Program of Invited Presentations
SRCOS Summer Research Conference, June 5-8, 2011

Hickory Knob State Resort Park in McCormick, SC


Co-Program Chairs: Colin Gallagher, Clemson University; Edsel A. Peña, University of South Carolina.

  • Detailed Schedule of Conference Events (pdf)

  • Abstracts for Invited Presentations (pdf)

    Session 1
    Session Title: Multivariate Methods and Censored Regression
    Organizer: K.B. Kulasekera, Clemson University.
    Chair: K.B. Kulasekera, Clemson University.
    Schedule: Monday, June 6, 8:30 a.m.
  • Xiaoqian Sun, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University.
    Title: Statistical Inference On the High-dimensional Covariance Matrix Slides
  • Lily Wang, Department of Statistics, University of Georgia.
    Title: Efficient Semiparametric Modeling of Financial Time Series
  • Meng Zhao, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Mississippi State University.
    Title: Regression on Censored Data Slides

    Session 2
    Session Title: New Directions in Clinical Trials
    Organizer: Michael Kutner, Ph.D., Rollins Professor of Biostatistics, Emory University
    Chair: Michael Kutner, Ph.D., Rollins Professor of Biostatistics, Emory University
    Schedule: Monday, June 6, 10:45 a.m.
  • Michael Kosorok, Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina.
    Title: Clinical Trials and Personalized Medicine Slides
  • Sin-Ho Jung and Stephen George, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University.
    Title: Innovative Clinical Trial Designs Slides
  • Marie Davidian, Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University.
    Title: Improving Efficiency of Inferences on Treatment Effect and Identifying Optimal Treatment Strategies Slides

    Session 3
    Session Title: Panel Discussion on Effective Teaching of Introductory Statistics/Biostatistics Courses
    Organizer and Moderator: Michael Kutner, Rollins Professor of Biostatistics, Emory University
    Schedule: Monday evening, June 6, 7:15 p.m.
  • Christine Franklin, Department of Statistics, University of Georgia.
    Discussing: Teaching the BIG IDEAS of Statistics in the Introductory Course Slides
  • Patrick Kilgo, Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Emory University.
    Discussing: Teaching Introductory Statistics in the Information Age Slides
  • Azhar Nizam, Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Emory University.
    Discussing: Introductory Statistics Courses for the Modern Day Masses Slides

    Session 4
    Session Title: Statistical Genetics
    Organizers: Yong Chen, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health.
    Chair: Yong Chen, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health.
    Schedule: Tuesday, June 7, 8:30 a.m.
  • Heping Zhang, Department of Biostatistics, Yale University.
    Title: Genetics Studies of Multivariate Traits Slides
  • Peng Wei, Division of Biostatistics, University of Texas School of Public Health.
    Title: Network-Based Bayesian Variable Selection Approach to Genome-Wide Association Studies Data Slides
  • Yong Chen, Division of Biostatistics, University of Texas School of Public Health.
    Title: Assessing Genetic Association in Case-Control Studies with Unmeasured Population Substructure

    Session 5
    Session Title: Analysis of Large and High-Dimensional Data
    Organizer: Wenguang Sun, North Carolina State University.
    Chair: Wenguang Sun, North Carolina State University.
    Schedule: Tuesday, June 7, 10:45 a.m.
  • Ian Dryden, Department of Statistics, University of South Carolina.
    Title: Paradigm Free Mapping with Sparse Regression
  • Zhi Wei, Department of Computer Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology.
    Title: Multiple Testing for Pattern Identification, with Applications to Microarray Time-Course Experiments Slides
  • Lee Dicker, Department of Statistics and Biostatistics, Rutgers University.
    Title: Shrinkage Estimators for Out-of-Sample Prediction in High-Dimensional Linear Models Slides

    Session 6
    Session Title: Measurement Error and Latent Variable Modelling
    Organizer: Joshua Tebbs, University of South Carolina.
    Chair: Joshua Tebbs, University of South Carolina.
    Schedule: Wednesday, June 8, 8:30 a.m.
  • Yehua Li, Department of Statistics, University of Georgia.
    Title: On Measurement Error Problems with Predictors Derived from Stationary Stochastic Processes and Application to Cocaine Dependence Treatment Data Slides
  • Xianzheng Huang, Department of Statistics, University of South Carolina.
    Title: Informative Model Specification Tests Using Coarsened Data Slides
  • Arnab Maity, Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University.
    Title: Testing for the effect of a genetic pathway in longitudinal/clustered data using kernel machine regression Slides

    Session 7
    Session Title: Time Ordered Data
    Organizer: Robert Lund, Clemson University.
    Chair: Robert Lund, Clemson University.
    Schedule: Wednesday, June 8, 10:45 a.m.
  • Robert Lund, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University.
    Title: A New Method of Modeling Integer Count Time Series Slides
  • Scott Holan, Department of Statistics, University of Missouri.
    Title: A Bayesian Approach to Seasonal Adjustment of Long Memory Time Series
  • Brian Fralix, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University.
    Title: Renewal Processes with Periodic Dynamics Slides

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