PUBlicAtionS REPRESEntAtiVE 2009-2011
David W. Scott Karen Kafadar
Present Position: Noah Harding Professor, Department of Present Position: Rudy Professor, Statistics (primary) and
Statistics, Rice University Physics (adjunct), Indiana University
Former Positions: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Rice Former Positions: Professor/Chancellor’s Scholar,
University (1979–Present); Visiting Mathematician, National Mathematics, University of Colorado-Denver (1993–2007);
Security Agency (2006–2007, 1999–2000, 1993–1994); Cancer Prevention Fellow, National Cancer Institute,
Adjunct Faculty, Baylor College of Medicine (2001–Present); Biometry Research Group (1990–1993); Statistician, Hewlett
Chair, Department of Statistics, Rice University (1990–1993); Packard, Stanford Park/HP Labs (1983–1990)
david W. Scott
Visiting Professor, Stanford University (1985–1986); Assistant
Karen Kafadar
Degrees: BS, Mathematics, Stanford (1975); MS, Statistics,
Professor, Baylor College of Medicine (1976–1979)
Stanford (1975); PhD, Statistics, Princeton (1979)
Degrees: PhD, MA, Math Sciences, Rice University (1976); BA, Electrical
Fields of Major Statistical Activities: Robust methods; exploratory data analysis;
Engineering and Math, Rice University (1972)
statistical graphics/computing; and applications in physical, chemical, engineering,
Fields of Major Statistical Activities: Nonparametric density estimation, statis- and biological sciences
tical graphics, data mining, multivariate data analysis, robust estimation, and
Publications: “A Biweight Approach to the One-Sample Problem,” JASA (1982);
statistical computing.
“Nonlinear Regression in R&D: A Case Study From the Electronics Industry,”
Publications: Multivariate Density Estimation (1992); “Multivariate Visualization Technometrics (1984); “Smoothing Geographical Data, Particularly Rates of
by Density Estimation,” Handbook of Computational Statistics (2007); “From Disease,” Statistics in Medicine (1996); publications in JASA, CSDA, The American
Kernels to Mixtures,” Technometrics (2001); Chapters in Theory and Application Statistician, Mathematical Modeling, Encyclopedia of Statistical Science, IEEE
of Recent Robust Methods; Smoothing and Regression: Approaches, Computation, Transactions, International Statistics Review, Comp Stat & Data Analysis, Statistical
and Application; Semiparametric and Nonparametric Economics; Statistical Image Science, Bioinformatics, and Statistics in Medicine
Processing and Graphics; and other articles in JASA, Annals of Statistics, Biometrika, J.
ASA Activities and Offices Held: Fellow (1994); Publications Representative,
Computational and Graphical Statistics, Technometrics, Statistical Science, Sankhya B,
Board of Directors (2003–2005); Chair, Task Force, Electronic Publications
Stats, Scandinavian Journal of Statistics, Journal of Nonlinear Analysis, Statistics and
(2000–2001, 2003–2004); Chair, Task Force, Biopharmaceutical Journal (2004–
Computing, Communications in Statistics, Computational Statistics, Mathematics and
2005); Chair, Task Force, Careers for Statisticians (2008); Editor, JASA Reviews
Computer Education Journal, Empirical Economics, Circulation, Journal of Chronic
(1996–1998); Editor, Technometrics (1998–2001); Associate Editor, JASA Reviews,
Diseases, Health Services Research
(1993–1995); Associate Editor, Technometrics (1986–1997); Associate Editor, JASA
ASA Activities and Offices Held: Program Chair, Joint Statistical Meetings T&M (2005–2009); SPES Executive Board (1983–1985, 1998–2001); Secretary,
(1998); Editor, JCGS (2000–2003); Electronic Publications Task Force (2001– Section on Statistical Graphics (1986–1988); Continuing Education Representative
2002); Program Chair, Nonparametric Section (2000); Committee on Meetings (1995–1997); Chair, Section on Statistical Computing (1997–1999); Committee on
(1997–1999); Noether Award Committee (2000–2004); Associate Editor, JASA, Certification (1992–1993); Committee for Statistics in Biopharmaceutical Research
JCGS, AOS; Offices to President, Section on Statistical Graphics (1991–1996); (2006–2007); Chair, Technometrics Management Committee (2002–2005); CO-
President, Houston Area Chapter (1987–1988) WY Chapter Representative (1995–2001); Chair, Outstanding Applications Award
Related Professional Activities: Council Member, IMS (2002–2005); Board,
Committee (2005–2007); Gertrude Cox Award Committee (2005–2007)
Interface Foundation (1996–2008); Council Member, IASC (1999–2003); Related Professional Activities: Member, IMS Council (2006–2008); Interface
CODATA Member, National Academy (2005–2008); CATS, National Academy Program Committee (1996, 2001, 2006); Chair, COPSS Award Committee
(2000–2005); Editorial Board, John Wiley (1994–Present); Co-Editor, Journal of (2006–2008); National Academy of Science: CATS (2003–2008, Chair 2007–
Computational Statistics (1991–1998) 2008); CNSTAT (2006–2008); Chair, ISI Publications (2007–2009); Associate
Editor, Annals of Applied Statistics (2007–2009); Associate Editor, Statistics in
Medicine (1994–2005); CSDA (1998–2008); Elected Fellow, ISI; Member, IMS;
Member, Interface
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