International Symposium on Recent Advances in Statistics and Probability
On May, 19-20, 2011, at Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium, an International Symposium on Recent Advances in Statistics and Probability will take place. Anastasios (Butch) Tsiatis, holder of the 2010-2001 Princess Lilian Foundation Visiting Professorship is special invited speakers. Keynote speakers are Ricardo Cao (University of A Coruńa, Spain), Wenceslćo Manteiga (University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain), and Paul Embrechts (ETH, Zurich, Switzerland).
The main scientific theme of the symposium is mathematical statistics, in particular survival analysis, nonparametric methods, and probability and stochastic processes. The goal is to disseminate recent developments, to build bridges between the sub-field, and to allow for stimulating interaction between the theoretical developments and some areas of application. The scientific meeting will be followed by a session in honor of the contributions made by Professor Noel Veraverbeke. The meeting will bring together the top researchers in the aforementioned areas, from all over the globe.
Detailed Scientific Programme
The main scientific themes of the symposium are survival analysis, nonparametric methods, and probability and stochastic processes. For each of the three sessions we have a key note speaker and three invited speakers. We are also very pleased to have Anastasios Tsiatis as special invited speaker in our session on survival analysis.
Survival analysis
Special invited speaker:
Anastasios Tsiatis (North Carolina State University, USA - Princess Lilian Foundation visiting professor). The synergy trial: accounting for treatment discontinuation.
Key note speaker:
Ricardo Cao (University of La Coruna, Spain). Statistical tools for credit risk via censored data analysis
Invited speakers:
Ingrid Vankeilegom (UCLouvain, Belgium). The copula-graphic estimator of the survival function under dependent censoring with unknown copula
Michael Kulich (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic). Estimating disease incidence from cross-sectional biomarker data
Luc Duchateau (UGent, Belgium). Frailty shares and correlates, copula divides and unites
Nonparametric methods
Key note speaker:
Wenceslao Manteiga (University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain). General views of the goodness-of-fit tests for statistical models. Applications in finance and environmental problems
Invited speakers:
Jan Swanepoel (North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa). Another look at bootstrap confidence intervals
Irčne Gijbels (KULeuven, Belgium). Smoothing, local likelihood and semiparametric estimation of copulas
Marek Omelka (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic). Nonparametric estimation of a conditional copula and association measures
Probability and stochastic processes
Key note speaker:
Paul Embrechts (ETH, Zürich, Switzerland). Quantitative risk management and the financial crisis
Invited speakers:
Tetyana Kadankova (VUB, Brussels, Belgium). First passage and first exit problems in context of finance and queuing theory
Jef Teugels (KULeuven, Belgium). Change point analysis of extreme values
Nick Bingham (Imperial College, London, UK). Topological regular variation
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