From the Desk Of: Matthew Kressel
We are happy to announce the formation of a new committee within the IMS to create a forum for early career statisticians and probabilists. Tentatively called “j-IMS”, the group aims to bring together statisticians and probabilists in the early stages of their careers.
The group’s organizers say, “Having an international…
Brajendra C. Sutradhar, Memorial University, was the General Chair of the recent International Symposium in Statistics (ISS) 2015 On Advances in Parametric and Semi-parametric Analysis of Multivariate, Time Series, Spatial-temporal, and Familial-longitudinal Data. He reports:
The International Symposium in Statistics (ISS) 2015 was hosted by the Department of Mathematics and…
Paul Shaman delves into the history of the Putnam Mathematics Competition, and some of its notable laureates. He writes:
The William Lowell Putnam Mathematics Competition is held annually. Undergraduates at schools in the US and Canada are eligible, and many of those who do well go on to have distinguished…
Gopinath Kallianpur, distinguished probabilist, passed away on February 19, 2015. He was Alumni Distinguished Professor at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill for nearly 25 years; Professor Emeritus since retirement. He is survived by his wife Krishna, daughters Asha and Kalpana, and granddaughters Yashwina and Kashmira.
Born in Mangalore, Karnataka…
