The Past, Present & Future of Statistics in the Era of AI: Conference Schedule

View the full conference schedule for the GW Department of Statistics' 90th anniversary event, "The Past, Present and Future of Statistics in the Era of AI." Visit the event page for details.


Location: Rome Hall 459 (801 22nd St NW, Washington, DC 20052)

Session TimeSession Information
9 – 10 a.m.Registration
10 a.m. – NoonShort Course 1:
Statistical foundations of deep learning
Lizhen Lin (UMD)
Noon – 2 p.m.Break
2 – 4 p.m.Short Course 2:
Introduction to reinforcement learning
Zhengling Qi (GW)

Location: Jack Morton Auditorium (805 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052)

Session TimeSession Information
8 – 8:50 a.m.Registration
8:50 – 9 a.m.Welcome Remarks
Ellen Granberg, GW President 
Teresa Murphy, GW Deputy Provost for Academic Affairs
9 – 10 a.m.Kullback Session: Chair: Joseph Gastwirth (GW)
Annie Qu (UC Irvine)
10 – 10:30 a.m.Coffee break
10:30 – 11:45 a.m.Panel Discussion: Moderator: Ronald Wasserstein (ASA)
Jiayang Sun (GMU)
Katherine Jenny Thompson
Gizem Korkmaz (Westat) 
Emre Barut (QKV Labs)
11:45 – 1:30 p.m.Lunch break
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.Cornfield Session: Chair: Tapan Nayak (GW)
Susan Murphy (Harvard)
2:30 – 3 p.m.Coffee break
3 – 4:15 p.m.Greenhouse Session: Chair: Zhaohai Li (GW)
Kimberly Sellers (NC State)
Susan Ellenberg (Penn)
William Rosenberger (GMU)
4:15 – 4:30 p.m.Group Photo:
Outside Auditorium 
4:30 – 5:00 p.m.Poster Session Setup:
Rome Hall 7th Floor Lobby 
5:00 – 6:15 p.m.Poster Session:
Rome Hall 7th Floor Lobby 
6 – 8:30 p.m.Banquet Dinner:
Duques Hall 6th Floor Lobby 

Location: Jack Morton Auditorium (805 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052)

Session TimeSession Information
8 – 9 a.m.Registration
9 – 10:15 a.m.Weida Session: Chair: Rui Miao (NHLBI)
Jian Huang (Hong Kong Polytech)
L.J. Wei (Harvard)
Kannan Natarajan (Pfizer)
10:15 – 10:45 a.m.Coffee break
10:45 a.m. – NoonGastwirth Session: Chair: Xiang Peng (Merck)
Yang Liu (Renmin U)
Zhuoran Yang (Yale)
Weijie Su (Penn)
Noon – 12:15 p.m.Closing Remarks:
Huixia Judy Wang (GW)
Feifang Hu (GW)