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NISS Webinar Explores Sequential Causal Inference and the Role of Experimental Design in AI

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Event Page: Sequential causal inference in experimental or observational settings (AI, Statistics & Data Science in Practice Series) | National Institute of Statistical Sciences Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm ET  On August 26, 2025, the National Institute of... more

NISS Capstone Project Showcases Student Research and Collaboration

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The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) is proud to recognize the outstanding achievements of students from the University of Pennsylvania’s course CIT 5900-002: Programming in Python for Data Science and AI, taught by Dr. Kaihua Ding, Assistant Adjunct Professor at the Wharton School... more

Luca Sartore’s Collaborative Research Awarded at IGARSS 2025

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The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) congratulates the multidisciplinary team honored with the Symposium Interactive Session Prize Paper Award at IGARSS 2025 for their work advancing crop acreage estimation through integrated remote sensing and geospatial methods. The team’s... more

Emerging Talent Showcased at 2025 NISS Virtual New Researchers Conference

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The 2025 NISS Virtual New Researchers Conference, held on June 6, brought together a dynamic group of early-career statisticians for a full day of presentations, discussions, and networking. This annual event—designed to highlight and support rising talent in the field—featured 19 new researchers... more

Innovative Data Science for Neurorehabilitation: NISS-CANSSI Webinar Highlights Breakthroughs in Assistive Technology

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Event Page: NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Science Webinar: Data Science Techniques for Control of Assistive Devices After Neurological Injury | National Institute of Statistical SciencesThe NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Science Webinar, titled Data Science Techniques for Control of Assistive... more

Leadership, Impact, and Innovation: Highlights from the COPSS-NISS Webinar on Statistics and Society

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Event Page: COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar: Leadership in Statistics and Societal Impact | National Institute of Statistical Sciences Date: Monday, May 19, 2025 The latest installment of the COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar Series focused on Leadership in Statistics and Societal Impact,... more

Exploring Trustworthy AI in Weather and Climate: Dr. Amy McGovern Leads NISS Webinar Discussion

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Event Page: Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate, and Coastal Oceanography with Dr. Amy McGovern - NISS AI, Statistics and Data Science in Practice WebinarDate: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:30pmNancy McMillan introduced our speaker for the session Dr. Amy McGovern, the AI... more

From MPEG-4 to Deep Learning: NISS-CANSSI Webinar Explores Transformative Role of AI in Audio-Visual Healthcare Analytics

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Event Page: NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Science Webinar: From MPEG-4 to Deep Learning: Transforming Audio-Visual Analytics for Healthcare and BeyondDate: Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 1-2pm ETThe NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Science Webinar, From MPEG-4 to Deep Learning: Transforming Audio-Visual... more

COPSS-NISS Webinar Explores Leadership in Trustworthy AI: Insights from David Donoho and Michael I. Jordan

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Event: COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar: Leadership in Trustworthy AI | National Institute of Statistical SciencesDate: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 12-1pm ETThe webinar was convened to engage thought leaders in the field of machine learning and statistics to discuss the goal of developing trustworthy... more

Mapping the Cosmos: NISS-CANSSI Webinar Explores Cosmic Emulation and Statistical Innovation

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Event Page: NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Science Webinar: Astronomy & Cosmic Emulation | National Institute of Statistical SciencesDate: Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 1–2 pm ET Part of the Collaborative Data Science series organized by NISS and the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute... more

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