Statistics in the Age of AI at GWU

May 9-11, 2024

This conference aims to bring together researchers in academics and industries to explore the impact of AI on statistical research and education and also to brainstorm how statistics can contribute to AI. The conference features two short courses on causal inference (by Dr. Peng Ding from University of California, Berkeley) and conformal prediction (by Dr. Jing Lei from Carnegie Mellon University), multiple talk sessions, two panels on research and education/practice, and one poster session.

Department of Statistics, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
George Washington University, Washington, DC
 

Registration:

  Conference Registration (May 10 and 11, 2024)
 
  Full Registration: $300 by Apr 16, 2024; $350 after Apr 16, 2024.
  Student Registration: $150.
 
  Short Course Registration (May 9, 2024, conference registration NOT required)
 
  Conformal Prediction: $60.
  Causal Inference: $60.
  Both Short Courses: $100.
 

Registrations for the conference and short courses are now open

Poster abstract submission (with limited travel awards) is open

POSTER SUBMISSION

We are now accepting poster abstracts submitted by students, postdocs and junior researchers. Selected posters will be presented in the poster session on May 10, 2024. Limited travel awards will be provided to selected poster presenters. The deadline for being considered for the travel awards is March 15, 2024.

Please submit your poster abstract here

PROGRAM

   Thursday, May 9, 2024
  • Morning Short Course 1: Conformal Prediction
  • Afternoon Short Course 2: Causal Inference
   Friday, May 10, 2024
  • Opening Remarks
  • Morning Technical Sessions
  • Afternoon Technical Sessions
  • Poster Session
   Saturday, May 11, 2024
  • Morning Technical Sessions
  • Afternoon Technical Sessions
  • Panel Discussions
  • Closing Remarks

Speakers and Panelists:

John Aston, University of Cambridge, UK
David Donoho, Stanford University
Jianqing Fan, Princeton University
Xuming He, Washington University at St Louis
Haiyan Huang, University of California, Berkeley
Tailen Hsing, University of Michigan
Mina Karzand, University of California, Davis
Iain Johnstone, Stanford University
Mei-Ling Ting Lee, University of Maryland, College Park
Lisa Levina, University of Michigan
Runze Li, Penn State University, University Park
Yehua Li, University of California, Riverside
Xihong Lin, Harvard University
Steve Marron, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Jonas Mueller, Cleanlab
Victor Panaretos, EPFL, Switzerland
Byeong Park, Seoul National University, South Korea
Annie Qu, University of California, Irvine
Richard Samworth, University of Cambridge, UK
Johannes Schmidt-Hieber, University of Twente, Netherlands
Xiaotong Shen, University of Minnesota
Huixia Judy Wang, George Washington University
Mei-Cheng Wang, Johns Hopkins University
Lan Wang, University of Miami
Lily Wang, George Mason University
Naisyin Wang, University of Michigan
Xiao Wang, Purdue University
Qiwei Yao, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Grace Yi, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Hongyu Zhao, Yale University
Tian Zheng, Columbia University
Hongtu Zhu, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Organizing Committee:

Xiaoke Zhang (Chair), George Washington University
Kehui Chen, University of Pittsburgh
Alexander Peterson, Brigham Young University
Joshua Landon, George Washington University

Event Type

Host

George Washington University, Department of Statistics

Location

United States