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2025 Statistical Methods in Imaging Conference

May 19-21, 2025

May 19-21, 2025

We are thrilled to host the 2025 annual meeting of the ASA Statistics in Imaging Section at Rice University in Houston, TX.

Statistical Methods in Imaging (SMI) aims to bring together investigators from students to established researchers who are working on methods and applications in a diverse array of imaging science, including, but not limited to, biomedical imaging, digital pathology, single cell and spatial transcriptomics, satellite imaging, forensic imaging, astronomy, remote sensing, and materials science.

Be sure to check the website regularly for the latest conference updates.

Keynote Speakers

Tingting Zhang

Professor of Statistics
University of Pittsburgh

Richard Baraniuk

C. Sidney Burrus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rice University

Faisal Mahmood

Associate Professor of Pathology
Harvard School of Public Health

Hotel Room Block

A room block from May 18 - May 21,2025 is available at each of the following hotels:

Hotel Zaza-Museum District (5701 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005)
$179 per night
Walking distance to venue, hotel shuttle available at premises by request
Click here to book Hotel ZaZa now! (block code RIC519)
Marriott Medical Center / Museum District (1730 Dryden Road, Houston, TX 77030)
$189 per night
Walking distance to venue; on regular Rice bus route
Click here to book the Marriott Hotel now!
Hilton Houston Plaza / Medical Center (6633 Travis Street, Houston, TX 77030)
$159 per night
Walking distance to venue; on regular Rice bus route
Click here to book the Hilton Hotel now!

Tutorials

The SMI 2025 organizing committee welcomes your submission of proposals for tutorials. Please submit tutorial proposals using this form: SMI 2025 Proposals for Tutorials. The submission deadline is March 1, 2025.

Invited Session Proposal

The SMI 2025 organizing committee welcomes your submission of proposals for invited oral sessions. Each session consists of four speakers or three speakers and one discussant. To facilitate the organization of the parallel sessions, we ask that each session has an emphasis on either “Statistical Methods” or “Collaborative Case Study.”

“Statistical Methods” includes presentations that focus on new developments in statistical theory and methodologies, and in statistical learning.

“Collaborative Case Study” includes presentations that focus on the analyses of imaging data and the statistical challenges present in the analyses.

Please submit session proposals using this form: SMI 2025 Proposals for Invited Sessions. The submission deadline is March 1, 2025.

Student Paper Competition

The student paper competition will feature two tracks: 1) Theory and Methods, and 2) Case Studies and Applications. Winners from each track will be invited to present their papers at a dedicated conference session. The first-place winner and runner-up in each track will receive cash prizes of $1,000 and $500, respectively. Applicants do not need to select a track, as the award committee will assign submissions to the appropriate track based on suitability.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the student paper competition, the student must satisfy the following criteria:

Be a degree candidate at an accredited institute in any term during 2024 and 2025.
Be the first author of the paper. The paper must not be published or accepted for publication at the time of submission.
Be a current member of the ASA Statistics in Imaging Section.
Be able to present the paper at SMI 2025.

Submission details

The deadline for submission to the student paper competition is March 29, 2025. Submission should be sent to
Rajarshi Guhaniyogi (rajguhaniyogi@tamu.edu) with Subject Line SMI 2025: Student Paper Competition, and the email should contain the following four attachments in PDF format:

The applicant’s Curriculum Vitae.
An unblinded version of the manuscript with no more than 26 pages,including the abstract, figures, tables, and references. The manuscript must be double-spaced with at least 11-point font size.
A blinded version of the manuscript.
A letter from a faculty member familiar with the student’s work. The faculty letter must include a verification of the applicant’s student status and, in the case of joint authorship, should indicate what is the contribution of the applicant to the paper.

Poster Presentations