The 20th IMS New Researchers Conference
- Start Date: 07/26/2018
- End Date: 07/28/2018
Xiao-Li Meng (Harvard University)
Marc Suchard (UCLA)
Hongyu Zhao (Yale University)
Jennifer Hill (NYU)
Simon Fraser University
The purpose of the conference is to promote interaction and networking among new researchers in these fields. The participants will present their research via a short expository talk and a poster and mingle throughout the day. There will be plenary talks by senior researchers,
as well as four panels on teaching, mentoring, publishing, and funding. The meeting covers a wide range of topics in theoretical and applied statistics, as well as probability.
Organizing Committee:
Chair:
Liangliang Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Simon Fraser University, lwa68@sfu.ca
Committee member:
Yunlong Nie, PhD Candidate, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Simon Fraser University, nyunlong@sfu.ca
International advisors:
Elizabeth Ogburn, Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, eogburn@jhu.edu
Alexander Volfovsky, Assistant Professor, Statistical Science, Duke University, alexander.volfovsky@duke.edu
More information to follow.