The report presents a compelling case that economic and social benefits of IT cannot be realized without massive, continuing investment in IT research and development. This agenda clearly calls for important research in computer science and social science. However, the implications for the discipline of statistics are only beginning to be articulated.
Some implications seem clear.
New statistical methods that work in the staggeringly complex settings of the future must be created, in collaboration with the other disciplines. Comprehensible presentation and visualization of results to multiple audiences are crucial. The session will consist of three presentations illustrating some of the research needs and opportunities for statistics related to information technology. Todd is a Technical Staff Member of the Statistical Sciences Group at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. He holds a Ph.D. and an M.S. in Statistics from Stanford University and a B.S. in Statistics and Probability from Michigan State University.