CSI/Statistics Colloquium Series

Fall 1997

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 5, 1997

Michael Minnotte, Utah State University
"Higher-Order Histosplines: Superior Density Estimation for Binned Data"
Abstract available (HTML)

September 12, 1997

Jeffrey L. Solka, Naval Surface Warfare Center and George Mason University
"Adventures in Discriminant Analysis"
Abstract available (HTML)

September 19, 1997

Adalbert F. X. Wilhelm, University of Augsburg and George Mason University
"Selecting and Linking in High-Interaction Graphics"
Abstract available (HTML)

September 26, 1997

Yariv Ephraim, George Mason University
"On Second Order Statistics and Linear Estimation of CEPSTRAL Coefficients"
Abstract available (HTML)
Please note: This seminar is joint with the Department of Operations Research and Engineering.

October 3, 1997

Lenore Cowen, The Johns Hopkins University
"A Generalized Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney Test"
Abstract available (HTML)
This is joint work with Carey E. Priebe.

October 10, 1997

Kathryn Blackmond Laskey, Systems Engineering Department, George Mason University
"Understanding the Bayesian Approach: A Nondogmatic Perspective"
Abstract available (HTML)

October 17, 1997

Wendy L. Poston, Advanced Processors Group, NSWCDD
"Harmogram Analysis for 1-D and 2-D Signals"
Abstract available (HTML)
This is joint work with O. Thomas Holland.

October 20-24, 1997

Army Conference on Applied Statistics
George W. Johnson Center
Final Program is available.

October 31, 1997

Jürgen Symanzik, George Mason University
"Dynamic Statistical Graphics in Iowa State's Highly Immersive C2 Virtual Reality Environment"
Abstract available (HTML)

November 7, 1997

Martin Theus, University of Augsburg and ATT Labs - Research
"Visualization of Categorical Data"
Abstract available (HTML)

November 14, 1997

Lasse Holmstrom, University of Helsinki and George Mason University
"Reducing the Computational Complexity of Kernel Estimation"
Abstract available (HTML)

November 21, 1997

Kristine Bell, George Mason University
"A Bayesian Approach to Robust Adaptive Beamforming"
Abstract available (HTML)

November 24, 1997

Andreas Krause, GeneData AG, Basel, Switzerland
"Statistical Issues in Multiple Sequence Alignment"
Abstract available (HTML)

December 5, 1997

Matthew O. Ward, Computer Science Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
"Creating and Manipulating N-Dimensional Brushes"
Abstract available (HTML)

Past schedules are also available.

Ed Wegman, ewegman@gmu.edu