Past Events
Event Date:
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Overview
Join us for the COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar exploring how leaders in translational statistics and machine learning collaborate with clinical teams. This session highlights practical strategies for connecting analytical methods with real-world clinical needs. Participants will gain... more
Event Date:
Thursday, March 26, 2026 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Event Type:
NISS Sponsored
Event Location:
Department of Statistics
Brooks Hall - Room 145
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602,
United States
Brooks Hall - Room 145
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602,
United States
Download Flyer: UGA Clemson 2026 Flyer_0.pdf (136.78 KB)
Speaker:
Prof. Sujit K. Ghosh
Department of Statistics
NC State University
Title: Are We There Yet? A Probabilistic Journey to Global Optima
Abstract: Global optimization over non-convex landscapes is notoriously difficult—akin... more
Event Date:
Thursday, March 26, 2026 - 4:00pm-6:00pm CT
Event Type:
NISS Sponsored
Overview:
The D³ (DFW Data Science and Statistics Day) poster competition provides an excellent platform for students and postdocs in data science, statistics/biostatistics, and business in the DFW area to present their research and connect with peers. This event welcomes both statisticians and... more
Event Date:
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Overview
Join us for the NISS/Merck Meet-Up: Transforming Statistics and Drug Development: The Role of Generative AI and Large Language Models on March 25, 2026. This event will bring together experts from academia, industry, and government to explore how cutting-edge AI technologies—particularly... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
Zoom Webinar
United States
United States
Speaker
Weijie Su, Associate Professor, Wharton Statistics and Data Science Department and, by courtesy, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania
Moderator
Whitney Huang, Associate Professor of Statistics at Clemson University
Register on Zoom... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Please note: this event has already taken place. You may find the news story along with the event recording here: Advancing Artificial Intelligence: Insights from the NISS Webinar on Large Language Models and World Foundation Models | National Institute of Statistical Sciences
Overview
Artificial... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Please note: this event has already taken place and the news story along with the recording will be shared here soon.
Overview
Join us for the COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar: Leadership in Analytic Design Theory, featuring Dr. Stephanie C. Hicks, Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University, and... more
Event Date:
Monday, February 16, 2026
Event Location:
United States
United States
2026 Federal Holiday Schedule
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/#url=2026
Date Holiday
Thursday, January 01 New Year’s Day
Monday, January 19 Martin Luther King,... more
Event Date:
Friday, January 30, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Please note: this event has already taken place, you may find the news story and recording here: Empowering Generative AI with Trusted Federal Data: Insights from a NISS–FCSM Webinar | National Institute of Statistical Sciences
Overview
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 8:00 am - 9:00 am ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Please note: this event has already taken place, you may find the news story and recording available here: https://www.niss.org/news/role-bayesian-statistics-age-ai-copss%E2%80%93...
Overview
The January 27, 2026, COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar, The Role of Bayesian Statistics in an Age of AI, will... more