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PROGRAM

The Scientific Program Includes Four Parts:
1.	Special lectures, about 10 speakers (see Main Speakers)
2.	Invited sessions, about 30 sessions
3.	Contributed sessions
4.	Posters

Invited Sessions and Organizers:

Probability part:
1.	Particle Systems and Percolations Organizer: Yu ZHANG, University of Colorado, USA Chairman: Liming WU, Wuhan Univ., PRC and Univ. Blaise Pascal, France Speakers and Titles: Yu ZHANG, University of Colorado, USA The Divergence of Fluctuations for the Shape on First Passage Percolation Xian-Yuan WU, Capital Normal University, PRC Two-dimensional Poisson Trees Converge to the Brownian Web Gregory J. MORROW, University of Colorado, USA Moments for the Lowest Crossing, Pioneering, and Pivotal Sites in Critical Percolation
2.	Stochastic Analysis Organizer: Zhiming MA, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PRC Chairman: Fuzhou Gong, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PRC Speakers and Titles: Wenbo V. LI, University of Delaware, USA Small Deviations for Some Gaussian Chaos Renming SONG, University of Illinois, USA Estimates on the Density of Brownian Motion with Singular Drift Quansheng LIU, Universite de Bretagne - Sud, France and Changsha University of Science and Technology, PRC Limit Theorems for Branching Processes in Random Environments
3.	Queueing Theory Organizer: Yiqiang Q. ZHAO, Carleton University, Canada Chairman: Dayue CHEN, Peking University, PRC Speakers and Titles: Qi-Ming HE, Dalhousie University, Canada Spectral Polynomial Algorithms for Computing Bi-Diagonal Representations for Phase-Type Distributions and Matrix-Exponential Distributions Jiashan TANG, Nanjing Univ. of Posts and Telecommunications, PRC Stationary Tail Asymptotics of a Tandem Queue with Feedback J. ZOU, Central South University, PRC On Equivalence between Geometric Ergodicity and Geometric Decay of the Stationary Tail
4.	Limit Theory and Large Deviations Organizer: Zhengyan LIN, Zhejiang University, PRC Chairman: Qi-Ming HE, Dalhousie University, Canada Speakers and Titles: Zhengyan LIN, Zhejiang University, PRC The Self-Intersections of a Gaussian Random Field Qiman SHAO, University of Oregon, USA Limiting Distributions of Non-central t-Statistics Tiefeng JIANG, University of Minnesota, USA How Many Entries of A Typical Orthogonal Matrix Can be Approximated by Independent Normals?
5.	Markov Processes and Spectral Theory Organizer: Liming WU, Wuhan Univ., PRC and Univ. Blaise Pascal, France Chairman: Yu ZHANG, University of Colorado, USA Speakers and Titles: Fuqing GAO, Wuhan University, PRC Deviation Inequalities, Large Deviations and Moderate Deviations for Some Markov Processes Liming WU, Wuhan University, PRC and Universite Blaise Pascal, France Essential Radius of Markov Processes Frank GAO, University of Idaho, Moscow Small Deviation Probability Estimate via Analytic Methods
6.	Measure-valued Processes Organizer: Zenghu LI, Beijing Normal University Chairman: Zenghu LI, Beijing Normal University Speakers and Titles: Balram S. RAJPUT, University of Tennessee, USA Large Moment Asymptotics for Permuted Stochastic Models Vectors and Their Symmetrized Counterparts with Applications Yan-Xia REN, Peking University, PRC Absolute Continuities of Exit Measures and Total Weighted Occupation Times for Super-$\alpha$-Stable Processes Jie XIONG, University of Tennessee, USA Long-term Behavior for SBM over a Stochastic Flow
7.	Markov Processes in Random Environment Organizer: Dayue CHEN, Peking University, PRC Chairman: Shige PENG, Shandong University, PRC Speakers and Titles: Xia CHEN, Univ. of Tennessee, USA Uniform Comparison of Tail Probabilities of (non-Symmetric) Random Shui FENG, University of McMaster, Canada Neutral Versus Selection: A Critical Phenomenon Dayue CHEN, Peking University, PRC On the Monotonicity of an Infinite Percolation Cluster of Trees
8.	Geometry and Probability Organizer: Elton HSU, Northwestern University, USA Chairman: Elton HSU, Northwestern University, USA Speakers and Titles: Fuzhou GONG, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PRC Exponential Ergodicity, Spectral Gap, and their Applications Xiang-Dong LI, Universite Paul Sabatier, Toulouse III, France Liouville Theorems for Symmetric Diffusion Operators on Complete Riemannian Manifolds Jinghai SHAO, Beijing Normal University, PRC Harnack Inequalities, Rademacher's Theorem and Transportation Inequalities on Loop Groups
9.	Stochastic Partial Differential Equations Organizer: Tusheng ZHANG, University of Manchester, UK Chairman: Tusheng ZHANG, University of Manchester, UK Speakers and Titles: Huaizhong ZHAO, Loughborough University, UK Two-parameter p, q-variation Path and Integration of Local Times Jiang-Lun WU, University of Wales Swansea Singleton Park, UK On a Stochastic Nonlinear Equation Arising from 1-D Integro-differential Scalar Conservation Laws Zhao DONG, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, PRC Turbulence in a Stochastic Forced Burgers Equation
10.	Stochastic Differential Equations and Super-Processes Organizer: Shige PENG, Shandong University, PRC Chairman: Zhengyan LIN, Zhejiang University, PRC Speakers and Titles: Tusheng ZHANG, University of Manchester, UK On the Existence of Global Flows of Stochastic Differential Equations Zenghu LI, Beijing Normal University, PRC Skew Convolution Semigroups and Affine Markov Processes Masato TAKEI, Keio University, Japan Remarks on Central Limit Theorems for the Number of Percolation Clusters

Statistics part:
1.	Statistical Finance Organizer: Lan ZHANG, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Chairman: Rong CHEN, The University of Illinois at Chicag, USA Speakers and Titles: Ngai Hang CHAN, Chinese University of Hong Kong Fractional Constant Elasticity of Variance Model Lan ZHANG, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Estimating Stochastic Volatility with Noisy High Frequency Data Per MYKLAND, The University of Chicago, USA Forms of Contamination in the Hidden Semimartingale Model
2.	Information Technology and Statistics Organizer: Bin YU, University of California, Berkeley, USA Chairman: Liping LIU, Peking University, PRC Speakers and Titles: Bin YU, University of California, Berkeley, USA Internet Tomograpy Dawei HUANG, Bell-Labs Research China, Lucent Technologies, PRC Designing the Packet Protection Scheme Based on Statistical Analysis Hang LI, Miscrosoft Researh Asia, Beijing, PRC Natural Language Learning using Both Labeled and Unlabeled Data
3.	Recent Advances in Biostatistics Organizer: Jane-Ling WANG, University of California, Davis, USA Chairman: Ming-Hui CHEN, University of Connecticut, USA Speakers and Titles: Mei-Cheng WANG, Johns Hopkins University, USA Analyzing Recurrent Event Data With Prevalent Sampling Mei-Ling Ting LEE, Harvard University, USA Threshold Regression Models and Applications Zhiliang YING, Columbia University, USA Regression Analysis of Truncated Data
4.	Statistical Inverse Problems and Image Analysis Organizer: Ying Nian WU, University of California, Los Angles, USA Chairman: Jiayang SUN, Case Western Reserve University, USA Speakers and Titles: Peihua QIU, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, USA Direct Methods for Determining a Point-Spread Function in Image Analysis, Without the Benefit of a Model Thomas LEE, Colorado State University, USA Identifying and Tracking Turbulence Structures Hongquan XU, University of California, Los Angeles, USA An Ill-Posed Inverse Problem in Experimental Design
5.	Bioinformatics Organizer: Haiyan HUANG, University of California, Berkeley, USA Chairman: Karl W. BROMAN, Johns Hopkins University, USA Speakers and Titles: Jun S. LIU, Harvard University, USA Bayesian Clustering and Curve Fitting for Time-course Microarray Data Haiyan HUANG, University of California at Berkeley, USA Characterizing Short DNA-binding Motifs in an Evolutionary Context Larry GOLDSTEIN, University of Southern California, USA Counter Matching and Genetic Susceptibility to Radiation-induced Breast Cancer
6.	Industrial Statistics and Experimental Design Organizer: Ching-Shui CHENG, Instute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Chairman: Ching-Shui CHENG, Instute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Speakers and Titles: William J. WELCH, University of British Columbia, CANADA Assessment and Calibration of Computer Models Sheng-Tsaing TSENG, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Determining the Sample Size for Achieving Asymptotic Stability of a Multivariate EWMA Controller Shaowei Cheng, Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan A Two-Stage Design for Experiments with Sliding Levels
7.	Bayesian Statistics and MCMC Organizer: Ming-Hui CHEN, University of Connecticut, USA Chairman: Xiao-Li Meng, Harvard University, USA Speakers and Titles: Dipak K. DEY, University of Connectictut, USA Bayesian Modeling of Spatially Correlated Survival Robert KOHN, University of New South Wales, Australia Efficient Bayesian Inference for Gaussian Copula Regression Models Ming-Hui CHEN, University of Connectictut, USA Bayesian Analysis of the Mixed Models for Repeated
8.	Statistical Genetics Organizer: Karl W. BROMAN, Johns Hopkins University, USA Chairman: Haiyan HUANG, University of California, Berkeley, USA Speakers and Titles: Mary Sara MCPEEK, University of Chicago, USA Quasi-likelihood Methods for Statistical-genetic Inference in Founder Populations Hua TANG, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, USA Complex Diseases in Admixed Populations Karl W. BROMAN, Johns Hopkins University, USA The Genomes of Recombinant Inbred Lines
9.	Machine Learning and Data Mining Organizer: Peter BUHLMANN, ETH Zentrum, Switzerland Chairman: Hang LI, Miscrosoft Researh Asia, Beijing, PRC Speakers and Titles: Ji ZHU, University of Michigan, USA A New Multiclass Generalization of AdaBoost Peter BUHLMANN, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Very High-dimensional Data: Greedy Boosting and Convex Lasso-relaxation Ritei SHIBATA, Keio University, Japan Environment for a Good Data Mining
10.	Nonparametric Statistics Organizer: Jiayang SUN, Case Western Reserve University, USA Chairman: Jian ZHANG, University of Kent and Chinese Academy of Sciences, PRC Speakers and Titles: Jianqing FAN, Princeton University, USA Likelihood Ratio Tests: Old and New Michael WOODROOFE, University of Michigan, USA Shape Restricted Estimation in the Search for Dark Matter Jiayang SUN, Case Western Reserve University, USA Nonparametric Estimation for Symbolic Data - Measurement Error Models
11.	Statistical Applications in Business Organizer: Rong CHEN, The University of Illinois at Chicag, USA Chairman: Lan ZHANG, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Speakers and Titles: Ruey TSAY, University of Chicago, USA Estimation of Stochastic Diffusion Models Alan MONTGOMERY, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Modeling Consumer Behavior in Online Environments Rong CHEN, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Statistical Propoerties of the Cross-Sectional Distribution of Daily Equity Returns
12.	Panel on Interdisciplinary Research Organizer: Terry SPEED, The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Australia and University of California, Berkeley, USA Moderator: Bin YU, University of California, Berkeley, USA Speakers and Titles: Terry SPEED, The Walter & Eliza Hall Inst. of Medical Research, Australia Interdisciplinary Statistical Research: One Viewpoint
13.	Random Matrix Theory and Iits Applications in Statistics Organizer: Zhidong BAI, National University of Singapore and Northeast Normal University, PRC Chairman: Jack W. SILVERSTEIN, North Carolina State University, USA Speakers and Titles: Yang CHEN, Nankai University, PRC and Imperial College London, UK Discontinuous Linear Statistics in the Gaussian Unitary Ensembles Jian-Feng YAO, IRMAR, Universite de Rennes 1, France On the Convergence of the Spectral Empirical Process of Wigner Matrices Antonia M. TULINO, Universita di Napoli, Italy An Application of Random Matrix Theory: Asymptotic Capacity of Ergodic and Non-ergodic Multiantenna Channels
14.	Reliability and Safety Organizer: Zhenhai Yang, Beijiing Polytechini University, PRC Chairman: Zhenhai Yang, Beijiing Polytechini University, PRC Speakers and Titles: Zehui LI, Lanzhou University, PRC Large Sample Property of General Shock Model Yeh LAM, University of Hong Kong and Northeastern University, PRC Geometric Process and Its Application Guo-ying LI, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PRC Saddelpoint Approaches To Inference For Logistic Response Curves
15.	Statistical Experimental Design Organizer: Kai-Tai FANG, Hong Kong Baptist University and Chinese Academy of Sciences, PRC Chairman: Kai-Tai FANG, Hong Kong Baptist University and Chinese Academy of Sciences, PRC Speakers and Titles: Friedrich PUKELSHEIM, University of Augsburg, Germany Optimum Design of Statistical Experiments Ching-Shui CHENG, Academia Sinica and Univ. of California, Berkeley Second-Order Saturated Orthogonal Arrays of Strength Three Dennis K.J. LIN, The Pennsylvania State University, USA Response Surface Methodology: 50 Years Later
16.	Robustness Organizer: Hengjian CUI, Beijing Normal University, PRC Chairman: Qihua Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PRC Speakers and Titles: Regina LIU, Rutgers University, USA Mining Massive Text Data and Developing Robust Tracking Statistics Y. ZUO, Michigan State University, USA A Trimmed Mean with a Random Fraction of Trimmed Points Hengjian CUI, Beijing Normal University, PRC T-type and Huber-Dutter Regression Estimation for Partial Linear Model
17.	Recent Developments in High-Dimensional and Incomplete Data Analysis Organizer: Lixing ZHU, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Chairman: Lixing ZHU, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Speakers and Titles: Winfried STUTE, University of Giessen, Germany Nonparametric Comparison of Regression Curves Megu OHTAKI, Hiroshima University, Japan Extended Poisson Regression Model for Analyzing Ordered Categorical Response Data Bing LI, The Pennsylvania State University, USA Square-root n Consistent and Exhaustive Estimation of Dimension Reduction Space Chi-Lun CHENG, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Bias of the Structural Quasi Score Estimator of a Measurement Error Model Under Misspecification of the Regressor Distribution
18.	Semi- and Non-parametric Inference Organizer: Qihua Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PRC Chairman: Winfried STUTE, University of Giessen, Germany Speakers and Titles: Jian ZHANG, University of Kent and Chinese Academy of Sciences, PRC Empirical Likelihood in Infinite Parameter Space Zhongyi ZHU, Department of Statistics, East China Normal University, PRC Robust Estimation in Generalized Partial Linear Models for Clustered Data Qihua WANG, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PRC Asymptotically Efficient Product-Limit Estimators with Censoring Indicators Missing at Random
19.	Spectral Properties of Large Sample Covariance Matrices Organizer: Zhidong BAI, National University of Singapore and Northeast Normal University, PRC Chairman: Yang CHEN, Nankai University, PRC and Imperial College London, UK Speakers and Titles: Zhidong BAI, NationalUniversity of Singapore, Singapore Semicircle Law for Hadamard Products Wang ZHOU, National University of Singapore, Singapore Limit of Empirical Spectral Distribution of Large Sample Covariance Matrices Jack W. SILVERSTEIN, North Carolina State University, USA Topics on the Eigenvalues of Large Dimensional Sample Covariance Matrices
20.	Statistical Inference and Missing Data Analysis Organizer: Augustine Wong, York University, Canada Chair: Liqun Wang, University of Manitoba, Canada Speakers and Titles: Grace Y. YI, University of Waterloo, Canada Regression Methods for Longitudinal Data with Missing Observations and Mismeasured Measurements Hua LIANG, St. Jude's Children Hospital, USA Missing Data Analysis in Semiparametric Models Jianrong WU, St. Jude's Children Hospital, USA Interval Estimation for the Mean Response on a Log-regression Model
21.	Nonlinear Measurement Error and Mixed Effects Models Organizer: Liqun WANG, University of Manitoba, Canada Chair: Augustine Wong, York University, Canada Speakers and Titles: Renjun MA, University of New Brunswick, Canada Spatial Case-control Data: a Poisson Modelling Approach Liqun WANG, University of Manitoba, Canada Identifiability and Estimation of Semiparametric Nonlinear Errors-in-Variables Models Lang WU, University of British Columbia, Canada Nonlinear Mixed-Effects Models with Dropouts and Missing Covariates