Topic: Probability of Detection Curves 
 
Date: October 19, 2004
 
Speaker: Shobbo Basu, Ph.D.
 
Abstract: In this presentation, we will discuss the design and analysis of the probability of detecting sub surface cracks. 
The experimental factors for this study were fastener types, types of probes and thickness of the material. 
We will discuss the methods used to decide on an optimal design for the study. We will also discuss the logistical challenges 
that we faced and the techniques that we used for communicating the results to the engineers.
 
Biography: Dr. Shobbo Basu has a Ph.D. in Statistics from University of Wisconsin - Madison and is an 
ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt. He taught statistics at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, from 1990 to 1996 when he moved to industry and started working for J. C. Penney Co. 
as a Marketing Statistician. In 2001, he joined Boeing as a Senior Statistician in the Boeing Math Group 
and now is a Boeing Associate Technical Fellow. At the Boeing Company,  Shobbo has worked 
as a statistical consultant and on a variety of projects in information systems, engineering, manufacturing, 
marketing, and business processes. Shobbo has published in leading statistical 
journals and has given several contributed and invited presentations in national conferences. 
 
Time/Location: Please arrive at 6:00 p.m. for dinner. 
Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. followed by the presentation at 7:15 pm at the Bombay Grill. 
It is located at 4737 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle, WA 98105. 
 
Please see www.bombaygrillofseattle.com for additional details. 
 
Dinner: Members $15, Students $10. 
 
If you plan to come, please RSVP to Dan Fitzsimmons at
dan.k.fitzsimmons@boeing.com or Charles Phelps at
cphelps@ctiseattle.com, by Monday, October 18. Please specify if you
will be having dinner with us, or will be attending only the
presentation.