Student Paper Competition

2025 LiDS Conference Student Paper Competition

The Lifetime Data Science (LiDS) Section of the American Statistical Association is inviting entries for the Student Paper Competition at the 2025 Lifetime Data Science Conference, scheduled for May 28-30, 2025, at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn, NY. This competition aims to recognize outstanding student research in lifetime data science.

Eligibility

  • The applicant must be a current member of the ASA-LiDS Section at the time of paper submission. They should be either a doctoral student at an accredited institution or a recent graduate with a doctoral degree completed during the 2024 calendar year.

  • The research topic should be relevant to lifetime data science methods or applications.

  • The applicant must be the first author of the paper, though co-authorship with faculty advisors and/or collaborators is allowed.

  • The paper must be unpublished and not accepted for publication at the time of submission.

Award Presentation Requirement

Award winners must be available to present their submitted paper at the 2025 LiDS Conference, scheduled for May 28-30, 2025, at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, NY. 

Important Note on Membership

Being a member of the ASA does not automatically include membership in specific sections. To join the ASA’s Lifetime Data Science (ASA-LiDS) section, you must select that section when joining or renewing your ASA membership. Membership in this section is free for students.

Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation

Manuscripts should focus on the field of lifetime data Science and must adhere to the following formatting requirements:

  • Length: No more than 25 pages, including the abstract, tables, figures, references, and any appendices.

  • Margins: At least one inch on all sides.

  • Font: 12-point size.

  • Line Spacing: Double-spaced with no more than 25 lines per page.

Submission Requirements

  1. Cover Letter: A letter confirming eligibility for the application, it should include:

    • Applicant's name

    • Current affiliation

    • Student status (including expected graduation date)

    • Institution granting the doctoral degree

    • Full contact details (address, phone number, and email)

Note: This letter must be signed by the applicant and their academic advisor.

  1. Manuscript: Submit two copies of the manuscript:

    • One blinded copy (with identifying information removed)

    • One un-blinded copy (containing identifying information)

Review Criteria

The selection will be based on the following areas:

  • Relevance and Motivation: The research should be well motivated by a scientific problem in the broad field of Lifetime Data Science.

  • Methodology: The proposed methodology should be applicable to the motivating problem presented.

  • Clarity: The manuscript should be well-organized and clearly presented.

Awards

  • Up to four awards will be granted for outstanding student papers.

  • Each winner will receive a $500 cash prize to cover expenses for the LiDS 2025 Conference.

  • Winners will be honored at the 2025 LiDS Conference Banquet.


All required materials must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EDT, February 28, 2025, to Dr. Leilei Zeng, Chair of the LiDS Student Paper Awards Competition Committee, at lzeng@uwaterloo.ca. Please include "2025 LiDS Student Paper Competition" in the subject line.

Winners will be announced by March 31, 2025 and will be asked to submit an abstract to a member of the 2025 LiDS Conference Program Committee.

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2025 LiDS Student Paper Competition

The Lifetime Data Science (LiDS) Section of the American Statistical Association is soliciting entries for the student paper competition for the 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM).

Eligibility

The applicant must be a member of the ASA LiDS Section at the time of paper submission, a doctoral degree candidate at an accredited institution, or a graduate with a doctoral degree during the 2024 calendar year. The topic of the research should be relevant to methods or applications for lifetime data science. The applicant must be the first author of the paper, but it may be co-authored by faculty advisors and/or collaborators. The paper must not be published or accepted for publication at the time of submission. The Award winners should be available to present the same paper submitted for the Award at the 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings in Nashville, Tennessee.

Please note that membership in the ASA does not automatically confer Section membership; ASA members must join individual sections in addition to their generic membership; Lifetime Data Science Section membership is free for students: when joining the ASA or renewing your ASA membership, select "Lifetime Data Science" to join.

Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation

The manuscripts should be on the topic related to lifetime data science and should be no more than a total of 25 pages in length (including the abstract, tables, figures, references, and appendix, if any), with at least one-inch margins, a 12-point font size, and no more than 25 lines per page, double-spaced.

The submission should include:

  1. a cover letter stating eligibility for the application and including name, current affiliation, status including actual or intended date of graduation, the institution for the doctoral degree, contact information (address, telephone, e-mail) of the applicant, and the signature from the advisor certifying student status;
  2. a title page of the manuscript which includes the title, author names and their affiliations, abstract, and keywords (no more than six);
  3. a BLIND copy of the manuscript (no author name or affiliation).

Review Criteria

Selection criteria will be based on the following areas:

  • The research should be well motivated by a relevant scientific problem in the broad field of Lifetime Data Science;
  • The proposed methodology should be applicable to the motivating problem;
  • The manuscript should be well organized and clearly presented.

Awards

Up to five awards will be offered to the outstanding student papers. Each winner will receive a $500 cash prize to cover JSM 2025 expenses.

All required materials for the Student Paper Award Competition must be submitted by 11:59
p.m. EDT November 15, 2024, to Dr. Pamela Shaw Chair of the LiDS Student Paper Awards Competition Committee, at pamela.a.shaw@kp.org with "2025 JSM LiDS Student Paper Competition" on the subject line of the email.

Student Paper Award winners will be announced by January 15, 2025. Winners should submit an abstract to the topic contributed session under the Lifetime Data Science Section for JSM 2025 by February 3, 2025.

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2024 LiDS Student Paper Competition (Submission Closed)


The Lifetime Data Science (LiDS) Section of the American Statistical Association is soliciting entries for the student paper competition for the 2024 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM).

Eligibility

The applicant must be a member of the ASA LiDS Section at the time of paper submission, and a doctoral degree candidate at an accredited institution or a graduate with a doctoral degree during the 2023 calendar year. The topic of the research should be relevant to methods or applications for lifetime data science. The applicant must be the first author of the paper, but it may be co-authored by faculty advisors and/or collaborators. The paper must not be published or accepted for publication at the time of submission. The Award winners should be available to present the same paper submitted for the Award at the 2024 Joint Statistical Meetings in Portland, Oregon.

Please note that membership in the ASA does not automatically confer Section membership; ASA members must join individual sections in addition to their generic membership; Lifetime Data Science Section membership is free for students: when joining the ASA or renewing your ASA membership, select "Lifetime Data Science" to join.

Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation

The manuscripts should be on the topic related to lifetime data science and should be no more than a total of 25 pages in length (including the abstract, tables, figures, references, and appendix if any), with at least one-inch margins, a 12-point font size, and no more than 25 lines per page, double-spaced.

The submission should include:

  1. a cover letter stating eligibility for the application and including name, current affiliation, status including actual or intended date of graduation, the institution for the doctoral degree, and contact information (address, telephone, e-mail) of the applicant, and the signature from the advisor certifying student status;
  2. a title page of the manuscript which includes the title, author names and their affiliations, abstract, and keywords (no more than six);
  3. a BLIND copy of the manuscript (no author name or affiliation).

Review Criteria

Selection criteria will be based on the following areas:

  • The research should be well motivated by a relevant scientific problem in the broad field of Lifetime Data Science;
  • The proposed methodology should be applicable to the motivating problem;
  • The manuscript should be well organized and clearly presented.

Awards

Up to five awards will be offered to the outstanding student papers. Each winner will receive a $500 cash prize to cover JSM 2024 expenses.

All required materials for the Student Paper Award Competition must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EDT December 15, 2023, to Dr. Ying Ding, Chair of the LiDS Student Paper Awards Competition Committee, at yingding@pitt.edu with "2024 JSM LiDS Student Paper Competition" in the subject line of the email.

Student Paper Award winners will be announced by January 15, 2024. Winners should submit an abstract to the topic contributed session under Lifetime Data Science Section for JSM 2024 by February 1, 2024.


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2023 LiDS Student Paper Competition (Submission Closed)


The Lifetime Data Science (LiDS) Section of the American Statistical Association is soliciting entries for the student paper competition for the 2023 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM).

Eligibility

The applicant must be a member of the ASA-LiDS Section at the time of paper submission, and a doctoral degree candidate at an accredited institution or a graduate with a doctoral degree during the 2022 calendar year. The topic of the research should be relevant to methods or applications for lifetime data science. The applicant must be the first author of the paper, but it may be co-authored by faculty advisors and/or collaborators. The paper must not be published or accepted for publication at the time of submission. The Award winners should be available to present the same paper submitted for the Award at the 2023 Joint Statistical Meetings in Toronto, Canada.

Please note that membership in ASA does not automatically confer Section membership; ASA members must join individual sections in addition to their generic membership; Lifetime Data Science Section membership is free for students: when joining the ASA or renewing your ASA membership, select "Lifetime Data Science" to join.

Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation

The manuscripts should be on the topic related to lifetime data science and should be no more than a total of 25 pages in length (including the abstract, tables, figures, references, and appendix if any), with at least one-inch margins, a 12-point font size, and no more than 25 lines per page, double-spaced.

The submission should include:

  1. a cover letter stating eligibility for the application and including name, current affiliation, status including actual or intended date of graduation, the institution for the doctoral degree, and contact information (address, telephone, e-mail) of the applicant;
  2. a letter from the advisor certifying student status (or completion of a degree in 2022);
  3. a copy of the manuscript.

Awards

Up to five awards will be offered to the outstanding student papers. Each winner will receive a $500 cash prize to cover JSM 2023 expenses.

All required materials for the Student Paper Award Competition must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EDT December 15, 2022, to Dr. Jing Ning, Chair of the LiDS Student Paper Awards Competition Committee, at njstat@gmail.com with "LiDS Student Paper Competition" in the subject line of the email.

Student Paper Award winners will be announced by January 15, 2023. Winners should submit an abstract to the topic contributed session under Lifetime Data Science Section for JSM 2023 by February 1, 2023.


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2022 LiDS Student Paper Competition (Submission Closed)

APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR 2022 ASA LIFETIME DATA SCIENCE SECTION STUDENT PAPER AWARDS COMPETITION

Eligibility

To be eligible, at the time of paper submission a student must be a candidate for a doctoral degree at an accredited institution or a graduate with a doctoral degree during the 2021 calendar year and a member of ASA-LiDS Section. The topic of the research should be relevant to methods or applications for lifetime data science. The student must be the first author of the manuscript, but it may be co-authored by faculty advisors and/or collaborators. The paper must not be published or accepted for publication at the time of submission. The Award winners should be available to present the same paper submitted for the Award at the 2022 Joint Statistical Meetings in Washington D.C. as either a talk or poster. 

Please note that membership in ASA does not automatically confer Section membership; ASA members must join individual sections in addition to their generic membership; Lifetime Data Science Section membership is free for students: when joining the ASA or renewing your ASA membership, select "Lifetime Data Science" to join.

Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation
The manuscripts should be on the topic related to lifetime data science and should be no more than a total of 25 pages in length (including the abstract, tables, figures, references, and appendix if any), with at least one-inch margins, a 12-point font size, and no more than 25 lines per page, double-spaced.

The submission should include:

  1. a cover letter stating eligibility for the application and including name, current affiliation, status including actual or intended date of graduation, the institution for the doctoral degree, and contact information (address, telephone, e-mail) of the applicant;
  2. a letter from the adviser certifying student status (or completion of a degree in 2021);
  3. a copy of the manuscript.


    Review Criteria
    Selection criteria will be based on the following areas:

    • The research should be well motivated by a relevant scientific problem in the broad field of Lifetime Data Science;
    • The proposed methodology should be applicable to the motivating problem;
    • The manuscript should be well organized and clearly presented.


      Awards
      Up to five awards will be offered to the outstanding student papers. Each winner will receive a $500 cash prize to cover JSM 2021 expenses.

      All required materials for the Student Paper Award Competition must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EDT December 15, 2021 to Dr. Haoda Fu, Chair of the LiDS Student Paper Awards Competition Committee, at fu_haoda@lilly.com with "LiDS Student Paper Competition" on the subject line of the email.

      Student Paper Award winners will be announced by January 15, 2021. Winners should submit an abstract under Contributed session under Lifetime Data Science Section for JSM 2021.

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      2021 LiDS Student Paper Competition (*CLOSED*)

      APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR 2021 ASA LIFETIME DATA SCIENCE SECTION STUDENT PAPER AWARDS COMPETITION

      Eligibility
      To be eligible, at the time of paper submission a student must be a candidate for doctoral degree at an accredited institution or a graduate with a doctoral degree during the 2020 calendar year, and a member of ASA-LiDS Section. The topic of the research should be relevant to methods or applications for lifetime data science. The student must be the first author of the manuscript, but it may be co-authored by faculty advisors and/or collaborators. The paper must not be published or accepted for publication at the time of submission. The Award winners should be available to present the same paper submitted for the Award at the 2021 Joint Statistical Meetings in Seattle, WA as either a talk or poster.

      Please note that membership in ASA does not automatically confer Section membership; ASA members must join individual sections in addition to their generic membership; Lifetime Data Science Section membership is free for students: when joining the ASA or renewing your ASA membership, select "Lifetime Data Science" to join.

      Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation
      The manuscripts should be on the topic related to lifetime data science and should be no more than a total of 25 pages in length (including the abstract, tables, figures, references, and appendix if any), with at least one-inch margins, a 12-point font size, and no more than 25 lines per page, double-spaced.

      The submission should include:

      1. a cover letter stating eligibility for the application and including name, current affiliation, status including actual or intended date of graduation, the institution for the doctoral degree, and contact information (address, telephone, e-mail) of the applicant;
      2. a letter from the adviser certifying student status (or completion of degree in 2020);
      3. a copy of the manuscript.


        Review Criteria
        Selection criteria will be based on the following areas:

        • The research should be well motivated by a relevant scientific problem in the broad field of Lifetime Data Science;
        • The proposed methodology should be applicable to the motivating problem;
        • The manuscript should be well organized and clearly presented.


          Awards
          Up to six awards will be offered to the outstanding student papers. Each winner will receive an $500 cash prizes to cover JSM 2021 expenses.

          All required materials for the Student Paper Award Competition must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EDT December 1, 2020 to Dr. Zhezhen Jin, Chair of the LiDS Student Paper Awards Competition Committee, at zj7@cumc.columbia.edu with "LiDS Student Paper Competition" on the subject line of the email.

          Student Paper Award winners will be announced by January 15, 2021. Winners should submit an abstract under Contributed session under Lifetime Data Science Section for JSM 2021.

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          2020 LiDS Student Paper Competition (*CLOSED*)

          THE LIFETIME DATA SCIENCE SECTION OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION STUDENT PAPER AWARDS COMPETITION
          APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR 2020 LIFETIME DATA SCIENCE SECTION STUDENT PAPER AWARDS COMPETITION

          Applications for the 2020 Student Paper Award are invited.

          Eligibility
          To be eligible, at the time of paper submission a student must be an ASA member, a current member of the Section on Lifetime Data Science1, and a doctoral degree candidate at an accredited institution or a graduate with a doctoral degree during the 2019 calendar year. The topic of the research should be relevant to methods or applications for lifetime data science. The student must be the first author of the manuscript, but it may be co-authored by faculty advisors and/or collaborators. The paper must not be published or accepted for publication at the time of submission. The Award winners should be available to present the same paper submitted for the Award at the 2020 Joint Statistical Meetings in Philadelphia, PA as either a talk or poster.

          1 when joining the ASA or renewing your ASA membership, select “Lifetime Data Science” to join; Please note that membership in ASA does not automatically confer Section membership; ASA members must join individual sections in addition to their generic membership; Lifetime Data Science Section membership is free for students.

          Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation
          Manuscripts should be no more than a total of 25 pages in length (including the abstract, tables, figures, references, and appendix if any), with at least one-inch margins, a 12-point font size, and no more than 25 lines per page, double-spaced.

          The submission should include:
          1. A cover letter stating eligibility for the application and including name, current affiliation, status including actual or intended date of graduation, the institution for the doctoral degree, and contact information (address, telephone, e-mail) of the applicant;
          2. A letter from the adviser certifying student status (or completion of degree in 2019);
          3. A copy of the manuscript.


          Review Criteria
          Selection criteria will be based on the following areas:

          • The research should be well motivated by a relevant scientific problem in the broad field of Lifetime Data Science;
          • The proposed methodology should be applicable to the motivating problem;
          • The manuscript should be well organized and clearly presented.

          Awards
          Up to four awards will be offered to the outstanding student papers. Each winner will receive a $800 cash prizes to cover JSM 2020 expenses.

          All required materials for the Student Paper Award Competition must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EDT December 1, 2019 to Dr. Guoqing Diao, Chair of the LiDS Student Paper Awards Competition Committee, at gdiao@gmu.edu with “LiDS Student Paper Competition” on the subject line of the email.

          Student Paper Award winners will be announced by January 15, 2020. Winners should submit an abstract under Contributed session under Lifetime Data Science Section for JSM 2020.

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