SDSS Program Chair
The 2020 Symposium on Data Science and Statistics (SDSS) in Pittsburgh will feature a new system of refereeing contributed papers modeled on the process used by several high-profile conferences, most notably in the computing community, that have become increasingly popular among statisticians.
The submission period will begin in December and last about a month. Details are forthcoming in a future issue of Amstat News and on the conference website.
For those who may be unfamiliar with the merits of submitting to conferences as opposed to journals, the main benefits are quicker turnaround time and a rigid shorter format that can make manuscript preparation easier. In the case of many well-established conferences that attract thousands of submissions, there is also prestige associated with acceptance onto a conference program.
While we do not expect the first year of refereed submissions at SDSS to generate thousands, several data science–related journals have expressed interest in publishing the accepted manuscripts, which will increase the prestige of these acceptances.
The submission process, as well as the scientific program of SDSS in its entirety, will be organized into six tracks: machine learning, education, software and data science technologies, computational statistics, practice and applications, and data visualization. If you are doing work that might fit well into one or more of these data science–related tracks, you should consider submitting an abstract to SDSS.
The conference, to take place at The Westin Pittsburgh, will begin with a day of workshops and an evening mixer on Wednesday, June 3, and run through mid-afternoon on Saturday, June 6.
Located at the southwest edge of the Strip District —home to an assortment of restaurants, boutiques, old-style grocers, and more—The Westin is also less than a mile from the scenic confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers known as Point State Park, or simply The Point. We have paid attention to the survey responses of past SDSS attendees who hoped for more unscheduled time to experience the host city, and the downtown Pittsburgh location will allow ample opportunity to explore. Beyond the venue itself, Pittsburgh is home to several world-class universities and a thriving high-tech sector heavily influenced by data science.
In addition to submitted manuscripts, the SDSS 2020 program will consist of invited sessions, keynote addresses, and poster sessions. Stay tuned for details!
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