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The NISS/FCSM AI in Federal Government Full Series + AI Day CNSTAT at National Academies on May 2, 2024

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The collaboration between the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) and the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM) on a series of webinars focusing on Artificial Intelligence (AI) has reached significant milestones since its inception. The inaugural webinar, titled "AI in... more

NISS Researchers Receive Achievement Awards 2023-2024

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Achievement Award, period of 10/01/2023 to 01/25/2024 Luca SartoreLuca Sartore proposes a novel approach to generate a synthetic multidimensional dataset while preserving implicit collinearity among variables. The proposed algorithm can efficiently generate synthetic records. He also developed... more

Groundbreaking IOF Workshop Unveils Statistical Challenges in Analyzing Police Use of Force

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In November 2023, NISS and Carleton College hosted the Ingram Olkin Forum "Statistical Challenges in the Analysis of Police Use of Force." This in-person Ingram Olkin Forum (IOF) is an extension to our earlier online IOF webinar hosted in June 2021 featuring speakers Dean Knox (University of... more

NISS Recap from JSM 2023

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NISS Writing Workshop and Graduate Student Network Unite for Productive Meetup at JSM 2023 The synergy of the NISS Writing Workshop for Junior Researchers and the NISS Graduate Student Network culminated in an engaging meetup held during the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Toronto. The... more

Celebrating NISS Awards 2023

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Our NISS Awards were presented during the Joint Statistical Meetings in Toronto, Canada on August 6, 2023 by action of the Board of Trustees for the Jerome Sacks Award for Outstanding Cross-Disciplinary Research, Distinguished Alumni Award and the Distinguished Service... more

NISS at JSM 2023, Toronto, Canada

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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... more

Leading Minds Convene: Insights from the 2nd CANSSI-NISS Health Data Science Workshop

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Waterloo, Canada  - August 4, 2023 In a remarkable display of interdisciplinary synergy, statisticians and health data scientists united at the 2nd CANSSI-NISS Health Data Science Workshop held on August 3-4, 2023, at the University of Waterloo. This event served as a vibrant platform... more

GSN 3rd Annual Graduate Student Research Conference Showcased Promising Scholars and Cutting-Edge Research

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The NISS Graduate Student Network was brimming with excitement as they announced the 3rd two-day Graduate Student Network Research Conference. The event, which took place on Saturday, May 20, and Sunday, May 21, 2023, from 12 pm to 5 pm ET, marked a much-anticipated gathering of scholarly... more

COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar Series: Leadership in Government, April 28, 2023

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COPSS-NISS organized another insightful webinar on the topic of leadership in the field of statistics and data science. The focus of this webinar was on statistical leadership in government. We were privileged to hear from two of the leading statisticians who strategized on the future of statistics... more

Forum on the Statistical Methods for Combatting Human Trafficking

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NISS hosted another Ingram Olkin Forum on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. This session was on "Statistical Methods for Combatting Human Trafficking: Estimating Prevalence Methods." The IOF Committee liaison leading the organization of this forum was David Banks, Duke University, who also moderated the... more

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