May 16-19, 2022
Utah State University
Logan, Utah

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2023 Conference will be held at Purdue University. For more information, contact Prof. Bruce Craig.

Agenda

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Day One — Monday, May 16

8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Workshop: Regression and Classification Applied to Precision Agriculture Guilherme Rosa

Day Two — Tuesday, May 17

8:30 – 9:35 am Moderator: Chris Davies
Welcome and Opening Remarks Chris Davies
Keynote Speaker: Deep Neural Network Applied to Genome-Enabled Prediction of Complex Phenotypic Traits: Why its Performance has Been Limited so Far? Guilherme Rosa
10:05 – 11:30 am Moderator: Brennan Bean
Two-Dimensional P-Spline Smoothing for Spatial Analysis of Plant Breeding Trials Hans-Peter Piepho
Overview of Optimal Experimental Design and a Survey of its Expanse in Application to Agricultural Studies

Stephen Walsh

Spectrum Food Data Classification With Kernel-Based Regularized Partial Least Squares Learning Tahir Mehmood
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Production of Official Statistics: a Case Study Linda Young
1:00 – 2:30 pm Moderator: Hao Zhang
Invited Speaker: Recursive Computing Strategies Inspire New Model Specifications Mevin Hooten
Handling Non-Detects With Imputation: a Simulation Study Rose Adjei
Detection and Attribution of Extreme Climate Change in the United States Wei Zhang
Modeling the Spatial Invasibility of Slash Pine Flatwoods to Chinese Tallow (Triadica sebifera) Invasion Zhaofei Fan (Virtual)
3:30 – 4:30 pm Moderator: Raul Macchiavelli
In-vitro Analysis of Cannabidiol and Resveratrol Antioxidants Against Diesel Exhaust Particle-Induced Cytotoxicity of Human a549 Lung Cells Based on Machine Learning Raman Spectroscopy Ashton Young
Valid Predictions of Group-Level Random Effects Nicholas Syring (Virtual)
Principal Response Curve Analysis of Community Abundance Data Containing Sparse Subsets Changjian Jiang (Virtual)

Day Three — Wednesday, May 18

8:30 – 10 am Moderator: Hans-Peter Piepho
Invited Speaker: Advances in Statistics: 2 Steps Forwards, 3 Steps Backwards…
Normand St-Pierre
Why Don't R and SAS Produce the Same Results? Understanding Where and Why They Differ in Their Behavior and How to Make Them Agree Simon Riley
Bayesian Analysis of Agricultural Risk Mitigation via Adoption of Regenerative Soil Health Practices Sarah Manski
Bias Protection in Mixed-Level Fraction Factorial Experiments Vinny Paris
10:30 am – 12 pm Moderator: Nora Bello
Invited Speaker: What are Animal Scientists Learning From Using Deep Learning? Juan Steibel
A Computer Vision Framework for Real-Time Monitoring Growth of Finishing Cattle in Feedlots Joseane Padilha da Silva
Predictive Models for Weekly Cattle Mortality After Arrival to the Feedlot Using Records, Weather, and Transport Data Lauren Wisnieski (Virtual)
Malivhu: a Web Server for Predicting Human-Virus Protein-Protein Interactions Using Machine Learning Algorithms David Guevara-Barrientos (Virtual)
1:15 – 2:45 pm Moderator: Guilherme Rosa
Invited Speaker: Transcriptional Profiling of Two Contrasting Genotypes Uncovers Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Salt Tolerance in Alfalfa Rakesh Kaundal
SVEN: A New Tool for GWAS Somak Dutta
Predicting Blueberry Cold Hardiness in Washington Clark Kogan
Correlation Modeling of High-Throughput Phenotype Data by MM Algorithm and its Application to Photosynthesis Abhijnan Chattopadhyay (Virtual)
3– 4 pm Moderator: Bill Price
Virtual Poster Presentations  
4 – 5 pm Moderator: Susan Durham
The Power of Data Visualization: Revealing Random-Effect Structures Through Faceting Miranda Tilberg
New features in JMP v17 Kevin Potcner (Virtual)
A Robust Clustering Method Using Compositional Data Restrictions. Studying Wood Properties in the Reforestation of Portugal Pamela Solano (Virtual)

Day Four — Thursday, May 19

8:30 – 10 am Moderator: John Stevens
Invited Speaker: Model Averaging in Agriculture and Natural Resources: What it is, When it is Useful, and When it is a Distraction Philip Dixon
Exploration of Ensemble Approaches for Creating Automated Maps of Soil Moisture and Snow Water Equivalent in the State of Utah Brennan Bean
pySeqRNA: An Automated Python Package for RNA Sequencing Data Analysis Naveen Duhan
Environmental Parameterizations for Predictive Agriculture John Gottula (Virtual)
10:30 – 11:30 am Moderator: Bruce Craig
Panel Discussion: Challenges and Opportunities of Agricultural Statistics in the Big Data Era Panelists: James Reecy, Jennifer Clarke, Juan Steibel, Rakesh Kaundal, Ann Stapleton (Virtual)
1– 2 pm
Awards Ceremony and Concluding Remarks