Causal Discovery from Biomedical Data – June 13-17, 2016, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Location: Baker Hall, Giant Eagle Auditorium, A51, CMU
Course Director: Richard Scheines, PhD
⇒ Registration CLOSED for BOTH Short Course and Datathon ⇐
Attendees, either biomedical or data scientists, are expected to have knowledge of basic statistical principles, but no prior graphical modeling experience is needed. You can review presentations from the 2015 Summer Short Course on Causal Discovery from Biomedical Data to prepare for the 2016 Short Course and better understand the material to be presented. If you took the 2015 Short Course or the CCD workshop at the AMIA Joint Summit in San Francisco (March 23, 2016) or have prior background in causal discovery techniques, you do not need to attend the first day (June 13).
You must bring a laptop and download Tetrad software prior to arriving, as each session will have hands-on tutorials and examples.
We also encourage you to bring your own dataset to use in learning how to apply CCD software and causal discovery algorithms. Course faculty will help you determine the best algorithms for your data and research questions. You will be able to run analyses using the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center resources if you have large complex data. If you do not bring your own data, we will provide a practice dataset appropriate for your research interests.
If you bring your own data, we encourage you to stay through Friday afternoon and Saturday to participate in our Causal Discovery Datathon, where you can earn fame and fabulous prizes while having fun analyzing causal associations in your findings.
There is no charge to attend the Summer Short Course, which includes one poster session-dinner (June 15), continental breakfasts, and beverage/snack breaks. You will be responsible for other meals, travel expenses, and housing. The Datathon is also free and includes a pizza party dinner and continental breakfast.
A block of CMU dorm rooms (40 at $56/night) and a small block of hotel rooms (9 at $349/night) are available for reservation; please note that because the US Open is being held in Pittsburgh the same week, no discounted hotel rate is available. Dorm or hotel rooms must be reserved by May 23, 2016.
Complimentary shuttle service from the Wyndham is provided to the CMU campus on request. Please use the CMU Directions page for information on traveling to the venue site. Please direct any logistics questions to Toni Porterfield.