Obituary
In the previous issue’s article about the two IMS Fellows who were awarded MacArthur Fellowships, we originally stated incorrectly that Lester Mackey’s team had won the 2009 Netflix Prize. In fact, Mackey was part of the team that came second. He explained, “We tied the winning team, but…
Theo Gasser died on October 1, 2023 in Zürich, Switzerland, where he was Professor Emeritus of the Institute of Biostatistics at the University of Zürich, at the age of 82.
Theo Gasser was born on May 9, 1941, in Rüti, Switzerland. Gasser established Biostatistics at the University of Zürich starting…
Colin Lingwood Mallows was born on September 10, 1930, in Great Sampford, a small village in Essex, England. His father was the village policeman, who later became Chief Inspector at the police headquarters in Chelmsford, responsible for education and record-keeping with regard to road safety. In this role his father…
Peter J. Brockwell, a leading figure in applied probability and time series, passed away on 5 July 2023, in Melbourne, Australia. He was Professor Emeritus of Colorado State University and Honorary Professorial Fellow in Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Melbourne. He was 85.
Peter was born and raised…
Ruben H. Zamar, professor of statistics at the University of British Columbia, passed away on June 28, 2023. Ruben’s inquisitive mind combined with his innovative ideas expanded and improved the field of Robust Statistics making it more relevant.
Ruben was born in San Pedro, Province of Jujuy, Argentina, on December…