The Statistics Colloquium Series is sponsored by the
Department of Applied and Engineering Statistics,
the Center for Computational Statistics,
the School of Computational Sciences and particularly by
the Data Sciences Program at George Mason University.
This seminar series can be used to satisfy one of the requirements in the PhD program in
Computational Statistics
in the School of Computational Sciences.
Students may also learn about employment or intern opportunities from speakers in informal discussions before or after the presentations.
The seminars are open to all.
Seminars are held on Fridays at 10:45 am
Coffee and refreshments are served at 10:30 in the same room as the seminar.
Directions to the Fairfax Campus and a
campus map are available.
Most seminars are held in the George W. Johnson Center (Johnson Center).
If driving, visitors should use the visitor's parking area in the Parking Deck (near the middle of the map). Signs on campus point the way to the Parking Deck. Visitors using Metro can take a bus from the Vienna Metro Station.
Seminars are canceled whenever classes at GMU are canceled for snow or other reasons. Announcements of cancellations are made in local media, as well as at the main GMU webpage.
January 28, 2005
A Parametrized Family of Proximity Catch Digraphs in Delaunay Tessellations and its Use in Testing Spatial Point Patterns
Elvan Ceyhan
Center for Image Science, The Johns Hopkins University
Abstract
Slides from Talk
Location: Johnson Center, Meeting Room E
February 4, 2005
A New Data Adaptive Solution to the Nonparametric Two-Sample Problem with High Power
Majnu John
Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics , The Johns Hopkins University
Abstract
Slides from Talk
Location: Johnson Center, Meeting Room E
February 11, 2005
Data Cleansing and Preparation at the Gates: A Data-Streaming Perspective
Don Faxon
Center for Computational Statistics, George Mason University
Abstract
Slides from Talk
Additional Material from Talk
Location: Johnson Center, Meeting Room E
February 18, 2005
The Challenges of Streaming Data
William Szewczyk
National Security Agency
Abstract
Slides from Time-Evolving Adaptive Mixtures
Paper for Time-Evolving Adaptive Mixtures
Slides from The Challenges of Streaming Data
Location: Johnson Center, Meeting Room E
February 25, 2005
Maximizing Power and Minimizing Treatment Failures in Clinical Trials
William F. Rosenberger
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Abstract
Slides from Talk
Location: Johnson Center, Meeting Room E
February 28, 2005
The February 28 Date is Cancelled Because of Snow Storm Impending.
To be rescheduled.
On the Role of the Conditionality Principle in Dimensionality Reduction
Carey E. Priebe
Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Johns Hopkins University
Abstract
Slides from Talk
Location: Krasnow Institute, Room 229
March 11, 2005
Generalized MDS for Data Visualization, Clustering, and Classification
Jeffrey L. Solka
Naval Surface Warfare Center and
Bioinformatics and Data Sciences Programs
School of Computational Science, George Mason University
Abstract
Slides from Talk
Location: Science Technology I, Room 206
March 25, 2005
Sample Size and Power of Randomized Clinical Trials
Feifang Hu
Department of Statistics, University of Virginia
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Department of Health Evaluation Sciences
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Abstract
Slides from Talk
Location: Science Technology I, Room 206
Special Time: Gather at 11:00 a.m., Talk begins at 11:15 a.m.
April 1, 2005
Research Directions in Adaptive Mixtures and Model-based Clustering
Wendy L. Martinez
Office of Naval Research
Abstract
Slides from Talk
Location: Johnson Center, Meeting Room E
April 8, 2005
A Computational Machine for Optimal Hybrid Models
Of Classifiers: Text Classification and Intrusion Detection
Muhammad K. Habib
Department of Applied and Engineering Statistics
George Mason University
Abstract
Slides from talk are not available.
Location: Science-Technology I, Room 206
April 15, 2005
Assessing subpopulation differences in the DSM-IV constructs of alcohol dependence and abuse across non-Hispanic Caucasians, non-Hispanic
African-Americans, and Hispanics
Adam C. Carle
Statistical Research Division, U.S. Bureau of Census
Abstract
Slides from Talk
Location: Johnson Center, Meeting Room B
April 22, 2005
Degrees of Boosting -- A Study of Loss Functions for Classification and Class Probability Estimation
Andreas Buja
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Abstract
Slides from Talk
Location: SUB II, Room 4
April 29, 2005
Sampling in a Data Rich World
Fritz Scheuren
President, American Statistical Association
and NORC, University of Chicago
Abstract
Slides from Talk
Location: Johnson Center, Meeting Room E
May 6, 2005
On the Borders of Statistics and Computer Science
Peter Bickel
Department of Statistics, University of California, Berkeley
Abstract
Slides from Talk
Location: Johnson Center, Meeting Room E
Past schedules are also available.
The Statistics Colloquium Series constitutes a George Mason course for
academic credit of one hour. The course is CSI 898. The course
requirements are
- attending a minimum of ten colloquia
- preparing brief written reviews/summaries
(approximately one page each) of five colloquia during the semester in
which the course is taken
- asking a question in at least one seminar, and preparing a one-page summary
of the question and the discussion.