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International
Conference on Statistics
in Honour of
Professor Kai-Tai Fang's 65th Birthday
June 20 - 24, 2005, Hong Kong
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Background.
Prof.
Kai-Tai Fang, Chair Professor of Mathematics at Hong Kong Baptist
University, is a leader in the statistical community - internationally,
in the Chinese mainland, and in Hong Kong. He was the co-inventor
of the uniform experimental design, which is used by engineers to
expedite product development. He has discovered new methods for
inference in multivariate data. In recent years he has collaborated
with biologists and chemists to enhance our understanding of Chinese
medicine. As Prof. Fang celebrates his 65th birthday, we are organising
a conference to recognise his achievements. Furthermore, this conference
will mirror Prof. Fang's own contributions to the profession. We
will bring together experts in various disciplines and from East
and West, both young and established. The latest research findings
will be reported, unsolved problems will be discussed, and the groundwork
will be laid for fruitful collaborations. |
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Scientific
Committee:
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Jianqing Fan
(Co-chair) |
Princeton
University |
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Fred J. Hickernell (Co-chair) |
Hong Kong Baptist University |
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Lai K. Chan |
City University of Hong
Kong |
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Gang Li |
University of California,
Los Angeles |
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Rahul Mukerjee |
Indian Institute of Management |
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Dietrich von Rosen |
Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences |
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Grace L. Yang |
University of Maryland |
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Qiwei Yao |
London School of Economics |
Organising
Committee:
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Sung Nok Chiu
(Chair) |
Hong Kong
Baptist University |
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Ping-Shing Chan |
Chinese University of
Hong Kong |
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Hing-Wang Fung |
Census and Statistics
Department, Hong Kong Government |
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Bing-Yi Jing |
Hong Kong University of
Science and Technology |
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Kai-Wang Ng |
Hong Kong University |
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Man Lai Tang |
Hong Kong Baptist University |
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S. K. Tse |
City University of Hong
Kong |
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Gang Wei |
Hong Kong Baptist University |
Plenary
Speakers:
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Peter Bentler |
University
of California, Los Angeles |
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Ching-Shui Cheng |
Academia Sinica and University of
California, Berkeley |
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A. Philip Dawid |
University College London |
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Jianqing Fan |
Princeton University |
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Peter Hall |
Australian National University |
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Fred J. Hickernell |
Hong Kong Baptist University |
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Dennis K. J. Lin |
Pennsylvania State University |
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Xiao-Li Meng |
Harvard University |
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Rahul Mukerjee |
Indian Institute of Management |
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Harald Niederreiter |
National University of
Singapore |
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Ingram Olkin |
Stanford University |
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Dietrich von Rosen |
Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences |
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Ming Tan |
University of Maryland |
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Henry P. Wynn |
London School of Economics |
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Grace L. Yang |
University of Maryland |
Plenary
Special Session:
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Session |
Organizer |
Speakers |
Contribution
of
Prof. Kai-Tai Fang |
Gang
Li |
Fred
J. Hickernell
Kai-Tai Fang's
Contributions to Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods
Dennis Lin
Fang Kai-Tai:
A Life of Statistician
Dietrich von Rosen
Professor Fang's
Contributions to Multivariate Analysis |
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Invited
Sessions:
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Session |
Organizer |
Speakers |
Bioinformatics |
Jianqing
Fan |
Michael
R. Kosorok
Large p Small
n Asymptotics for Significance Analysis in High Throughput Screening
Shaw-Hwa
Lo
Toward the Mapping
of Complex Human Disorders: Statistical Methods and Applications
Hong-yu Zhao
Statistical Methods
to Integrate Different Data Sources in Genomics Studies |
Biostatistics |
Gang
Li |
Bin
Nan
Linear Regression
in Case-cohort Studies: Theory and Numerical Aspects
Qihua Wang
A Semiparametric
Partly Linear Model for Censored Survival Data
Tian Zheng
A Nonparametric
Multipoint Screening Method for QTL Mapping |
Data
Mining |
Dennis
Lin |
Fengshan
Bai
Mining
Course Scheduling Data with Markov Chain
Yuh-Jye Lee
Reduced Kernel
on Support Vector Machine
YiZeng Liang
Data Mining in Chemistry |
Experimental
Design |
Rahul
Mukerjee |
Philip
Chan
Orthogonal
Arrays of 2- and 3-levels for Lean Designs
Sudhir Gupta
Balanced Factorial
Designs for cDNA Microarray Experiments
Sanpei Kageyama
Affine alpha-resolvability
of Group Divisible Designs
John Stufken
Optimal and
Efficient Crossover Designs when Subject Effects are Random
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Finance |
Qiwei
Yao |
Zongwu
Cai
Nonparametric
Modeling for Conditional Capital Asset Pricing Models
Shiqing Ling
Self-weighted
LAD Estimation for Infinite Variance Autoregressive Models
Dietmar Maringer
Return Distribution
and Risk Estimation: Some Empirical Evidence |
Multivariate
Analysis |
Dietrich
von Rosen |
Jürgen
Läuter
Search for
Relevant Sets of Variables in a High-Dimensional Setup
Jianxin Pan
Joint Modelling
of Mean-Covariance Structures in Longitudinal Studies
Muni Srivastava
Comparison
of Discrimination Methods for High Dimensional Data
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Official
Statistics |
Hing-Wang
Fung |
Xinmin
Bu
Development
of the Pearl River Delta Based on Statistical Data: its Past,
Present and Future
Frederick
Ho
The Role of
Official Statistics in the Development of the Pearl River
Delta Region
Iun Lei Mok
Role of Official
Statistics Under the Regional Cooperation Framework
Duan Wei
The Transformation on the Measures of Underemployment: When
a Developing Country Transferred into Developed One
Xiangdong
Zhu
Reform and
Improvement of China's National Account System
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Quasi-Monte
Carlo Methods |
Harald
Niederreiter |
Josef
Dick
Obtaining O(N-2+varepsilon)Convergence
for Quadrature Rules Based on Digital Nets
Greg Wasilkowski
Polynomial-Time
Algorithms for Multivariate Linear Problems with Small Effective
Dimension; Average Case Setting
Rongxian Yue
Strong Tractability
of Quasi-Monte Carlo Quadrature Using Nets for Certain Banach
Spaces |
Time
Series |
Wai
Keung Li |
Min
Chen
Asymptotics
for Estimation in a Partly Linear Errors-in-Variables Regression
Model with Time Series Errors
Lijian Yang
Confidence
Band and Hypothesis Testing of Leaf Area Index Trend
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Call
for papers:
In addition to plenary talks by invited speakers, the
conference will have a number of parallel sessions for contributed presentations.
If you wish to present a talk, please submit
the title and abstract to the conference secretariat by February 28, 2005.
All abstracts should be no more than 300 words, include the title of the
talk, keywords and the names, affiliation, addresses and email addresses
of the authors. Electronic submissions in Latex or plain text format are
preferred. All abstracts will be refereed by the Organising Committee.
We will try to notify you of the acceptance of your talk within one month
of the date we receive your abstract.
Registration:
All participants in the conference must register. The
registration fee is US$230/HK$1800. But those who register by February
28, 2005 need only pay US$180/HK$1400 (or US$100/HK$780 for full-time
students).
The registration fee includes conference materials, lunches, tea breaks
and a conference banquet. To register, please complete the on-line
Registration Form or mail/fax us the registration form (pdf).
Venue
and Accommodation:
The conference will be held at the Lam Woo Conference
Centre of Hong Kong Baptist University. The University Guest House is
just next to the conference venue. We may also help if you want to stay
in other hotels. For details, please refer to the Accommodation
Reservation Form.
Social
Activities:
We will arrange some social activities for all participants and their
guests. You may register for these activities on the first day of the
conference.
Important
Dates:
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Deadline for Abstract Submission:
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February 28, 2005 |
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Deadline for Early Bird Registration: |
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February 28, 2005 |
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Conference: |
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June 20 - 24, 2005 |
Sponsors:
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The Croucher Foundation |
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Hong Kong Baptist University |
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Institute of Mathematical Statistics |
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K. C. Wong Education Foundation |
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Lee Hysan Foundation |
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Peking University - HKBU Joint Research Institute for Applied Mathematics |
Contact
Information:
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Useful Information:
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