Title: Optimal Sandwich Variance Estimator in Penalized GEE for Nearly Separated Longitudinal Binary Data with Small Samples Venue and time: ISRT, 10:00 am Speaker: Awan Afiaz, PhD candidate at the Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington Seattle, WA, USA and ISRT alumnus Abstract: Data separation arises in both independent and correlated binary data in biomedical studies

Title: Engineering Energy Efficiency among Residential Customers in Dhaka using Home Energy Reports (HERs) Venue and time: ISRT, 2:00 pm Speaker: Atonu Rabbani, Ph.D, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka Abstract: In this study, we estimated the potential impacts of home energy reports (HERs) on energy efficient behaviours among residential customers of Dhaka, the

Title: Postpartum family planning counselling during maternity care visits in Bangladesh and its effect on contraceptive initiation Venue and time: ISRT, 2:00 pm Speaker: Md. Moinuddin Hiader, Associate Scientist, icddr,b The speaker will initiate the talk by briefly discussing what he and his team expect from a fresh graduate as employers and what helps in

Seminar 1 Title: Opportunities and Challenges in Single-Cell RNA-Seq: Revealing Biomarkers and Regulatory Networks in Early Brain Development Venue and time: ISRT, 2:00 pm Speaker: Dr. Md. Alamin, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics & Physics, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, North South University Abstract: Unraveling the molecular mechanisms of early neuronal development is critical

Title: Bridging Theory and Practice - A Journey Through Applied Statistics Across Academia, Industry, and Consulting Venue and time: ISRT, 2:00 pm Speaker: Roman Ahmed, PhD, Senior Analytics Specialist (Statistics and Machine Learning) at Optus Australia Abstract: This presentation traces the learning and professional journey of a statistician who has navigated a diverse career across