Schedule
June 24, 2025 (Tuesday)
Location: SCT 501, HKBU
9:00-10:00 AM
Opening Ceremony
- Chair: Leevan Ling
- Jiming Liu , 9:00 AM
- Michael Ng , 9:10 AM
- Hengjian Cui , 9:15 AM
- Hua Liang , 9:20 AM
- Lixing Zhu , 9:25 AM
- Photo Taking and Break , 9:30 AM
10:00-12:00 PM
Morning Session
- Chair: Ming-Yen Cheng
SCT 501, HKBU
- Hongyu Zhao , Yale University Phenotype Embedding from Biobank Data , 10:00 AM
- Jian Huang , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Transfer Learning through Enhanced Sufficient Representation , 10:30 AM
- Hengjian Cui , Capital Normal University FDR Control in Feature Screening for Ultrahigh-dimensional Right-censored Data via Adaptive Threshold Selection , 11:00 AM
- Xu Guo , Beijing Normal University Adaptive Adequacy Testing of High-Dimensional Factor-Augmented Regression Model , 11:30 AM
12:00-14:00 PM
Lunch Break
14:00-15:30 PM
Afternoon Session I
- Chair: Tiejun Tong
SCT 501, HKBU
- Lei Shi , Yunnan University of Finance and Economics Beyond A Binary Theorizing of Prosociality – An Experimental Study Using Human-Machine Interaction , 14:00 PM
- Hongyuan Cao , Florida State University Kernel Meets Sieve: Transformed Hazards Models with Sparse Longitudinal Covariates , 14:30 PM
- Xingqiu Zhao , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Deep Nonparametric Inference for Censored Data , 15:00 PM
15:30-16:00 PM
Break
16:00-17:30 PM
Afternoon Session II
- Chair: Tiejun Tong
SCT 501, HKBU
- Xinyuan Song , The Chinese University of Hong Kong Deep Learning Approaches for Individualized Causal Mediation Analysis with Survival Outcome , 16:00 PM
- Zhengyuan Zhu , Iowa State University Optimal Integration of Data from Probability and Non-Probability Sample , 16:30 PM
- Linglong Kong , University of Alberta Statistical Inference for Smoothed Quantile Regression with Streaming Data , 17:00 PM
18:00 PM
Banquet (provided by CUHK)
(by invitation only)
June 25, 2025 (Wednesday)
Location: SCT 501, HKBU
9:00-10:00 AM
Morning Session I
- Chair: Le Zhou
SCT 501, HKBU
- Hua Liang , George Washington University Goodness-of-Fit (GoF) for Checking Logistic Models , 9:00 AM
- Liping Zhu , Renmin University of China TBA , 9:30 AM
10:00-10:30 AM
Break
10:30-12:00 PM
Morning Session II
- Chair: Le Zhou
SCT 501, HKBU
- Junhui Wang , The Chinese University of Hong Kong Learning Nonparametric Graphical Model on Heterogeneous Network-Linked Data , 10:30 AM
- Guangming Pan , Nanyang Technological University Eigenvector Overlap of The Large Sample Covariance Matrices , 11:00 AM
- Ruoqing Zhu , University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Synergetic Random Forests: A New Bellman Equation Solver with Adaptive State Abstraction , 11:30 AM
12:00-14:00 PM
Lunch Break
14:00-15:30 PM
Afternoon Session I
- Chair: Shunan Yao
SCT 501, HKBU
- Jinguan Lin , Nanjing Audit University A Unified Spectral Clustering Framework for Functional Data , 14:00 PM
- Guohua Zou , Capital Normal University Robust Jackknife Model Averaging , 14:30 PM
- Can Yang , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology A Unified Framework for Identification of Cell-Type-Specific Spatially Variable Genes in Spatial Transcriptomic Studies , 15:00 PM
15:30-16:00 PM
Break
16:00-17:30 PM
Afternoon Session II
- Chair: Shunan Yao
SCT 501, HKBU
- Shiqing Ling , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Asymptotic Theory of QMLE of The Multiple-regime Threshold GARCH(1,1) Model , 16:00 PM
- Yuedong Wang , University of California, Santa Barbara Nonparametric Neighborhood Selection in Graphical Models , 16:30 PM
- Wangli Xu , Renmin University of China Differentially Private Multiple Testing with Super Uniformity , 17:00 PM
18:00 PM
Banquet (provided by HKBU)
(by invitation only)
June 26, 2025 (Thursday)
Location: SCT 501, HKBU
9:00-10:00 AM
Morning Session I
- Chair: Heng Peng
SCT 501, HKBU
- Xuerong Wen , Missouri University of Science and Technology Multi-Population Sufficient Dimension Reduction , 9:00 AM
- Qian Lin , Tsinghua University Towards A Statistical Understanding of Neural Networks , 9:30 AM
10:00-10:30 AM
Break
10:30-12:00 PM
Morning Session II
- Chair: Heng Peng
SCT 501, HKBU
- Yingxing Li , Xiamen University Dimension Reduction in Network Regression , 10:30 AM
- Zhenghui Feng , Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen Probabilistic Principal Component Analysis with Mixture of Exponential Power Distributions , 11:00 AM
- TBA TBA , 11:30 AM
14:00 PM
Shuttle Bus to Zhuhai
June 27, 2025 (Friday)
Location: BNU-Zhuhai
9:00-10:00 AM
Morning Session I
- Chair: Xuehu Zhu
BNU-Zhuhai
- Zhaojun Wang , Nankai University Semi-Supervised Distribution Learning , 9:00 AM
- Lu Lin , Shandong University Nonparametric M-Transfer Learning via Smooth-Projection Coefficient Learning , 9:30 AM
10:00-10:30 AM
Break
10:30-11:30 AM
Morning Session II
- Chair: Xuehu Zhu
BNU-Zhuhai
- Liugen Xue , Beijing University of Technology Two-Stage Estimation and Bias-Corrected Empirical Likelihood in A Partially Linear Single-Index Varying-Coefficient Model , 10:30 AM
- Zhou Yu , East China Normal University Fréchet Cumulative Covariance Net for Deep Nonlinear Sufficient Dimension Reduction with Random Objects , 11:00 AM
11:30-14:00 PM
Lunch Break
14:00-15:30 PM
Afternoon Session I
- Chair: Wangli Xu
BNU-Zhuhai
- Zudi Lu , City University of Hong Kong Statistical Random Forests Modelling for Nonlinear Time Series , 14:00 PM
- Guodong Li , The University of Hong Kong Unraveling Recurrent Dynamics: How Neural Networks Model Sequential Data , 14:30 PM
- Tao Wang , Shanghai Jiao Tong University Factor Models for High-Dimensional Count Data , 15:00 PM
15:30-16:00 PM
Break
16:00-17:30 PM
Afternoon Session II
- Chair: Wangli Xu
BNU-Zhuhai
- Fei Chen , Yunnan Normal University Semiparametric Single-Index Structural Equation Model , 16:00 PM
- Xuehu Zhu , Xi'an Jiaotong University Adaptive Functional Change Point Detection , 16:30 PM
- Falong Tan , Hunan University Goodness-of-Fit Tests for High-Dimensional Regression Models via Projections , 17:00 PM