Program Schedule
The conference will take place at the UC Davis Conference Center unless otherwise noted in the schedule below. Speaker abstracts can be found on the speakers page.
Friday, September 30, 2016
7:45AM-8:15AM
- Breakfast: Continental breakfast will be provided at UC Davis Conference Center
8:15AM-8:30AM
- Introduction: Thomas Lee, Chair, Department of Statistics
- Welcome Address:
Alexandra Navrotsky, Interim Dean of Division of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Winston Ko, Former Dean of Division of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
8:30AM-10:00AM Technical Session I
- Chair: Thomas Lee, University of California, Davis
- Speakers:
- Peter Bickel, University of California, Berkeley
- Rudy Beran, University of California, Davis
- Iain Johnstone, Stanford University
10:00AM-10:30AM Coffee Break
10:30AM-12:00PM Technical Session II
- Chair: Paul Kvam, University of Richmond
- Speakers:
- Steve Marron, University of North Carolina
- Frederic Ferraty, University of Toulouse
- Fang Yao, University of Toronto
12:00PM-1:30PM Lunch
1:30PM-3:30PM Technical Session III
- Chair: Wolfgang Polonik, University of California, Davis
- Speakers:
- Jianqing Fan, Princeton University
- Tony Cai, University of Pennsylvania
- Runze Li, Pennsylvania State University
- Ming-Yen Cheng, National Taiwan University
3:30PM-4:00PM Coffee Break
4:00PM-5:30PM Memorial Session
- Chair: Frank Samaniego, University of California, Davis
- Speakers:
- Jeannie Hall, Melbourne, Australia
- Terry Speed, University of California, Berkeley and Melbourne, Australia
- Hans Mueller, University of California, Davis
- Short remarks from audience
5:30PM-6:30PM Poster Session/Reception
- Held in the lobby of the Conference Center
6:30PM-9:30PM Scenic Walk to Putah Creek Lodge and Dinner
- The Putah Creek Lodge is about 10-15 minutes of walking from the Conference Center. Those who wish to walk to the Lodge will gather in front of the Conference Center at 6:30 p.m., and leave together with a local guide. Meanwhile, transportation will also be provided between the Conference Center and Putah Creek Lodge, at 6:30 p.m. in front of the Conference Center.
- Speaker at Dinner: Frank Samaniego, University of California, Davis
Saturday, October 1, 2016
8:00AM-8:30AM
- Breakfast: Continental breakfast will be provided at UC Davis Conference Center
8:30AM-10:30AM Technical Session IV
- Chair: Wenjiang Fu, University of Houston
- Speakers:
- Jiashun Jin, Carnegie Mellon University
- Song Xi Chen, Iowa State University and Peking University
- Byeong Park, Seoul National University
- Matt Wand, University of Technology, Sydney
10:30AM-11:00AM Coffee Break
11:00AM-12:30PM Technical Session V
- Chair: Debashis Paul, University of California, Davis
- Speakers:
- Alan Welsh, Australian National University
- Aurore Delaigle, University of Melbourne
- Wenceslao Gonzalez Manteiga, University de Santiago de Compostela
12:30PM-2:00PM Lunch
2:00PM-3:30PM Contributed Session
- Chair:Hao Chen, University of California, Davis
- Speakers:
- Catherine Liu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Xiaodong Li, University of California, Davis
- Aman Ullah, University of California, Riverside
- Miles Lopes, University of California, Davis
- Zheng Tracy Ke, University of Chicago
- Debashis Paul, University of California, Davis
- Thomas Lee, University of California, Davis
3:30PM-3:45PM Closing Remarks
- Jeannie Hall, Melbourne, Australia