Abstract and Presentations - Fourth Workshop on methodologies for Official Statistics
MONDAY, 1 DECEMBER
Welcome and opening session
Massimo Fedeli | Head of Department for development of methods and technologies for production and dissemination of statistical information | Istat
Cristina Freguja | Head of Department for social and demographic statistics | Istat
Stefano Menghinello | Head of Department for economic, environmental and national accounts statistics | Istat
Session 1 | Statistical Models for Official Statistics
in collaboration with International Association of Survey Statisticians (IASS)
Master class: On Adversarial Risk Analysis in Official Statistics – Abstract | Presentation
by F. Ruggeri | President of the International Statistical Institute (ISI) and Senior Fellow at the Italian National Research Council (CNR IMATI, Milan)
Master class Chair
N. Shlomo | Former President of IASS, University of Manchester, Istat Advisory Committee on Statistical Methods
Invited talks
Statistical Inference for a Finite Population Mean with Machine Learning-Based Imputation for Missing Survey Data – Abstract | Presentation
D. Haziza | University of Ottawa, Canada – Abstract | Presentation
M. Dagdoug | McGill University, Montreal, Canada
A Contamination Model for Multivariate Zero-Inflated Data – Abstract | Presentation
D. Di Cecco, D. Filipponi | Istat – Abstract | Presentation
U. Guarnera | Italian Revenue Agency, Rome, Italy
Small Area Estimation via Spatio-Temporal M-Quantile Modeling – Abstract | Presentation
N. Salvati, F. Schirripa Spagnolo | University of Pisa, Italy – Abstract | Presentation
M. Bugallo, D. Morales | Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Spain
Invited talks Chair – Presentation
N. Shlomo | Former President of IASS, University of Manchester, Istat Advisory Committee on Statistical Methods
Invited talks Discussant – Presentation
M. Alfò | Sapienza University of Rome, Italy and Istat Advisory Committee on Statistical Methods
President Welcome
Francesco M. Chelli | Istat President | Istat
Session 2 | AI/ML for Official Statistics
Master class: Predictive Inference of Machine Learning for Official Statistics – Abstract | Presentation
by Li-Chun Zhang | Statistics Norway, University of Southampton and Istat Advisory Committee on Statistical Methods
Master class Chair
D. Haziza | University of Ottawa, Canada and Istat Advisory Committee on Statistical Methods
Invited talks
Generative AI and Large Language Models in Official Statistics: from Prototypes to Practice – Abstract | Presentation
J. Engdahl | Statistics Sweden
Language Models for Automated Coding in Official Statistics: Risks and Opportunities – Abstract | Presentation
M. Bruno, M. Di Zio, F. Ortame | Istat
Transfer Learning for Tourism Flash Estimates with Mobile Network Operator Data – Abstract | Presentation
T. Tuoto, A. Piovani, C. Faricelli | Istat
Invited talks Chair and Discussant
B. Liseo | Sapienza University of Rome, Italy and Istat Advisory Committee on Statistical Methods
TUESDAY, 2 DECEMBER
Session 3 | Multisource Analyses for Official Statistics
Master class: Generalized Calibration for Non-Response and Non-Probability Samples – Abstract | Presentation
by Alina Matei | University of Neuchatel, Switzerland
Master class Chair
Daniela Cocchi | University of Bologna, Italy and Istat Advisory Committee on Statistical Methods
Invited talks
Innovations in the Quality of EU-SILC Survey Estimates – Abstract | Presentation
by D. Chianella, M. D’Alò, S. Gerosa, M. Terribili, C. De Vitiis | Istat
As changes on Definition of Population Units reflect on SBS Surveys System – Abstract | Presentation
by M. Ballin, A. Guandalini, M. Rinaldi | Istat
A Constrained Optimization Approach for adjusting Misclassified Proxy Variables – Abstract | Presentation
by F. Solari, V. Quondamstefano, R. Filippini, Gaia Rocchetti | Istat
Invited talks Chair and Discussant – Presentation
G. Ranalli | University of Perugia, Italy and Istat Advisory Committee on statistical methods
Session 4 | Software Open Source implementing Statistical Methods for Official Statistics
Master class: Open-source Software for the Implementation of New Statistical Methods – Abstract | Presentation
by JR. Lesur | INSEE, Methodology, Head of Data Science Lab, previously Director on IT directorate
Master class chair
P. D. Falorsi | Former Director at Istat
Invited talks
ARTIC: An R Procedure for the Automatic Random Error Treatment and Imputation for Categorical Variables – Abstract | Presentation
R. Filippini, S. Toti | Istat
Statistical Open Source Software for Official Statistics: State of Play and Future Directions – Abstract | Presentation
O. ten Bosch | CBS, the Netherlands, Mark van der Loo | CBS, the Netherlands and University of Leiden
Methodological Framework for developing Open Source Software Tools at Istat – Abstract | Presentation
M. D’Orazio | Istat
Invited talks Chair and discussant
A. Kowarik | Statistics Austria
Closing session
Closing session
O. Luzi | Head of Directorate for Methodology and Statistical Process Design | Istat