NISS at JSM 2023, Toronto, Canada

The American Statistical Association once again is offering a live component to its annual Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Toronto, Canada. Here is a run down of events at JSM that involve NISS research, individuals involved in or related to NISS. 

In addition, NISS is holding our annual Affiliates Luncheon, Sunday at noon, Aug 6th as well as the NISS Reception, Monday night at 6pm,  August 7th.

Download our full schedule below!

Full Schedule: NISS at JSM 2023 Toronto-Full Schedule.pdf

Table Schedule: 2023 NISS at JSM-table.pdf

 

NISS at JSM - Mark Your Programs!

(Tentative Schedule below, will be regularly updated!)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6th

NISS Writing Workshop for Junior Researchers and GSN Networking Meetup
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - InterContinental Toronto Centre | Room: I - Caledon 
225 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2X3, Canada

NISS Affiliate Luncheon
12:00pm - 1:50pm - InterContinental Toronto Centre | Room: Oakville Room 
225 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2X3, Canada
Click link above to view Agenda!

Jerry Sacks Memorial Session - 2009 Invited Paper Session
2:00 PM - 3:50 PM - Convention Centre | Room:  CC-718A
Chair: James Rosenberger, Penn State University and NISS
Organizers: James Rosenberger & Lingzhou Xue, Pennsylvania State University and NISS
Main Sponsor: Memorial

  • Presentation: Jerry Sacks and NISS
    Speakers: Alan Karr, AFK Analytics, LLC; William Welch, University of British Columbia; Piyushimita Thakuriah, Rutgers University; James Berger, Duke University

Use of Color in Statistical Charts - 1551 Invited Panel Session 
2:00 PM - 3:50 PM - Metro Toronto Convention Centre | Room: CC-810
Chair: Heike Hofmann, Iowa State University
Panelists: Lyn Bartram, Simon Fraser University; Danielle Szafir, UNC-Chapel Hill; Ian Lyttle, Schneider Electric; Gail Mulligan, National Center for Education Statistics
Organizer: Haley Jeppson, Iowa State University and NISS
Main Sponsor: Section on Statistical Graphics

Time Series Analysis for Complex Business and Economic Data - 1787 Topic-Contributed Paper Session 
2:00 PM - 3:50 PM - Convention Centre | Room: CC-206D 
Chair: David Matteson, Cornell University
Organizer: David Matteson, Cornell University
Main Sponsor: Business and Economic Statistics Section
Co Sponsors: IMS & Section on Nonparametric Statistics

Innovations in Estimation Approaches for Biomedical Data - 0019 Contributed Papers
4:00 PM - 5:50 PM - Metro Toronto Convention Centre | Room: CC-809 
Chair: Luca Sartore, NISS/NASS
Main Sponsor: Biometrics Section

Machine Learning & Imputation Techniques for Survey Design & Missing Data - 0021 Contributed Papers
4:00 PM - 5:50 PM - Metro Toronto Convention Centre | Room: CC-206B 
Chair: Elizabeth Petraglia, Westat
Main Sponsor: ASA Government Statistics Section

  • Presentation #2: Early Season Corn Acreage Estimates in the Presence of Extreme Weather
    Co-Authors: Luca Sartore, NISS/NASS; Noemi Guindin, Kevin Hunt, & Claire Boryan, USDA/NASS
    First Author & Presenting Author: Jonathon Abernethy, USDA/NASS
  • Presentation #6: Optimizing Imputation for an Area Survey
    Co-Authors: Luca Sartore, NISS/NASS; Arthur Rosales & Tara Murphy, USDA/NASS
    First Author & Presenting Author: Sean Rhodes, USDA/NASS

Statistics Informing Decisions for Our Communities on Gun and Crime Policy - 1436 Invited Paper Session
Sunday, Aug 6: 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM - Convention Centre Room: CC-203C, CC-203D
Chair: David Banks, Duke University
Organizer: Aleksandra Slavkovic, Pennsylvania State University
Main Sponsor: Statistics and Public Policy

  • Presentation: Statisticians Engage in Gun Violence Research
    Speaker: James Rosenberger, Penn State University and NISS

MONDAY, AUGUST 7th

NISS Reception
6 – 8:30pm - VENUE: ROOM
   2023 Jerome Sacks Award for Outstanding Cross-Disciplinary Research,
   2023 NISS Distinguished Service Award and the
   2023 NISS Distinguished Alumni Award

Presentations beginning at 6:30 pm!

Statistical Learning with Practical Constraints - by COPSS Leadership Academy Award Recipients - 1343 Invited Paper Session 
8:30 AM - 10:20 AM - Convention Centre | Room: CC-718B 
Chair: Amita Manatunga, Emory University
Organizer: Amita Manatunga, Emory University
Main Sponsor: Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies

  • Presentation: Theoretical Guarantees for Sparse PCA based on the Elastic Net
    Co-Authors: Teng Zhang & Haoyi Yang, Penn State University
    Speaker: Lingzhou Xue, Pennsylvania State University and NISS

Hierarchical Models for Survey Data - 0046 Contributed Papers 
10:30 AM - 12:20 PM - Convention Centre Room: CC-713B
Chair: Akhil Vaish, (RTI International)
Main Sponsor: Survey Research Methods Section

  • Presentation: Mixture Model and Its Application
    Co-Author: Lu Chen, NISS/NASS; Gauri Datta, University of Georgia
    First Author & Presenting Author: Yang Cheng, USDA/NASS

Contributed Poster Presentations: Business and Economic Statistics Section - Contributed Posters
2:00 PM - 3:50 PM - Convention Centre | Room: CC-Hall E 
Chair: Jacob Bien, University of Southern California
Main Sponsor: Business and Economic Statistics Section

  • Contributed Poster Presentation: 04 Drift vs Shift: Decoupling Trends and Changepoint Analysis
    First & Presenting Author: David Matteson, Cornell University

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8th

Cell Suppression Methods for Economic Census and Establishment Surveys - 1835 Topic-Contributed Paper Session
8:30 AM - 10:20 AM - Convention Centre Room: CC-715B 
Chair: Yang Cheng, USDA/NASS
Discussant: Saki Kinney, RTI International
Organizer: Yang Cheng, USDA/NASS
Main Sponsor: Survey Research Methods Section
Co Sponsors: Government Statistics Section; Social Statistics Section

  • Presentation: Overview of Cell Suppression Methods
    Co-Author(s): Lu Chen, NISS/NASS; Yang Cheng & Michael Jacobsen, USDA/NASS
    Speaker: Ruiyi Zhang, NISS/NASS

Statistical Challenges in Public Health and Medicine - 1278 Invited Paper Session
8:30 AM - 10:20 AM - Metro Toronto Convention Centre | Room: CC-718B 
Chair: James Rosenberger, Penn State University and NISS
Discussant: Lingzhou Xue, Pennsylvania State University and NISS
Organizers: Lingzhou Xue & James Rosenberger, Penn State University and NISS
Main Sponsor: National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS)
Co Sponsors: Biometrics Section & ENAR

  • Presentation: Challenges of Modeling Longitudinal Intensive Care Unit Data
    Speaker: Joel Dubin, University of Waterloo
  • Presentation: Ensemble Methods for Testing a Global Null with Application to Whole Genome Sequencing Association Studies
    Speaker: Xihong Lin, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
  • Presentation: Mediation Analysis with External Summary Data on Total Effect
    Speaker: Bhramar Mukherjee, University of Michigan

Contributed Poster Presentations: Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science - Contributed Posters 
10:30 AM - 12:20 PM - Metro Toronto Convention Centre | Room: CC-Hall E
Chair: Jacob Bien, University of Southern California
Main Sponsor: Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science

  • Contributed Poster Presentation: 33 Inference for Nonstationary Economic Time Series
    Co-Author: David Matteson, Cornell University
    First & Presenting Author: Marie-Christine Duker, Cornell University

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9th

Weighting Adjustments - 0141 Contributed Papers
2:00 PM - 3:50 PM - Convention Centre | Room: CC-717B
Chair: Evrim Oral, LSUHSC School of Public Health
Main Sponsor: ASA Survey Research Methods Section

  • Presentation: Consistency of Survey Estimates through Adjusted Integer Weights
    Co-Author: Lu Chen, NISS/NASS
    First Author & Presenting Author: Luca Sartore, NISS/NASS

THURSDAY, AUGUST 10th

Contributions to Inference from Survey Samples - 1187 Invited Paper Session 
8:30 AM - 10:20 AM - Convention Centre | Room: CC-715A 
Chair: Guofen Yan, University of Virginia
Organizer & Discussant: Balgobin Nandram, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Main Sponsor: Survey Research Methods Section
Co Sponsors: Government Statistics Section; Indian Statistical Institute

  • Presentation: Hierarchical Bayesian Model for State-Level Cash Rental Rates
    Co-Author: Balgobin Nandram, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Speaker: Lu Chen, NISS/NASS

Innovation in Time Series Modeling, Estimation and Testing - 0143 Contributed Papers 
8:30 AM - 10:20 AM - Convention Centre Room: CC-803B 
Chair: Tae-Hwy Lee, (University of California-Riverside)
Main Sponsor: Business and Economic Statistics Section

  • Presentation: Likelihood Inference for Possibly Non-Stationary Processes via Adaptive Overdifferencing
    Co-Author(s): David Matteson & Gennady Samorodnitsky, Cornell University
    First & Presenting Author: Maryclare Griffin

Advances in Bayesian Modeling for Non-Gaussian, Time Series and Complex Structured Data - 0155 Contributed Papers 
10:30 AM - 12:20 PM - Convention Centre | Room: CC-205C 
Chair: Changwoo Lee, Texas A&M University
Main Sponsor: Section on Bayesian Statistical Science

  • Presentation: Trend Filtering with Adaptive Bayesian Changepoint Analysis for Count Time Series
    Co-Author: David Matteson, Cornell University
    First & Presenting Author: Toryn Schafer, Texas A&M University
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