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Spring 2006 Program on AstrostatisticsKickoff Tutorials & WorkshopsJanuary 18-25, 2006
General Information
General InformationThe Opening Tutorials for the SAMSI program on Astrostatistics will be held Wednesday-Sunday, January 18-22, 2006, at SAMSI. These are designed to expose astronomers to modern methodologies in statistics and applied mathematics and familiarize statisticians with current trends in astronomy. The Opening Workshop for the program will be held January 23-25, 2006 at the Radisson Hotel RTP in Research Triangle Park, NC. This workshop will focus on setting the scientific agenda for the program. Programmatic perspectives and necessary research directions will be provided by invited speakers and moderators who will focus the discussion among the attendees. To stimulate engagement of all participants, attendees are encouraged to participate in the discussions during the sessions, breaks, and periods of time devoted to the constitution of working groups. This will provide additional perspectives regarding symbiotic research directions to be pursued within the program. The tutorials and workshop are joint activities with the Center for Astrostatistics at Penn State University.
Scientific CommitteeG. J. Babu (Penn State University) - Chair, Alanna Connors (Eureka Scientific), Tom Loredo (Cornell University), and Larry Wasserman (Carnegie-Mellon University); Jim Berger (SAMSI - Directorate Liaison); Peter Bickel (Berkeley - National Advisory Committee Liaison)
ApplicationThe tutorials and workshop are open to all who are interested in the interfaces between astronomy, physics and statistics. New researchers (graduate students, postdocs, and faculty in the early stages of their careers) and members of underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. In order to ensure your application/registration is correct, we ask that you:
As it is difficult to control the temperature in the large conference rooms, we suggest you bring a light jacket or sweater with you.
ScheduleTUTORIALS (all tutorials will be held at the NISS/SAMSI building.) NOTE: All seats in Tutorials 1, 2, and 3 are filled. Late registrations and walk-ins will not be accepted. Tutorial 1. Bayesian Astrostatistics
Tutorial 2. Nonparametric Inference The tutorial will introduce the fundamentals of modern nonparametric inference. Participants will be shown how to utilize these nonparametric methods. See this web site for details about topics and computer programs that will be used during the practicums.
Tutorial 3. Astronomy for Statisticians In this tutorial, the modern understanding of our universe will be reviewed spanning planetary systems, stars, the Milky Way Galaxy, extragalactic astronomy and cosmology. Statistical issues underlying the astronomical studies will be emphasized and discussed.
Note: Tutorials 2 and 3 will be given concurrently. Schedule
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