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2007 Program on Risk Analysis, Extreme Events and Decision Theory

RISK Revisited: Progress and Challenges

May 21, 2008

General Information
Application
Schedule

General Information

The RISK Revisited: Progress and Challenges Workshop for the SAMSI program on Risk Analysis, Extreme Events and Decision Theory will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at the Marriott Durham at the Civic Center in Durham, NC.

There is a reception in the hotel on Wednesday evening, May 21, from 8:00-10:00 p.m. in conjunction with Interface 2008 and QMDNS.

Confirmed Speakers: Georgiy Bobashev (RTI International), Guang Cheng (Duke University and SAMSI), Dan Cooley (Colorado State University), Sourish Das (University of Connecticut), Dipak Dey (University of Connecticut), Evangelos Evangelou (University of North Carolina and SAMSI), Ron Fricker (Naval Postgraduate School), Rosalba Ignaccolo (Universita degli Studi di Torino and SAMSI), Myron Katzoff (National Center for Health Statistics), Vered Madar (SAMSI), Pilar Munoz (Technical University of Catalonia), Xiao Qin (Beihang University and UNC), Haipeng Shen (University of North Carolina)

Application

Interested individuals should apply, using the ON-LINE APPLICATION/REGISTRATION 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; space limitations may 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.

Schedule

Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Marriott Durham at the Civic Center

8:50-9:00	Welcome
9:00-10:00	Session 1: Bayesian GLMs Dipak Dey, University of Connecticut Modeling Categorical Data Using GEV Link Sourish Das, University of Connecticut Analyzing Extreme Drinking Behavior of Patients suffering Alcohol Dependence Disorder using Pareto Regression
10:00-10:20	Break
10:20-11:20	Session 2: Environmental Risk Rosalba Ignaccolo, Universita degli Studi di Torino and SAMSI Impact evaluation of changing ozone standards on mortality Evangelos Evangelou, University of North Carolina and SAMSI Multivariate Generalized Linear ARMA Processes: An Application to Hurricane Activity
11:20-12:20	Session 3: Risk in the Service Sector Theory Pilar Munoz, Technical University of Catalonia Impact of Electricity: Financial, Macroeconomic and Environmental Haipeng Shen, University of North Carolina TBA
12:20-1:10	Lunch
1:10-2:40	Session 4: Biosurveillance and Epidemic Modeling (joint with QMDNS) Georgiy Bobashev, RTI International TBA Ron Fricker, Naval Postgraduate School Optimizing Biosurveillance Systems Myron Katzoff, National Center for Health Statistics Two Problems Related to Biosurveillance
2:40-3:00	Break
3:00-4:00	Session 5: Multivariate and Spatial Extreme Value Theory Dan Cooley, Colorado State University Hierarchical Spatial Modeling for Extremes Xiao Qin, Beihang University and SAMSI TBA
4:00-5:00	Session 6: SAMSI New Researcher Session Vered Madar, SAMSI Bayesian Model Selection for The Farlie-Gumbel-Morgenstern Copula for Describing Two Generalized Extreme Value Variables Guang Cheng, Duke University and SAMSI Semiparametric Additive Isotonic Regression
8:00-10:00	Reception

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