CfSC 2019
CfSC 2019—Centre for Statistics Annual Conference
The Centre for Statistics Annual Conference brings together researchers working with data from across the University of Edinburgh and Associated Institutions.
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The one day conference will feature a number of invited speakers, a poster session and plenty of time for networking. Looking forward to seeing many of you there!
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Registration & Abstract Submission are now closed.
Important Dates:
- June 1, 2019: Closing date for registration.
- June 11, 2019: Conference.
Program:
- 09:15-09:45: Arrival with coffee/tea.
- 09:45-10:00: Welcome.
- 10:00-10:30: Albert Tenesa (The Roslin Institute).
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Understanding variation in complex traits.
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- 10:30-11:00: Ken Newman (BioSS / School of Mathematics).
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Bayesian hierarchical state-space modeling of animal population dynamics given sequential life stage data.
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- 11:00-11:30: Coffee.
- 11:30-12:00: Michael Gutmann (School of Informatics).
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Variational noise-contrastive estimation of unnormalised latent variable models.
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- 12:00-12:30: Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel (School of Mathematics).
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# Let them eat cake (first)!
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- 12:30-12:45: CfS Update and Group Photo.
- 12:45-14:15: Posters and Lunch.
- 14:15-14:45: Raffaella Calabrese (Business School).
- Estimating spatial effects for mortgage defaults using INLA.
- 14:45-15:15: Linus Schumacher (MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine).
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Inference of cell state transition rates in heterogeneous stem cell populations.
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- 15:15-15:45: Coffee.
- 15:45-16:15: Ugur Ozdemir (School of Social and Political Science).
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Values, issues and choices: The differential nature of party-voter linkages.
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- 16:15-16:45: Ian Main (School of Geosciences).
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Operational earthquake forecasting.
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- 16:45-16:50: Closing.
Organizing Committee:
T. Cannings, F. Lindgren & S. Wade in collaboration with M. de Carvalho & ICMS.
Relevant information:
- Poster boards will be available in the breakout room to set up your posters; the maximum size that the boards can accommodate is A1 portrait. We can accommodate a limited number of A0 posters on the wall, if necessary.
Booklet and list of participants:
Contacts:
Registration issues: Sara.Wade@ed.ac.uk
Poster abstract submission issues: Sara.Wade@ed.ac.uk
General enquiries: Finn.Lindgren@ed.ac.uk