Hi All,
I'm co-organizing an IMSI workshop, "New Horizons on Model Transportability and Data Integration", to be held June 22–26, 2026, in Chicago. The brief description of the workshop can be found at the end of this email.
In addition to an excellent lineup of speakers, the workshop will include a poster session for early-career researchers (including graduate students). The deadline to register and to submit a poster is Sunday, April 12, 2026.
Limited participant funding is available. Requests for funding must also be submitted by Sunday, April 12, 2026.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at jiwei.zhao@wisc.edu
Best
Jiwei
Description
With the availability of data and information from multiple sources and domains, the past two decades have witnessed an explosive evolution on statistical methodologies for model transportability, generalizability, data exploitation, integration, and fusion. Concurrently, the machine learning community has also forged ahead with the creation of algorithms and approaches for transfer learning, out-of-distribution prediction, semi-supervised learning, and federated learning. While many research concepts and proposals share a pertinent and akin nature, they have not yet garnered unanimous recognition.
A primary objective of this workshop is to convene statisticians, biostatisticians, computer scientists, epidemiologists, social scientists, and industry researchers. The aim is twofold: firstly, to showcase the most recent advancements in this expansive realm of research; and secondly, to cast a visionary gaze towards new horizons that lie ahead.
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Jiwei Zhao, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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