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National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · 5d

Thursday, October 9, 2025 - 1:00 to 2:00pm ET

"Working with Physicists on Quantum ML" NISS-CANSSI Webinar w/ Martin T. Wells (Cornell), Luca Candelori (Qognitive Inc.), & Emily Casleton (Los Alamos).

See more and register at:
www.niss.org/events/niss-...

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Image of the speakers and moderator for the Thursday, October 9, 2025 - 1:00 to 2:00pm ET "Working with Physicists on Quantum ML" NISS-CANSSI Webinar w/ Martin T. Wells (Cornell), Luca Candelori (Qognitive Inc.), & Emily Casleton (Los Alamos).

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National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · 5d

Monday, October 13, 2025 - 2:00 to 3:30pm ET

NISS Virtual Short Course: "Data-Driven Problem Solving and Neural Computing: From Prediction to Prescription, No-Code to High-Code" with Padmanabhan Seshaiyer (George Mason University)

See more and register at: www.niss.org/events/niss-...

Image of the speaker for the Monday, October 13, 2025 - 2:00 to 3:30pm ET NISS Virtual Short Course: "Data-Driven Problem Solving and Neural Computing: From Prediction to Prescription, No-Code to High-Code" with Padmanabhan Seshaiyer (George Mason University)

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National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · 14d

COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar on "Statistical Leadership for AI-Enabled Health" - Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 12-1pm ET! Full details available on event page: lnkd.in/eZrJ2tVe

Speakers: Hongtu Zhu, UNC & Xihong Lin, Harvard; Moderator: Dr. Yize Zhao, Yale University

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Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute @canssi-incass.bsky.social · Aug 6

The Sep 18 NISS-CANSSI Collaborative #DataScience webinar is on "Statistical Ecology."

Laura Cowen (UVic) & Patrick O'Hara (ECCC & Institute of Ocean Sciences) will share new work in ecological monitoring, spatial analysis & population modelling.

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NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Science: Statistical Ecology - CANSSI

Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025 Time: 1:00–2:00 p.m. Eastern time Location: On Zoom Join Us Join us for the next NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Science W ...

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National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thursday, September 18, 2025 - 1:00 to 2:00pm ET

"Collaborative Data Science in Statistical Ecology" NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Webinar with Laura Cowen (UVictoria) & Patrick O'Hara (Inst. of Ocean Studies).

See more and register at:
www.niss.org/events/niss-...

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Images of the speakers for the Thursday, September 18, 2025 - 1:00 to 2:00pm ET "Collaborative Data Science in Statistical Ecology" NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Webinar with speakers Laura Cowen (UVictoria), Patrick O'Hara (Inst. of Ocean Studies) and Saman Muthukumarana (UManitoba), and moderator Saman Muthukumarana (UManitoba).

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Aleksander Molak @alxndrmlk.bsky.social · Aug 18

Hey folks,

Aug 26 -> Sequential causal inference in experimental or observational settings

#CausalSky

Registration: www.niss.org/events/seque...

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National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · Aug 18

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 12:00 to 1:30pm ET

"Sequential causal inference in experimental or observational settings" Webinar with Aaditya Ramdas (Carnegie Mellon) and Will Wei Sun (Purdue)

See more and register at:
www.niss.org/events/seque...

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 12:00 to 1:30pm Webinar

"Sequential causal inference in experimental or observational settings" with Aaditya Ramdas (Carnegie Mellon) and Will Wei Sun (Purdue)

See more and register at:
https://www.niss.org/events/sequential-causal-inference-experimental-or-observational-settings-ai-statistics-data-science

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National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · Aug 18

Monday, October 20 to Friday, October 24, 2025 - IMSI and NISS "Data Science at the Intersection of Public Health & the Environment" Workshop at IMSI in Chicago.

Fully funded by NSF, apply by August 25th. See more at: www.niss.org/events/data-...

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National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · Aug 18

Thursday, August 21, 2025 - 12:00pm-2:00pm ET

IMSI & NISS "Virtual Thought Summit: Data Science at the Intersection of the Environment & Public Health" w/ Jonathan Hobbs (JPL), Chris Wikle (Missouri), & Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou (Columbia).

See more & register at
www.niss.org/events/virtu...

Pictures for the Thursday, August 21, 2025 - 12:00pm-2:00pm ET IMSI and NISS "Virtual Thought Summit: Data Science at the Intersection of the Environment and Public Health" with Jonathan Hobbs (JPL), Chris Wikle (UMissouri), and Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou (Columbia University).

In preparation for October 20-24 workshop in-person ideas lab at IMSI.
Fully funded by NSF, apply for that workshop by August 25th.

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Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute @canssi-incass.bsky.social · Jun 6

Join us at the next NISS-CANSSI Collaborative #DataScience Webinar on June 10 for a fascinating story of interdisciplinary collaboration:

"Data Science Techniques for Control of #AssistiveDevices after Neurological Injury"

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NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Science Webinar: Data Science Techniques for Control of Assistive Devices after Neurological Injury - CANSSI

Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 – NEW DATE! Time: 1:00–2:00 p.m. Eastern time Location: On Zoom Join Us Join us for the next NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Sci ...

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National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · Jun 9

Tuesday, June 10th, 1-2PM online.

"Data Science Techniques for Control of Assistive Devices After Neurological Injury" NISS-CANSSI Data Science Webinar with Lauren Wengerd (Ohio State), Dave Friedenberg (Battelle), and Nancy McMillan (Battelle).

Register at: www.niss.org/events/niss-...

Speaker photos for: "Data Science Techniques for Control of Assistive Devices After Neurological Injury" NISS-CANSSI Data Science Webinar with Lauren Wengerd (Ohio State), Dave Friedenberg (Battelle), and Nancy McMillan (Battelle).

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National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · Jun 6

Registration extended until June 16th!

National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · May 14

NISS Writing Workshop for Junior Researchers - aimed at those with PhD awarded or anticipated 2018-2025.

Online Friday, July 18 & Friday, July 25 and in-person at JSM on Sunday, August 3rd.

Pre-registration deadline is June 8, 2025.

See www.niss.org/events/writi... for details.

Graphic of three people working collaboratively and information on the 2025 NISS Writing Workshop for Junior Researchers.

https://www.niss.org/events/writing-workshop-junior-researchers-2025-day-1-online

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National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · May 23

Registration open until June 8th.

National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · May 14

NISS Writing Workshop for Junior Researchers - aimed at those with PhD awarded or anticipated 2018-2025.

Online Friday, July 18 & Friday, July 25 and in-person at JSM on Sunday, August 3rd.

Pre-registration deadline is June 8, 2025.

See www.niss.org/events/writi... for details.

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National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · May 16

Coming Monday, May 19th, 12-1PM ET.

"COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar: Leadership in Statistics and Societal Impact" with Sir Bernard Silverman FRS (Oxford), Peter Song (U Michigan), and Anru Zhang (Duke).

Register at: www.niss.org/events/copss...

Pictures of speakers for "COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar: Leadership in Statistics and Societal Impact" with Sir Bernard Silverman FRS (Oxford), Peter Song (U Michigan), and Anru Zhang (Duke).

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National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · May 14

... Kate Calder (UTAustin), Peter Imrey (Cleveland Clinic), Linjun Zhang (Rutgers), David Banks (Duke), Edsel Peña (South Carolina), Kathy Ensor (Rice), and Bin Yu (UC Berkeley).

National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · May 14

Panelists and Tutorial Leaders for the workshop include: Donald Richards (Penn St.), Nick Jewell (UC Berkeley), Brani Vidakovic (Tex A&M), Jun Zhu (UW Madison), Ander Wilson (Col.St.), Naomi Altman (Penn St.), Susan Ellenberg (UPenn), Rebecca Hubbard (UPenn), Bill Rosenberger (GMU),...

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National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · May 14

NISS Writing Workshop for Junior Researchers - aimed at those with PhD awarded or anticipated 2018-2025.

Online Friday, July 18 & Friday, July 25 and in-person at JSM on Sunday, August 3rd.

Pre-registration deadline is June 8, 2025.

See www.niss.org/events/writi... for details.

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National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · May 5

Coming this Thursday. Still time to register!

National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · Apr 30

"From MPEG-4 to Deep Learning: Transforming Audio-Visual Analytics for Healthcare and Beyond" NISS-CANSSI Data Science Webinar with An-Chao Tsai (National Pingtung Univ) and Anand Paul and Qingzhao Yu (LSU Health) - online Thursday, May 8 from 1-2pm ET.

Register at: www.niss.org/events/niss-...

Pictures of the speakers for "From MPEG-4 to Deep Learning: Transforming Audio-Visual Analytics for Healthcare and Beyond" NISS-CANSSI Data Science Webinar with An-Chao Tsai (National Pingtung University) and Anand Paul and Qingzhao Yu (LSU Health) - online Thursday, May 8 from 1-2pm ET.

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Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute @canssi-incass.bsky.social · Apr 30

Hear the story of a successful interdisciplinary collaboration at the next NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Science webinar.

Join us on May 8 for "From MPEG-4 to Deep Learning: Transforming Audio-Visual Analytics for Healthcare and Beyond."

www.niss.org/events/niss-...

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National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · May 2

NISS Virtual New Researchers Conference - Friday, June 6 from 12-5ET - for early career researchers, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates. Abstract submissions due May 12th.

More information at: www.niss.org/events/niss-...

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National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · May 2

May 16-17, 2025 - "IRSA 2025 Conference: Statistics, Agriculture and the Environment" at University of Minnesota - www.niss.org/events/irsa-...

June 16-18, 2025 - "9th Biennial Nonclinical Biostatistics Conference" at Rutgers University - www.niss.org/events/9th-b...

National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · May 2

Upcoming events...

May 9-10, 2025 - "The Past, Present & Future of Statistics in the ERA of AI" at George Washington University - www.niss.org/events/past-...

May 12-14, 2025 - "Bayesian, Fiducial, and Frequentist Conference 2025" at Purdue University - www.niss.org/events/bayes...

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National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · Apr 30

"Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate, and Coastal Oceanography" NISS AI, Statistics and Data Science in Practice Webinar with Amy McGovern (AI2ES and Univ. of Oklahoma) - online Tuesday, May 13 from 12-1pm ET.

Register at: www.niss.org/events/trust...

Image of AmyMcGovern and Moderator Nancy McMillan for "Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate, and Coastal Oceanography" NISS AI, Statistics and Data Science in Practice Webinar with Amy McGovern (AI2ES and Univ. of Oklahoma) - online Tuesday, May 13 from 12-1pm ET.

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National Institute of Statistical Sciences @nissorg.bsky.social · Apr 30

"From MPEG-4 to Deep Learning: Transforming Audio-Visual Analytics for Healthcare and Beyond" NISS-CANSSI Data Science Webinar with An-Chao Tsai (National Pingtung Univ) and Anand Paul and Qingzhao Yu (LSU Health) - online Thursday, May 8 from 1-2pm ET.

Register at: www.niss.org/events/niss-...

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