CSI/Statistics Colloquium Series

Fall 1996

Except as noted, seminars are generally held on Fridays at 10:45 in Assembly Room B of the Johnson Learning Center on the Fairfax Campus of George Mason University.
Coffee and refreshments are served at 10:30.

Directions to the Fairfax Campus and a campus map are available. 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.

September 4, 1996

Michael Minnotte, Utah State University
"The Bumpy Road to the Mode Forest"
Abstract available (Postscript)

September 6, 1996

David W. Scott, Rice University
"Remarks on Locally Adaptive Kernel Density Estimation"
Abstract available (Postscript)

September 13, 1996

Dan Rope, Bureau of Labor Statistics
"JAVA Graphics Production Library"
Abstract available (Postscript)

September 20, 1996

John Elder IV, Elder Research
"Fusing the Results of Diverse Learning Algorithms"
Abstract available (Postscript)

September 20, 1996

Russell Almond, Educational Testing Service
"Graphical-Belief Models in Reliability and Risk Assessment"
(This is a Systems Engineering Colloquium. Time is 2:00 p.m.)
Abstract available (HTML)

September 27, 1996

Wendy L. Poston, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division
"A Deterministic Method for Robust Estimation of Multivariate Location and Shape"
Abstract available (Postscript)

October 4, 1996

Nozer Singpurwalla, George Washington University
"Statistical Aspects of Material Failure and Maintenence Management"
NOTE: This colloquium will be in Room 320, Science-Technology II
Abstract available (Postscript)

October 11, 1996

Valentina Di Francesco, NIH/DCRT/Laboratory of Structural Biology
"Protein Topology Recognition from Secondary Structure Sequences"
NOTE: This colloquium will be in Room 320, Science-Technology II
Abstract available (Postscript)

October 18, 1996

Carey E. Priebe, The Johns Hopkins University
(This is joint work with Lenore J. Cowen.)
"Approximate Distance Clustering"
Abstract available (Postscript)

October 25, 1996

Ricardo Todling, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
"Estimation Theory in Atmospheric Data Assimilation: Simplified Methods for Filtering and Smoothing"
Abstract available (HTML)

November 1, 1996

Dalei Chen, The Johns Hopkins University
(This is joint work with Carey E. Priebe)
"Profile Likelihood for Finite Mixture Models"
Abstract available (Postscript)

November 8, 1996

John Sall, SAS Institute
"Statistical Graphics"
Abstract available (Postscript)

November 14, 1996

Juergen Symanzik, Iowa State University
"The Linked ArcView 2.1 and XGobi Environment, GIS, Dynamic Statistical Graphics and Spatial Data"
Abstract available (Postscript)

November 15, 1996

C. R. Rao, Pennsylvania State University
"Cross Examination of Data - The Art of Making Figures Speak"
Abstract available (Postscript)

November 22, 1996

Jingdong Xie, The Johns Hopkins University
(This is joint work with Carey E. Priebe)
"The Size Distribution of Markov Random Sets"
Abstract available (Postscript)

December 6, 1996

Andreas Buja, AT&T Laboratories
(This is joint work with Dianne Cook, Daniel Asimov, Catherine Hurley)
"Theory and Computational Methods for Dynamic Projections in High-Dimensional Data Visualization"
Abstract available (Postscript)

Past schedules are also available.

Ed Wegman, ewegman@gmu.edu