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Education
Research Interests
Awards
Courses
Selected Publications
Presentations
Contact Information
Education
Ph. D., Statistics, North Carolina State University, 2003.
M. A., Mathematical Statistics, Ball State University, 2000.
M. Sc., Statistics, University of Dhaka, 1994.
B. Sc. (Hons.), Statistics (minor in Mathematics and Economics), University of Dhaka, 1992.
Research Interests
Design and Analysis of Multi-stage randomization Trials
Adaptive Treatment Strategies
Dynamic treatment regimes
Survival Analysis
Causal Inference
Missing Data
Skew-Symmetric Distributions
Viral Hepatitis
Bariatric Surgery
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Health Sciences Faculty Research Interests Project
Awards
| 2003 | ASA Biopharmaceutical Section Student Paper Award ASA Biometrics Section Travel Award International Biometrics Society (ENAR) Student Award Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Statistics, NCSU |
| 2002 | Gertrude M. Cox Academic Achievement Award, Outstanding Ph. D. Candidate, Department of Statistics, NCSU |
| 2001 | Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Statistics, NCSU |
| 2000 | Dean's Award of Excellence, Graduate School, Ball State University |
Courses
BIOST 2083: Linear Models (Fall 2004)
Selected Publications
Feng, W and Wahed, AS (2008). A supremum log rank test for comparing adaptive treatment strategies and corresponding sample size formula, Biometrika. In press.
Ali, MM, Woo, J, Pal, M and Wahed, AS. (2008) Some Skew-Symmetric Double Inverted Distributions. International Journal of Statistical Sciences. In press.
Wahed, AS. (2007) The family of curvi-triangular distributions. International Journal of Statistical Sciences, Vol 6, pp 7-18.
Wahed, AS and Tsiatis, A. A. (2006) Semi-parametric Efficient Estimation of The Survival Distribution for Treatment Policies in Two-Stage Randomization Designs in Clinical Trials with Censored Data. Biometrika Vol 93: pp. 147-161.
Wahed, AS. (2006) Bayesian Inference Using Burr Model Under Asymmetric Loss Function: An Application to Carcinoma Survival Data. Journal of Statistical Research, 2006, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 45-57.
Wahed, AS. (2006). A General Method of Constructing Extended Families of Distributions from an Existing Continuous Class. Journal of Probability and Statistical Science 4(2), 165-177.
Feng, W and Wahed, AS (2006). A Review of Inferential Procedures for Survival Analysis in Two-Stage Randomization Designs. Far East Journal of Theoretical Statistics Vol. 19 (1), pp 117 – 139.
Wahed, AS and Tsiatis, A. A.(2004). Optimal estimator for the survival distribution and related quantities for treatment policies in two-stage randomization designs in clinical trials, Biometrics, Vol. 60, No. 1. pp 124-133.
Wahed, AS and Ali, MM (2001). The Skew-Logistic Distribution. Journal of Statistical Research, Vol. 35, No,2, pp. 71-80.
Wahed, AS and Uddin, B (1998). Bayes Estimation Under Asymmetric Loss. Dhaka University Journal of Science, Vol. 46.
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Presentations
February, 2008. (Invited) Adaptive treatment strategies – one step forward towards individualized treatment rules. Dean’s Junior Faculty Seminar Series, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh.
February, 2008. (Invited) Adaptive Designs in Clinical Trials. School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh.
January 2008. (Invited) Supremum weighted log-rank test and sample size for comparing two-stage adaptive treatment strategies. Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University.
June 2007. (Invited) Semi-parametric methods for estimating causal effect of treatment strategies in two-stage randomization clinical trials. ICSA 2007 Applied statistics Symposium, Raleigh, North Carolina.
May 2007. (Invited) Weibull-based approaches to survival analysis with applications to breast cancer data. Department of Mathematical Sciences, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.
February 2007. (Invited) Comparing Adaptive Treatment Strategies: Challenges and Solutions. Center for Health Equity, Research and Promotions (CHERP), VA Health Care System, Pittsburgh.
December 2006. (Invited) Survival Analysis for Comparing Adaptive Treatment Strategies. Department of Applied Statistics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
April 2006. (Invited) Survival Analysis in Two-stage Randomization Designs in Leukemia Trials. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario.
February 2006. (Invited) Survival Analysis in Two-stage Randomization Designs in Oncolgy Trials. Invited presentation, Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky.
March 2005. (Invited) Survival Analysis in Two-stage Randomization Designs. Invited lecture in the session CENSORED DATA IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL, AGRICULTURAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. International Biometric Society (ENAR) spring meetings, 2006, Tampa, Florida.
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Contact Information
318C Parran Hall130 DeSoto Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Telephone: 412-624-3053
Facsimile: 412-624-2183
Email: wahed@pitt.edu
Dept. of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh
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