From the Desk Of: Matthew Kressel
Bulletin Editor Anirban DasGupta sets this problem. Student members of the IMS are invited to submit solutions (to bulletin@imstat.org with subject “Student Puzzle Corner”). The deadline is now September 8, 2016.
It is the turn of a problem on probability this time. We will consider a problem that looks…
We are pleased to confirm the results of the 2016 IMS Council elections. The President-Elect is Alison Etheridge. The five new Council members are Jean Bertoin, Songxi Chen, Elizaveta Levina, Simon Tavaré and Cun-Hui Zhang.
The new Council members and President-Elect will serve IMS for three years, starting officially at…
Featuring news about Jogesh Babu, Joseph Hilbe, David van Dyk, Clifford Spiegelman, Rebecca Doerge, Dipak Dey, Alyson Wilson and Bin Yu
Congratulations to the 16 new IMS Fellows elected this year! They will be presented at the IMS Presidential Address and Awards session at the World Congress, on Monday, July 11 at 6:30pm.
Marek Biskup, for excellent research in the interface of probability theory and statistical physics.
Emery Neal Brown, for…
The C.R. and Bhargavi Rao Prize for Outstanding Research in Statistics was established to honor and recognize outstanding and influential innovations in the theory and practice of mathematical statistics, international leadership in directing statistical research, and pioneering contributions by a recognized leader in the field of statistics. The Rao Prize…