Data Analysis Symposium 2014 Friday, December 5, 2014, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Morgan Library Event Hall Overview Over the past decade, there have been increasing demands of analytical techniques with the emergence of big data, network data, and structurally complex data. A strong emphasis of this symposium is to foster a discourse on recent advances in the area. All presentations will take you on a data adventure using case studies in various fields. Poster Schedule 11:00 - 11:30 Luncheon (Buffet) 11:30 - 11:45 Welcome: Edwin Chong 11:45 - 12:15 Keynote: Hari Iyer, National Institute of Standards and Technology Analysis of Heterogeneous Data From Fingerprint Images 12:15 - 12:30 Questions and Comments 12:30 - 2:45 Presentation David Randall, Atmospheric Science Big Climate Data Mark Simmons, Biology Bias in phylogenomic pipelines: an empirical example Haonan Wang, Statistics Statistics for complex inhomogeneous data Asa Ben-Hur, Computer Science Tools for mining RNA sequencing data Susan van den Heever, Atmospheric Science Intense Storms — Data and Analysis Imme Ebert-Uphoff, ECE Causal Discovery — Identifying potential cause-effect relationships from observational data Michael Kirby, Mathematics Geometrically motivated algorithms for the analysis of complex data Stephen Hayne, Computer Information Systems How should you choose a dance partner — For love or for money Ronald Tjalkens, Environmental & Radiological Health Sciences Data analysis for high content biological imaging 2:45 - 3:00 Closing Remarks ISTeC (Information Science and Technology Center) is a university-wide organization for promoting, facilitating, and enhancing CSU's research, education, and outreach activities pertaining to the design and innovative application of computer, communication, and information systems. For more information please see ISTeC.ColoState.edu.