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Author:

ZHU, XIAOTIAN

Title:

Non-Parametric Finite Multivariate Mixture Models with Applications

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

mixture model
conditional independence
nonparametric estimation
penalized smoothed likelihood
independent component analysis

File:

Download XTZ_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

David Russell Hunter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Russell Hunter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bruce G Lindsay, Committee Member
Le Bao, Committee Member
John C Liechty, Committee Member
Stephanie Trea Lanza, Committee Member
Runze Li, Committee Member

Author:

Ye, Jingyi

Title:

New Statistical Procedures for Analysis of HIV Data and High Dimensional Data

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

HIV
prevalence and incidence
incidence assay data
refitted cross-validation
high dimension data
varying coefficient model
varying error variance

File:

Download Jingyi_Ye-_final_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Runze Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Le Bao, Committee Member
Zhibiao Zhao, Committee Member
Lan Kong, Outside Member

Author:

Sheng, Ben

Title:

The Integration of Multiple Data Sources for HIV/AIDS Incidence and Prevalence Estimation

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

antenatal clinic surveillance
HIV prevalence
statistical models
antenatal clinic surveillance
HIV prevalence
statistical models
routine HIV testing among pregnant women
Antenatal clinic
Unlinked anonymous HIV testing
Routine HIV testing
Calibration parameter
Linear mixed-effects model
weakly supervised learning
semi-supervised learning
logistic regression
contingency table
HIV recency
HIV incidence

File:

Download BenSheng-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Le Bao, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Le Bao, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Runze Li, Committee Member
Aleksandra B Slavkovic, Committee Member
Xun Cao, Outside Member
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Laga, Ian

Title:

Everyone Counts: Advanced Methods for Estimating Marginalized Populations

Graduate Program:

Statistics (PHD)

Keywords:

HIV
Key Population
Bayesian Modeling
Small Area Estimation
Prevalence Mapping
Size Estimation
Aggregated Relational Data

File:

Download Ian_Laga_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Ashton Verdery, Outside Unit & Field Member
Xiaoyue Niu, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Le Bao, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Hyungsuk Tak, Major Field Member
Runze Li, Major Field Member
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zhao, Ye Alex

Title:

Tests of Hypotheses on Regression Coefficients in High-Dimensional Regression Models

Graduate Program:

Statistics (PHD)

Keywords:

high-dimensional inference
regression coefficient testing
hypothesis testing

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Committee Members:

Ephraim Hanks, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Rongling Wu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Le Bao, Major Field Member
Runze Li, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ethan Fang, Major Field Member

Author:

Sanei, Sanam

Title:

Essays in HIV: Mapping the distribution of marginalized groups and analysis of ART treatment effectiveness across patient groups

Graduate Program:

Statistics (PHD)

Keywords:

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology
Key Population
Size Estimation
Generalized Linear Mixed-Effect Models (GLMM)
Bayesian Modeling
Mapping HIV Prevalence
Case-Control Sampling
Hidden Markov Models (HMM)

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Committee Members:

Bing Li, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Le Bao, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Runze Li, Major Field Member
Lingzhou Xue, Major Field Member
Qiushi Chen, Outside Unit & Field Member