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SFASA, short course

“Tree-Based Machine Learning Methods: Prediction, Inference, and Variable Selection with the randomForestSRC Ecosystem”

Instructors:

Dr. Hemant Ishwaran
Professor of Public Health Sciences
Division of Biostatistics, University of Miami

Dr. Min Lu
Research Associate Professor
Division of Biostatistics, University of Miami

Date and time: Saturday, September 26, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. PDT
Format: Virtual
Registration: Eventbrite link

The registration deadline is Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PDT. The Zoom link will be posted on the Eventbrite event page and emailed to all registered participants one to two days before the workshop.

Registration fees:

• Students: $25 plus processing fee

• Academic participants (non-students): $50 plus processing fee

• Non-academic participants: $75 plus processing fee