CSI/Statistics Colloquium Series

Spring, 1998

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

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.

January 30, 1998

Douglas Lake, ASEE Postdoctoral Fellow, Army Research Office
"Battlefield Acoustic Signal Processing and Target Identification"
Abstract available (HTML)

February 6, 1998


Patrick Vandersluis and Juergen Symanzik, Institute for Computational Sciences and Informatics and Center for Computational Statistics
"Visualization of High-dimensional Biomedical Data"
Abstract available (HTML)

February 20, 1998


Daniel B. Carr, Center for Computational Statistics, George Mason University
"From Weakness ... Business Graphics, Government Tables, Choropleth Maps, and NASA's Equal Angle Grids ... To New Graphical Templates"
Abstract available (HTML)

February 27, 1998


Neil F. Johnson, Center for Secure Information Systems, George Mason University
"Steganography and Steganalysis"
Abstract available (HTML)

March 6, 1998


Douglas G. Mose, Department of Chemistry, George Mason University
"Indoor Radon Prediction from Aeroradioactivity Generated by Superficial Materials"
Abstract available (HTML)

March 13, 1998


Jeffrey L. Solka, Naval Surface Warfare Center and Institute for Computational Sciences and Informatics
"Explorations of the Space of All Possible Projections Using Space Filling Curves"
Abstract available (HTML)
NOTE: This colloquium will be held in Assembly Room A of the George Johnson Center

March 20, 1998


Peter A. Lachenbruch, Chief, Biostatistics Branch, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA
"Statistics at the FDA: Some Observations on Statistical Reviewing at the FDA"
Abstract available (HTML)
NOTE: This colloquium will be held in Room 320 of S&T II

March 27, 1998


Neil Gerr, Director, Surveillance, Communications and Electronic Combat Division, Office of Naval Research
"Digital Watermarking: Fact or Fad?"
Abstract available (HTML)
NOTE: This colloquium will be held in Assembly Room D of the George Johnson Center

April 3, 1998


Jessica Lim, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Wheeling Jesuit University
"Influence Function in Regression Models with Uncertain Prior Information"
Abstract available (HTML)
NOTE: This colloquium will be held in Room 320 of S&T II

April 10, 1998


Edward J. Wegman, School of Information Technology and Engineering and Institute for Computational Sciences and Informatics
"Data Mining: How Hard is it to Find the Gems?"
Abstract available (HTML)
Data Mining Power Point Presentation

April 17, 1998


Fritz Scheuren, Ernst and Young LLP
"Model-Based Estimation In Skewed Populations, Without Adequate Stratification"
Abstract available (HTML)

April 24, 1998


Robert V. Hogg, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Iowa
"On Independence, Nonparametrics, and Robustness"
Abstract available (HTML)

May 1, 1998


Gary C. McDonald, General Motors Research and Development Center
"Shaping Statistics for Success in the 21st Century: The Needs of Industry"
Abstract available (HTML)

May 6, 1998


A. Richard Bolstein, Center for Computational Statistics, George Mason University
"The GMU Football Poll"
Abstract available (HTML)
NOTE: This colloquium will be held at a nonstandard time and date and will be held in Assembly Room D.


Past schedules are also available.

Ed Wegman, ewegman@gmu.edu