Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2017
In 2017, the ASA Q&P Section’s Quality and Productivity Research Conference will
be hosted by the University of Connecticut and held in Storrs, CT, between June
13 and 15, 2017.
In 2017, the ASA Q&P Section’s Quality and Productivity Research Conference will
be hosted by the University of Connecticut and held in Storrs, CT, between June
13 and 15, 2017. The theme of this year’s conference is Quality and Statistics:
A Path to Better Life. The goal of the conference is to stimulate
interdisciplinary research among statisticians, scientists, and engineers in
quality and productivity, industrial needs, and the physical, engineering, and
health sciences. Statistical issues and research approaches drawn from
collaborative research will be highlighted. A poster session will highlight
graduate and undergraduate student research on these topics.
The conference will honor Prof. Shelemyahu Zacks, from SUNY Binghamton, a
prominent researcher in the fields of Quality, Reliability and Industrial
Statistics. Conference registration includes all meals including a banquet and a
tour and reception at one of several high-tech research labs in the Storrs area
(details to be provided at a later date). For a small additional registration
fee, a short course on Computational Bayesian Methods for Big Data Problems will
be given on June 12, 2017 by Steve Scott, Director of Statistics Research at
Google.
An important objective of the QPRC is to encourage student
participation. Scholarships for participation in the conference include the Mary
G. and Joseph Natrella Scholarships and QPRC Student Scholarships.
Additionally, QPRC 2017 received funding from the National Science Foundation
(NSF) for travel awards to graduate and undergraduate students from US academic
institutions who plan to present their research at the conference. Special
efforts will be made to support women and participants from under-represented
groups. The deadline for submitting a contributed paper is May 1, 2017.
The conference website contains information on the
program, registration, student and Natrella scholarships, paper and poster
submissions, and hotel and dorm reservations. The website also provides links to
previous QPRC conferences.
Register early, on or before May 1, 2017, and receive a substantial
discount. For further information on the conference, please contact
Professor Nalini Ravishanker or
Professor Haim Bar.
