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March 7, 2022

Introducing the INFORMS J on Data Science -- webinar

Interested in learning about the INFORMS Journal on Data Science? As its editor-in-chief, I'll be introducing the journal in a free webinar, as part of the ENBIS "Meet the Editors" series.

When: 9th March 2022, at 12:30-13:30 CET

Information and Registration: https://conferences.enbis.org/event/21/


June 26, 2021

2021 Gosset Lecture: "The Language of Statistics"

Being awarded the 2021 Gosset Award, I will deliver the ISBIS Gosset lecture at the 63rd ISI World Statistics Congress, titled "The Language of Statistics (and What's Lost in Translation)."

The talk will be virtual, on July 13, 2021 at 10am UK Time/BST (that is 5pm in Taiwan).

The William Sealy Gosset award is presented by ISBIS in recognition of outstanding statistical work that furthers the mission of our society. Awarded to Bill Meeker in 2015, Vijay Nair in 2017, David Banks in 2019, and Galit Shmueli in 2021.

Abstract:

The field of statistics uses “statistical language” for describing phenomena in the observable world. This language includes statistical notation for parameters, sample statistics, random variables and their realizations, as well as functions of these objects such as densities and conditional probabilities. While statistical language has proven powerful for both theory development and practical applications, some phenomena of interest to researchers and practitioners in business, industry, and otherwise, are not easily conveyed using statistical language, thereby creating statistical blind spots. Identifying such “unknown unknowns” can expand statistical research and applications in new domains. I will describe three blind spots encountered when collaborating with management scientists, behavioral scientists, and other research communities. One blind spot relatesto conceptsand constructs—abstractions of interest in many scientific fields. The second relates to analysis goalsand utility, which are key to statistics in practice. The third blind spot concerns causal interventionsand feedback loops, especially in combination with prediction.


June 26, 2021

Keynote at ISF 2021 on "improving" prediction

I'll be delivering the International Journal of Forecasting Editor’s Invited Talk (keynote) at the upcoming 41st International Symposium on Forecasting on "Improving" Prediction Using Behavior Modification.

When and where: June 30, 08:00 UTC, online

 


September 27, 2020

Plenary talk at ENBIS-20 on "Improving" Prediction

I'll be delivering a Plenary talk at the ENBIS-20 conference on Monday (Sept 28) on "IMPROVING" PREDICTION OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR USING BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.

The 30-min talk will be followed by 15 min Q&A.

Please register online (free) to receive the Zoom link.


August 19, 2020

ACEMS Public Lecture on "Improving" Prediction

On August 27, I will deliver an ACEMS Public Lecture on "Improving" Prediction of Human Behavior Using Behavior Modification. Note the quotes around "Improving"!

Professor Rob Hyndman from Monash University is the host, and will moderate the Q&A session following my virtual talk. I plan to make the talk accessible to the wide public while introducing critical statistical and machine learning concepts/tools.

Lecture recording: https://youtu.be/xURxdy7ZtZc

Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.12138

Note: I was planned to deliver the public talk in February in Melbourne, but due to COVID19 I was unable to travel to Australia. The upcoming talk is on new work, and is my first public talk on this topic.

ACEMS is the Australian Research Council Centre for Excellent for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers.


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