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DMS Division Of Mathematical Sciences |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | June 15, 2015 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | June 15, 2015 |
| Award Number: | 1540663 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
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Gabor Szekely
DMS Division Of Mathematical Sciences MPS Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences |
| Start Date: | June 15, 2015 |
| End Date: | May 31, 2016 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $15,000.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $15,000.00 |
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3451 WALNUT ST STE 440A PHILADELPHIA PA US 19104-6205 (215)898-7293 |
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Dept. of Statistics, The Wharton School Philadelphia PA US 19104-3615 |
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| NSF Program(s): | STATISTICS |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.049 |
ABSTRACT
The International Workshop on Objective Bayes Methodology, O-Bayes15, will be held in Valencia, Spain, June 1-4, 2015. This will be the 11th meeting of one of the longest running and preeminent meetings in Bayesian statistics, following earlier meetings held in West Lafayette, IN, USA, 1996; Valencia, Spain, 1998; Ixtapa, Mexico, 2000; Granada, Spain, 2002; Aussois, France, 2003; Branson, MO, USA, 2005; Roma, Italy, 2007; Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2009; Shanghai, China, 2011; and Durham, NC, USA 2013. The principal objectives of O-Bayes15 will be to facilitate the exchange of recent research developments in objective Bayes theory and methodology, and related topics, to provide opportunities for new researchers, and to establish new collaborations that will channel efforts into pending problems and open new directions for investigation. O-Bayes15 will feature 21 invited talks and discussions, 3 tutorials and a poster session, all centering on major recent developments in objective Bayesian theory, methodology and application. The organization of the meeting is designed to facilitate interactions, with at most 7 talks per day and extensive discussion built in. The tutorials and evening poster sessions enhance the conference experience for graduate students and new researchers. Funding primarily supports graduate students and new researchers.
O-Bayes15 will bring together leading researchers in Bayesian analysis from around the world. The last decade has seen an explosion of interest in Bayesian statistical methodology across engineering, medicine and science, and this meeting provides a timely forum for the exchange of recent research developments, provides opportunities for new researchers and underrepresented groups, and establishes new collaborations that will channel efforts into pending problems and open new directions for investigation. In particular, the past two years have seen remarkable advances in the subjects of the conference; an event to disseminate these advances and spark new developments and collaborations is thus very timely. The scientific topics that will be considered include foundations of objective Bayesian analysis; objective priors in high dimensions; model uncertainty with huge model spaces; nonparametric analysis; massive multiple testing and subgroup analysis; and objective Bayesian methods for the interface of statistics and computational modeling of processes.
PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
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The major goal of the project was to support travel and lodging expenses for young researchers (students and junior faculty) to attend the International Workshop on Objective Bayes Methodology, OBayes15 in Valencia, Spain, June 1 to 4, 2015. This was the 11th meeting of one of the longest running and preeminent meetings in Bayesian statistics, following earlier meetings held in West Lafayette, IN, USA, 1996; Valencia, Spain, 1998; Ixtapa, Mexico, 2000; Granada, Spain, 2002; Aussois, France, 2003; Branson, MO, USA, 2005; Roma, Italy, 2007; Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2009; Shanghai, China, 2011; and Durham, NC, USA 2013. The principal objectives of OBayes15 were to facilitate the exchange of recent research developments in objective Bayes theory, methodology and applications, and related topics, to provide opportunities for new researchers, and to establish new collaborations that will channel efforts into pending problems and open new directions for investigation. The scientific topics considered included foundations of objective Bayesian analysis; objective priors, unification of statistics; model uncertainty with huge model spaces; nonparametric analysis; massive multiple testing and subgroup analysis; and uncertainty quantification at the interface of statistics and computational modeling of processes.
The OBayes15 workshop was successfully held at the University of Valencia, Spain on June 1 to 4, 2015. With 109 active participants, the meeting featured 21 invited talks, 21 discussants, 3 tutorials and 48 poster presentations. The NSF funding provided travel and lodging support to 20 of the junior researchers whose participation in this meeting was made possible by this grant. By bringing together junior and senior researches from around the world, the workshop facilitated the sharing of current developments and laid the groundwork for many future collaborations.
Last Modified: 12/17/2018
Modified by: Edward I George
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