Past Events
Event Date:
Thursday, October 9, 2025 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
United States
United States
Overview:
The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) and the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI) are pleased to present a collaborative webinar exploring the emerging field of Quantum Machine Learning (QML). This session will bring together physicists at the forefront of... more
Event Date:
Friday, October 3, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Abstract
Covariate Adjustment, Intro to Resampling, and Surprises
Covariate adjustment is a relatively simple way to improve A/B test accuracy and velocity, and to reduce bias. Huh? Aren't randomized experiments unbiased? Well, yes and no - yes by the usual statistical definition, but no by a more... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 12-1pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Overview
AI is reshaping statistics, health, and medicine. This COPSS–NISS Leadership Webinar features Dr. Xihong Lin and Dr. Hongtu Zhu on how statistical leadership drives AI-enabled precision health—from framing high-impact problems to integrating multimodal data and building scalable,... more
Event Date:
POSTPONED (Date TBD)
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Due to unforeseen circumstances, please note that this webinar will be postponed to a later date. We apologize for any inconvenience. The next webinar in the series will take place on October 3, 2025. See full schedule here: AI, Statistics & Data Science in Practice | National Institute of... more
Event Date:
Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 1-2pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Overview
Join us for the next installment of the NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Science series! This session brings together leading researchers working at the intersection of statistics, ecology, and data science to discuss cutting-edge methodologies and applications in ecological monitoring,... more
Event Date:
Friday, September 12, 2025 to Sunday, September 14, 2025
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Event Location:
Iowa State University, Iowa,
United States
United States
Conference on Statistics in AI at Iowa State University
Dates: September 12–14, 2025Location: Iowa State University, Ames, IowaHosted by: Iowa State University, Department of Statistics and NISS
The Conference on Statistics in AI at Iowa State University is a unique gathering of statisticians, data... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Overview
The AI, Statistics & Data Science in Practice Series during Fall 2025 will focus on the critical role of experimentation in the development and refinement of artificial intelligence (AI) systems: "Incorporating principles of design of experiments and randomization ensures that AI... more
Event Date:
Thursday, August 21, 2025 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
Free Zoom Webinar
United States
United States
Overview
Join us for a dynamic and thought-provoking virtual summit exploring how data science is transforming our understanding of environmental impacts on public health. This interdisciplinary conversation will feature a panel of invited experts who will each share brief opening... more
Event Date:
Sunday, August 3, 2025 - Day 3 In-Person at JSM 2025 in Nashville, TN
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
All Writing Workshop Dates:
Prior to JSM On-Line via Zoom:
In-person at JSM in Nashville, TN:
Friday, July 18, 2025
Friday, July 25, 2025
Sunday, August 3, 2025
TO PARTICIPANTS OF DAY 1 & 2 OF THE WRITING WORKSHOP:
Please note that Day 3 is not required for those... more
Event Date:
Friday, July 25, 2025 - Day 2 - Online
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
All Writing Workshop Dates:
Prior to JSM On-Line via Zoom:
In-person at JSM in Nashville, TN:
Friday, July 18, 2025
Friday, July 25, 2025
Sunday, August 3, 2025
Writing Workshop for Junior Researchers 2025 - Day 2 Online
Course Objective
The goal of the workshop is to provide... more