The 79th Annual Deming Conference on Applied Statistics will be held on December 3-8, 2023.
Below is the 2023 (79th) program.

2023 Program Schedule
DAY
01 - Monday December 04, 2023
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06:30 - 08:00
REGISTRATION
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07:00 - 07:50
BREAKFAST
Full Hot Breakfast (Covered by registration fee)
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08:00 - 09:00SESSION KEYNOTE
The Power of AI, Data Sciences, and Technology in Drug Development
Presenter: Venkat Sethuraman, Bristol Myers Squibb
Moderator: Ivan S. F. Chan -
09:00 - 12:00SESSION A
An Introduction to Machine Learning Methods for Optimal Dynamic Treatment Decisions in Precision Medicine
Speakers: Prof. Donglin Zheng, UNC and Prof. Yuanjia Wang, Columbia University
Moderator: Kalyan Ghosh -
09:00 - 12:00SESSION B
Evaluating Predictive Accuracy of Survival Models Using the ROC Curve and Related Measures in Clinical Trial Applications
Speakers: Kassu Mehari Beyene and Ding-Geng (Din) Chen, ASU
Moderator: Alfred H. Balch -
14:00 - 17:00SESSION C
Cell and Gene Therapy: Introduction and Overview of Important Regulatory, Statistical and Operational Considerations
Speakers: Shihua Wen, Novartis
Moderator: Ivan S. F. Chan -
14:00 - 17:00SESSION D
Bayesian semi-parametric approaches to exposure-response modeling with time-to-event outcomes
Speakers: Tim Waterhouse, Statistics Metrum Research Group
Moderator: Alfred H. Balch -
19:00 -
Speaker’s and Awards Meeting (Optional Added FeeEvent)
Speaker’s and Awards Dinner (Optional Added Fee Event)
DAY
02 - Tuesday December 05, 2023
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08:00 - 11:00SESSION E
Statistical Topics in Outcomes Research: Patient-Reported Outcomes, Meta-Analysis, and Health Economics
Speakers: Joseph C. Cappelleri, Pfizer Inc, and Thomas Mathew, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Moderator: Wenjin Wang -
08:00 - 11:00SESSION F
Adjust Overall Survival in Randomized Clinical Trials with Treatment Switching
Speakers: Songzi Li, Hong Tian and Kaifeng Lu, BeiGene USA Inc.
Moderator: Jingjing Ye -
11:00 - 17:00SESSION G
Estimand in Real-world Setting and Targeted Learning in Generating and Evaluating Real-world Evidence
Speakers: Jie Chen, Overland Pharmaceuticals and Susan Gruber, Putnam Data Sciences
Moderator: Weili He -
11:00 - 17:00SESSION H
Statistical Translation of Extrapolation: A Tutorial for Demonstrating Efficacy and Safety of Investigational Medicines in Pediatric Populations
Speakers: James Travis, FDA; Margaret Gamalo, Pfizer Inc; and Jingjing Ye, BeiGene
Moderator: Jingjing Ye -
14:00 - 15:00SESSION KEYNOTE
Title: Interpreting Deep Neural Networks towards Trustworthy AI,
Speaker: Prof. Bin Yu, UC Berkeley
Moderator: Alfred H. Balch
DAY
03 - Wednesday December 06, 2023
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08:00 - 09:00SESSION KEYNOTE
Keynote 3: Innovative Real World Evidence Initiatives at FDA in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Speaker: Aloka Chakravarty, PhD, FASA
Moderator: William Wang -
09:00 - 12:00SESSION I
N-of-1 Trials for Personalized Healthcare
Speakers: Christopher Schmid, Brown University and Naihua Duan, Columbia University
Moderator: Alfred H. Balch -
09:00 - 12:00SESSION J
Machine Learning for Statisticians
Speakers: Andy Liaw and Junshui Ma, Merck & Co., Inc
Moderator: Ivan S. F. Chan -
14:00 - 17:00SESSION K
Introduction to Adaptive Design Methods for Dose and Treatment Selection
Speakers: Prof. Haitao Pan, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Moderator: Naitee Ting -
14:00 - 17:00SESSION L
Bayesian Adaptive Statistical Approaches for Accelerating Drug and Medical Device Approvals in Rare Disease
Speakers: Margaret Gamalo, Jinma Ren, Wenjin Wang, Pfizer Inc
Moderator: Li-An Xu
DAY
04 - Thursday December 07, 2023
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08:00 - 17:00SHORT COURSE 1 (Dec 7 -Dec 8)
Real-world Evidence in Medical Product Development
Speakers: Weili He, Yixin Fang, and Hongwei Wang, Abbvie
Moderator: Jerry Li -
08:00 - 17:00SHORT COURSE 2 (Dec 7-Dec 8)
Statistical Analysis with Missing Data
Speakers: Prof. Rod Little, University of Michigan, and Prof. Qixuan Chen, Columbia University
Moderator: Alfred H. Balch
DAY
05 - Friday December 08, 2023
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08:00 - 13:10
SHORT COURSE 1 ( continued )
Real-world Evidence in Medical Product Development
Instructors: Weili He, Yixin Fang, and Hongwei Wang, Abbvie
Moderator: Jerry Li -
08:00 - 13:10
SHORT COURSE 2 ( continued )
Statistical Analysis with Missing Data
Prof. Rod Little, University of Michigan, and Prof. Qixuan Chen, Columbia University
Moderator: Alfred H. Balch
All tutorial and short course titles, presenters and moderators from 1970 onward are on www.demingconference.org
Session is based on a recently published text that is available for a discounted price. All times in the schedule refer to US EST Time *Conference information with links to participate will be sent to registrants on Nov 2021