From the Desk Of: Tati Howell
The Institute of Mathematical Statistics 2026 Annual Meeting will take place in Salzburg, Austria, July 6–9, 2026 (see https://ims2026.github.io/IMS2026/). If you’re coming to Salzburg, allow yourself to be charmed by these scenic attractions!
Set against the backdrop of the snow-tipped Alps and straddling the Salzach River, Salzburg is one…
IMS Fellow Madabhushi Raghavachari passed away on September 19, 2024.
Professor Madabhushi Raghavachari, a renowned statistician and academic leader, passed away peacefully at the age of 88. His life was marked by a profound dedication to education, leaving an indelible mark on students and institutions across the globe.
Born in…
Each year, the IMS selects speakers across a range of subject areas to deliver our named and medallion lectures at IMS-sponsored or co-sponsored meetings. In 2026, these will be at:
SPA 2026 (Conference on Stochastic Processes and their Applications), June 15–19, 2026, in Ithaca, USA: Schramm lecture (Roland …
Rousseeuw Prize organizers, Mia Hubert and Stefan Van Aelst, write:
Statistics is a cornerstone of science, health, industry, economics, government and more, and benefits society as a whole. The Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics awards pioneering work in statistical methodology. The prize recognizes a statistical innovation, that is, an outstanding contribution…
One of the final items on every IMS President’s to-do list is to deliver the Presidential Address at the IMS annual meeting. Tony Cai did this in August 2025, at the JSM in Nashville, and this article is adapted from his IMS Presidential Address—with assistance, as you might expect…