This post may be of most interest to members and chapters who are geographically close to Rochester, NY.
This conference will be IN PERSON this year! Cross-posted to Rochester Chapter.
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UPSTAT 2023
11th Annual Conference of the Upstate New York Chapters of the
American Statistical Association
April 21-22, 2023 at the Rochester Institute of Technology
Unlocking the Potential of Language: The Intersection of Statistics and Large Language Models
The UPSTAT Conference series, now in its 11th year, has become the flagship Statistics Conference of the Upstate New York Chapters of the American Statistical Association (ASA). This year, we are excited to invite all statisticians, data scientists, mathematicians, computer scientists, software engineers, data analysts, and artificial intelligence enthusiasts to join us on April 21st and April 22nd, 2023 on the beautiful campus of Rochester Institute of Technology to celebrate our wonderful discipline in the age of large language models.
Conference Website: https://community.amstat.org/rochester/events/upstats-2023
Ticketing: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/upstat-2023-tickets-577814698317
We welcome contributions on all aspects of statistics and large language models, including but not limited to:
● Natural Language Processing & Understanding
● Machine Learning with Large Language Models
● Ethics, Bias, & Fairness in Large Language Models
● Large Language Models & the Future of Data Analytics
● Large Language Models in Industry & Applications
● Statistical Inference with Large Language Models
● Large Language Models & Higher Education
● Advancements & Limitations in Large Language Models
● Novel Techniques & Approaches to Working with Large Language Models
Parallel Talk/Poster Abstract Submission Form: https://forms.gle/iEzBz8NTn7pRS5Lh6
Submissions do NOT need to be in the area of the theme of the conference. We strongly encourage submissions from all areas of statistics, data science and artificial intelligence. Presentations featuring both published and unpublished work are welcome! Abstract submissions are due Friday April 14th at 5pm with rolling acceptances up through Monday April 17th. Accepted presenters must purchase a ticket and student presenters will receive a promo code for free admission.
We will also host a panel discussion on "Beyond the Hype: Navigating the Opportunities and Challenges of Large Language Models in Statistics, Education, and Industry" featuring experts from diverse backgrounds in statistics, computer science, linguistics, biology, and mathematics. In addition, we will offer a tutorial on working with the GPT-3 dataset and a short course on the fundamentals of natural language processing!
As always, we strongly encourage undergraduate and graduate students to register and participate actively through posters, oral presentations, and data analysis competition. In particular, students are encouraged to register a team of 3 to 5 members with the goal of analyzing the ChatGPT-3 data! Once registered, your team will be sent information on the data set and have a deadline of Monday April 17th to submit their analysis materials. The Top 3 submissions will be invited to UPSTAT to present their work in competition for the first, second and third place rankings!
Data Competition Team Registration Form: https://forms.gle/cEbNs6t2osMckQRdA
We look forward to seeing you at UPSTAT 2023! All questions about abstract submissions and team registration should be sent to the UPSTAT 2023 Conference Program Chair, Dr. Katherine Grzesik, katherine.grzesik@rochester.edu.
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Katherine Grzesik
Rochester Chapter Secretary
Assistant Professor
University of Rochester
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