Special Sessions


Title: Robust Analysis of Linear Models
Chair: João Branco (Portugal)
 João António Branco

Department of Mathematics
Technical Superior Institute - Technical University of Lisbon
Portugal

jbranco@math.ist.utl.pt
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Research interests: Multivariate analysis, robust statistics, structural and functional relations, models with repeated measures, statistical applications to social sciences, health and to environment.
 

 Carles M. Cuadras

Statistics Department
University of Barcelona
Spain

ccuadras@ub.edu
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Research interests: Probability distributions with given marginals, multidimensional scaling and distances, regression and distance-based predition, discriminat analysis, biometry.

Title: Experimental Designs
Chair: Pierre Druilhet (France)
 Pierre Druilhet

Mathematics Laboratory
Blaise Pascal University
Clermont-Ferrand
France

pierre.druilhet@math.univ-bpclermont.fr
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Research interests: Optimal experimental design, biased regression, Bayesian statistics, biostatistics.
   

Manuel L. Esquível

Department of Mathematics
New University of Lisbon
Portugal

mle@fct.unl.pt
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Research interests: Finantial mathematics, pricing models in complete and incomplete markets, diffusion parameter, estimation and calibration.
   

 Viatcheslav Melas

Department of Statistical Modelling
St. Petersburg University
Russia

v.melas@pochta.tvoe.tv
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Research interests: Design of experiments, nonlinear regression analysis, stochastic simulation, queue systems.
 

Title: Nonparametrical Methods
Chair: Hannu Oja (Finland)
 Hannu Oja

Tampere School of Public Health
University of Tampere
Finland

hannu.oja@uta.fi
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Research interests: Nonparametric and robust multivariate methods, biometrics, statistical signal processing.
 

Title: Linear Models
Chair: Simo Puntanen (Finland)
 Simo Puntanen

Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Tampere
Finland

sjp@uta.fi
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Research interests: Matrix methods in statistics, with particular emphasis on linear statistical models regression diagnostics, matrix inequalities, optimality of ordinary least squares, generalized inverses, and canonical correlations. The use of the computers in teaching statistics, statistical data analysis. Bibliography in matrix theory for statistics.
   

Title: New Ideas in the Analysis of Mixed Linear Models
Chair: Dietrich von Rosen (Sweden)
 Dietrich von Rosen

Department of Energy and Technology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Uppsala - Sweden

Dietrich.von.Rosen@et.slu.se
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Research interestsMultivariate (bi)linear models, linear models, spatio-temporal multivariate models, estimation in multivariate models under a high-dimensional setting.