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2007-08 Education and Outreach Program
SAMSI Two-Day Undergraduate Workshop
November 9-10, 2007
General Information
Application
Schedule
General Information
As part of its Education and Outreach Program for 2007-2008, the Statistical and Applied
Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) will offer a two-day undergraduate workshop on topics of
current interest in statistics and applied mathematics. In addition to an overview of current and
planned SAMSI Research Programs, the program topic
- Risk Analysis, Extreme Events and Decision Theory
will be covered in some depth.
This workshop will be held on November 9-10, 2007 at SAMSI. The program will begin at 9:30 AM on
Friday, November 9, and will be completed by 12 noon on Saturday, November 10. Participants are
urged to arrive on Thursday evening and will be able to begin their return home by 12 noon on
Saturday. Applications are due by Friday, October 19.
SAMSI will reimburse appropriate fares as well as provide food and lodging.
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Schedule
Friday, November 9, 2007
NISS-SAMSI Building, Room 104
| 8:45 AM |
Shuttle from Radisson to SAMSI |
| 9:00 |
Second Shuttle from Radisson to SAMSI |
| 9:15-9:30 |
Welcome and Introductions |
| 9:30-10:15 |
Richard Smith
Statistics of extremes: Assessing the probabilities of very rare events |
| 10:15-10:40 |
Elaine Spiller
Models of volcano avalanches: Constructing a risk map for pyroclastic flows |
| 10:40-11:00 |
Break |
| 11:00-11:15 |
Evangelos Evangelou: Background material |
| 11:15-11:30 |
Guang Cheng: Background material |
| 11:30-12:15 PM |
Interactive Student Session |
| 12:15-12:30 |
Summary of Experience |
| 12:30-1:30 |
Lunch |
| 1:30-2:15 |
Dipak Dey
Tutorial on Bayesian modeling geared towards extreme events |
| 2:15-2:45 |
Hyaun Sang
Hierarchical Bayesian modeling of extreme precipitation |
| 2:45-3:00 |
Break |
| 3:00-3:15 |
Sourish Das
Analysis of hurricane data |
| 3:15-3:30 |
Elijah Gaioni
Modeling river flow data and floods |
| 3:30-4:30 |
Interactive Student Session:
Assisted by Jayanta Pal and Vered Madar |
| 4:30-4:45 |
Ralph Smith: Discussion of Graduate School and Career Options |
| 4:45 |
Shuttle to Radisson |
| 5:00 |
Second Shuttle to Radisson |
| 5:45 |
Shuttle to Park Diner |
| 6:00-7:15 |
Dinner Party at Park Diner
(5410 NC Hwy 55 South, Greenwood Commons) |
| 7:15 |
Shuttle to Radisson |
Saturday, November 10, 2007
NISS-SAMSI Building, Room 104
| 8:30 AM |
Shuttle from Radisson to SAMSI |
| 8:45 AM |
Second Shuttle from Radisson to SAMSI |
| 9:00-9:45 |
David Banks
Game theory and risk analysis: A smallpox application |
| 9:45-10:30 |
Jesus Rios, Betsy Enstrom, and Matt Heaton
Discovering game theoretic concepts useful for risk analysis |
| 10:30-10:45 |
Break |
| 10:45-11:30 |
Jesus Rios, Betsy Enstrom, and Matt Heaton
Discovering influence diagrams with Genie: Decision analysis and risk analysis |
| 11:30-12:00 |
Mike Porter
Intelligent site selection models for asymmetric threat prediction and decision making |
| 12:00 PM |
Adjournment and Departure |
Please send questions to [email protected]
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