The National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP) has selected Joseph Romano, Professor of Statistics and Economics at Stanford University, as its LGBTQ+ Scientist of the Year. An IMS Fellow, Joseph (Joe) Romano is a pre-eminent scholar in statistics and econometrics. He has published over 100…
Maria Eulália Vares has been awarded the inaugural Willem van Zwet Medal for Special Service to the Bernoulli Society as member and chair of the Publications Committee, and editor of Stochastic Processes and their Applications (SPA).
https://www.isi-web.org/news-newsletter/20596-willem-van-zwet-medal-awarded-to-maria-eulalia-vares…
The American Mathematical Society’s Ulf Grenander Prize in Stochastic Theory and Modeling is awarded to Michael I. Jordan for foundational contributions to machine learning (ML), especially unsupervised learning, probabilistic computation, and core theory for balancing statistical fidelity with computation.
https://www.ams.org/news?news_id=6500
[Michael Jordan has also just been elected a Foreign Member …
Over 60 outstanding scientists from all over the globe have joined the Royal Society as Fellows and Foreign Members. The distinguished group of scientists consists of 52 Fellows, 10 Foreign Members and one Honorary Fellow and were all selected for their exceptional contributions to science.
Among those elected are Michael…
Distinguished Professor Noel Cressie, University of Wollongong, Australia, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales (FRSN). Her Excellency, The Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor of New South Wales, a Patron of The Royal Society of New South Wales announced Prof Cressie’s election on…