IMS Bulletin
Professor Valentin Vladimirovich Petrov passed away on 31 May, 2025. He was born on 10 February, 1931, into the family of a physician in Kholomky in the Pskov region of Russia. In 1952 he finished his studies at the Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics of the University of Leningrad (St.…
Arak M. Mathai, an eminent mathematician and statistician whose work markedly shaped modern multivariate analysis, special functions, and applied probability, passed away on December 20, 2025, after contending with a cancer that was as swift as it was unforeseen, bequeathing a legacy of enduring resonance and global influence.
Born in…
Saralees Nadarajah (University of Manchester UK) and Samuel Manda (University of Pretoria, South Africa) have suggestions to increase participation of Black African statisticians at conferences:
The itinerary of the African International Conferences on Statistics from 2014 to 2025 reads like a cartography of hope. From the vibrant streets of…
Saralees Nadarajah (University of Manchester UK), Samuel Manda (Univ. of Pretoria, South Africa), and Queensley C. Chukwudum (Univ. of Uyo, Nigeria) write:
International research collaborations are widely heralded as essential mechanisms for addressing global challenges in health, agriculture, and development. Funding schemes from major agencies in Europe and North America…
The PDF version of the April/May 2026 IMS Bulletin is online now: download the complete PDF. You can also read selected articles at https://imstat.org/news/.
Contents include:
IMS Hall, Tweedie and Carver prize winners
Members’ news: Shahjahan Khan honoured with Order of Australia Medal, 2026 COPSS Award Winners …