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25 * !
Sun, 8/7/2022, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-149AB
Cooperation Between National Statistical Offices and Scientific Societies for the Advancement of Data Ecosystems: Forms and Effects — Topic Contributed Panel
International Statistical Institute, SSC (Statistical Society of Canada), Government Statistics Section
Organizer(s): Dominik Antoni Rozkrut, Statistics Poland
Chair(s): Misha Belkindas, International Association for Official Statistics
2:05 PM Cooperation Between National Statistical Offices and Scientific Societies for the Advancement of Data Ecosystems: Forms and Effects
Panelists: Dominik Antoni Rozkrut, Statistics Poland
Jonathan Auerbach, George Mason University
Waldemar Tarczynski, Polish Statistical Association
Wendy Lou, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
3:40 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

37 * !
Sun, 8/7/2022, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM CC-203AB
Novel Semiparametric Methods for Causal Inference — Invited Papers
SSC (Statistical Society of Canada), Section on Statistics in Epidemiology, ENAR
Organizer(s): Denis Talbot, Université Laval
Chair(s): Denis Talbot, Université Laval
4:05 PM Exposure-Induced Confounding of Missingness in Cause of Failure with Applications in Estimating Strain-Specific Efficacy of Vaccines
David Benkeser, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health; Lars van der Laan, University of Washington; Ziyue Wu, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
4:30 PM Estimands and Estimation of COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Under the Test-Negative Design: Connections to Causal Inference
Mireille Elisa Schnitzer, Universite de Montreal
4:55 PM A Semiparametric G-Computation Approach Based on Cumulative Probability Models
Andrew J Spieker, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Caroline Birdrow, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Bryan Shepherd, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
5:20 PM Privacy-Preserving Estimation of an Optimal Individualized Depression Treatment
Erica EM Moodie, McGill University; Janie EM Coulombe, McGill University; Susan M Shortreed, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute; Christel Renoux, Lady Davis Institute
5:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

97 * !
Mon, 8/8/2022, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-149AB
New Methods for Structured Variable Selection — Topic Contributed Papers
SSC (Statistical Society of Canada), ENAR, Section on Statistical Computing
Organizer(s): Mireille Elisa Schnitzer, Universite de Montreal; Guanbo Wang, McGill University
Chair(s): Mireille Elisa Schnitzer, Universite de Montreal
8:35 AM A General Framework for Identification of Permissible Variable Subsets in Structured Model Selection Presentation
Guanbo Wang, McGill University; Mireille Elisa Schnitzer, Universite de Montreal; Tom Chen, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School; Rui Wang, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Robert William Platt, McGill University
8:55 AM Leveraging the Predictor Structure with a Doubly Sparse Penalty Function to Improve Outcome Prediction and Relevant Predictor Identification
Matthew Stephenson, University of New Brunswick - Saint John; Ayesha Ali, University of Guelph; Gerarda Darlington, University of Guelph
9:15 AM Flexible Regularized Estimating Equations: Some New Perspectives
Yi Yang, McGill University
9:35 AM Variable Selection in High-Dimensional Linear Regression Accounting for Heterogeneity in Covariate Effects Across Multiple Data Sources
Tingting Yu, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School
9:55 AM Canonical Correlation Analysis in High Dimensions with Structured Regularization
Elena Tuzhilina, Stanford University; Leonardo Tozzi, Stanford University; Trevor Hastie, Stanford University
10:15 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

173
Mon, 8/8/2022, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-206
50th Anniversary of the Canadian Journal of Statistics and the Statistical Society of Canada — Invited Papers
SSC (Statistical Society of Canada), Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Bruno N Remillard, HEC Montreal
Chair(s): Bruno N Remillard, HEC Montreal
2:05 PM The Emergence of Environmetrics in Canada
Charmaine Dean, University of Waterloo
2:30 PM The Canadian Journal of Statistics: Its Contributions to Research on Copula Models
Louis-Paul Rivest, Université Laval
2:55 PM Experiments in Collaborative Research in Statistical Sciences Presentation
Donald Estep, Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute; Andrea Benedetti, Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute
3:20 PM A Random Walk Through Canadian Contributions on Empirical Processes and Their Applications in Probability and Statistics
Bouchra Nasri, École de Santé Publique de l’Université de Montréal
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

316 *
Tue, 8/9/2022, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-159AB
Advances in Astrostatistics in the Great White North — Invited Papers
SSC (Statistical Society of Canada), Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute, Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences
Organizer(s): David C Stenning, Simon Fraser University
Chair(s): David C Stenning, Simon Fraser University
2:05 PM Light from the Darkness: Detecting Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies in the Perseus Cluster Using Log-Gaussian Cox Process
Dayi (David) Li, University of Toronto
2:30 PM Mapping the Milky Way in 5-D with Big Data
Joshua Shen Speagle, University of Toronto
2:55 PM Statistical Challenges in Gravitational Wave Astrophysics
Mervyn Chan, The University of British Columbia
3:20 PM Discussant: Derek Bingham, Simon Fraser University
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

351
Tue, 8/9/2022, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-Hall D
Contributed Poster Presentations: Statistical Society of Canada — Contributed Poster Presentations
SSC (Statistical Society of Canada)
Chair(s): Gyuhyeong Goh, Kansas State University
42: Alone Together: Bridging Empirical Bayes Meta-Analysis with Schoenfeld’s Augmented Bayesian Design
Ofir Harari, Cytel Canada; Bart Heeg, Cytel Netherlands; Andre Verhoek, Cytel Netherlands; Mohsen Soltanifar, Cytel Canada
43: Asymmetric Copula Based Prediction Models
Othmane Kortbi, UAE University
44: A Marginal Structural Model for Normal Tissue Complication Probability
Thai-Son Tang, University of Toronto; Zhihui (Amy) Liu, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network; Olli Saarela, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
45: Why Recommended Visit Intervals Should Be Extracted When Conducting Longitudinal Analyses Using Electronic Health Record Data
Rose Hailey Garrett, The Hospital for Sick Children
 
 

223829
Tue, 8/9/2022, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM M-Judiciary Square
Statistical Society of Canada Reception — Other ICW
SSC (Statistical Society of Canada)
Organizer(s): Bruno N Remillard, HEC Montreal
 
 

468 * !
Wed, 8/10/2022, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-203AB
Statistical Challenges and Novel Methodologies for Analyzing Health Outcomes — Topic Contributed Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics, SSC (Statistical Society of Canada), Lifetime Data Science Section
Organizer(s): Li-Shan Huang, National Tsing Hua University
Chair(s): Li-Shan Huang, National Tsing Hua University
2:05 PM Considerations for Primary and Secondary Health Outcomes in Clinical Trials: From Design to Analysis
Howard D Sesso, Brigham and Women's Hospital
2:25 PM Analysis of Large Data with Subsampling
Zhezhen Jin, Columbia University; Yujing Yao, Columbia University
2:45 PM Challenges and Strategies in Analyses of Health Administrative Data
Joan X. Hu, Simon Fraser University; Rhonda J. Rosychuk, University of Alberta; Angela Chen, Simon Fraser University; Yi Xiong, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
3:05 PM Iterated Data Sharpening
W.John Braun, UBC; Hanxiao Chen, Boston University
3:25 PM Power Analyses for Stepped Wedge Designs with Multivariate Continuous Outcomes
Monica Taljaard, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Fan Li, Yale School of Public Health; Kendra Plourde, Yale University
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

473 * !
Wed, 8/10/2022, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-102A
Advances in Bayesian Methods and Mixture Modeling for Health Data — Topic Contributed Papers
SSC (Statistical Society of Canada)
Organizer(s): Zihang Lu, Queen's University
Chair(s): Wendy Lou, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
2:05 PM Bayesian Latent Multi-State Modeling for Health Trajectories
Yu Luo, Imperial College London
2:25 PM Bayesian Causal Estimation with Time-Dependent Latent Confounders
Kuan Liu, University of Toronto
2:45 PM A Consensus Clustering Model for Integrating Multi-Source Longitudinal Data
Zihang Lu, Queen's University
3:05 PM Incorporating Biological Knowledge in Analyses of Environmental Mixtures and Health
Glen McGee, University of Waterloo; Ander Wilson, Colorado State University; Brent Coull, Harvard University; Thomas Webster, Boston University
3:25 PM Sequential Estimation for Mixture of Regression Models in Dealing with Heterogeneous Population
Hongsheng Dai, University of Essex
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

474 * !
Wed, 8/10/2022, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-101
Emerging Methods and Applications in Insurance Data Science — Topic Contributed Papers
Casualty Actuarial Society, Business and Economic Statistics Section, SSC (Statistical Society of Canada), Text Analysis Interest Group
Organizer(s): Peng Shi, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Chair(s): Lu Yang, University of Minnesota
2:05 PM Modeling of Fire Contagion with Applicatin in Farm Insurance
Jean-Philippe Boucher, UQAM
2:25 PM Improving Business Insurance Loss Models by Leveraging InsurTech Innovation
Zhiyu Quan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2:45 PM Statistical Learning Approaches to Analyzing Textual Insurance Data
Gee Y. Lee, Michigan State University
3:05 PM A Tweedie Compound Poisson Model in Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space
Yi Yang, McGill University; Yi Lian, McGill University; Boxiang Wang, University of Iowa; Peng Shi, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Robert William Platt, McGill University
3:25 PM Robust Modeling and Model Diagnostics of Insurance Loss Data: A Weighted Likelihood Approach
Tsz Chai STATE Fung, Georgia State University
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

495
Thu, 8/11/2022, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-149AB
Formal Privacy from a Statistician's Perspective: Dealing with Survey Data and Statistical Inference — Invited Papers
SSC (Statistical Society of Canada), Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute, Committee on Privacy and Confidentiality
Organizer(s): Anne-Sophie Charest, Université Laval
Chair(s): Kaiqiong Zhao, University of Alberta
8:35 AM Mechanisms for Global Differential Privacy Under Bayesian Data Synthesis
Jingchen (Monika) Hu, Vassar College; Matthew R Williams, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics; Terrance D Savitsky, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
9:00 AM Inference for Optimal Differential Privacy Procedures for Frequency Tables
Naisyin Wang, University of Michigan; Chengcheng Li, University of Michigan; Gongjun Xu, University of Michigan
9:25 AM Analysis of Differentially Private Synthetic Data Sets
Bei Jiang, University of Alberta; Yangdi Jiang, University of Alberta; Linglong Kong, University of Alberta; Anne-Sophie Charest, Université Laval
9:50 AM Discussant: Aleksandra B. Slavkovic, Penn State University
10:10 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

529
Thu, 8/11/2022, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-101
Remembering Donald A. S. Fraser — Invited Papers
Memorial, History of Statistics Interest Group, SSC (Statistical Society of Canada)
Organizer(s): Edward I George, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
Chair(s): Edward I George, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
10:35 AM From Structural Inference to Asymptotic Theory
Nancy Margaret Reid, University of Toronto
10:55 AM Donald A. S. Fraser: From Impossible to Likelihood and Beyond
Grace Yi, University of Western Ontario
11:15 AM Parameter Estimation in Mixed Models
Jack Kalbfleisch, University of Michigan
11:35 AM Remembering Donald A. S. Fraser
Peter McCullagh, University of Chicago
11:55 AM Floor Discussion