Invited Lectures, Workshops, Site Visits:

 

International

 

Laud PW, Saunders RH. A Note on Shock Model Justification for IFR Distributions.  Research Conference on Statistical Distributions in Trieste, Italy. July 1980.

Laud PW, Ebrahimi N. A Partial Ordering of Dependence in Bivariate Distributions. International Conference on Reliability and Quality Control, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. June 1984.

Laud PW. Discussion of "Survival Under Multiple Time Scales in Dynamic Environments” by N.D. Singpurwalla. NATO Workshop on Survival Analysis held at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. June 1991.

Laud PW. Discussion of "Bayesian Modeling for Fatigue Crack Curves” by P.N. Palettas and P.K. Goel. NATO Workshop on Survival Analysis held at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. June 1991.

Laud PW. Discussion of “Life Testing and Reliability Estimation Under Asymmetric Loss” by A.P. Basu and R.D. Thompson. NATO Workshop on Survival Analysis held at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. June 1991.

Laud PW, Ibrahim JG. Priors for Generalized Linear Models. First World Meeting of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis,  San Francisco, CA. August 1993.

Laud PW. Discussion of “Efficient Parametrization for Generalized Linear Mixed Models” by Gelfand, Sahu and Carlin. Fifth International Meeting on Bayesian Statistics, Alicante, Spain. June 1994.

Laud PW, Ibrahim, JG. Predictive Specification of Prior Model Probabilities in Variable Selection. International Workshop on Model Uncertainty, Bath, England. June 1995.

Laud PW, Damien P, Walker SG. Bayesian Analysis of Some Survival Models. Bayesian Nonparametric Workshop, Belgirate, Italy. June 1997.

Laud PW, Damien P, Walker SG. International Conference on Reliability and Survival Analysis, DeKalb, IL. May, 1998.

Laud PW, Damien P, Walker SG. Implementation of Bayesian Inference for Some Survival Models. Bayesian Nonparametric Workshop sponsored by the Royal Statistical Society. University of Reading, England. July 1999.

Laud PW, Meyers M. Bayesian Variable Selection in Generalized Linear Models. Joint Meetings of Indian Statistical Societies. New Delhi, India. January 2001.

Laud PW, George V, Wang H. A Bayesian Approach to the Transmission/Disequilibrium Test.  International Bayesian Workshop/Conference, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India. January 2003.

Laud PW, Hanson TE, Johnson WO. Bayesian Semiparametric Analysis of Survival Data with Time Dependent Covariates. International Workshop and Conference on Bayesian Statistics and its Applications, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. January 2005.

Laud PW, Pajewski NM, Müeller P.  Subgroup Analysis Using Bayesian Nonparametric Techniques.  Joint Statistical Meetings and International Conference on Statistics, Probability and Related Areas.  Kochi, India.  January 2-5, 2007.

Laud PW, Pajewski NM. Genetic Association Studies in the Presence of Population Structure and Admixture. Isaac Newton Institute Workshop on Construction and Properties of Bayesian Nonparametric Regression Models, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England. August 6-10, 2007.

 

 

National

 

Laud PW. Quantile Contour Techniques in Multivariate Distribution-free Inference. Colloquium. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. May 19, 1982.

Laud PW. Simulated Annealing and Stochastic Probing in Statistics. Colloquium. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. February 8, 1989.

Laud PW, Ibrahim JG. Transformation and Variable Selection in Bayesian Linear Regression. NSF-NBER Seminar on Bayesian Inference in Econometrics and Statistics. University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. April 1991.

Laud PW, Ibrahim JG. The Use of the Predictive Density of a Replicate Experiment in Bayesian Linear Models. 43rd meeting of the NSF-NBER Seminar on Bayesian Inference in Econometrics and Statistics held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA. November 1991.

Laud PW. Bayesian Nonparametric Models and Methods. 45th Meeting of the NBER-NSF Seminar on Bayesian Inference in Econometrics and Statistics, Durham, NC. November 1992.

Laud PW.  Discussion of four papers sponsored by the Section on Bayesian Statistics. Joint Statistical Meetings, San Francisco, CA. August 1993.

Laud PW. Some Exact Nubmer Theory Computations via Probability Mechanisms. Colloquium. Duke University, Durham, NC. December 5, 1994.

Laud PW, Damien P, Walker SG. Bayesian Semiparametric Analysis of Survival Data With Delayed Entry. Joint Statistical Meetings. Indianapolis, Indiana. August 2000.

Laud PW, George V. A Bayesian Alternative to the TDT. Joint Statistical Meetings. New York, NY. August 2002.

Laud PW. Predictive Model Selection. Colloquium. University of California, Davis, CA. December 5, 2002.

Laud PW. Cost Utility Analysis when the Utility Measurement is Model Dependent. Colloquium. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. February 20, 2003.

Laud PW. Predictive Model Selection. Colloquium. University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. May 14, 2003.

Laud PW, Pajewski N, Müeller P.,  What Can BNP do for a Subgroup Analysis?  Presnetation in the Program on Multiplicity and Reproducibility at the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC.  July 26, 2006.

Laud PW.  Studying Breast Cancer Outcomes Using Registry and Administrative Data.  Colloquium.  Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA.  March 15, 2007

 

Regional:

 

Laud PW, Saunders RH. Comparison of Multivariate Empirical Distributions. NSF Regional Conference on Quantile Processes. Texas A & M University, College Station, TX. July 1981.

Laud PW. Bayesian Nonparametric Inference. Colloquium. Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. November 8, 1982.

Laud PW. Quantile Contour Techniques in Multivariate Distribution-free Inference. Colloquium. Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. November 9, 1982.

Laud PW. Quantile Contour Techniques in Multivariate Distribution-free Inference. Colloquium. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. November 10, 1982.

Laud PW. Bayesian Nonparametric Methods. Colloquium. Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. January 5, 1988.

Laud PW, Berliner ML, Goel P. Simulated Annealing and Stochastic Probing in Statistics. Seventh Midwest Statistics Conference, Columbia, MO. October 1988.

Laud PW. Stochastic Methods for Global Optima. Meeting of the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Peoria, IL. October 1990.

Laud PW. Predictive Model Selection in Bayesian Linear Models. Colloquium. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. November 14, 1991.

Laud PW, Ramgopal P. Bayesian Bioassay:  Modeling the Shape of the Dose-Response Curve. Second Eugene Lukacs Symposium, Bowling Green, OH. March 1992.

Laud PW. Current Research in Bayesian Statistics. Seventy-first Annual meeting of the Illinois Section of the MAA, Naperville, IL. April 1992.

Laud PW. Predictive Model Selection. Colloquium. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. October 19, 1993.

Laud PW. Bayesian Analysis of Frailty Models. Annual Meeting of the Eastern North American Region of the International Biometric Society in Richmond, VA. March 1996.

Laud PW. Bayesian Nonparametric Inference for Some Survival Analysis Models. Colloquium. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. October 29, 1998.

Laud PW. Bayesian Nonparametric Survival Analysis. Colloquium. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. April 27, 1999.

Laud PW. Bayesian Computation in Semiparametric Models for Survival Data. Joint Regional Meeting of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the Western North American Region of the International Biometic Society, Seattle, WA. June 1999.

Laud PW, Damien P, Walker SG. Bayesian Survival Analysis of Left Truncated Data. Joint Regional Meeting of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the Eastern North American Region of the International Biometic Society. Charlotte, NC. March 2001.

 

Local:

 

Laud PW. Innovative Statistical Thinking in Industrial Applications. Colloquium. Kimberly-Clark Inc., Neenah, WI. June 10, 1993.

Laud PW. Bayesian Nonparametric Methods for Hazard Rates. Colloquium. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. November 4, 1993.

Laud PW. Computations in Bayesian Nonparametric Statistics. Colloquium. Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. December 1, 1993.

Laud PW. Statistical Resources on the Internet. ASA Milwaukee Chapter Meeting, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. January 25, 1995.

Laud PW. Some Bayesian Nonparametric Methods in Survival Analysis. Colloquium.  University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. November 12, 1997.

Laud PW. A Bayesian Approach to a Test in Genetic Epidemiology. Colloquium. Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. November 14, 2002.

Laud PW. Cost Utility Analysis when the Utility Measurement is Model Dependent. Colloquium. Division of Biostatistics, MCW. February 11, 2003.

Laud PW. Cost Utility Analysis of an HIV Prevention Intervention. Colloquium. Center for Patient Care and Outcomes Research, MCW. February 26, 2003.

Laud PW. Cost Utility Analysis of an HIV Prevention Intervention : Estimates and Uncertainties. Division of Epidemiology, MCW. March 13,2003.

Laud PW. Bayesian Semiparametric Analysis of Survival Data With Time Dependent Covariates. Colloquium. Division of Biostatistics, MCW. April 5, 2005.

Laud PW, Sparapani RA.  On a Survey of Women With Breast Cancer.  Colloquium.  Division of Epidemiology, MCW, March 8, 2007.