The List Of Invited Paper Sessions 

Important Notes for the Program Committee Members: 

Each member is requested to organize one invited paper session, 90 minutes long, with three speakers. Each speaker is entitled to a 30 minutes slot (25 minutes presentation + 5 minutes Q&A). 

A participant may present only one lecture. All participants must register.

If a program committee member is already in the process of organizing two invited paper sessions as of December 12, 2007, that will be accommodated, but he/she should contact the local committee chair, Nitis Mukhopadhyay (nitis.mukhopadhyay@uconn.edu) immediately. 

Multiple sessions per organizer are not necessarily encouraged. That way, it may be possible to include more session organizers.  

Each program committee member is requested to inform the local committee chair, Nitis Mukhopadhyay (nitis.mukhopadhyay@uconn.edu) immediately regarding the status of his/her organized session.  

Organizer: Makoto Aoshima, Institute of Mathematics, University of Tsukuba, Japan (E-mail: aoshima@math.tsukuba.ac.jp)

Chair: Tumulesh Kumar S. Solanky, University of New Orleans, U.S.A. (E-mail: tsolanky@uno.edu)

        Topic: Adaptive Sample Size Determination

        Speakers: 

1. Makoto Aoshima, Institute of Mathematics, University of Tsukuba, Japan (E-mail: aoshima@math.tsukuba.ac.jp): Title: Intrinsic Dimensionality Estimation of High Dimension, Low Sample Size Data with Geometric Representation.

2. Kazuyoshi Yata*, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan (E-mail: yata@math.tsukuba.ac.jp): Title: Two--Stage Equivalence Tests that Control Both the Size and Power.
3. Nitis Mukhopadhyay, University of Connecticut-Storrs, U.S.A. (E-mail: nitis.mukhopadhyay@uconn.edu): Title: On Fixed-Width Confidence Intervals.

Organizer: Sudipto Banerjee, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, USA (E-mail: sudiptob@biostat.umn.edu)

Chair: TBA by Local Committee

Topic:  Hierarchical Modeling for Spatial and Spatio-Temporal  Data Speakers

Speakers: 

1. Marco Ferreira, Department of Statistics, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA (E-mail: ferreiram@missouri.edu): Title: Gaussian Multiscale Spatio-Temporal Models.

2. Hedibert Lopes, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago USA (E-mail: hlopes@chicagogsb.edu): Title: On Mixture of Kalman Filtering and Learning. 

3. Jason Duan, School of Management, Yale University-New Haven, USA (E-mail: jd522@som.yale.edu): Title: Modeling Space-Time Data Using Stochastic Differential Equations.

Organizer & Chair: Jaya Bishwal, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, U.S.A. (E-mail: J.Bishwal@uncc.edu)

Topic: Financial Statistics

Speakers: 

1. Anna Chernobai, Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University, New York, U.S.A. (E-mail: annac@syr.edu): Title: The Determinants of Operational Losses. Co-Authors: Philippe Jorion and Fan Yu.

2. Jaya Bishwal, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, U.S.A. (E-mail: j.bishwal@uncc.edu): Title: Fractional Levy-Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Stochastic Volatility Models. 

3. Snigdhansu Chatterjee, School of Statistics, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, U.S.A. (E-mail: chatterjee@stat.umn.edu). Title: A Resampling Based Study of Value at Risk.

Organizer & Chair: Ming-Hui Chen, Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut-Storrs, USA (E-mail: mhchen@stat.uconn.edu)

Topic: Bayesian Modeling and Inference

Speakers:

1. Sudip Bose, Department of Statistics, George Washington University, USA (E-mail: sudip@gwu.edu): Title: An Optimal Credible Set for a Class of Priors.

2. Keying Ye, Department of Management Science and Statistics, University of Texas-San Antonio, USA (E-mail: keying.ye@utsa.edu): Title: A Bayesian Modeling in Dual Response Surface Methodology.

3. Ming-Hui Chen, Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut-Storrs, USA (E-mail: mhchen@stat.uconn.edu): Title: Bayes Factor Versus Other Model Selection Criteria for the Selection of Constrained Models. Co-Author: Sungduk Kim.

Organizer & Chair:  Bertrand Clarke, University of British Columbia, Canada (E-mail: riffraff@stat.ubc.ca, bertrand@stat.ubc.ca)

Topic:  Stability Concepts in Statistics

Speakers: 

1. Chi Wai Yu*, University of British Columbia, Canada (E-mail: c.yu@stat.ubc.ca). Title: Median Loss Analysis and Median Cross Validation. Co-Author: Bertrand Clarke.

2. Matias Salibian-Barrera, University of British Columbia, Canada (E-mail: matias@stat.ubc.ca). Title: Uniform Asymptotics for Robust Estimators.

3. Xiaodong Lin, University of Cincinnati, U.S.A. (E-mail: linxd@math.uc.edu). Title: Information Conversion and Bayesian Effective Sample Size.

Organizer & Chair: Erin Conlon, Statistics, UMass-Amherst, U.S.A. (E-mail: econlon@mathstat.umass.edu)

Topic:  Statistical Methods for Biological Data

Speakers: 

1. Rongheng Lin, Biostatistics, UMass-Amherst, U.S.A.: Title: Gene Set Enrichment Analysis for Non-Monotone Association and Multiple Experimental Categories. Co-Authors: Shuangshuang Dai , Richard D. Irwin, Alexandra N. Heinloth, Gary A. Boorman and Leping Li.

2. Anna Liu, Statistics, UMass-Amherst, U.S.A.: Title: Generalized Spline Mixed-Effects Models with Applications in AIDS Clinical Trials.

3. Erin Conlon, Statistics, UMass-Amherst, U.S.A. (E-mail: econlon@mathstat.umass.edu): Title: Bayesian Meta-Analysis Models for Microarray Studies. Co-Authors: Joon Jin Song and Jun S. Liu.

Organizer: Susmita Datta, University of Louisville, U.S.A. (E-mail: susmita.datta@louisville.edu)

Chair: M. B. Rao, Center for Genome Information, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, U.S.A. (E-mail: Marepalli.rao@uc.edu) 

Topic:  Statistical Analysis of High Dimensional Genomic Data

Speakers:

1. Hongyu Zhao, Yale University, U.S.A.(E-mail: hongyu.zhao@yale.edu): Title: Hierarchical Models for Signal Transduction Pathway Analysis from Single Cell Measurements.  Co-Author: Ruiyan Luo.
2. Susmita Datta, University of Louisville, U.S.A. (E-mail: susmita.datta@louisville.edu): Title: Reconstruction of Genetic Association Network.

3. Venkatraman E. Seshan, Columbia University, U.S.A. (E-mail: ves2111@columbia.edu): Title: Some Issues in the Analysis of Array CGH Data. Co-Author: Adam Olshen. 

Organizer: Dipak K. Dey, University of Connecticut-Storrs, U.S.A. (E-mail: dipak.dey@uconn.edu)

Chair: Mark Carpenter, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Auburn University-Alabama, U.S.A. (E-mail: carpediem@auburn.edu)

Topic: Statistics in Biomedical Research

Speakers: 

1. Rajeshwari Sundaram, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, U.S.A. (E-mail: sundaramr2@mail.nih.gov): Title: Statistical Modeling of Human Conception. Co-Authors: Sung Duk Kim, Kirsten J. Lum, and Germaine Buck Louis. 

2. Anindya Roy, University of Maryland at Baltimore County, U.S.A. (E-mail: anindya@math.umbc.edu): Title: Sample Size Determination for Hierarchical Longitudinal Designs with Differential Attrition Rates. Co-Authors: Dulal K. Bhaumik, Subhash Aryal, and Robert D. Gibbons. 

3. Subhashis Ghosal, North Carolina State University, U.S.A. (E-mail: ghoshal@stat.ncsu.edu): Title: Convergence of Sequential Bayesian D-optimal Designs in Phase-I Clinical Trials. Co-Authors: Anindya Roy and William Rosenberger. 

Organizer: William T. Duggan, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A. (E-mail: william.t.duggan@pfizer.com)

Chair: Shailendra Menjoge, Biometrics and Data Management, Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (E-mail: shailendra.menjoge@boehringer-ingelheim.com)  

Topic: Applied Pharmaceutical Statistics

Speakers: 

1. Joe Cappelleri, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A. (E-mail: joseph.c.cappelleri@pfizer.com): Title: Statistical Considerations for Patient-Reported Outcomes.

2. Robb Muirhead, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A. (E-mail: robb.j.muirhead@pfizer.com): Title: On a Multivariate Bayesian Prediction Problem, With Applications.

3. William T. Duggan, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A. (E-mail: william.t.duggan@pfizer.com): Title: Effect of Torcetrapib on the Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis. Co-Authors: Steven E. Nissen, Jean-Claude Tardif, Stephen J. Nicholls, James H. Revkin, Charles L. Shear, P. H., Witold Ruzyllo, William B. Bachinsky, Gregory P. Lasala, and E. Murat Tuzcu. 

Organizer & Chair: Varghese George, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, U.S.A. (www.mcg.edu/research/biostat/; E-mail: VGEORGE@mail.mcg.edu)

Topic: Recent Advances in Statistical Genomics

Speakers:  

1. Nitai D. Mukhopadhyay, Virginia Commonwealth University, U.S.A. (E-mail: ndmukhopadhy@vcu.edu): Title: Semi Parametric Modeling and Inference of Gene Dependence Using Copulas. Co-Author: Sarat C. Dass.
2. Sanjay S. Shete, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, U.S.A. (E-mail: sshete@mdanderson.org): Title: Approaches to Identify Ancestry Informative Markers Using SNPs.
3. Hongyan Xu, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, U.S.A. (E-mail: hxu@mcg.edu): Title: A Systematic Assessment of Population Structure and Its Effects on Genome-Wide Association Studies. Co-Author: Varghese George.

Organizer: Kalyan Ghosh, U.S.A. (E-mail: kalyan.ghosh@vislation.com)

Chair: Kalyan Ghosh, U.S.A.  

Topic: Information-Pharmaceutical Statistics

Speakers:  

1. Nitin Patel, Cytel, U.S.A. (E-mail: nitin@cytel.com): Title: A Simulation Tool for Design of Adaptive Dose Finding Trials. Co-Authors: Jim Bolognese and Inna Perevoszkaya.
2. Joseph Heyse, Merck,  U.S.A. (E-mail: joseph_heyse@merck.com): Title: False Discovery Rates for Discrete Data.     
3. Kannan Natarajan, Novartis, U.S.A. (E-mail: kannan.natarajan@novartis.com): Title: Statistical Challenges in Late Stage Drug Development.

Organizer: Kaushik Ghosh, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, U.S.A. (E-mail: Kaushik.Ghosh@unlv.edu)

Chair: Kannan Natarajan, Novartis, U.S.A. (E-mail: kannan.natarajan@novartis.com)

Topic: Recent Advances in Bayesian Methods for Biomedical Research

Speakers: 

1. Sanjib Basu (E-mail: basu@niu.edu): Title: Bayesian Joint Modeling of Multivariate Longitudinal Data with Dropout. Co-Author: Pulak Ghosh. 

2. Pulak Ghosh (E-mail: pghosh@mathstat.gsu.edu): Title: Bayesian Analysis for Longitudinal Semicontinuous Data.

3. Kaushik Ghosh (E-mail: kaushik.ghosh@unlv.edu): Title: Joint Modeling of Longitudinal Data and Informative Dropout in the Presence of Multiple Changepoints with an Application to HIV-AIDS. Co-Authors: Pulak Ghosh  and Ram C. Tiwari. 

Organizer: Malay Ghosh, University of Florida, Gainesville, U.S.A. (http://www.stat.ufl.edu/personnel/usrpages/ghosh.shtml; E-mail: ghoshm@stat.ufl.edu)

Chair: Susmita Datta, University of Louisville, U.S.A. (E-mail: susmita.datta@louisville.edu)

Topic: Machine Learning

Speakers: 

1. Xihong Lin, School of Public Health, Harvard University, U.S.A. (E-mail: XLIN@hsph.harvard.edu): Title: Sparse Discriminant and Classification Methods for Genetic Pathways.  
2. Dawei Liu, Brown University, U.S.A. Title: Estimation and Testing for the Effect of a Genetic Pathway on a Disease Outcome Using Logistic Kernel Machine Regression via Logistic Mixed Models. Co-Authors: Debashis Ghosh and Xihong Lin. 
3. Shibasish Dasgupta*, University of Florida, U.S.A. Title: Support Vector Machines: A Useful Tool for Classification.

Organizer: Malay Ghosh, University of Florida, Gainesville, U.S.A. (http://www.stat.ufl.edu/personnel/usrpages/ghosh.shtml; E-mail: ghoshm@stat.ufl.edu)

Chair: Linda Young, University of Florida, Gainesville, U.S.A. (E-mail: ljyoung@ufl.edu)

Topic: Bayesian Applications in Wildlife Ecology

Speakers: 

1. Robert Dorazio, University of Florida, Gainesville, U.S.A. (E-mail: bdorazio@ufl.edu): Title: Hierarchical Models for the Estimation of Manatee Abundance from Aerial Surveys.
2. Chong He, University of Missouri, Columbia, U.S.A. (E-mail: hezh@missouri.edu): Title: Modeling Age and Nest-specific Survival Using a Hierarchical Bayesian Approach. Co-Author: Jing Cao.
3. Devin Johnson, National Marine Mammal Laboratory-Seattle, USA (E-mail: devin.johnson@noaa.gov): Title: Bayesian Inference for Marine Mammal Telemetry Data: A Continuous-Time Approach. Co-Authors: Joshua M. London, Mary-Anne Lea, John W. Durban, and Carey E. Kuhn.

Organizer: Subir Ghosh, University of California, Riverside, U.S.A. (E-mail: subir.ghosh@ucr.edu)

Chair: Sadanori Konishi, Kyushu University, Japan (E-mail: konishi@math.kyushu-u.ac.jp)

Topic: Design of Experiments and Model Selection

Speakers:

1. Subir Ghosh, University of California, Riverside, U.S.A. (E-mail: subir.ghosh@ucr.edu): Optimal Designs for Model Identification and Discrimination.

2. Viatcheslav Melas, St. Petersburg State University, Russia (E-mail: v.melas@pobox.spbu.ru): Title: Optimal Design for Nonlinear Regression Models.

3. David Causeur, IRMAR, UMR CNRS 6625 Applied Mathematics Department, Agrocampus Rennes, Renes cedex, France (E-mail: David.Causeur@agrocampus-rennes.fr): Title: Impact of Dependence on the Stability of Model Selection in Supervised Classification for High-Throughput Data. Co-Authors: M. Kloareg and C. Friguet*.

Organizer: Subir Ghosh, University of California, Riverside, U.S.A. (E-mail: subir.ghosh@ucr.edu)

Chair: Viatcheslav Melas, St. Petersburg State University, Russia (E-mail: v.melas@pobox.spbu.ru)

Topic: Statistical Modeling and Optimal Designs

Speakers:

1. Sadanori Konishi, Kyushu University, Japan (E-mail: konishi@math.kyushu-u.ac.jp): Title: Recent Development in Nonlinear Statistical Modeling and Model Selection.
2. Jesus Lopez Fidalgo, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain (E-mail: Jesus.LopezFidalgo@uclm.es): Title: Optimal Designs for Models with Potential Censoring. Co-Authors: María Jesús Rivas-López and Sandra Garcet-Rodríguez. 
3. Ming-Hung Kao*, Department of Statistics, University of Georgia, U.S.A. (Email: jasonkao@uga.edu): Title: Multi-Objective Optimal Experimental Designs for Event-Related fMRI Studies. Co-Authors: Abhyuday Mandal, Nicole Lazar, and John Stufken.

Organizer & Chair: Joseph Glaz, University of Connecticut-Storrs, U.S.A. (E-mail: joseph.glaz@uconn.edu)

Topic: Run and Scan-Type Statistics

Speakers:

1. Jie Chen, University of Massachusetts-Boston, U.S.A. (E-mail: jie.chen@umb.edu): Title: Variable Window Scan Statistics. Co-Author: Joseph Glaz.

2. Vladimir Pozdnyakov, University of Connecticut-Storrs, U.S.A. (E-mail: Vladimir.Pozdnyakov@uconn.edu): Title: Martingale Methods for Patterns and Scan Statistics. Co-Author: J. Michael Steele.

3. Joseph Glaz, University of Connecticut-Storrs, U.S.A. (E-mail: joseph.glaz@uconn.edu): Title: Variable Window Bayesian Scan Statistics.

Organizer & Chair: Edit Gombay, University of Alberta, Calgary, Canada (E-mail: egombay@ualberta.ca)

Topic: Time Series Analysis

Speakers:

1. Alex Aue, University of California-Davis, U.S.A. (E-mail: alexaue@wald.ucdavis.edu): Title: Discriminating Between Level Shifts and Unit Roots. Co-Authors: Lajos Horvath, Marie Huskova, and Shiqing Ling. 

2. Siegried Hormann, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, U.S.A.: Title: