Minisymposium on Algebraic Statistics (MS26 and MS39)
July 12-16, 2010, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Algebraic statistics is a young, vibrant, quickly growing, and active discipline focused on the applications of algebraic geometry and its computational tools in statistical models. Areas of interest include experimental design, graphical models, maximum likelihood estimation and Bayesian methods. Recent work shows that we can apply theory in algebraic statistics to developing algorithms for problems in biology. The field draws its tools not only from computational algebraic geometry but also from tropical, convex, and information geometry. Moreover, research in algebraic statistics has led to new directions in those fields. The minisymposium will be a meeting point for students and leaders in the field.
Organizers
Ruriko Yoshida, University of Kentucky
Confirmed speakers
- Peter Huggins, Carnegie Mellon University: Slides PDF
- Vishesh Karwa, Pennsylvania State University: Slides PDF
- Jason Morton, Pennsylvania State University
- Sonja Petrovic, University of Ilinois at Chicago: Slides PDF
- Alessandro Rinaldo, Carnegie Mellon University: Slides PDF
- Bernd Sturmfels, University of California, Berkeley: Slides PDF
- Seth Sullivant, North Carolina State University
Schedule
July 13th, 2010 (10:30am to 12:30pm)
- 10:30-10:55 Introduction to Algebraic Statistics
Seth Sullivant, North Carolina State University - 11:00-11:25 CANCELED Hermite polynomial aliasing
Eva Riccomagno, Politecnico di Torino, Italy - 11:30-11:55 Methods and extensions for parametric inference
Peter Huggins, Carnegie Mellon University - 12:00-12:25 On the Geometry of Discrete Exponential Families with Application to Exponential Random Graph Models
Alessandro Rinaldo, Carnegie Mellon University
July 13th, 2010 (4:00pm to 6:00pm)
- 4:00-4:25 Algebraic statistics framework for causal inference and data privacy with discrete data
Vishesh Karwa, Pennsylvania State University - 4:30-4:55 Combinatorial commutative algebra in action: Markov moves from classical algebraic constructions
Sonja Petrovic, University of Ilinois at Chicago - 5:00-5:25 A geometric approach to partition functions
Jason Morton, Pennsylvania State University - 5:30-5:55 Commuting Birth-and-Death Processes
Bernd Sturmfels, University of California, Berkeley