Predictive Analytics Colloquium

On November 4, 2019 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will conduct a colloquium to discuss the latest issues in analytic prediction including topics such as: prediction versus explanation trade-off, rare event prediction, game theory, big data, and the role of AI/machine learning. This half-day event and webcast will consist of individual presentations followed by a panel discussion with questions from the audience.

Featured Talks:

Predictions with Passive and Active Data
David Rothschild, Microsoft

Predicting the Unpredictable in Violent Political Conflict
Aaron Clauset, University of Colorado, Boulder

Prediction and Explanation in Social Systems: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Jake Hofman, Microsoft

Predictive Analytics in Politics
Allan J. Lichtman, American University

This event is part of an ongoing colloquium series organized by the Intelligence Community Studies Board and sponsored by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Learn more about our work at nas.edu/icsb.

WEBCAST INSTRUCTIONS

If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to sign up for our webcast. If you plan to log in from a workplace with strict firewalls, please check ahead of time that you are able to access livestream.com. For questions about the event, please contact icsb@nas.edu.

Watch the webcast here: https://livestream.com/NASEM/events/8866838

If you register you'll also receive the link via email the day or two before the event.

For webcast participants with questions relating to the event that may be potentially fielded during the colloquium, please email the event moderator with the subject line "Webcast Q&A Question" at: jczika@nas.edu