Dear All -
Happy end of the semester. See below the opportunities from NISS.
Thanks,
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Jiayang Sun, Ph.D.
Professor, Chair and Bernard Dunn Eminent Scholar
Department of Statistics, George Mason University
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Fairfax, VA 22030
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NISS Affiliates Update - December 2020
Welcome!
This monthly Affiliates Update highlights upcoming NISS sponsored events.
PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS AFFILIATES UPDATE TO YOUR COLLEAGUES!
NISS sponsored events encourage cross-sector and cross-disciplinary networking. Let us know if you are planning an event and would like NISS to co-sponsor it. NISS affiliates can use their award funds to support these events or receive discounted registration. For more information about the NISS Affiliate program, see: https://www.niss.org/affiliate-program-information.
James Rosenberger, Director NISS
Download the print ready .pdf version of this NISS Affiliates Update<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=d5a9ef44ff&e=8eef76b406>
NISS Provides Affiliates Access to Important Events!
Check it out! Get involved!
UPCOMING EVENTS
DECEMBER
NISS Ingram Olkin Forum: COVID and the Schools: Modeling Openings, Closings, and Learning Loss<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=eff59c1f85&e=8eef76b406>
Event Date: December 16, 2020 12 – 2 pm ET
Event Type: Online Webinar
In this Ingram Olkin “Statistics Serving Society” Forum, experts from around the country will share statistical and data-analytic challenges they have faced, as they have reported on and researched issues around the impact of COVID-19 in U.S. schools. ... (read more<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=5995d0b4df&e=8eef76b406>)
COPSS-NISS COVID-19 Data Science Webinar Series<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=8aa56b8ff5&e=8eef76b406>
Event Date: Thursday, December 17, 2020 12-1pm ET (9-10am PT)
Event Type: Online Webinar
An Ecosystem for Tracking and Forecasting the Pandemic - We all know that data is the foundation on which statistical modeling rests. To provide a better foundation for COVID-19 tracking and forecasting, the Delphi group launched an effort called COVIDcast, which has many parts: ... (read more<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=bab249c490&e=8eef76b406>)
NISS Affiliate Graduate Student Networking Event: December Social<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=ab81b1eb57&e=8eef76b406>
Event Date: December 18, 2020 at 3:00 PM ET
Event Type: Online Social
Come join us for the NISS Graduate Student Network December Social! This event is for graduate students at NISS Affiliate departments or institutions... (read more<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=c8db63a3a4&e=8eef76b406>)
NISS Statistically Accurate Interactive Displays ... in Graphics!<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=9cbe76a659&e=8eef76b406>
Event Date: Registration due by December 21, 2020 - Midnight!
Event Type: Competition for Graduate Students
Do you love to make insightful discoveries in education data and cutting-edge visualizations to display them? NISS has a COMPETITION FOR YOU! Great examples of data visualization and interactive graphics are popping up everywhere! ... (read more<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=c81d1ca394&e=8eef76b406>)
JANUARY
COPSS-NISS COVID-19 Data Science Webinar Series<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=67916c8452&e=8eef76b406>
Event Date: Thursday, January 7th, 2021 12-1pm ET (9-10am PT)
Event Type: Online Webinar
Using Epidemiologic Models to Reveal the Nature of Disease Transmission and Inform Decision-making - Epidemiologic models have played a key role during the COVID-19 pandemic, both in understanding how SARS-CoV-2 moves between people and through populations, predict the spread of the pandemic and to estimate the effects of different disease control measures... (read more<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=02a33b9f9d&e=8eef76b406>)
NISS-Merck Meet-up on SARS-COV2 Vaccine Development<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=e715941175&e=8eef76b406>
Event Date: January 13, 2021 11 -12:45 pm ET
Event Type: Online Webinar
With the COVID pandemic having such a profound effect, everyone is hoping for a vaccine soon. At our last meet-up we examined how vaccines are developed with ... (read more<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=c7ad859ec6&e=8eef76b406>)
COPSS-NISS COVID-19 Data Science Webinar Series<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=28bdf2bca5&e=8eef76b406>
Event Date: Thursday, January 21, 2021 12-1pm ET (9-10am PT)
Event Type: Online Webinar
Transmission Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2: Inference and Projection - Dynamic models of infectious disease systems are often used to study the epidemiological characteristics of disease outbreaks, the ecological mechanisms and environmental conditions affecting transmission, and the suitability of various mitigation and intervention strategies ... (read more<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=833f0a93b7&e=8eef76b406>)
MARCH
Webinar Series: Mathematical Foundations of Data Science<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=c86f37bb63&e=8eef76b406>
Event Date: March 26th, 2021 11am ET
Event Type: Online Webinar
Harnessing structure and algorithmic properties for scalable learning methods over networks Speaker Na Li, Harvard University ... (read more<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=b2157ac845&e=8eef76b406>)
APRIL
13th Annual Conference on Statistical Issues in Clinical Trials: Cluster Randomized Clinical Trials (CRTs): Challenges and Opportunities<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=1803be330d&e=8eef76b406>
Event Date: Monday, April 12, 2021 - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm ET
Event Location: Philadelphia, PA
Conference Theme Cluster Randomized Clinical Trials: Challenges and Opportunities Save the Date! Registration opens January, 2021! (read more<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=48441c7f8b&e=8eef76b406>)
MAY
First CANSSI-NISS Health Data Science Workshop<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=b2fe906fb5&e=8eef76b406>
Event Date: May 6-8, 2021
Event Type: Online Conference
Nowadays, statisticians and health data scientists actively work together on the frontier of biological, medical, and public health research. The transdisciplinary collaboration not only develops the modern foundations of Health Data Science but also accelerates the pace of scientific discovery and... (read more<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=4e330a2c8a&e=8eef76b406>)
OCTOBER
AISC 2021<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=de3696bf62&e=8eef76b406>
Event Date: October 8 - 10, 2021
Event Location: Greensboro, North Carolina, 27412
International Conference on Advances in Interdisciplinary Statistics and Combinatorics The main objective of the conference is to promote interdisciplinary research involving statistical techniques. These techniques are becoming increasingly important in all fields of scientific discovery. A unique... (read more<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=5497939b20&e=8eef76b406>)
Also... add to your calendars...
Essential Data Science for Business: Five New Tutorial Topics on Tap!<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=f49534f328&e=8eef76b406>
Event Dates: January 27 - February 10 - February 24 - March 10 - March 24 ---All sessions 1-4 pm ET Event Type: Online Tutorials
See the NISS Events page for up to date information on all of these events and more!<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=2731ba640c&e=8eef76b406>
NEWS: Fall 2020 Virtual Academic Career Fairs - Focus on Finding a Position During the Pandemic
Two Career Fairs - Tons of Advice and Insight!
Distinguished panelists were asked to share not just their advice for how to approach applying for an academic position, but how this process has changed under current pandemic circumstances and their insights for those on the job market as a result. The good news is that all of the departments represented currently have open positions that they are trying to fill!
Furthermore, along with their faculty, each of these departments have worked to articulate new guidelines for how to handle the hiring process in a virtual setting. As noted during these sessions, COVID-19 has had more effects on candidates than the evaluators. For this reason alone, you will want to review these sessions!
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November 11, 2020
Moderator: Lingzhou Xue (Penn State). Speakers: Kate Calder (University of Texas at Austin), Abel Rodriguez (University of Washington), and Jiayang Sun (George Mason University)
Exclusive Link to Recording & Slides for NISS Affiliates!<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=5b7e12f2e7&e=8eef76b406>
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December 9, 2020
Moderator: Jessica Li (UCLA). Speakers: Irina Gaynanova and Brani Vidakovic (Texas A&M University), Robert Krafty (Emory University), Martin Wells (Cornell University)
Exclusive Link to Recording & Slides for NISS Affiliates!<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=135a9a5bb4&e=8eef76b406>
Featured Event Series: Essential Data Science for Business Tutorials Scheduled into the New Year
[https://mcusercontent.com/3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe/images/fbe181f6-f5e9-43d8-af8a-11734084ffdc.png]NISS concluded its fall round of five tutorials in a brand new series that focuses on some of the most interesting topics in data science that are in use in business today!
Registrations options: $35 for single Data Science Essentials tutorial sessions, $250 for all 10 Essential Data Science for Business tutorial sessions. Can’t attend the live session? Post Session Access to tutorial materials and recording can be obtained for $35 after the event is over (click on Post-Session Access link). NISS Affiliates please send an email to [log in to unmask]
Overview: “Victor Lo Sets the Stage for a New Series of Tutorials: Essentials of Data Science for Business<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=c119ca3ecb&e=8eef76b406>” - (July 29, 2020)
1. “Jim Harner Leads First Session Loaded with Methods and Examples Describing Data Science Workflows<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=d181c67323&e=8eef76b406>” - (October 7, 2020) [Post-Session Access<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=3b023aa8bd&e=8eef76b406>]
2. “Second Data Science Tutorial Focuses on Data Visualization Led by Lee Wilkinson<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=a1f87a1393&e=8eef76b406>” - (October 21, 2020) [Post-Session Access<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=5382b4b41a&e=8eef76b406>]
3. “Predictive Analytic Tools Featured as Part of Third Data Science Tutorial<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=a443859aec&e=8eef76b406>” - (November 4, 2020) [Post-Session Access<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=c2887b8181&e=8eef76b406>]
4. “Causal Inference and Uplift Modeling Take Center Stage in Data Science Tutorial<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=63d9c3d965&e=8eef76b406>” - (November 18, 2020) [Post-Session Access<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=e056474851&e=8eef76b406>]
5. “Deep Learning & Neural Networks Highlight 5th Data Science Essentials Tutorial<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=eccce300a4&e=8eef76b406>” - (December 2, 2020) [Post-Session Access<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=5b80c9f26b&e=8eef76b406>]
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Tutorial instructors confirmed for tutorials in the new year; Julia Silge (RStudio), Rochelle Tractenberg (Georgetown University) and Sam Woolford (Bentley University).
Data Science tutorials continue into the new year!
Mark Your Calendars!<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=cf13da11ab&e=8eef76b406>
6. January 27, 2021 /Instructor TBA: “Prescriptive Analytics and Optimization”
7. February 10, 2021 / Julia Silge (RStudio): “Unstructured Data Analysis”
8. February 24, 2021 / Rochelle Tractenberg (Georgetown University): “Ethical Practice for Statistics and Data Science in the Social Sciences”
9. March 10, 2021 /Instructor TBA: “Domain Knowledge and Case Studies”
10. March 24, 2021 / Sam Woolford (Bentley University): “Analytical Consulting, Communication and Soft Skills”
Full Session Details on the NISS Website<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=0a9283233e&e=8eef76b406>
Upcoming Event: NISS-Merck Meet-up on SARS-COV2 Vaccine Development Potential in Vaccine Development
With the COVID pandemic having such a profound effect, everyone is hoping for a vaccine soon. At our last meet-up we examined how vaccines are developed with some emphasis on the current pandemic (see News story “NISS/Merck Meetup Reviews the Challenges and Potential in Vaccine Development<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=a7cba55a38&e=8eef76b406>”).
In this meet-up we will dig a little deeper into study design for vaccines to SARS-COV-2 considering general efficacy trial design and some thoughts for measuring response. We will also examine some of the largest current studies to look at how some of these considerations play out in practice.
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Moderator: Dan Holder (Merck), Speakers: Natalie Dean (University of Florida), Jonathan Hartzel (Merck) and Kert Viele (Berry Consultants)
Register for this Event Today!<https://niss.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3140364b3158a2b6dfdaa8cbe&id=457ce3d805&e=8eef76b406>
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