Scientific and Statistical Principles: The Use of Machine Learning/AI in Nutrition and Obesity Research and Clustered Randomized Trials

Chair(s)

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  David Allison, PhD

  Dean & Distinguished Professor
  Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington
  Bloomington, Indiana, United States

  Disclosure(s): Alliance for Potato Research and Education: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  Eli Lilly and Co.: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  Linus Technology: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  National Cattleman's Beef Association: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  Novo Nordisk Foundation: Speaker/Speaker's Bureau (Ongoing)
  Pfizer: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  Ro: Consultant (Ongoing)
  Weight Watchers: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  Zero Longevity Science: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Stock Shareholder (excluding mutual funds) (Ongoing)
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  Diana Thomas, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Professor
  Department of Mathematical Sciences
  West Point
  Randolph, New York, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Speaker(s)

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  Diana Thomas, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Professor
  Department of Mathematical Sciences
  West Point
  Randolph, New York, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Samantha Kleinberg, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Farber Chair Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
  Stevens Institute of Technology
  Hoboken, New Jersey, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
• GL

  G. Jake LaPorte, PhD (he/him/his)

  Researcher
  U.S. Military Academy at West Point
  Mobile, Alabama, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Keith Muller, PhD (he/him/his)

  Professor
  Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics
  University of Florida College of Medicine
  Gainesville, Florida, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Jasmine Jamshidi-Naeini, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington
  Bloomington, Indiana, United States

  Disclosure(s): National Cattlemen's Beef Association: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  The Alliance for Potato Research & Education: Consultant (Terminated, August 31, 2023); Grant/Research Support (Terminated, August 31, 2023)

Presentations:

• 2:00 PM – 2:05 PM CT

  Introduction: The Use of Machine Learning/AI in Nutrition and Obesity Research
  

  Chair: Diana M. Thomas, PhD (she/her/hers) – West Point
• 2:05 PM – 2:25 PM CT

  Sample Size Calculations in Machine Learning
  

  Speaker: G. Jake LaPorte, PhD (he/him/his) – U.S. Military Academy at West Point
• 2:25 PM – 2:45 PM CT

  The Treatment of Missing Data in Machine Learning
  

  Speaker: Samantha Kleinberg, PhD (she/her/hers) – Stevens Institute of Technology
• 2:45 PM – 2:50 PM CT

  Introduction: Clustered Randomized Trials
  

  Chair: David B. Allison, PhD – Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington
• 2:50 PM – 3:10 PM CT

  Never Ignore Clustering: Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later
  

  Speaker: Keith E. Muller, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Florida College of Medicine
• 3:10 PM – 3:30 PM CT

  Cluster Randomized Trials: Avoiding Pitfalls and Ensuring Excellence
  

  Speaker: Jasmine Jamshidi-Naeini, PhD (she/her/hers) – Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington