Room A Bayesian and Fiducial Inference with Applications Organizer: Kalimuthu Krishnamoorthy, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
A Socio-Demographic Latent Space Approach to Spatial Data for Small Area Estimation When Geography is Important but not All-Important
Scott Holan, University of Missouri
A Joint Confidence Set for a Ranking Based on Ordered Means
Thomas Mathew, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Generalized Fiducial Inference for Hybrid Discrete-Continuous Count Data
Kendall Thomas, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Inference on Normal Coefficients of Variation and Survival Probabilities: One- and Two-Sample Cases
Samuel Simon, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Room B Object Data Analysis in the AI Era Organizer: Vic Patrangenaru, Florida State University
Extrinsic Data Analysis
Vic Patrangenaru, Florida State University
Advances in BHV4 Analyses and AI Possibilities for Genomic Tree Building
Garett Ordway, Pensacola Christian College
Extrinsic MANOVA for Oriented Projective Shape Analysis of 3D Faces
Musab Alamoudi, Florida State University
Object Data Analysis for Protein Structures
Ruiyang Sun, Florida State University
Room C Statistical and Machine Learning Methods for Nonstandard Data Structures Organizer: Mo Li, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Data-Efficient Generative Modeling for LPBF Process Design
Xiyuan Liu, Louisiana Tech
CAFT: A Compositional Log-Linear Model for Microbiome Data with Zero Cells
Mo Li, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Addressing Imbalance Data: Statistics Meets Computer Vision
Hossein Moradi Rekabdarkolaee, Bowling Green State University
Impact of Measurement Error on Machine Learning Performance and Interpretability
Tamer Oraby, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
A composite likelihood-based approach for multiple changepoint detection in snow cover count time series
QiQi Lu, Virginia Commonwealth University
2:40 - 3:00 Welcoming remarks
3:00 - 3:50 Plenary Talk 1 Frontiers of Statistics in Science and Engineering: 2035 and Beyond National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine Consensus Study
Katherine Bennett Ensor, Rice University
3:50 - 4:05 Break
4:05 - 5:25 Contributed Sessions 1 - 3
Room A Contributed Session 1 Moderator: TBA
Revisiting Equity–Bond Diversification under Tail Risk and Structural Market Change: Evidence from Global ETFs and Option-Implied Dynamics
Farzana Afroz, Texas Tech University
A Study on the Influence of International Trade, Monetary Policy and Regime Shift, towards the Economic Growth in Sri Lanka
Ruwani Denagama Vitharanage, Texas Tech University
Disentangling Geography from Human Capital: Missionary Presence, Rail Access, and Economic Development in Colonial Africa
Anhad Kalucha, University of California San Diego
Privacy Aware Collaborative Estimation and Inference for GLMs
Bhaskar Ray, North Carolina State University
Room B Contributed Session 2 Moderator: TBA
Statistical meta-analysis to investigate the association of SNP (rs4680) in COMT gene with multiple cancers
Umma Hafsah Himu, Georgia State University
Contact Weighted Training and Multi Context Encoding for All Atom Inverse Protein Folding
Mithun Ranjan Kar, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Modeling Kidney Health Biomarkers Using Blood Heavy Metal Levels From Complex Survey Data
Sarah Czuba, High Point University
Room C Contributed Session 3 Moderator: TBA
Application of Market Basket Analysis to Identify Co-Occurring Substance Use Among Patients Admitted to Publicly Funded Substance Use Treatment Programs
Chesmi Kumbalatara, Southern Illinois University
Bayesian Spatial Causal Modeling of Asthma Prevalence in the United States
Rajitha Edirisingha Mudiyanselage, Texas Tech University
Statistical Analysis of Factors Associated with Early Initiation of Breastfeeding in Bangladesh: Evidence from BDHS 2022
Nihar Ranjan Sikder, University Of North Florida
It’s Not Your Parents’ Income, It’s Your Neighbors’ Diplomas - A Cluster Analysis of Neighborhood Groups in Forsyth County, NC
Quoc Bui, Winston-Salem State University
5:25 - 5:40 Break
5:40 - 6:30 Plenary Talk 2 Real-world Impacts from Statistical Research in Industry, Government, and Academe
Karen Kafadar, University of Virginia
6:30 - 7:00 Relax and Visit
7:00 - 8:30 Mixer and Poster Session
Saturday
7:45 - 8:30 Breakfast
8:30 - 9:20 Plenary Talk 3 Divide, Shrink, and Conquer: Estimation Strategies for Large-Scale Data
S. Ejaz Ahmed, Brock University, Ontario, Canada
Break
9:35 - 11:15 Invited Sessions 4 - 6
Room A Advances in Sampling Theory and Practice Organizer: Sat Gupta, University of North Carolina Greensboro
Newer Innovations in Randomized Response Technique (RRT) Research
Sat Gupta, University of North Carolina Greensboro
Impact of Partial Randomized Response Technique on Stratified Calibration Estimators with Different Types of Distance Measures in the Presence of Measurement Error
Trisandhya Pidugu, Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Engineering, New Delhi
Trust Enhancement in Binary Randomized Response Technique (RRT) Models
Mala Gupta and Nikita Jayaraj, University of Texas Austin
Optional Mixture Binary RRT Models Accounting for Trust Deficit and Measurement Errors
Pujita Sapra, High Point State University
Estimating Age Misrepresentation Among Collegiate Student Athletes in India: A Field Work Study Using a Mixture Binary RRT Model
Geeta Kalucha, University of Delhi
Room B Statistical methods and applications for time-to-event, longitudinal, and complex data Organizer: Mithun Kumar Acharjee, University of Southern Mississippi
Bayesian Tele-connected Spatial Clustering of Multivariate Spatial Data with Applications to Disease-Mapping
Srijato Bhattacharyya, Texas A&M University
Non-Homogeneous Continuous-time Markov Chain: Estimations and Challenges
Joonha Chang, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans
SCG: Spatially Co-Expressed Gene Identification through Spatially Varying Networks
Ihsan Buker, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Joint Smooth Direct Search for Learning Dynamic Treatment Regimes from Longitudinal Health Data
Nilson Chapagain, Texas A&M University
Bayesian Semiparametric Joint Multivariable Frailty Model for Multitype Recurrent Events and a Terminal Event
Mithun Kumar Acharjee, The University Of Southern Mississippi
Room C Innovations in Survival Analysis for Complex Biomedical Data Organizer: Samiran Sinha, Texas A&M University
High-dimensional Proportional Hazards Model with the Horseshoe+ Prior
Zhuanzhuan Ma, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
High-Dimensional Survival Analysis: Which Methods Work for Feature Selection and Prediction?
Samiran Sinha, Texas A&M University
Semi-Supervised Learning for Measurement Error Correction in Survival Outcomes via Gaussian Process Survival Models
Yu-Chien Bo Ning, Texas A&M University
Quantifying Mediated Treatment Effects to Support Accelerated Approval Decision-Making in Oncology
Yiqing Chen, Texas A&M University
11:15 - 12:30 Lunch
12:30 - 1:20 Plenary Talk 4 From Insight to Impact: Agentic AI and the Decision Architecture of Trustworthy Action
Ari Zitin, SAS Institute
1:20 - 1:35 Break
1:35 - 2:55 Contributed sessions 4 - 6
Room A Contributed Session 4 Moderator: TBA
Testing multivariate normality of a large number of populations
Nurudeen Ajadi, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Fourier Ratio Bounds and Sensitivity to Sensor Placement
Christopher Housholder, Missouri State University
Distribution and Quantile Estimation in High-Dimensional Sparse Linear Models
Shuxia Sun, Wright State University
Comparative Evaluation of Deep Learning Architectures for Diabetes Risk Classification in Smart Healthcare Systems
Farooq Ahmad, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus
Room B Contributed Session 5 Moderator: TBA
Credible Rank Distributions for Bayesian Unit-Level Small Area Estimation
Arghadeep Basu, University of Georgia
A Hybrid MCMC-Optimization Framework for Efficient Sampling of Multimodal Bayesian Posterior Distributions
Lakshana Wickramasinghe, Lamar University
The troubling rise of neutrosophic statistics
William Woodall, Virginia Tech
Mixture-based Nonparametric Estimation of Spatial Covariance Functions with Applications to HIV Key Population Size Estimation across Sub-Saharan Africa
Manushi Siriwardana, Penn State University
Room C Contributed Session 6 Moderator: TBA
From Planning Steps to Candidate Polymers: Completion-Based Process Rewards for Property-Constrained TSMP Generation
Borun Das, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Resource-Adaptive Machine Learning for Micronutrient Screening: Temporal Evaluation Across Repeated NHANES Cycles
Edidiong Akpan, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
IoT-Enabled Lean Six Sigma for Cleaner Production in Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing: A Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Process Improvement
Ramisa Nawar Promee, First Solar, Inc.
Empirical Likelihood Inference for Skewed Lifetime Models: A Jackknife Approach for the QTEG Distribution
Taiwo Ayeni, Georgia State University
2:55 - 3:10 Break
3:10 - 4:00 Plenary Talk 5 Data Subsampling Strategies
John Stufken, George Mason University
4:00 - 4:15 Break
4:15 - 5:35 Invited Sessions 7 - 9
Room A Undergraduate student research Organizer: Steven Miller, Williams University
The Rainbow Number for x + y = z^2 in Z_p^2
Lucas Danburg and Ian Lundy, Fairfield University
The Sperner Scoring Game: From Parities to Probabilities
Simon Harnik, Bronx High School of Science
Binomial Edge Ideals and the Lefschetz properties for certain graph families
Gasper Ndokaj, Vassar College
Room B Recent Advances in Gini-Based Dependence Measures and Modern Classification Methods Organizer: Yongli Sang, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Grouped feature screening for ultrahigh-dimensional classification via Gini distance correlation
Yongli Sang, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
The double descent behavior in two layer neural network for binary classification
Hailin Sang, University of Mississippi
Functional canonical correlation for discriminant analysis
Xin Dang, University of Mississippi
Room C Health Systems and Morbidity Organizer: Md. Shahjahan, Daffodil International University, Dhaka
Patients Satisfaction and Quality of Services at Community Clinics: An in-depth Study in Haor Region
Md. Shahjahan, Daffodil International University, Dhaka
Artificial Intelligence and Disability: A Path toward Inclusive Innovation
Mohd. Arifuzzaman, North Western University
Integration and Implementation Challenges of Shared Health Records in Bangladesh
Mohammad Rashid, Directorate General of Health Services, DGHS
Quality of Emergency Care in Selected Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study
Mohammad Islam, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
5:35 - 6:30 Relax and Visit
5:00 - 5:30 JSTP Editorial Board Meeting
6:30 Banquet
Sunday Morning
7:45 - 8:30 Breakfast
8:30 - 9:20 Plenary Talk 6 The Future of Drug Development: AI as a Strategic Enabler
Hiya Banerjee, Eli Lilly and Company
9:20 - 9:35 Break
9:35 - 10:55 Contributed sessions 7 - 9
Room A Contributed Session 7 Moderator: TBA
Quantifying the Pressure Experienced by Batters and Bowlers in T20 Cricket
Ananda Manage, Sam Houston State University
Recurrent Myocardial Infarction-Heart Failure Trajectories and Terminal Mortality
Mohammad Tariquel Islam, University of South Alabama
Two Lenses on the Same Problem Space: Contrasting Predictive and Explanatory Statistical Approaches to E-Commerce Customer Behavior
Asadullah Ahmad, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Automating Specific Leaf Area, SLA, Measurements Through Image Processing
Harold Forbis, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Room B Contributed Session 8 Moderator: TBA
Toward Statistically Rigorous Benchmarking of Stochastic and Hyperdimensional Computing Methods for Resource-Constrained Edge Vision
Mohammad Abdul Hannan, Independent Researcher
Semiparametric Validation of Earthquake Path Attenuation Using Perception-Based and Instrumental Data
Junhui Yang, Loyola Marymount University
Quantification of joint and conditional climatic stress dependence on surface soil profile: Bayesian-copula approach on predictive drought index
Kushani De Silva, Lamar University
Room C Contributed Session 9 Moderator: TBA
Characterizing Seasonal Differences in Sperm Whale Activity in the Gulf Using a Generalized Linear Modeling Framework
Phillip Whitman, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Probability Reformulations and Projection-Based Approximation for Basket Option Pricing under Log-Normal Models
Arthur Steve Tchoneteck, Rice University
Multivariate Functional Inference and Gaussian Mixture Modeling of Joint Temperature-Precipitation Patterns in the U.S. South Central Region
Gihani Vidumini Wickramasinghe Wickramasinghe Disanayakage, Texas Tech University
10:55 - 11:10 Break
11:10 - 12:10 Contributed Sessions 10 - 12
Room A Contributed Session 10 Moderator: TBA
A Comparative Study of Vector Autoregressive, VAR, Bayesian Vector Autoregressive, BVAR, and Mixed-Frequency Bayesian Vector Autoregressive, MBVAR Models for Macroeconomic Forecasting
Shree Rajkumar Saha, The Graduate Center City University of New York
Estimating Two Missing Observations in Two-Way Fixed-Effects Linear Model Data
Mohammad Patwary, Butler University
The Weibull-Inverse Rayleigh Distribution: Properties and Estimation using Progressive Type-II Censoring
Muhammad Bhutta, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore
Room B Contributed Session 11 Moderator: TBA
Integrating Persistent Homology and Multilevel Functional Data Analysis for Brain MRI
Asim Dey, Texas Tech University
Machine Learning in Stata via H2O
Zhao Xu, Stata Corp., Inc.
Machine Learning Approaches for Early Prediction of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Using EHR Data
Bao Maddux, Winston-Salem State University
Confidence intervals for normal quantiles: one- and two-sample problems
Justin Dunnam, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Room C Contributed Session 12 Moderator: TBA
How Emotional Intelligence and Positive Mental Health Drive Academic Performance: A Study of National University Undergraduates
Sajib Sarker, University of North Florida
A Machine Learning Pre-Audit Screening Tool for Industrial Energy Efficiency Assessment
Tamjeed Ahmed, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Stirling Numbers of the Second Kind: Properties and Applications in Mathematics and Statistics
Subhash Bagui, University of West Florida
