Statistics Seminar Series

2011-12 Statistics Seminar Series

Unless noted otherwise, all seminars take place in Donald Bren Hall 2nd floor conference room (DBH 2011) from 4 to 5 p.m.

For additional information, please contact Seminar Administrative Coordinator: Lisa Stieler at lstieler@uci.edu or (949) 824-3806.

Past Statistics Seminar Series 2010-11

Date

Speaker

Title

October 10, 2011

Babak Shahbaba

UC Irvine

Nonparametric Relevance Determination: Finding Genes that Matter

Abstract

October 24, 2011

Dan Gillen

UC Irvine

Designing and Monitoring Clinical Trials with Survival Endpoints: Statistical Issues, Proposals, and Opportunities

Abstract

November 7, 2011

Vladimir Minin

University of Washington

Gaussian Process-Based Bayesian Nonparametric Inference of Population Trajectories from Gene Genealogies

Abstract

November 14, 2011

Adam Roy

ReVision Optics, Inc.

Computational Statistics Within Orange County Biotech: The Experiences of a UCI Statistics Alumni

Abstract

January 23, 2012

Robert Rodriguez

American Statistical Association

Business Analytics and Big Data: What Do Statisticians Need to Succeed?

Abstract

February 3, 2012

Stephen Fienberg

Carnegie Mellon University

The Challenge of Privacy Protection for Statistical Network Data

Abstract

February 6, 2012

Damla Senturk

UCLA

Effective Semiparametric Modeling for Ultra-Sparse, Unsynchronized and Imprecise Longitudinal Data

Abstract

February 13, 2012

Scott Bartell

UC Irvine

The Use, Misuse, and Better Use of Exposure Biomarkers in Epidemiology

Abstract

February 27, 2012

Zhaoxia Yu

UC Irvine

Family-Based Association Tests in the Presence of Informative Missingness

Abstract

March 5, 2012

Ivan Jeliazkov

UC Irvine

Simulated Likelihood Estimation by Markov Chain Monte Carlo

Abstract

March 9, 2012

Giovanni Motta

Maastricht University

Fitting evolutionary factor modelsto multivariate EEG data

Abstract

March 12, 2012

Donatello Telesca

UCLA

Modeling Criminal Careers as Departures from a Unimodal Population Age-Crime Curve: The Case of Marijuana Use

Abstract

April 16, 2012

Josh Menke

Blizzard Entertainment

Matchingmaking and Ladder Design

Abstract

April 23, 2012

Gareth James

USC

Functional Additive Regression

Abstract

April 30, 2012

Keh-Shin Lii

UCR

Almost Periodic Time Series Analysis

Abstract

May 7, 2012

Zhibiao Zhao

Penn State

Efficient Regressions via Optimally Combining Quantile Information

Abstract

May 17, 2012

Lyle Gurrin

University of Melbourne

Estimation of Between- and Within-Pair Regression Effects in Logistic Regression with Shared Measurement Error

Abstract

Estimation of between- and within-pair regression effects in logistic regression with shared measurement error

Date	Speaker	Title
October 10, 2011	Babak Shahbaba UC Irvine	Nonparametric Relevance Determination: Finding Genes that Matter Abstract
October 24, 2011	Dan Gillen UC Irvine	Designing and Monitoring Clinical Trials with Survival Endpoints: Statistical Issues, Proposals, and Opportunities Abstract
November 7, 2011	Vladimir Minin University of Washington	Gaussian Process-Based Bayesian Nonparametric Inference of Population Trajectories from Gene Genealogies Abstract
November 14, 2011	Adam Roy ReVision Optics, Inc.	Computational Statistics Within Orange County Biotech: The Experiences of a UCI Statistics Alumni Abstract
January 23, 2012	Robert Rodriguez American Statistical Association	Business Analytics and Big Data: What Do Statisticians Need to Succeed? Abstract
February 3, 2012	Stephen Fienberg Carnegie Mellon University	The Challenge of Privacy Protection for Statistical Network Data Abstract
February 6, 2012	Damla Senturk UCLA	Effective Semiparametric Modeling for Ultra-Sparse, Unsynchronized and Imprecise Longitudinal Data Abstract
February 13, 2012	Scott Bartell UC Irvine	The Use, Misuse, and Better Use of Exposure Biomarkers in Epidemiology Abstract
February 27, 2012	Zhaoxia Yu UC Irvine	Family-Based Association Tests in the Presence of Informative Missingness Abstract
March 5, 2012	Ivan Jeliazkov UC Irvine	Simulated Likelihood Estimation by Markov Chain Monte Carlo Abstract
March 9, 2012	Giovanni Motta Maastricht University	Fitting evolutionary factor modelsto multivariate EEG data Abstract
March 12, 2012	Donatello Telesca UCLA	Modeling Criminal Careers as Departures from a Unimodal Population Age-Crime Curve: The Case of Marijuana Use Abstract
April 16, 2012	Josh Menke Blizzard Entertainment	Matchingmaking and Ladder Design Abstract
April 23, 2012	Gareth James USC	Functional Additive Regression Abstract
April 30, 2012	Keh-Shin Lii UCR	Almost Periodic Time Series Analysis Abstract
May 7, 2012	Zhibiao Zhao Penn State	Efficient Regressions via Optimally Combining Quantile Information Abstract
May 17, 2012	Lyle Gurrin University of Melbourne	Estimation of Between- and Within-Pair Regression Effects in Logistic Regression with Shared Measurement Error Abstract