Obituary
We are deeply saddened to report that Steve Fienberg’s widow, Joyce, was among the 11 people murdered on October 27 at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, USA. She was 75. Former IMS President Steve Fienberg passed away almost two years ago: https://imstat.org/2017/04/obituary-stephen-e-fienberg-1942-2016/.
Our thoughts are with Joyce’s…
British mathematician and computer scientist Richard Gibbens has died, following a short illness. He was 56. Richard’s research interests included the mathematical modelling of networks especially communication, road transport and energy networks. He was a Reader at the Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, and had just been promoted to a…
Anirban DasGupta, Purdue University, writes:
Thriyambakam Krishnan, former Dean of Academic Studies and Professor at the Indian Statistical Institute, passed away in Chennai, India on July 4; he was 81. Jointly with G.J. McLachlan he authored the masterly and popular Wiley text on the EM algorithm and its applications. Dr.…
George Roussas writes in memory of his colleague:
Joining in the celebration of the life and achievements of PK Bhattacharya [see his obituary], I wish to scribe a few words based on reminiscences from our lives on campus of UC-Davis.
PK was present almost from the establishment of Statistics…
