CSI/Statistics Colloquium Series
Fall 1995
September 1
Daniel B. Carr, George Mason University
``Graphics for Looking at Large Data Sets''
September 8
Informal group discussion
The State of the Statistical Sciences: Big Topics and Small
(Abstract available)
September 15
Peter A. Lachenbruch, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
``Sensitivity and Specificity Applications in the
Approval Process''
(Abstract available)
September 22
Ittai Kan, George Mason University
``Actuarie$''
(Abstract available)
September 29
Geoffrey Orsak and Nirmal Warke, George Mason University
``An Information Theoretic Scheme for Signal Classification
in Non-Gaussian Environments''
(Abstract available)
October 6
David Schum,
George Mason University
``Probabilistic Analyses of Masses of Evidence:
The Case of Sacco and Vanzetti''
(Abstract available)
October 13
R. P. Sinha,
Elizabeth City State University
``Alternative Energy Resources and the Environment: A New Paradigm''
(Abstract available)
October 20
George Michaels,
George Mason University
``Biological Kinematic Modeling''
October 27
David Morganstein and Mike Brick, Westat, Inc.
``WesVarPC: A Windows-Based Program for Computing Sampling
Errors for Data from Complex Samples''
(Abstract available)
November 3
Roger von Hanwehr, The Johns Hopkins University and
George Mason University
``Virtual Frontiers in Medical Simulation''
(Abstract available)
November 10
Sallie A. McNulty, NSF
``Development of a Remote Access Database System for the Release
of Information Based on Confidential Data''
(Abstract available)
November 17
Stacy Hill, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
``Optimization of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems''
(Abstract available)
November 24
GMU Thanksgiving recess; no seminar
November 28
*** Tuesday at 10:30 ***
Christ Richmond, MIT
``Adaptive Array Processing in Non-Gaussian Environments''
(Abstract available)
December 1
Donald Brown, University of Virginia
``We Know How You Move; Tracking
Intelligent Agents in Terrain''
(Abstract available)
December 8
What do statisticians do in Federal agencies?
Discussion led by
Ronald Bosecker of the National Agricultural Statistics Service
Cathryn Dippo of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Charles Pautler of the Bureau of the Census
(Abstract available)
December 11
*** Monday at 10:30 ***
Bertrand Hochwald, University of Illinois
``Aspects of Vector-Sensor Processing''
(Abstract available)
December 14
*** Thursday at 10:30 ***
Kristine Bell, George Mason University
``Extended Ziv-Zakai Lower Bound on Mean Square Error
with Application to Bearing Estimation''
(Abstract available)
Past schedules are also available.
James Gentle, jgentle@gmu.edu