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SDSS 2026 Committee Seeks Course, Presentation Abstracts
The program committee wants short course proposals and presentation abstracts that showcase fresh ideas, real-world impact, and cross-field collaboration in data science and statistics.
ASA Committee on Privacy and Confidentiality Hosts Events, Webinars
The committee held two webinar presentations on Privacy Day in January focusing on AI and LLMs.
Intelligent Systems in Biostatistics Make Impact on Life
David Corliss shares highlights from the ASA Symposium on Data Science & Statistics, where open-source LLMs and retrieval-augmented generation systems are reshaping how we use health data for good.
Submit Proposal, Abstract to Be on JSM 2025 Program
Alexandra M. Schmidt shares what is planned for the 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings, which is heading to Nashville, Tennessee, this summer. She also points out the areas of the program that still need participants.
SFASA Event Explores Impact of ChatGPT on Statistics, Data Science
The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter held its holiday celebration at San Jose State University. Keynote speakers James Zou, Jian Dai, and Viji Krishnamurthy—along with panelist Haiyan Huang—shared their insights into the transformative effect of large language models such as ChatGPT.
Workshop Focuses on Role of Statistics in LLM Era
The Columbia University Department of Statistics, New York City Metro Area Chapter of the ASA, and ASA Section on Text Analysis sponsored a workshop on large language models during which participants had an in-depth conversation about the roles of statistics in an era of LLMs—not only the opportunities for statistical innovations, but also the potential risks.
Practical Significance | Episode 31—Talking Shop: Introducing the ASA Caucus of Industry Representatives
The ASA recently formed the Caucus of Industry Representatives to promote statistics and data science in the private and public sectors and provide resources to successfully advocate for the discipline. Ginger Holt, who is leading the effort as chair of the executive committee, and committee member Amarjot Kaur talk shop with Practical Significance co-hosts Donna […]