The 6th ICSA International Conference
21 - 23 July 2004, Singapore
Invited Sessions (Last update on 12 July 2004)

Programme Schedule (new)

Organizer Area of the session

Bai, Zhidong

National University of Singapore

stabaizd@leonis.nus.edu.sg

Session 5: Data Depth

Chakraborty, Biman

National University of Singapore

stabc@nus.edu.sg

Session 11: Some Topics in Multivariate Statistics

Chen, Jia-Hua

University of Waterloo

jhchen@icarus.math.waterloo.ca

Session 10: Finite Mixture Models

Chen, Kani

Hong Kong U of Science & Technology

makchen@ust.hk

Session 26: Survival analysis

Chen, Min

China Academy

mchen@amss.ac.cn

Session 22: Nonlinear Time eries Analysis

Chen, Mufa & Yang, Zhenhai

Beijing Normal University & Peking University

mfchen@bnu.edu.cn & zgeng@pku.edu.cn

Session 12: Topics in Probability

Chen, Mufa & Geng, Zhi

Beijing Normal University & Peking University

mfchen@bnu.edu.cn & zgeng@pku.edu.cn

Session 18: Topics in Statistics

Cheng, Ching Shui

Institute of Statistical Science, Academic Sinica

cheng@stat.sinica.edu.tw

Session 6: Recent Development in Factorial Design

Fan, Jianqing

CUHK & Princeton University

jfan@sta.cuhk.edu.hk

Session 37: Advances in Financial Econometrics

Fan, Jianqing

CUHK & Princeton University

jfan@sta.cuhk.edu.hk

Session 31: Nonparametric Techniques in Financial Econometrics

Fan, Jianqing

CUHK & Princeton University

jfan@sta.cuhk.edu.hk

Session 1: Advance in nonparametric methods and their applications on microarray data analysis


Fan, Shenghua Kelly

National University of Singapore
stafank@nus.edu.sg

Session 29: Topics in Biostatistics and Clinical Trials

He, Xuming

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

x-he@uiuc.edu

Session 40: Practical Issues in Regression Quantile Analysis

Hsing, Tailen

Texas A & M University

thsing@stat.tamu.edu

Session 21: Functional Data Analysis

Hu, Feifang

University of Virginia

fh6e@virginia.edu

Session 23: Response-Adaptive Designs in Clinical Trials

Hwang, Irving

UMDNJ & Irving Consulting Group

ihwang@irvingconsulting.com

Session 14: Special Topics in Clinical Trials 2

Kosorok, M R & Lee, Bee Leng

U of Wisconsin & NUS

staleebl@nus.edu.sg

Session 9: Recent Advances in Semiparametric Methods for Survival Analysis

Lan, Gordan

Aventis Pharmaceuticals

Gordon.Lan@aventis.com

Session 8: Special Topics in Clinical Trials 1

Lee, Mei-Ling Ting

Harvard University

mltlee@partners.org

Session 3: Lifetime Data Analysis

Lee, Thomas C M

Colorado State University

tlee@stat.colostate.edu

Session 38: Statistics in Science

Li, Gang

Organon Pharmaceuticals

G.Li@organonusa.com

Session 2: Clinical Trials

Li, Ker-Chau & Xia Yingcun

UCLA & NUS

staxyc@nus.edu.sg

Session 33: High dimensional Data Analysis

Li, Zhaohai

George Washington University

zli@gwu.edu

Session 19: Statistical methods for Genetic Analysis

Ling, Shiqing

Hong Kong U of Science & Tech

maling@ust.hk

Session 28: Financial Time Series 1

Ling, Shiqing

Hong Kong U of Science & Tech

maling@ust.hk

Session 34: Financial Time Series 2

Loh, Wei Liem

National University of Singapore

stalohwl@nus.edu.sg

Session 35: Topics on Statistics and Probability 1

Loh, Wei Liem

National University of Singapore

stalohwl@nus.edu.sg

Session 36: Topics on Statistics and Probability 2

Ng, Kai Wang

The University of Hong Kong

stalohwl@nus.edu.sg

Session 30: Topics in Statistics 2

Shao, Qi-man

NUS and University of Oregon

stasq@nus.edu.sg

Session 24: Limit Theory 1

Shao, Qi-man

NUS and University of Oregon

stasq@nus.edu.sg

Session 42: Limit Theory 2

Tse, Yiu Kuen

Singapore Management University

yktse@smu.edu.sg

Session 25: Econometrics

Wang, Jane-Ling

University of California at Davis

wang@wald.ucdavis.edu

Session 27: Emerging issues in functional data analysis

Wang, Weijing

National Chiao Tung University

wjwang@stat.nctu.edu.tw

Session 15: Topics in Survival Analysis

Wang, You-Gan

National University of Singapore

stawyg@nus.edu.sg

Session 13: Longitudinal Data Analysis

Wu, Changbao

University of Waterloo

cbwu@uwaterloo.ca

Session 39: Sampling/Empirical likelihood

Wu, Hulin & Zhang, Jin-Ting

University of Rochester & NUS

stazjt@nus.edu.sg

Session 20: HIV data analysis using mixed-effects models

Xia, Yingcun

National University of Singapore

staxyc@nus.edu.sg 

Session 16: Dimension Reduction and Model Identification

Yang, Lijian

Michigan State University

yang@stt.msu.edu

Session 41: Nonparametric Time Series Modelling

Yao, Qiwei

London School of Economics

q.yao@lse.ac.uk

Session 4: Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Modelling

Yatracos, Yannis

National University of Singapore

Yatracos@stat.nus.edu.sg

Session 32: Nonparametric Statistics

Zhao, Hongyu

Yale University

hongyu.zhao@yale.edu

Session 7: Statistical Methods in Bioinformatics

Zuo, Yijun

Michigan State University

zuo@stt.msu.edu

Session 17: Robust statistics and related methods

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Details on invited sessions

 

Session 1: Advance in Nonparametric Methods and Their Applications on Microarray Data Analysis
Organizer: Fan, Jianqing

Speaker

Title

Yoav Benjamini
Tel Aviv University

Controlling the False Discovery Rate in Statistical Genetics

Zhang, Heping

Yale University

Cancer diagnosis through genomic data using classification trees and forests


Session 2: Clinical trials

Organizer: Li, Gang

Speaker

Title

Wang, Ouhong

Eli Lilly & Co

Bias and Power Analysis of Multiple Imputation in Observational Studies with Baseline Imbalance

Shih, Weichung J

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey

Analyzing Excessive No Changes in Clinical Trials with Clustered Data

Li, Gang

Organon Pharmaceuticals

Two-Stage Design for Clinical Trials


Session 3: Lifetime Data Analysis

Organizer: Lee, Mei-Ling Ting

Speaker

Title

Xu, Ronghui

Harvard University

On Proportional Hazards Mixed Models for Clustered Right-Censored Data

Li, Yi

Harvard University

Survival Analysis with Heterogeneous Covariate Measurement Error

Chen, Ming-Hui

University of Connecticut

Theory and Inference for Cox Regression Models with Missing Covariates

 


Session 4: Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Modelling

Organizer: Yao, Qiwei

Speaker

Title

Xia, Yingcun

National University of Singapore

Measles Metapopulation Dynamics: A Gravity Model for Epidemiological Coupling and Dynamics

Ma, Renjun

University of New Brunswick

Spatial Generalized Linear Models: An Orthodox BLUP Approach

Loh, Wei Liem

National University of Singapore

Fixed-Domain Asymptotics for a Subclass of Matern-Type Gaussian Random Fields

 

Session 5: Data Depth

Organizer: Bai, Zhidong

Speaker

Title

Chaudhuri, Probal

Indian Statistical Institute

Discriminant Analysis Using Measures of Data Depth

Zuo, Yijun

Michigan State University

Multivariate Trimmed Means Based on Data Depth

Becker, Claudia

Martin-Luther-Universitt Halle-Wittenberg

Least Deep Data Points: MZE Based Outlier Identification


Session 6: Recent Development in Factorial Design
Organizer: Cheng, Ching-Shui

Speaker

Title

Cheng, Shao-Wei

Academia Sinica

Geometric Isomorphism and Minimum Aberration for Factorial Designs with Quantitative Factors

Tang, Boxin

Simon Fraser University

Enumeration of Orthogonal Arrays of Strength D with D+2 Constraints

Chen, Hegang

University of Maryland Medical School

Optimal Selection Criteria for Regular Fractional Factorial Designs


Session 7: Statistical Methods in Bioinformatics

Organizer: Zhao, Hongyu

Speaker

Title

Qian, Min-Ping

Peking University

The Gene Network Model and its Statistics Form the Gene Expression Data and Regulatory Sequences

Deng, Minghua

Peking University

An Integrated Approach for Protein Function Prediction

Li, Lei

University of Southern California

Statistical Analysis of SNP Alignment from Homologous Chromosomes

 


Session 8: Special Topics in Clinical Trials 1

Organizer: Lan, Gordan

Speaker

Title

Yu, Kai Fun

NICHD, NIH

Comparison of Some Estimation Procedures in a Group Sequential Clinical Trial

Yuan, Weiying

Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical R & D

Assessing Rare Adverse Event in Clinical Trials via Meta-Analysis

Shih, Weichung

UMDNJ

Clinical Trials for Bridging Strategy in Asia

 


Session 9: Recent Advances in Semiparametric Methods for Survival Analysis

Organizer: Kosorok, Michael R and Lee, Bee Leng

Speaker

Title

Jiang, Hongyu

Harvard School of Public Health

Semiparametric Methods for Semi-Competing Risks Problem with Censoring and Truncation

Lam, Eddy K F

University of Hong Kong

Semiparametric Regression Analysis of Current Status Data

Lee, Bee Leng

National University of Singapore

The Profile Sampler and Piggyback Bootstrap

 


Session 10: Finite Mixture Models

Organizer: Chen, Jiahua

Speaker

Title

Sun, Jiayang

Case Western Reserve University

Testing Homogeneity in Discrete Mixtures

Chen, Jiahua

University of Waterloo

Modified Likelihood Ratio Test for Finite Mixture Models

Shao, Yongzhao
New York University

Likelihood Ratio Analysis Under Non-Standard Conditions


Session 11: Some Topics in Multivariate Statistics

Organizer: Chakraborty, Biman

Speaker

Title

Paindaveine, Davy

Universite Libre de Bruxelles

Optimal Rank-Based Tests for Sphericity

Mizera, Ivan

University of Alberta

Parameter Depth: Examples, Properties, Applications

Chakraborty, Biman

National University of Singapore

On Some Combinatorial Optimization Problems in Robust Statistics


Session 12: Topics in Probability

Organizer: Chen, Mufa & Yang, Zhenhai

Speaker

Title

Ma, Zhi-Ming

Academy of Mathematics and Systems Sciences

Refleced Levy Processes and Levy-Khinchine Formula

Guo, Junyi

Nankai University

Risk Comparison and Ruin Probability of a Kind of Bivariate Risk Model

Zhang, Li-Xin

Zhejiang University

Limit Theorems of Adaptive Designs via Strong Approximations


Session 13: Longitudinal Data Analysis

Organizer: Wang, You-Gan

Speaker

Title

Jiang, Jiming

University of California at Davis

On An Iterative Weighted Least Squares Procedure for Analysis of Longitudinal Data

Wang, You-Gan

National University of Singapore

Robust Analysis for Longitudinal Data with Dependence Structure

Li, Yi

Harvard University

Testing the Correlation for Clustered Categorical and Censored
Discrete Data with Contaminated Covariates


Session 14: Special Topics in Clinical Trials 2

Organizer: Hwang, Irving

Speaker

Title

Quan, Hui

Merck Research Lab

Multiplicity Adjustment for Clinical Trials with Multiple Doses of an Active Treatment and Multiple Primary and Secondary Endpoints

Lan, Shirley

Pfizer Inc.

A Stopping Plan for a Bioequivalence Study

Hwang, Irving

UMDNJ & Irving Consulting Group

Issues in Switching Objectives in Clinical Trials


Session 15: Topics in Survival Analysis

Organizer: Wang, Weijing

Speaker

Title

Wang, Weijing

National Chiao-Tung University

Regression Analysis for Cause of Failures Under Competing Risks

Ding, Adam A

Northeastern University

Analysis of Bivariate Current Status Data

Chang, Shu-Hui

National Taiwan University

Nonparametric Estimation of Sojourn Time Distributions for Truncated Serial Event Data --- A Weight - Adjusted Approach


Session 16: Dimension Reduction and Model Identification

Organizer: Xia, Yingcun

Speaker

Title

Spokoiny Vladimir

Weierstrass Institute

Component Identification and Estimation in Nonlinear High-Dimensional Regression Models by Structural Adaptation

Yin, Xiangrong

University of Georgia

Sufficient Dimension Reduction via Hellinger Integral

Lue, Heng Hui

Tunghai University

Principal Hessian Directions for Regression with Measurement Error

 


Session 17: Robust Statistics and Related Methods

Organizer: Zuo, Yijun

Speaker

Title

Cui, Hengjian

Beijing Normal University

T-type and Huber-Dutter Regression Estimation for Partial Linear Model

Lin, Lu

Shandong University

Robust Estimating Equation Based on Statistical Depth

Zhu, Zhongyi

East China Normal University

Variance Component Testing in Semiparametric Mixed Models

 


Session 18: Topics in Statistics

Organizer: Chen, Mufa & Geng, Zhi

Speaker

Title

Yang, Zhenhai

Beijing University of Technology

On The Student t-Distribution and the t-statistics

Zheng, Ming

Fudan University

Empirical Likelihood in Partial Linear Error-in-Covariable Model with Censored Data

Zou Guo-Hua

Academy of Mathematics and Systems Sciences

On the Sensitivity of Estimators and Tests in Linear Regression to Covariance Misspecification

 
Session 19: Statistical Methods for Genetic Analysis
Organizer: Li, Zhaohai

Speaker

Title

Li, Zhaohai

George Washington University

Assessing the Potential Impact of Population Stratification and Inbreeding on Commonly Used Statistical Methods for Association Studies

Chen, Zehua

National University of Singapore

On Some Statistical Aspects of the Interval Mapping for QTL Detection

Lo, Shaw-Hwa

Columbia University

A New Approach Toward Complex Traits

 


Session 20: HIV Data Analysis Using Mixed-Effects Models

Organizer: Wu, Hulin & Zhang, Jin-Ting

Speaker

Title

Wu, Lang

University of British Columbia

Simultaneous Inference for Longitudinal Data with Detection Limits and Covariates Measured with Errors

Wu, Hulin

University of Rochester

Bayes and Empirical Bayes Methods for Mixed Dynamic Models with Applications to HIV Dynamics

Zhang, Jin-Ting

National University of Singapore