From the Desk Of: Matthew Kressel
The Organizing Committee Co-chairs, Erwin Bolthausen and Remigijus Leipus, for the 2018 IMS Annual Meeting on Probability and Statistics and 12th International Vilnius Conference on Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics, write:
We are pleased to announce that 2018 IMS Annual Meeting will be held in conjunction with the 12th Vilnius…
The 2018 Carver Medal is awarded to Byeong Uk Park, for his efforts and dedication in heading the local organizing committee of the inaugural Asian Pacific Rim Meeting (IMS-APRM) in Seoul in 2009, and in chairing the scientific program committee of the two next meetings in 2012 and 2014, thereby…
The National Academy of Sciences has announced the election of 84 new members and 21 foreign associates in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Among them are two IMS Fellows, Trevor Hastie (who was elected a Member) and Simon Tavaré (who, being Australian, was elected a…
Fifty eminent scientists have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society, the independent scientific academy of the UK and the Commonwealth, dedicated to promoting excellence in science. Fellows are elected for their exceptional contributions to science. Among them are two IMS Fellows, Philip Dawid and Nancy Reid.
Philip Dawid,…
We are pleased to announce the 2018 Fellows who have been elected for demonstrating distinction in research in statistics or probability. They are:
Alexander Aue, Professor, University of California, Davis: For significant contributions to time series, and structural break analysis; for dedicated professional service and mentoring.
Sourav Chatterjee, Professor of…