Digital Government:

Project Update - May 2003

• Shanti Gomatam, Alan F. Karr, Chunhua "Charlie" Liu and Ashish P. Sanil (2003). Data Swapping: A Risk-Utility Framework and Web Service Implementation. Proc dg.o 2003: National Conference on Digital Government Research, 245-248.

• William Cohen, Pradeep Ravikumar and Stephen E. Fienberg: "A Comparison of String Distance Metrics for Name-Matching Tasks." The Eighteenth International Joint Conference (IJCAI-2003) Workshop on Information Integration on the Web.

• Stephen E. Fienberg and Galit Shmueli, "Statistical issues and challenges associated with rapid detection of bio-terrorist attacks," Proceedings of 9th Biennial CDC and ATSDR Symposium on Statistical Methods.

• Stephen Fienberg: "Log-linear Models and Computational Algebra: Old Wine in New Bottles?" SAMSI Distinguished Lecture, SAMSI, Research Triangle Park, NC, May 6
  
  
• Stephen Fienberg; "Can We Rely on Technology and Datamining to Solve Our Security Concerns? The Role of Variation and Measurement Error," Roundtable Meeting on Social and Behavioral Sciences and Terrorism, National Research Council, Washington, DC, May 13
  
  
• Stephen Fienberg: "Log-linear Models and Computational Algebra: Old Wine in New Bottles?" Department of Mathematics, University of Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan, May 22
  
  
• Stephen Fienberg: "Conditional Distributions, Log-linear Models, and Disclosure Limitation Methods," Japanese Society for Applied Statistics, Tokyo, Japan, May 21
  
  
• Shanti Gomatam: "An Empirical Comparison of Record Linkage Procedures," Conference on Statistical Issues in Counterterrorism, Washington, May 29-30
  
  
• Alan Karr: "Data Swapping: A Risk-Utility Framework and Web Service Implementation," dg.o 2003, Boston, May 18-21
  
  
• Alan Karr: "Data Confidentiality, Data Integration, Data Mining, Data Quality: Implications for Counterterrorism," Plenary Address, Conference on Statistical Issues in Counterterrorism, Washington, May 29-30
  
  
• Stephen Roehrig: "Protecting Confidentiality in Tabular Data," NSF Confidentiality Workshop, Washington, May 12-13

• NISS/SAMSI Session: SAMSI After One Year: Accomplishments and Opportunities
  Sunday, August 3, 4:00 - 5:50 PM, Location TBA
  
  
• NISS/SAMSI Reception, featuring announcement of 2003 Sacks Award and first APDF Awards
  Monday, August 4, 5:30 - 7:30 PM, Hotel Nikko, Nikko Ballroom II