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7 * !
Sun, 8/8/2021, 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Virtual
Point Process Modeling and Estimation on Modern Recurrent Event Data — Invited Papers
Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science, WNAR, International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Shizhe Chen, University of California, Davis
Chair(s): Shizhe Chen, University of California, Davis
1:35 PM Causal Inference from Multi-Experiment Point Process Data
Ali Shojaie, University of Washington
2:15 PM Detecting Abrupt Changes in High-Dimensional Self-Exciting Poisson Processes
Rebecca Willett, University of Chicago; Daren Wang, University of Notre Dame; Yi Yu, University of Warwick
2:35 PM Marked Point Process Modeling and Estimation Problems in Neural Data Analysis
Uri Eden, Boston University
2:55 PM Discussant: Victor Solo, UNSW, Sydney
3:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

17 * !
Sun, 8/8/2021, 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Virtual
Innovative Statistical Strategies and Designs in Oncology Drug Development — Topic-Contributed Papers
Biopharmaceutical Section, Biometrics Section, International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Olga Marchenko, Bayer
Chair(s): Qi Jiang, Seagen
1:35 PM Opportunities and Challenges of Master Protocol Trials: ASA Oncology Working Group Master Protocol Subteam Update
Xiaoyun (Nicole) Li, Merck & Co.; Chengxing (Cindy) Lu, Biogen
1:55 PM Application of Historical Data in Oncology Combination Therapy Development
Rong Liu, Bristol Myers Squibb
2:15 PM Statistical and Operational Considerations for 2-Stage Adaptive Designs with Simultaneous Evaluation of Overall and Marker Selected Populations in Oncology Confirmatory Trials Presentation
Sunhee Ro, Sierra Oncology
2:35 PM Discussant: Xin Cindy Gao, FDA
2:55 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

19 !
Sun, 8/8/2021, 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Virtual
Statistical Inference for Random Networks and Matrices — Topic-Contributed Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics, IMS, International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Min Xu, Rutgers University
Chair(s): Tengyao Wang, University College London
1:35 PM Testing Correlation of Unlabeled Random Graphs Presentation
Yihong Wu, Yale; Jiaming Xu, Duke University; Sophie H. Yu, Duke University
1:55 PM Asymptotic Distributions of High-Dimensional Distance Correlation Inference Presentation
Lan Gao, University of Southern California; Yingying Fan, University of Southern California; Jinchi Lv, University of Southern California; Qi-Man Shao, Southern University of Science and Technology and The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2:15 PM Euclidean Representation of Low-Rank Matrices and Intrinsic Perturbation Analysis with Applications to High-Dimensional Statistics
Fangzheng Xie, Indiana University
2:35 PM Inference on the History of Infection Networks
Min Xu, Rutgers University; Harry Crane, Rutgers University
2:55 PM Spectral Analysis of Networks with Latent Space Dynamics and Signs
Joshua Cape, University of Pittsburgh
3:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

20 * !
Sun, 8/8/2021, 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Virtual
Industrial Data Science: Transforming Analytics into Business Impact — Topic-Contributed Papers
Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science, Committee on Career Development, International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Qiaolin Chen, Tencent
Chair(s): Liang Xie, Tencent
1:35 PM Level-Up: Transforming the Gaming Industry with Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics
Qiaolin Chen, Tencent; Zeng Zhao, Tencent; Botao Li, Tencent
1:55 PM Data Science in Online Advertising: Differentially Private Reach and Frequency Estimation for Effectiveness Measurement
Jiayu Peng, Google Inc.
2:15 PM Understanding Online Behaviors of Users with Neural Sequence Models
Shiwen Zhao, Apple Inc.
2:35 PM Privacy Risk Evaluation for Deep Neural Networks
Sen Yuan, Facebook
2:55 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

45 * !
Sun, 8/8/2021, 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Virtual
Statistical Methods Utilizing Historical and Real-World Data for Clinical Studies — Topic-Contributed Papers
Biopharmaceutical Section, International Chinese Statistical Association, International Society for Clinical Biostatistics, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Yuan Ji, The University of Chicago
Chair(s): Tianjian Zhou, Colorado State University
3:35 PM Robust Use of External Control Information in Clinical Trials
Heinz Schmidli, Novartis
3:55 PM Performance of LTMLE in the Presence of Missing Patterns
Sue-Jane Wang, FDA; Zhipeng Huang, FDA
4:15 PM Using Historical Data in Developing Novel Therapies: A Roadmap and Case Studies
Rui (Sammi) Tang, Servier Pharmaceuticals; chenkun wang, vertex pharmarcetical
4:35 PM Single Arm Trials with a Synthetic Control Arm Built from RWD
Peter Mueller, University of Texas Austin; Noirrit Kiran Chandra, University of Texas at Austin; Choudur Lakshminarayan, Teradata Labs/The University of Texas at Austin
4:55 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

146 !
Tue, 8/10/2021, 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM Virtual
Statistical Reinforcement Learning — Invited Papers
Section on Statistical Computing, Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science, International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Will Wei Sun, Purdue University
Chair(s): Emma Jingfei Zhang, University of Miami
10:05 AM Bootstrapping Statistical Inference for Off-Policy Evaluation
Mengdi Wang, Princeton University
10:30 AM Statistical Inference of the Value Function for Reinforcement Learning in Infinite Horizon Settings
Rui Song, North Carolina State University
10:55 AM Distribution-Free Contextual Dynamic Pricing
Yiyun Luo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Will Wei Sun, Purdue University; Yufeng Liu, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
11:20 AM On Efficiency in Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning
Zheng Wen, DeepMind
11:45 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

200 * !
Tue, 8/10/2021, 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Virtual
Statistical Challenges and Opportunities for Expedited Oncology Drug Development — Topic-Contributed Papers
Biopharmaceutical Section, International Chinese Statistical Association, Biometrics Section
Organizer(s): Qing Li, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Chair(s): Jianchang Lin, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
1:35 PM Multiplicity Issues for Platform Trials with a Shared Control Arm
Xiaofei Bai, Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceutical Inc.; Qiqi Deng, Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceutical Inc.; Dacheng Liu, Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceutical Inc.
1:55 PM A Unified Framework for Time-to-Event Dose-Finding Designs
Tianjian Zhou, Colorado State University; Yuan Ji, The University of Chicago
2:15 PM Prediction of Combination Treatment Effect and Its Application in Oncology Trial Design Presentation
Linda Sun, Merck & Co., Inc.; Cong Chen, Merck & Co., Inc.; Cai (Iris) Wu, Merck & Co., Inc.; Fang Liu, Merck & Co., Inc.; Yixin Ren, Merck & Co., Inc.; Leah Suttner, Merck & Co., Inc.; Xiaoyun (Nicole) Li, Merck & Co.
2:35 PM Incorporating Surrogate Information for Adaptive Subgroup Enrichment Design with Sample Size Reestimation
Qing Li, Takeda Pharmaceuticals; Jianchang Lin, Takeda Pharmaceuticals; Mengya Liu, Takeda Pharmaceuticals; Liwen Wu, University of Pittsburgh
2:55 PM Hierarchical Testing of a Primary and Secondary Endpoint in a Group Sequential Design with Different Information Times Presentation
Dong Xi, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, New Jersey, USA ; Jiangtao Gou, Villanova University
3:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

218 * !
Wed, 8/11/2021, 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM Virtual
Leveraging and Advancing Deep Learning Techniques in Biomedical Related Fields — Invited Papers
International Chinese Statistical Association, Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science, Biometrics Section
Organizer(s): Jian Kang, University of Michigan; Tianyu Zhan, Data and Statistical Sciences, AbbVie Inc.
Chair(s): Tianyu Zhan, Data and Statistical Sciences, AbbVie Inc.
10:05 AM Deep Learning in Pharma Industry
Haoda Fu, Eli Lilly and Company
10:30 AM Statistics Inferences on Neuroimaging Data via Deep Neural Networks
Jian Kang, University of Michigan
10:55 AM Efficient Multi-Modal Sampling via Tempered Distribution Flow
Xiao Wang, Purdue University; Yixuan Qiu, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
11:20 AM A Representational Model of Grid Cells' Path Integration Based on Matrix Lie Algebras Presentation
Ying Nian Wu, UCLA
11:45 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

224 * !
Wed, 8/11/2021, 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM Virtual
New Insights from Analyzing Functional Data in Biomedical Research — Invited Papers
ENAR, Biometrics Section, International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Wei Yang, University of Pennsylvania
Chair(s): Wensheng Guo, University of Pennsylvania
10:05 AM Spatiotemporal Modeling of Distributional Climate Data Using Semiparametric Quantile Functional Regression
Jeffrey S. Morris, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Hojin Yang, Pusan National University; Veerabhadran Baladandayuthapani, University of Michigan; Birgir Hrafnkelsson, University of Iceland
10:30 AM A Sequential Monte Carlo Gibbs Coupled with Stochastically Approximated Expectation-Maximization Algorithm for Functional Data
Ziyue Liu, Indiana University School of Medicine
10:55 AM Simultaneous Curve Registration and Clustering of Digital Electrocardiogram
Wei Yang, University of Pennsylvania; Wensheng Guo, University of Pennsylvania
11:20 AM A Latent Class Functional Mixed Effects Model for Flexible Longitudinal Data Clustering
Tianhao Wang, Rush University Medical Center
11:45 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

236 * !
Wed, 8/11/2021, 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM Virtual
New Developments in Integrated Analysis of Complex Data from Multiple Sources — Topic-Contributed Papers
Biometrics Section, Biopharmaceutical Section, International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Xiaofei Wang, Duke University
Chair(s): Herbert Pang, Genentech
10:05 AM Identifying Temporal Pathways Using High-Dimensional Biomarkers
Shanghong Xie , Columbia Unviersity; Donglin Zeng, UNC Chapel Hill; Yuanjia Wang, Columbia University
10:25 AM Fusion Designs and Estimators
Stephen Cole, UNC
10:45 AM Improving Trial Generalizability Using Observational Studies
Lin Dong, Wells Fargo; Shu Yang, North Carolina State University
11:05 AM Causally Interpretable Meta-Analysis: Transporting Inferences from Multiple Randomized Trials to a Target Population
Issa J. Dahabreh, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health; Sarah E. Robertson, Brown University; Lucia C. Petito, Northwestern University; Miguel HernĂ¡n, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health; Jon Steingrimsson, Brown University
11:25 AM Discussant: Miguel Hernan, Harvard School of Public Heatlh
11:45 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

259
Wed, 8/11/2021, 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Virtual
Recent Developments in Statistical Inference Using Distance Correlation and Related Dependence Metrics — Invited Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics, International Chinese Statistical Association, IMS
Organizer(s): Xiaofeng Shao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chair(s): Changbo Zhu, University of California, Davis
1:35 PM High-Dimensional Change-Point Detection Using Generalized Homogeneity Metrics Presentation
Xianyang Zhang, Texas A&M University; Shubhadeep Chakraborty, University of Washington
2:05 PM Asymptotic Distributions of High-Dimensional Distance Correlation Inference
Jinchi Lv, University of Southern California
2:35 PM Concentration Inequality for Distance Covariances and Applications in Feature Screening
Xiaoming Huo, Georgia Institute of Technology
3:05 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

273 * !
Wed, 8/11/2021, 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Virtual
Statistical Methods for Causal Inference and Personalized Medicine Based on Observational Data — Topic-Contributed Papers
ENAR, International Chinese Statistical Association, International Indian Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Maiying Kong, University of Louisville
Chair(s): Mark Meyer, Georgetown University
1:35 PM Estimation of Average Treatment Effects Among Multiple Treatment Groups by Using an Ensemble Approach
Maiying Kong, University of Louisville
1:55 PM A Multiple Robust Propensity Score Method for Longitudinal Analysis with Intermittent Missing Data
Ming Wang, Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center; Chixiang Chen, University of Pennsylvania; Biyi Shen, Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center; Rongling Wu, Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center; Aiyi Liu, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
2:15 PM Personalized Treatment Selection Using Observational Data Presentation
Sudaraka Tholkage, University of Louisville; KB Kulasekara, University of Louisville; Maiying Kong, University of Louisville
2:35 PM Weighted ?^2 Test and F Test for Multiple Group Comparisons in Observational Studies
Xiaofang Yan, Medpace, Inc.; Qi Zheng, University of Louisville; Maiying Kong, University of Louisville
2:55 PM Optimal Personalized Treatment Selection with Multiple Outcomes
Susmita Datta, University of Florida
3:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

275 * !
Wed, 8/11/2021, 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Virtual
Joint Models for Complex Data: An Update on Computational Issues, Solutions, and Applications — Topic-Contributed Papers
International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Hongbin Zhang, City University of New York
Chair(s): Lang Wu, University of British Columbia
1:35 PM Smoothed Simulated Pseudo Maximum Likelihood Estimation for Nonlinear Mixed Effects Models with Censored Responses
Yue Song, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health; Rui Wang, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
1:55 PM Robust analysis of longitudinal binary and count responses
Sanjoy Sinha, Carleton Univeresity
2:15 PM Subsampling for the generalized estimating equation approach in the analysis of large-scale longitudinal data
Yujing Yao, Columbia University; Zhezhen Jin, Columbia University
2:35 PM A Variable Selection Method for the Joint Model of Longitudinal and Survival Data with Its Application in Clinical Data Analysis
Tao Wang, Yunnan Normal University
2:55 PM Semiparametric Regression of the Illness-Death Model with Interval Censored Disease Incidence Time: an Application to the ACLS Data
Jiajia Zhang, University of South Carolina; Jie Zhou, University of South Carolina; Alexander McLain, University of South Carolina; Wenbin Lu, North Carolina State University; Xuemei Sui, University of South Carolina ; James Hardin, University of South Carolina
3:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

276
Wed, 8/11/2021, 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Virtual
Statistical Foundations of Reinforcement Learning — Topic-Contributed Papers
IMS, Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science, International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Yuxin Chen, Princeton University
Chair(s): Yuxin Chen, Princeton University
1:35 PM Breaking the sample size barrier in model-based reinforcement learning
Yuting Wei, Carnegie Mellon University
1:55 PM Distributional Robust Batch Contextual Bandits
Zhengyuan Zhou, New York University
2:15 PM Learning Good State and Action Representations via Tensor Decomposition
Anru Zhang, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Chengzhuo Ni, Princeton University; Yaqi Duan, Princeton University; Mengdi Wang, Princeton University
2:35 PM Dynamic Batch Learning in High-Dimensional Sparse Linear Contextual Bandits
Zhimei Ren, Stanford University; Zhengyuan Zhou, New York University
2:55 PM Is Q-Learning Minimax Optimal?
Yuejie Chi, Carnegie Mellon University
3:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

280 *
Wed, 8/11/2021, 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Virtual
Application of Machine Learning in Clinical Development — Topic-Contributed Papers
Biopharmaceutical Section, Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science, International Chinese Statistical Association, Text Analysis Interest Group
Organizer(s): Dooti Roy, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Nan Shao, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Chair(s): Zheng Zhu, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
1:35 PM Application of Digital Medicine in Drug Development
Sandeep M Menon, Pfizer; Tim McCarthy, Pfizer; F. Isik Karahanoglu, Pfizer Global Research and Development
1:55 PM Predicting Patient Adherence in a Changing World
Dooti Roy, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
2:15 PM Automatic Disease Screening of Borderline Personality Disorder Using Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Nan Shao, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Marianne Goodman, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; James J Peters VA Medical Center; Chengxi Zang, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University; Zheng Zhu, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Zsuzsanna Tamas, Boehringer Ingelheim; Rachel Ovens, Boehringer Ingelheim; Agnes Koczon-Jaremko , Boehringer Ingelheim; Vikas_Mohan Sharma, Boehringer Ingelheim
2:35 PM Application of Natural Language Processing in Drug Development
Hua Xu, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
2:55 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

299 * !
Wed, 8/11/2021, 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Virtual
Risk Analysis: New Data, New Approaches, and New Interfaces — Invited Papers
Section on Risk Analysis, Committee on Applied Statisticians, International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Dong Wang, National Center for Toxicological Research/FDA
Chair(s): Wei Vivian Zhuang, National Center For Toxicological Research/FDA
3:35 PM Bayesian Dose-Response Analysis for Benchmark Dose Estimation in Chemical Risk Assessment
Kan Shao, Indiana University
4:00 PM Predicting Dose-Response Using Constrained Density Regression
Michael L. Pennell, The Ohio State University; Matthew Wheeler, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
4:25 PM Statistical Methods for Bridging the Gap Between in Vitro Assays and Postmarket Surveillance Data
Dong Wang, National Center for Toxicological Research/FDA
4:50 PM Advanced Utilization of Intermediate Endpoints for Making Optimized Cost-Effective Decisions in Seamless Phase II/III Oncology Trials
Wen Li, Merck
5:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

300 !
Wed, 8/11/2021, 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Virtual
Addressing Statistical Challenges of the COVID-19 Crisis — Invited Papers
ENAR, International Chinese Statistical Association, Biometrics Section
Organizer(s): Jing Huang, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Chair(s): Jiasheng Shi, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
3:35 PM Transmission Dynamic Modeling for COVID-19 Data in US and the World
Haoyu Zhang, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Chaolong Wang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Xihong Lin, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
4:00 PM Curating a COVID-19 Data Repository and Forecasting County-Level Death Counts in the United States Presentation
Nick Altieri, University of California, Berkeley; Rebecca L Barter, University of California, Berkeley; James Duncan, University of California, Berkeley; Raaz Dwivedi, University of California, Berkeley; Karl Kumbier, University of California, San Francisco; Xiao Li, University of California, Berkeley; Robert Netzorg, University of California, Berkeley; Briton Park, University of California, Berkeley; Chandan Singh, University of California, Berkeley; Yan Shuo Tan, University of California, Berkeley; Tiffany Tang, University of California, Berkeley; Yu Wang, University of California, Berkeley; Chao Zhang, University of California, Santa Barbara; Bin Yu, University of California, Berkeley
4:25 PM A Semiparametric Regression Model with Online Estimation Algorithm for Dynamics of Disease Transmission
Jing Huang, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine ; Jiasheng Shi, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine ; David Rubin, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Jeffrey S. Morris, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
4:50 PM Genetic Variants Are Identified to Increase Risk of COVID-19-Related Mortality from UK Biobank Data
Cai Li, Yale University; Jianchang Hu, Yale University; Shiying Wang, Yale University; Ting Li, Yale University; Heping Zhang, Yale University
5:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

308
Wed, 8/11/2021, 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Virtual
Statistical Methods for Studying Spatial Transcriptomics, Tissue Heterogeneity, and Pleiotropy — Topic-Contributed Papers
Section on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics, International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Xiaoyu Song, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Chair(s): Xiaoyu Song, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
3:35 PM Nonparametric Modeling Enables Scalable and Robust Detection of Spatial Expression Patterns for Large Spatial Transcriptomic Studies
Xiang Zhou, University of Michigan
3:55 PM Unsupervised Gene Selection for Predicting Cell Spatial Positions in the Drosophila Embryo
Yang Chen, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Disheng Mao, University of Connecticut; Yuping Zhang, University of Connecticut; Zhengqing Ouyang, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
4:15 PM Learning Directed Acyclic Graphs for Ligands and Receptors Based on Spatially Resolved Transcriptomic Analysis of Ovarian Cancer
SHRABANTI CHOWDHURY, Icahn school of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Sammy Ferri-Borgogno, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Peng Yang, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Jie Peng, University of California Davis; Wenyi Wang, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Samuel Mok, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Pei Wang, Icahn school of Medicine at Mount Sinai
4:35 PM Tumor Cell Total MRNA Expression Shapes the Molecular and Clinical Phenotype of Cancer
Shaolong Cao, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Jennifer Rui Wang, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Shuangxi Ji, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Peng Yang, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Jonas Demeulemeester, KU Leuven; Peter Van Loo, The Francis Crick Institute; Wenyi Wang, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
4:55 PM Mendelian Randomization That Accounts for LD and Correlated Horizontal Pleiotropy
Jin Liu, Duke-NUS Medical School, Health Service & Systems Research
5:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

331 * !
Thu, 8/12/2021, 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM Virtual
Recent Developments in High-Throughput, Large-Scale Biomedical Data Analysis — Invited Papers
International Chinese Statistical Association, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Yinglei Lai, The George Washington University
Chair(s): Yinglei Lai, The George Washington University
10:05 AM Statistical Analysis of Multi-Sample, Single-Cell RNA-Seq Data with Applications to COVID-19
Hongkai Ji, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Zhicheng Ji, Duke University School of Medicine; Boyang Zhang, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Runzhe Li, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Weiqiang Zhou, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Wenpin Hou, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Zhao Ruzhang, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Wang Yi, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Zeyu Chen, Institute of Immunology, University of Pennsylvania
10:30 AM Count Statistics for Inferring Disease-Drug Associations
Haiyan Huang, University of California, Berkeley
10:55 AM DiSNEP: A Disease-Specific Gene Network Enhancement to Improve Prioritizing Candidate Disease Genes
Shuang Wang, Columbia Uiversity
11:20 AM Discussant: Fang Jin, The George Washington University
11:40 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

347 !
Thu, 8/12/2021, 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM Virtual
Recent Advances in Clustering and Mixture Models Analysis — Topic-Contributed Papers
Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts, IMS, Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science, International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Anderson Ye Zhang, University of Pennsylvania
Chair(s): Anderson Ye Zhang, University of Pennsylvania
10:05 AM Structures of Local Minima in K-Means and the Likelihood of Mixture Models
Yudong Chen, School of ORIE, Cornell University; Xumei Xi, School of ORIE, Cornell University
10:25 AM Causal Inference for Randomized Experiments in Social Networks
David Choi, Carnegie Mellon University
10:45 AM Learning Mixtures of Permutations: Groups of Pairwise Comparisons and Combinatorial Method of Moments Presentation
Cheng Mao, Georgia Institute of Technology; Yihong Wu, Yale
11:05 AM Efficient Clustering for Stretched Mixtures: Landscape and Optimality
Kaizheng Wang, Columbia University; Yuling Yan, Princeton University; Mateo Diaz, Cornell University
11:25 AM Sparse Topic Modeling: Computational Efficiency and Near-Optimal Algorithms
Ruijia Wu, Department of Statistics, University of Pennsylvania; Linjun Zhang, Rutgers University; Tony Cai, University of Pennsylvania
11:45 AM 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
 
 

388 * !
Thu, 8/12/2021, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM Virtual
New Development of Change-Point Methods — Invited Papers
IMS, International Chinese Statistical Association, Business and Economic Statistics Section
Organizer(s): Jialiang Li, National University of Singapore
Chair(s): Jialiang Li, National University of Singapore
2:05 PM High-Dimensional, Multiscale Online Changepoint Detection
Tengyao Wang, University College London; Yudong J Chen, University of Cambridge; Richard J. Samworth, University of Cambridge
2:25 PM Monitoring for a Change Point in a Sequence of Distributions
Piotr Kokoszka, Colorado State University ; Lajos Horvath , University of Utah ; Shixuan Wang , University of Reading
2:45 PM L_1 Based Change-Plane Estimation in High Dimensions
Moulinath Banerjee, University of Michigan; Debarghya Mukherjee, University of MIchigan; Ya'acov Ritov, University of Michigan
3:05 PM Simultaneous Detection of Multiple Change Points and Community Structures in Time Series of Networks
Alexander Aue, University of California Davis
3:25 PM On Functional Processes with Multiple Thresholds
Jialiang Li, National University of Singapore; Yaguang Li, University of Toronto; Tailen Hsing, University of Michigan
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

392 !
Thu, 8/12/2021, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM Virtual
Recent Advances in Tensor Learning — Invited Papers
IMS, International Chinese Statistical Association, Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science
Organizer(s): Will Wei Sun, Purdue University
Chair(s): Will Wei Sun, Purdue University
2:05 PM Improving Sales Forecasting Accuracy: A Tensor Factorization Approach with Demand Awareness Presentation
Xuan Bi, University of Minnesota; Gediminas Adomavicius, University of Minnesota; William Li, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Annie Qu, Unviersity of California Irvine
2:30 PM Community Detection on Mixture Multi-Layer Networks via Regularized Tensor Decomposition
Dong XIA, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2:55 PM Frequentist Predictions with Incorrect Tensor Models
Peter Hoff, Duke University
3:20 PM Dynamic Tensor Factor Model Based on CP Decomposition
Yuefeng Han, Rutgers University; Rong Chen, Rutgers University; Cun-Hui Zhang, Rutgers University
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

397 * !
Thu, 8/12/2021, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM Virtual
Personalized Medicine with Large-Scale Data: Beyond Machine Learning — Invited Papers
ENAR, Lifetime Data Science Section, International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Yichuan Zhao, Georgia State University
Chair(s): Yichuan Zhao, Georgia State University
2:05 PM Inference for High-Dimensional Censored Quantile Regression
Yi Li, University of Michigan
2:30 PM Testing a High-Dimensional Parameter in the Presence of High-Dimensional Nuisance Parameters
Wei Pan, University of Minnesota
2:55 PM Personalized Medicine with Large-Scale Data: Beyond Machine Learning
Ross Laverne Prentice, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
3:20 PM Discussant: Ian McKeague, Columbia University
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

400 !
Thu, 8/12/2021, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM Virtual
Breiman Award Lectures — Invited Papers
Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science, IMS, International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Hao Helen Zhang, University of Arizona
Chair(s): Jelena Bradic, University of California, San Diego
2:05 PM Hypothesis Testing After Hypothesis Generation
Daniela Witten, University of Washington; Jacob Bien, University of Southern California; Lucy Gao, University of Waterloo; Anna Neufeld, University of Washington
2:35 PM Some Comments on CV
Trevor JOHN Hastie, STANFORD UNIVERSITY; Stephen Bates, UC Berkeley; Robert Tibshirani, Stanford Univ
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

404 !
Thu, 8/12/2021, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM Virtual
Recent Research in High-Dimensional and Complex Data Analysis — Topic-Contributed Papers
International Chinese Statistical Association, Section on Nonparametric Statistics, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Yicheng Kang, Bentley University; Jiaying Weng, Bentley University
Chair(s): Yicheng Kang, Bentley University
2:05 PM Detection of Multiple Change Points in an Accelerated Failure Time Model Using Sequential Testing
Kayoung Park, Old Dominion University; Kristine Gierz, Old Dominion University
2:25 PM High-Dimensional Rank-Based Inference for Testing Relative Effects
Xiaoli Kong, Loyola University Chicago; Solomon Harrar, University of Kentucky
2:45 PM An Ensemble of Inverse Moments Estimator for Sufficient Dimension Reduction
Qin Wang, University of Alabama; Yuan Xue, University of International Business and Economics
3:05 PM Flexible Interaction Selection for Cox's Proportional Hazards Models
Yi Yang, McGill University
3:25 PM Sufficient Variable Screening for Ultrahigh Dimensional Survival Data
Chenlu Ke, Virginia Commonwealth University
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

418 *
Thu, 8/12/2021, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM Virtual
Recent Developments in Network Meta-Analysis — Invited Papers
ENAR, International Chinese Statistical Association, Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
Organizer(s): Haitao Chu, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Chair(s): Rui Duan, Harvard University
4:05 PM The Impact of Covariance Priors on Arm-Based Bayesian Network Meta-Analyses with Binary Outcomes
Zhenxun Wang, University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Lifeng Lin, Florida State University; James Hodges, University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Haitao Chu, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
4:30 PM Assessment of Homogeneity and Consistency for Network Meta-Analysis
Joseph G Ibrahim, UNC; Cheng Zhang, UCONN; Hao Li, Boeringer-Ingelheim; Ming-Hui Chen, UCONN; Arvind Shah, Merck, Inc.; Jianxin Lin, Merck, Inc.
4:55 PM Predictive Treatment Ranking in Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis
Lifeng Lin, Florida State University
5:20 PM Bayesian Network Meta-Regression Hierarchical Models Using Heavy-Tailed Multivariate Random Effects with Covariate-Dependent Variances
Hao Li, University of Connecticut; Daeyoung Lim, University of Connecticut; Ming-Hui Chen, UCONN; Joseph G Ibrahim, UNC; Sungduk Kim, National Cancer Institute; Arvind Shah, Merck, Inc.; Jianxin Lin, Merck, Inc.
5:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

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Thu, 8/12/2021, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM Virtual
Modern Statistical Learning Methods for High-Dimensional Biomedical Data: Treatment Heterogeneity and Data Integration — Topic-Contributed Papers
Biometrics Section, Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science, International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Lu Xia, University of Washington, Seattle
Chair(s): Lu Xia, University of Washington, Seattle
4:05 PM Cancer Prediction by Detecting and Integrating Connectomic Networks and Marginally Weak Signals
Yanming Li, University of Kansas Medical Center; Fengwei Yang, University of Kansas Medical Center; Xueping Zhou, University of Pittsburgh; Devin C Koestler, University of Kansas Medical Center; Wei Chen, University of Pittsburgh
4:25 PM Sharp Inference on Selected Subgroups in Observational Studies
Xinzhou Guo, Harvard University; Waverly Wei, University of California, Berkeley; Chong Wu, Florida State University; Jingshen Wang, UC Berkeley
4:45 PM Efficient Debiased Estimation of Heterogeneous Treatment Effect in Observational Studies
Waverly Wei, University of California, Berkeley; Chong Wu, Florida State University; Jingshen Wang, UC Berkeley
5:05 PM Floor Discussion