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2006 Program on Development, Assessment and Utilization of Complex Computer Models

Transition Workshop

May 14-16, 2007 at the Radisson RTP

General Information
Application
Schedule

General Information

The Transition Workshop for the SAMSI Program on the Development, Assessment and Utilization of Complex Computer Models will be held on Monday-Wednesday, May 14-16, 2007 at the Radisson Hotel in Research Triangle Park, NC. The goals of the Closing Workshop are to:

  1. Present results generated by this SAMSI program to the statistical sciences, applied mathematics, natural sciences communities.

  2. Formulate follow-up plans for this SAMSI program to continue research and education in this interdisciplinary area.

There will be a satellite meeting of the Cerebral Blood Flow working group on Thursday, May 17, immediately following this Transition Workshop, with a separate registration. There will also be separate transition workshops for some working groups.

Workshop Committee: Susie Bayarri (U. Valencia), Bruce Pitman (U. Buffalo), Peter Reichert (EAWAG), Tom Santner (Ohio State University), Darren Wilkinson (University Newcastle)

Application

Interested individuals should apply, using the ON-LINE APPLICATION FORM. This form also includes the application for financial support. You will be notified as soon as possible after your application if your participation will be possible; regrettably, limited seating will preclude acceptance of all applications. New researchers (graduate students, postdocs, and faculty in the early stages of their careers) and members of underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

The application/registration deadline is April 23, 2007

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The conference hotel is the Radisson RTP. After your application to participate in the workshop is accepted (or if you are an invited participant) please register with the hotel for a room (unless you are arranging with the SAMSI staff for longer-stay accommodations). The SAMSI room block for the Radisson is effective until April 22, 2007. After this date, there is no guarantee a room will be available. Please be sure to ask for the SAMSI rate of $99 a night. Note that check-in is at 3:00 PM; check-out is 12:00 noon; and cancellations must be made 72 hours prior to arrival.

 

Provisional Schedule


SPEAKER ABSTRACTS

POSTER SESSION ABSTRACTS

Monday, May 14, 2007
Radisson RTP

8:45-9:20 Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:20-9:30 Welcome
  Chair of Morning Session
Richard Smith, UNC
9:30-11:00 Environmental Applications

Jonathan Rougier, Univ. of Bristol
Atmospheric Modelling: Joint SAMSI and NCAR Projects

Peter Reichert, EAWAG
Identifying Causes of Bias in Model Predictions with Stochastic Time-Dependent Parameters
11:00-11:30 Break
11:30-1:00 Methodology

Susie Bayarri, Univ. of Valencia
Some Intriguing Methodological Issues when Statistically Analyzing Computer Model Data

Fei Liu, Duke University
Bayesian functional data analysis for computer model validation
1:00-2:15 Lunch
  Chair of Afternoon Session
Tom Santner, Ohio State
2:15-3:15 Invited Talk
Dave Higdon, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Gaussian process models for finding sructure in high dimensional spaces
3:15-3:45 Break
3:45-5:15 Terrestrial Models

Cari Kaufman, SAMSI
State-space modelling of soil moisture
Soil moisture movie

Jim Clark, Duke University
5:15-6:30 Break and Poster Session Set-up
6:30-8:30 Poster Session and Reception
(Please have your poster set up by 6:15)

SAMSI will provide poster presentation boards and tape. The board dimensions are 4 ft. wide by 3 ft. high. They are tri-fold with each side being 1 ft. wide and the center 2 ft. wide. Please make sure your poster fits the board. The boards can accommodate up to 16 pages of paper measuring 8.5 inches by 11 inches.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Radisson RTP

9:00-9:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
  Chair of Morning Session
Bruno Sanso, U.C.-Santa Cruz
9:30-11:00 Engineering Models

Tom Santner, Ohio State
Optimization of Engineering Computer Models

Gentry White, N.C. State
A Kalman FIlter Based Emulator for Engineering Models
11:00-11:30 Break
11:30-1:00 Models for Volcano Avalanches

Bruce Pitman, University of Buffalo
Models for Volcano Avalanches

Robert Wolpert, Duke University
Pyroclastic Flow Volumes

Elaine Spiller, SAMSI
A Risk Map for Pyroclastic Flows: Combining Simulations and Data to Predict Rare Events
1:00-2:15 Lunch
  Chair of Afternoon Session
Darren Wilkinson, University of Newcastle
2:15-3:15 Invited Talk
Jeff Wu, Georgia Tech
Some recent advances in data integration, modeling and design strategies for computer experiments
3:15-3:45 Break
3:45-5:15 Methodology

Leanna House, Univ. of Durham
Better Judgments through Multiple Model Ensembles

Samantha Prins, James Madison University
Bayesian Uncertainty Assessment for Multicompartment Deterministic Simulation Models

Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Radisson RTP

9:00-9:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
  Chair of Morning Session
Bruce Pitman, Univ. of Buffalo
9:30-11:00 Air Quality

Serge Guillas, Georgia Tech
Calibration of an air quality model

Chunsheng Ma, Wichita State University
Space-time downscaling of regional ozone forecasts with nonseparable covariance models
11:00-11:30 Break
11:30-1:00 System Biology

Michael Breen, EPA
Systems Biology Models: Challenges and Applications

Darren Wilkinson, University of Newcastle
Parameter estimation for Systems Biology models
1:00-2:15 Lunch
  Chair of Afternoon Session
Peter Reichert, EAWAG
2:15-3:15 Invited Talk
David M. Steinberg, Tel Aviv University
Computer Experiments with Complex Output
3:15-3:45 Break
3:45-5:15 Biological Models

Ariel Cintron-Arias, SAMSI
Estimation of Seasonal Reproductive Numbers and Transmission Rates

Pierre A. Gremaud, N.C. State University
Calibration of a Numerical Model for Cerebral Blood Flow

 




 
 

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