenda Betancourt, University of Florida
10:25 AM
Decision Theoretic Justification for Winner's Curse Adjustment
Chloe A Krakauer, University of Washington and Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute ; Ken Rice, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington
10:30 AM
Predictive Bayes Factor Designs for Phase I Clinical Trials
Chenqi Fu, Pennsylvania State University ; Shouhao Zhou, Pennsylvania State University
10:35 AM
A General Expression of Conditional Reference Prior
Chetkar Jha, University of Pennsylvania ; Dongchu Sun, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
10:40 AM
Bayesian Inference of COVID-19 Spread Dynamics in India
Kai Yin, Case Western Reserve University
10:45 AM
A Characterization of the Likelihood Ratio Order in Terms of Mixtures
Michael Jauch, Cornell University
10:50 AM
Probabilistic Population Synthesis for Decision-Making
Christopher Grubb, Virginia Tech
11:00 AM
A Bayesian Ising model to infer the hidden lattice structure of spatial point pattern data
Esteban Fernández, The University of Texas at Dallas ; Qiwei Li, The University of Texas at Dallas
11:05 AM
Gaussian Bayesian Network Comparisons with Graph Ordering Unknown
Hongmei Zhang, University of Memphis ; Xianzheng Huang, University of South Carolina; Shengtong Han, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Faisal Rezwan, Cranfield University; Wilfried Karmaus, University of Memphis; Hasan Arshad, University of Southampton; John Holloway, University of Southampton
11:10 AM
Bayesian Variance Estimation and Hypothesis Testing Using Inference Loss Functions
Kendrick Li, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington ; Ken Rice, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington
11:15 AM
Non-Smooth Bayesian Optimization in Tuning Problems
Hengrui Luo, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ; Yonghyun Cho, University of California, Berkeley; James Demmel, University of California, Berkeley; Xiaoye Li, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Yang Liu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
11:20 AM
Bayesian Composite Non-Crossing Quantile Curves Fitting
Zhongheng Cai, East China Normal University ; Qiao Wang, Department of Statistics, MU; Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center; Dongchu Sun, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
11:25 AM
Combining Chains of Bayesian Models with Markov Melding
Andrew A Manderson, MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge ; Robert J. B. Goudie, MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge
11:30 AM
A Hierarchical Bayesian Model to Standardize and Impute Residence Permit Data
Andrea Lisette Aparicio-Castro, Department of Social Statistics, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester ; Arkadiusz Wi?niowski, Department of Social Statistics, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester; Francisco Rowe, Geographic Data Science Lab, University of Liverpool; Mark Brown, Department of Social Statistics, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester
11:35 AM
Robust Bayesian Modeling Using Finite Mixtures of Student T Distributions
NÍVEA BISPO DA SILVA, Federal University of Bahia
359 * !
Thu, 8/12/2021,
12:00 PM -
1:50 PM
Virtual
Geometry and Bayes: Better Together — Invited Papers
International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) , IMS, Section on Bayesian Statistical Science, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Didong Li, Princeton University
Chair(s): Didong Li, Princeton University
12:05 PM
Adapting Viral Diffusions to the Geometry of Global Air Transport
Andrew J Holbrook, UCLA Biostatistics
12:35 PM
On the Geometry of Bayesian Inference
Garritt L Page, Brigham Young University ; Miguel De Carvahlo, University of Edinburgh; Bradley Barney, University of Utah
1:05 PM
Diffusion-Based Gaussian Processes on Restricted Domains
David Dunson, Duke University; Hau-Tieng Wu, Duke University; Nan Wu, Duke University
1:35 PM
Floor Discussion
376 !
Thu, 8/12/2021,
12:00 PM -
1:50 PM
Virtual
SBSS Paper Competition Winners (Part 2) — Topic-Contributed Papers
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science
Organizer(s): Veronika Rockova, University of Chicago
Chair(s): Veronica J Berrocal, University of California, Irvine
12:05 PM
Measuring Dependence in the Wasserstein Distance for Bayesian Nonparametric Models
Marta Catalano, University of Torino
12:25 PM
Graphical Gaussian Process Models for Highly Multivariate Spatial Data
Presentation
Debangan Dey, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ; Abhirup Datta, Johns Hopkins University; Sudipto Banerjee, University of California Los Angeles
12:45 PM
Bayesian Cumulative Shrinkage for Infinite Factorizations
Sirio Legramanti, Bocconi University ; Daniele Durante, Bocconi University; David Dunson, Duke University
1:05 PM
Coupled Markov Chain Monte Carlo for High-Dimensional Regression with Half-T Priors
Niloy Biswas, Harvard University ; Anirban Bhattacharya, Texas A&M University; Pierre Etienne Jacob, Harvard University; James Johndrow, University of Pennsylvania
1:25 PM
Inferring Phenotypic Trait Evolution on Large Trees with Many Incomplete Measurements
Gabriel Hassler, UCLA ; Max Tolkoff, UCLA; William L. Allen, University of Swansea; Ho Lam Si Tung, Dalhousie University; Philippe Lemey, Rega Institute, KU Leuven; Marc Suchard, University of California Los Angeles
1:45 PM
Floor Discussion
380 * !
Thu, 8/12/2021,
12:00 PM -
1:50 PM
Virtual
Advances in Statistical Learning for Large-Scale and Multidimensional Testing Data — Topic-Contributed Papers
International Chinese Statistical Association , Section on Bayesian Statistical Science, International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA)
Organizer(s): Xiaojing Wang, University of Connecticut
Chair(s): Jingyu Sun, University of Connecticut, Department of Statistics
12:05 PM
Response Accuracy and Response Time in Cognitive Tests
Paul De Boeck, The Ohio State University
12:25 PM
Testing the Within-State Distribution in Mixture Models for Responses and Response Times
Dylan Molenaar, University of Amsterdam
12:45 PM
A Mixture Response Time Process Model for Aberrant Behavior and Item Nonresponses
Jing Lu, Northeast Normal University ; Chun Wang, University of Washington
1:05 PM
Parallel Markov Chain Monte Carlo for Bayesian Hierarchical Models with Big Data, in Two Stages
Erin Conlon, University of Massachusetts Amherst ; Zheng Wei, University of Maine
1:25 PM
Bayesian Joint Item Response Model of Multidimensional Response Data with Application to Computerized Testing
Xiaojing Wang, University of Connecticut ; Fang Liu, Northeast Normal University; Ming-Hui Chen, UCONN; Roeland Hancock, University of Connecticut
1:45 PM
Floor Discussion
390 * !
Thu, 8/12/2021,
2:00 PM -
3:50 PM
Virtual
Scalable Bayes for Large Multi-Omics Data Integration and Inference — Invited Papers
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , Biometrics Section, Biopharmaceutical Section
Organizer(s): Himel Mallick, Merck Research Laboratories
Chair(s): Richard Baumgartner, Merck Research Laboratories
2:05 PM
Bayesian Integrative Approaches to Enable Precision Medicine
Veerabhadran Baladandayuthapani, University of Michigan
2:30 PM
Models for Microbial Community Multi-Omics
Curtis Huttenhower, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
2:55 PM
Integrating Gene Networks and Multi-Omics Data to Understand Genetic Mechanisms of Human Complex Diseases
Bingshan Li, Vanderbilt University
3:20 PM
Scalable Bayesian Inference of Networks and Covariate Effects
Christine B. Peterson, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
3:45 PM
Floor Discussion
407 *
Thu, 8/12/2021,
2:00 PM -
3:50 PM
Virtual
Toward a Regulatory Guidance for the Use of Bayesian Methods in Nonclinical CMC Statistics — Topic-Contributed Papers
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , Biopharmaceutical Section, Quality and Productivity Section
Organizer(s): Paul Faya, Eli Lilly and Compnay
Chair(s): Paul Faya, Eli Lilly and Compnay
2:05 PM
Toward a Regulatory Guidance for Bayesian Statistics in CMC Studies
Dave LeBlond, Consultant
2:25 PM
Gaussian Process Modeling for Dissolution Curve Comparisons
Tony Pourmohamad, Genentech, Inc. ; Cristian Oliva Aviles, Genentech, Inc.; Robert Richardson, Brigham Young University
2:45 PM
Informative Priors for Formal Stability Studies
Percy Sondag, Merck Center for Mathematical Sciences
3:05 PM
Floor Discussion
423 * !
Thu, 8/12/2021,
4:00 PM -
5:50 PM
Virtual
Bayesian Microbiomics — Invited Papers
International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) , Section on Bayesian Statistical Science, Biometrics Section
Organizer(s): Tony Pourmohamad, Genentech, Inc.
Chair(s): Tony Pourmohamad, Genentech, Inc.
4:05 PM
Bayesian Zero-Constrained Regression Modeling with Structured Prior for Microbiome Feature Selection
Liangliang Zhang, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ; Yushu Shi, The University of Missouri Columbia; Kim-Anh Do, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Robert Jenq, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Christine B. Peterson, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
4:25 PM
Logistic-tree Normal Model for Microbiome Compositions
Li Ma, Duke University ; Jialiang Mao, LinkedIn; Zhuoqun Wang, Duke University
4:45 PM
Bayesian Modeling of Metagenomic Sequencing Data for Differential Abundance Analysis
Qiwei Li, The University of Texas at Dallas ; Shuang Jiang, Southern Methodist University; Nicole De Nisco, The University of Texas at Dallas; Andrew Y. Koh, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Guanghua Xiao, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Xiaowei Zhan, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
5:05 PM
Bayesian Variable Selection for High-Dimensional Rank Data
Susheela Singh, Youtube; Brian Reich, North Carolina State University; Can Cui, North Carolina State University ; Ana-Maria Staicu, North Carolina State University
5:25 PM
Discussant: Juhee Lee, University of California, Santa Cruz
5:45 PM
Floor Discussion
437
Thu, 8/12/2021,
4:00 PM -
5:50 PM
Virtual
Misspecification, Robustness, and Model Assessment — Topic-Contributed Papers
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA), IMS
Organizer(s): Jeffrey W Miller, Harvard University
Chair(s): Tamara Broderick, MIT
4:05 PM
An Automatic Finite-Sample Robustness Metric: Can Dropping a Little Data Change Conclusions?
Presentation
Ryan Giordano, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ; Rachael Meager, London School of Economics; Tamara Broderick, MIT
4:25 PM
Synthetic Likelihood in Misspecified Models: Consequences and Robustness
David Tyler Frazier, Monash University
4:45 PM
Statistical Inference with Stochastic Gradient Algorithms
Jonathan H Huggins, Boston University
5:05 PM
Approximating Cross-Validation: Guarantees for Model Assessment and Selection
Ashia Wilson, MIT
5:25 PM
Robust and Reproducible Model Selection Using Bagged Posteriors
Jeffrey W Miller, Harvard University ; Jonathan H Huggins, Boston University
5:45 PM
Floor Discussion