The department of statistics at the University of Georgia partnered with Wells Fargo to virtually hold the 2021 Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Summer Camp for high-school students July 12–23.
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Saving Endangered Languages with AI and the Science of Communication
David Corliss tells us that using AI to save a threatened language from extinction can save the culture itself.
Panel Provides Insights on Real-World Evidence in Health Care
Real-world data (RWD) can come from a variety of sources, including claims, electronic health records, biobanks, genomics tests, and imaging modalities. Increasingly, it is coming from digital data through electronic health and mobile health modalities. Recent events have pushed innovation in the use of RWD to maximize the value of real-world evidence in an era of big data, data science, and artificial intelligence.
Make an Impact
A team led by Susan Paddock identified automated driving systems as an area in which statisticians have made an impact and conducted an interview with Feng Guo, Nidhi Kalra, and Maria Terres. The complete interview provides an overview of the relevant issues, assesses the current state of statistical research and practice in this domain, and identifies opportunities for statisticians.
Frontier of Science, Agriculture and Food System (AFS): Global and Big Data Impact! One World Under COVID-19
You are invited to join us in a special JSM panel, showcasing the inaugural ASA/IMS/AMA/MAA/ACM/SIAM Science and Technology Policy Fellowship.
ASA Members Lead at Los Alamos
Amstat News regularly profiles government statisticians. For this issue, we feature two leaders from the statistics group at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Claudia Perlich
Claudia Perlich was born near Leipzig, East Germany. Her father—having worked on replicating the IBM 360—foresaw that computer-related skills would be in demand, so—on his advice—Claudia studied computer science. Today, she is an adjunct professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business and a senior data scientist at Two Sigma. Among the aspects of data science she appreciates most is the subtle skill of trying to find what she calls the “little quirks” in a data set. “It’s like doing detective work,” she says.
ASA to Cosponsor AI in Clinical Drug Development Symposium in May
The Pfizer/ASA/Columbia University Symposium on Risks and Opportunities of AI in Clinical Drug Development aims to advance the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in drug development and deployment.
Happy Mathematics & Statistics Awareness Month!
Every April, the ASA and other institutions throughout the US celebrate Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month. Read on to find out what we have planned this year.
Statistics, Fake News, and AI: Who’s on First?
Karen Kafadar introduces the ASA’s new Disinformation Task Force and discusses her hopes to bring statistical thinking and statisticians into the forefront to combat “fake news.”