Have You Seen Statistics�Lately? Wow!

Saturday, October 18, 2014: 3:45 PM-5:15 PM
LACC 402AB (Los Angeles Convention Center)
Chair:
Rudy Guerra, PhD, Professor, William Marsh Rice University

Description: Today, statistics is more relevant than it�s ever been. Data are everywhere, hugely abundant and the need for statisticians is enormous. This session highlights some areas of application not commonly associated with statistics��national security, geology and geophysics � as well as a widely recognized application, bioinformatics.



3:45 PM
Introductory Remarks
3:50 PM
- Modeling Data from Glaciers to Understand Temperature Profiles
Snehalata Huzurbazar, PhD , Deputy Director , Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI)
4:10 PM
Machine learning in the quest for the cure to HIV: What can the data tell us?
Christina Ramirez, PhD , Associate Professor , UCLA
4:30 PM
Statistical Issues in National Security: From Aging Systems to Counterterrorism
Aparna Huzurbazar, PhD , Research Scientist , Los Alamos National Laboratory
4:50 PM
Statistical Projects in Genomics: From Genes to Systems Biology
Rudy Guerra, PhD , Professor , William Marsh Rice University