Contributed Talks

Speaker 1: Panyu Wu, Shandong University, China, panyuaza@yahoo.com.cn,
            A New Comparison Theorem of Multidimensional BSDEs

Speaker 2: Medhat Mohamed Ahmed Abdelaal, Ain Shams University, Egypt, medhatal@hotmail.com,
            Applied Classification Support Vector Machine for Providing
            Second Opinion of Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Speaker 3:  Yingchun Zhou, East China Normal University, China, yczhou@stat.ecnu.edu.cn,
            A New Biomarker for Measuring Cardiovascular Behavior Using Functional Data Analytic Approach

Speaker 4:  Guoyou Qin, Fudan University, China, gyqin@fudan.edu.cn,
           Robust Empirical Likelihood Inference of Generalized Partial linear Models with Longitudinal Data

Speaker 5:  Zhiping Lu, East China Normal University, China, zplu@sfs.ecnu.edu.cn,
           Estimation of Time-Varying Long Memory Parameter Using Wavelet Method

Speaker 6: Shu-Qing Li, The Second Artillery Engineering College, China, lsq-hunan@163.com,
            The Prior Maximum Likelihood Estimation

Speaker 7: Zoran Antonijevic, Quintiles, Inc., USA, zoran.antonijevic@quintiles.com,
            Optimizing Pharmaceutical Industry Portfolios; how can Clinical Trial Statisticians Contribute?

Speaker 8: Junlog Zhao, Beihang University, China, zhaojl928@gmail.com,
            General Sparse Boosting

Speaker 9: Jason J.Z. Liao, Merck Research Laboratories, USA, jason_liao@merck.com,
            An Improved Bland-Altman Method for Concordance Assessment

Speaker 10: Sanguo Zhang, School of Mathematical Sciences, Graduate University of Chinese
           Academy of Sciences, China, sgzhang@gucas.ac.cn,
           Estimation in the Improper Linear Regression Models with Complex-valued Data 

Speaker 11: Xiaogang Duan, Academy of Mathematics and Systems, Chinese Academy of
           Sciences, China, xgduan@amss.ac.cn,
          Quantile Regression under Local Model Misspecification 

Speaker 12: Xiaoli Gao, Oakland University, USA, gao2@oakland.edu
           The Adaptive Lasso in a High-Dimensional Sparse LAD Model

Speaker 13: Subrata Chakraborty, Dibrugarh University, India, subrata_arya@yahoo.co.in
           Discrete Generalized Gamma Distribution: properties and Parameter Estimations

Speaker 14, Yan Wang, RMIT University, Australia, yan.wang@rmit.edu.au,
           Analysis of an Extended Batch Marking Experiment Using Estimating Equations

Speaker 15: Magid Maatallah, University of London, UK, msmatala@yahoo.com
          Generalized Linear Models for Analyzing the Impact of Covariates
          on Possibly Non-Gaussian Response Variables

Speaker 16: Frederick K. H.  Phoa, Institute of Statistical Science,
          Academia Sinica, Taiwan, fredphoa@webmail.stat.sinica.edu.tw
           Some Recent Advances on Quaternary-Code Designs

Speaker 17: Yun Bai, University of Michigan, USA, yunbai@umich.edu,
          Joint Composite Estimating Functions in Spatio-Temporal Models

Speaker 18: Song Li, Monash University, Australia, Song.Li@buseco.monash.edu.au,
          A Bayesian Approach to Bandwidth Selection in Asymmetric Kernel Estimation of
          Densities on the Unit Interval

Speaker 19: Depeng Jiang, University of Manitoba, Canada, jiang@cc.umanitoba.ca
          Finite Mixture Models for Longitudinal Data with Non-Random Dropouts
          and Semi-continuous Outcomes

Speaker 20: Haitian (Maggie) Wang, Hong Kong University of Science and
          Technology, Hong Kong, haitian@ust.hk,
          A Classification Method Incorporating Interactions among Variables for High-dimensional Data

Speaker 21: Adil Yousif, Qatar University, Qatar, aeyousif@qu.edu.qa,
          Ratio Transformation for Stationary Time Series with
          Special Application in Consumer Price Index in Qatar

Speaker 22: Yue-Qing Hu, Fudan University, China, yuehu@fudan.edu.cn,
          A Conditional Likelihood Approach to Detecting Imprinting Effects

Speaker 23: Jin-Ting Zhang, National University of Singapore, Singapore, stazjt@nus.edu.sg,
          An L2-norm Based Test for the Behrens-Fisher Problem with Fewer Observations
           than the Dimension

Speaker 24: Wenqing He, University of Western Ontario, Canada, whe@stats.uwo.ca,
           A Pairwise Likelihood Method for the Analysis of Clustered Binary Data

Speaker 25: Jian Kang, University of Calgary, Canada, kang@ucalgary.ca,
          Log-linear Models in the Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Evaluations with Two Reference
          Standards

Speaker 26: Tan Choon Peng, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia, tancp@utar.edu.my,
         On-line Universal Portfolios Using Additive Updates

Speaker 27: Ji-Yuan Zhou, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, zhoujiyuan@gmail.com,
         Detection of Parent-of-Origin Effects for Quantitative Traits in Nuclear Families

Speaker 28: Huajun Ye, BNU-HKBU United International Collge, Hong Kong,  hjye@uic.edu.hk,
         Nonparametric Regression of Covariance Structures in Longitudinal Studies

Speaker 29: Tao Lu, University of Rochester, USA, Tao_Lu@URMC.Rochester.edu,
         High Dimensional ODEs Coupled with Mixed-effects Modeling Techniques for
         Dynamic Gene Regulatory Network Identification

Speaker 30: Chengwu Yang, Pennsylvania State University, USA, CYANG@hes.hmc.psu.edu,                                  yangc@psu.edu,
         A Simulation Assessment of the Logistic Regression with Factor Score (LRFS) Method in
         Differential Item Functioning (DIF) Detection for Dichotomized Variables

Speaker 31: Juan Shen, University of Illinois, USA, lsqqsj@gmail.com,
        Properties of Generalized T Test and Some Extension

Speaker 32: Zang Yong, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, zangyong@hku.hk,
        Simple Algorithm to Calculate Asymptotic Null Distribution of MAX3 in Case-control Genetic
        Association Studies  

Speaker 33: Yen-Shiu Chin, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, yschin@stat.sinica.edu.tw,
        Minimizing Variable Selection Criteria by Markov Chain Monte Carlo

Speaker 34:  Xikui Wang, University of Manitoba, Canada, xikui_wang@umanitoba.ca,
        Statistical Design and Analysis of Response Adaptive Clinical Trials

Speaker 36:  Wenyi Wang, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, USA
        wwang7@mdanderson.org,
        Improved DNA Resequencing Analysis in Disease-Gene Studies

Speaker 37: Gemai Chen, University of Calgary, Canada, gchen@math.ucalgary.ca,
        Efficient Estimation of Multidimensional Cluster Data Partially Linear Regression Models
        With Economic Applications

Speaker 38:  Yisheng Li, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, USA,
        ysli@mdanderson.org,
        Center-adjusted Inference for a Nonparametric Bayesian Random Effect Distribution

Speaker 39:   Boguang Zhen, CBER, US Food and Drug Administration, USA, 
        Boguang.Zhen@fda.hhs.gov, (Contact person: Henry Hsu, Henry.Hsu@fda.hhs.gov)
        Evaluation of Delayed Effect in Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine Trials

Speaker 40:  Ali Reza Fotouhi, University of the Fraser Valley, Canada, Ali.Fotouhi@ufv.ca 
       A Joint Model for Analyzing Longitudinal Binary and Event History Data: A Simulation Study

Speaker 41: Weihua Guan, University of Minnesota, USA, wguan@umn.edu,
       Estimation of the Contribution of Rare Causal Variants to Complex Diseases

Speaker 42: Wenle Zhao, Medical university of South Carolina, USA, zhaow@musc.edu,
       Subject Randomization in Large Neurological Emergency Treatment Trials

Speaker 43: Alexander Novikov, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, 
       Alex.Novikov@uts.edu.au,
       An Approach for Calculation of Asymptotic Variance of Bayesian Estimators

Speaker 44: Junjian Zhang, Guangxi Normal University, China, jjzhang@mailbox.gxnu.edu.cn
       Minimum Nonparametric Likelihood Ratio Estimates

Speaker 45: Xiangming Fang, East Carolina University, USA, fangx@ecu.edu,
       Estimating Spatial Variation in Disease Risk from Locations Coarsened by  
       Incomplete Geocoding

Speaker 46:  Yuan Yao, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong,
        yaoyuan@ust.hk,
        Maximum Likelihood Method for Linear Transformation Models with Cohort Sampling Data

Speaker 47: Steven J. Skates, Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital, USA,
       sskates@partners.org,
       Development and Application of a Longitudinal CA125 Algorithm (ROCA) For Early
       Detection of Ovarian Cancer

Speaker 48:  Qin Chang, Shandong University, China, chq217@gmail.com
       A New Quantitative Statistic Method for Comparing Communities

Speaker 49: Nino Kordzakhia, Macquarie University, Australia, nino.kordzakhia@mq.edu.au
      On Measurement of Market Risk in Electricity Whole Sale Market

Speaker 50: Antti Liski, Tampere University of Technology, Finland, antti.liski@uta.fi,
      Weighted Average ML Estimation in the Generalized Linear Models

Speaker 51: Yanzhu Lin, Purdue University, USA, lin43@purdue.edu,
      Fitting High-Dimensional Generalized Linear Models via Generalized
      Orthogonal-Components Regression

Speaker 53: Yingfu (Frank) Li, University of Houston - Clear Lake, USA, Li@uhcl.edu,
      Non-regular Fractional Factorial Designs and Their Application to Quality Engineering

Speaker 54: Jianyu Wang, Duke University, USA, jw163@duke.edu,
      Reversible Jump Markov Chain Monte Carlo Analysis of Multiple Changes in an Volcano's
      Eruption Periods

 Speaker 55: Shuowen (Nick) Hu, Monash University, Australia,
      Shuowen.Hu@buseco.monash.edu.au, shuowen.hu@monash.edu,
      Adaptive Bandwidth Selection for Multivariate Kernel Density
      Estimation via Bayesian Sampling

 Speaker 56: Chih-Hsiang Ho, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA, chho@unlv.nevada.edu,
      A Smoothing Technique for Point Process

Speaker 57: Chia-Ning Wang, University of Michigan, USA, cnwang@umich.edu,
     Estimation of the Gap Time Distributions for Ordered Multivariate Failure Time Data: A Sieve
     Likelihood Approach

Speaker 58: Muyi Li, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, limuyi1981@gmail.com,
     A New Model for Long Memory in Volatility

Speaker 59: Yu Zhou, East China Normal University, China, yz19830224@gmail.com,
     Testing Predictors Contributions Based on Directional Regression with Application to Model
     Free Variable Selection

Speaker 60: Shibin Zhang, Shanghai Maritime University, China, sbzhang@shmtu.edu.cn,
     Test for Autocorrelation Change in Discretely Observed Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes
     Driven by Lévy Processes

Speaker 61: Ling (Elaine) Xin, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, xl.elaine@gmail.com,
     h0892022@hku.hk,
     The Profitability of Filter Trading Rules Under a Markov Switching Price Model

Speaker 62: Philip L.H. Yu, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, plhyu@hkucc.hku.hk,
     plhyu@hku.hk
     Separable Two-Dimensional Linear Discriminant Analysis

Speaker 63: Qian Zhao, Guangzhou Medical University, China, zhaoqian121@gmail.com
    Statistical Edge Detection for Brain tumor Based on Multi-modality MR Images

Speaker 64: Cindy L. Yu, Iowa State University, USA, cindyyu@iastate.edu,
     A Semi-parametric Estimation of Mean Function with Non-ignorable Missing Data

Speaker 66: Rui Wang, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard School of Public Health, 
      USA, RWANG8@PARTNERS.ORG
      Nonparametric Inference Procedure for Random Effects Meta Analysis

Speaker 67: Longhai Li, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, longhai@math.usask.ca,
     High-dimensional Classification using Hierarchical Bayesian Polychotomous Logistic
     Regression Models

Speaker 68: Nam H Lee, Johns Hopkins University, USA, nhlee@jhu.edu
     From Email Exchange Records to Inference of a Time Series of Random Dot Product Graphs

Speaker 70:  Xuemin, Gu, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA,
      xuegu@mdanderson.org,
      Bayesian Copula Regression for Dose Finding in Oncology for Drug
      Combination with Delayed Toxicity   

Speaker 71: Yubin Tian, Beijing Institute of Technology, China, tianyb@bit.edu.cn,
      An Adaptive Design to Estimate the Desired Control Level Based on Discrete and
      Continuous Outputs

Speaker 72:  Yeh Lam, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ylam@saas.hku.hk
      A Geometric Process Maintenance Model

Speaker 73: Wei-Ying Wu, Michigan State University, USA, wuweiying1011@gmail.com,
      wuweiyin@msu.edu,
      Some Approaches to Estimate Tail Behavior of Spectral Density

Speaker 74: Feng-Chen Lin, Hsing Kuo University of Management, Taiwen,
      r8896103@mail.ncku.edu.tw,
      Predictive Power and Forward Simulation for the S&P500 Index Futures and SPDR Price
      Based On EC-EGARCH, RS-EGARCH and Hybrid Model

Speaker 75: Xiaodan (Dan) Fan, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong,
      xfan@sta.cuhk.edu.hk,
      An Extension of the Sequence Motif Model for Repeats Identification

Speaker 76: Jagruthi Desai, Novartis Healthcare Ltd., India, jagruthijoshi@gmail.com,
      Reference Scaled Average Bioequivalence: Scaling Approach for the Highly Variable Drugs

Speaker 77: Priyanka Kocheta, RA Chem Pharma Ltd., India, p9.jain@gmail.com,
      Comparison of Average, Population and Individual Bioequivalence of Two Products of
      Alverine Citrate 120 mg Capsules in a Replicate Design Study

Speaker 78: Xiaojing Wang, Duke University, USA, xiaojing.wang@duke.edu,
      Bayesian Analysis of Dynamic Item Response Models

Speaker 79: Lingling Zheng, Duke University, USA, lz35@duke.edu,
      Bayesian Elastic Net for Multi--‐Class Classification and Survival Analysis

Speaker 80: Hui Yao, University of Connecticut, USA, hui.yao@huskymail.uconn.edu,
      Bayesian Modeling and Inference for Meta Data with Applications

Speaker 81: Yong-Cheng Wang, Biogen Idec, USA, yong-cheng.wang@biogenidec.com,
     Short-term Relapse as Fully Surrogate Endpoint for Long-term Sustained Progression of
     Disability in RRMS Patients Treated with Natalizumab

Speaker 82: Weizhen Wang, Wright State University, USA, weizhen.wang@wright.edu,
     Optimal One-sided Confidence Intervals for Comparing Two Paired Proportions

Speaker 83: Lulu Kang, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA,lkang2@math.iit.edu, 
     Kernel Sum Regression and Interpolation
     
Speaker 84: Zujun Ou, Central China Normal University, China, ozj9325@mail.ccnu.edu.cn, 
     Optimal Blocking and Foldover Plans for Nonregular Two-level Designs   

Speaker 85: Ayman Baklizi, Qatar University, Qatar, a.baklizi@qu.edu.qa,
     Empirical Likelihood Confidence Intervals in the Stress-Strength Model Based on
     Independent Samples

Speaker 86: Wanbo Lu, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China,
     luwb@swufe.edu.cn,
     On Some lifetime Distributions with Decreasing, Increasing and Upside-down
     Bathtub Failure Rate

Speaker 88: Hai-ming Lin, Guangdong University of Business Studies, China,
     linhm1@yahoo.com.cn ,                  
     Factor Analysis Optimization Model and Its Application

Speaker 89: Rong-Xian Yue, Shanghai Normal University, China, yue2@shnu.edu.cn,
     A Note on DS-optimal Designs for First-Degree Regression Models

Speaker 90: Zhan-Gong Zhou, Jiaxing University, China, Zhouzg@mail.zjxu.edu.cn,
     Quantile Estimations for Functional-coefficient Partially Linear Regression Models

Speaker 92: Xiangdong Liu, College of Economics at the University of Jinan, China,
      tliuxd@jnu.edu.cn,
      The Multifactor Term Structure of Interest Rates under Regime Shifts and Lévy Jumps

Speaker 93: Min Zhu, University of Sydney, Australia, M.Zhu@econ.usyd.edu.au,
      A hybrid Approach to Combining CART and Logistic Regression for Stock Ranking

Speaker 94: Fang Qi, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, qifang@hku.hk,
      Classify Ranking Data by Boosting

Speaker 95:  You-Gan Wang, University of Queensland, Australia, you-gan.wang@uq.edu.au,
      Accounting for within Cluster Correlations in Rank Regression for the Accelerated Failure
      Time Model with Censored Data

Speaker 97: Shangyu Xie, Academy of System Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China,
      xshyu@amss.ac.cn,
      Efficient Estimation and Inference for Median Regression with Varying-coefficient 
      Models with Censoring

Speaker 98: Chaojiang Wu, University of Cincinnati, USA, wuca@mail.uc.edu,
     Partially Linear Modeling for Conditional Quantiles

Speaker 99: Liqun Wang, University of Manitoba, Canada, wangl1@cc.umanitoba.ca,
      Instrumental Variable Estimation in Nonlinear Models with Covariate Measurement Error

Speaker 100: Weidong Li, Huazhong Agricultural University and University of Connecticut, USA,                         weidong6616@yahoo.com (liwd@mail.hzau.edu.cn),
      Modeling Experimental cross Transiograms of Neighboring Landscape Categories with the Gamma                   Distribution

Speaker 101: Li Zhang, The University of Texas MD Anderson CancerCenter, USA,
      lzhangli@mdanderson.org,
      Allelic Imbalance Analysis Using SNP Array Data