National Institute of Statistical Sciences


Affiliates Workshop on Data Quality:

Challenges for Computer Science
and Statistics

November 30 - December 1, 2000

Sponsored by
National Institute of Statistical Sciences
Telcordia Technologies

 

Program

Thursday, November 30

7:30 AM Bus from Best Western to Telcordia
7:45 Continental Breakfast
8:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00


Tutorial I
Raising the Bar for Data Quality in the New Millenium
Richard Wang, Boston University

10:45 Break
11:15

Data Quality and Reconciliation
Munir Cochinwala, Telcordia Technologies
12:15 PM Lunch
1:15

Record Linkage Methods
William E. Winkler, U.S. Census Bureau
2:15

Data Quality for Large Transaction Streams
Allan R. Wilks, AT&T Labs - Research
3:15 Break
3:30

Challenges in Improving Information Quality
Ann Thornton, Deloitte & Touche LLP
4:30


The Statistical Administrative Records System and Administrative Records Experiment 2000: System Design, Successes and Challenges
Dean H. Judson, U.S. Census Bureau

5:30 Adjourn
5:45 Bus from Telcordia to Il Giardino restaurant

6:00

Reception at Il Giardino (41 Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls, NJ)
7:00 Dinner at Il Giardino

 

Friday, December 1

7:30 AM Bus from Best Western to Telcordia
7:45 Continental Breakfast
8:30


Tutorial II
Information Quality Processes and Technologies: IQ in Practice
Larry P. English, Information Impact Inc.

10:00 Break
10:15

A Decision Model for Cost-Optimal Record Matching
Vassilis Verykios, Drexel University
11:15

Developing Data Warehouses with Quality in Mind
Yannis Vassiliou, National Technical University of Athens
12:15 PM

Working Lunch and "Open Mike" Session
(5 minute presentations volunteered by participants)
1:45 Plans for Report and Follow-up
3:00 Adjourn

 

 

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