Upcoming Events
Event Date:
Friday, August 28, 2026 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
Virtual Short Course on Zoom
United States
United States
Overview
Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) have become essential tools in biomedical research, enabling large-scale analyses across diverse domains such as genomics, structural biology, and electronic health records-based research. Increasingly, researchers rely on model-... more
Event Date:
Monday, September 07, 2026
Event Location:
United States
United States
2026 Federal Holiday Schedule
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/#url=2026
Date Holiday
Thursday, January 01 New Year’s Day
Monday, January 19 Martin Luther King,... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
United States
United States
Abstract
As AI systems shift from single-shot predictors to multi-step agents, evaluation must evolve from simple accuracy scores to statistically grounded assessments of behavior, reliability, and safety. This talk focuses on the statistics of LLM-based “judges” and multi-metric evaluation... more
Event Date:
Date: Mid-September TBD 2026
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Instructor
Trent D. Buskirk, Ph.D., Professor and Provost Data Science Fellow, School of Data Science, Old Dominion University
Registration Coming Soon!
About the Instructor
Trent D. Buskirk, Ph.D. is a Professor and Provost Data Science Fellow, School of Data Science at Old Dominion University.... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Abstract
(Coming soon!)
Speakers
Maria Nareklishvili Assistant Professor of Econometrics at the University of Glasgow
Research Collaborator (coming soon!)
Moderator
Elizabeth Eisenhauer, Senior Statistical Associate, Statistics and Data Science at Westat
Registration Coming Soon!
About the... more
Event Date:
Friday, September 25, 2026 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Event Location:
United States
United States
Overview
The NISS Academic Affiliates Committee organized an informative and inspiring virtual graduate school fair tailored specifically for undergraduate students interested in pursuing advanced degrees in Statistics, Biostatistics, and Data Science!
Are you an aspiring data enthusiast looking to... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Full event details coming soon!
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Event Date:
Thursday, October 8, 2026 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
Free Zoom Webinar
United States
United States
Abstract
The translation gap between published research and clinical impact is severe: tens of thousands of AI and statistical papers on medical imaging are published annually, yet fewer than 0.1% reach patients. This talk examines why methodological rigor alone does not drive market adoption.... more
Event Date:
Monday, October 12, 2026
Event Location:
United States
United States
2026 Federal Holiday Schedule
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/#url=2026
Date Holiday
Thursday, January 01 New Year’s Day
Monday, January 19 Martin Luther King,... more
Event Date:
Thursday, October 15, 2026 to Friday, October 16, 2026
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
TDAI, Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio,
United States
Columbus, Ohio,
United States
Overview
The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS), and Translational Data Analytics Institute (TDAI at The Ohio State University) are hosting a two-day, in-person Statistics Serving Society (S3) Forum on “Challenges in Modeling and Analyzing Maternal Health Data.” This forum will... more
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