2025 Candidate Profiles

President- Elect Nominee

Professor of Statistical Science and Director of the Statistical Laboratory, Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, University of Cambridge

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Education

  • B.A. with MMath, 2000, University of Cambridge
  • PhD in Statistics, 2004, University of Cambridge

Research Interests

  • Statistical methodology and theory
  • Nonparametric inference under shape constraints
  • High-dimensional statistical inference
  • Missing data
  • Subgroup selection
  • Data perturbation techniques
  • Changepoint estimation
  • Unconditional and conditional independence testing
  • Applications, especially in public health, genetics, archaeology and oceanography

Previous Service to the Profession

  • Previous IMS service:
    • Co-Editor, Annals of Statistics (2019-2021)
    • Associate Editor, Annals of Statistics (2013-2018)
    • Associate Editor, Statistical Science (2017-2018 and 2022-present)
    • IMS Council (2012-2015)
    • Council Subcommittee on Co-sponsored meetings (2012-2015)
    • Council Subcommittee on Open Access (2013-2015)
    • Committee to Select Editors (2017-2018 & 2022-2023); Chair (2023-present)
    • Committee on Fellows (2024-present)
    • Committee on Publications (2019-2021)
    • Ad-hoc Committee on Publication Policies and Procedures (2016-2017)
    • Committee on New Researchers (2007-2010).
  • Selected other roles for the profession:
    • Associate Editor, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B (2006-2014)
    • Associate Editor, Biometrika (2010-2014)
    • Associate Editor, Journal of the American Statistical Association — Theory and Methods (2017-2018)
    • Associate Editor, SIAM Journal on Mathematics of Data Science (2018 & 2023-present)
    • Associate Editor, Statistica Sinica (2011-2014)
    • Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Royal Statistical Society (2024-present)
    • Royal Statistical Society Council (2012-2015 & 2024-present)
    • Royal Statistical Society Executive Committee (2024-present)
    • COPSS Presidents’ Award Committee (2024-present)
    • COPSS Leadership Academy Award Committee (2020-2023); Chair (2021-2022)
    • Bernoulli Society Council (2017-2021)
    • European Regional Committee of the Bernoulli Society (2010-2018); Chair (2015-2016)
    • European Research Council Consolidator Grant panel (2023)
    • Council for the Mathematical Sciences Board member (2024-present)
    • Isaac Newton Institute Steering Committee (2024-present)

Brief Statement

It is a great honour to be nominated to become the next President of the IMS.  I joined the society as a PhD student, and have always admired the professionalism with which it is run, thanks to the efforts of many individuals on its behalf.  I plan to enhance the IMS’s commitment to promoting high-quality scholarship through its journals and conferences, supporting early career researchers and strengthening the discipline, ensuring that it remains at the forefront of innovation and inclusivity.   A particular focus will be on further extending the society’s geographical and intellectual reach, as we navigate the opportunities and challenges posed by the AI era.

Council Nominees

You may view the profile for each nominee by clicking on their name below.

Westgate Distinguished Professor of Decision Sciences and Statistical Sciences, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

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Education

  • PhD MIT (2006)
  • MSc IMPA (2002)
  • BEng PUC-rio (1999)

Research Interests

  • High-dimensional statistics
  • Nonparametric and semiparametric inference
  • Empirical processes
  • Probability Theory
  • Causal inference
  • Distributional approximations (CLT, Bootstrap)

Previous Service to the Profession

  • Associate Editor for The Annals of Statistics (2019 – 2024)
  • Associate Editor for Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series B (2017-2021)
  • Associate Editor for Journal of Econometrics (2017-2021)
  • Associate Editor for Econometric Theory (2017-2021)
  • Associate Editor for Journal of Business and Economic Statistics (2019-2021)
  • Associate Editor for Management Science (2017-2020)
  • Area Editor for Machine Learning and Data Science area of Operations Research (2018 – 2023)
  • Chaired Lanchester Prize (2023), Lanchester Prize (2022)

Brief Statement

I am truly honored to be nominated for the IMS Council election. The IMS plays a vital role in advancing developments in statistics, probability, and their applications, shaping the field through its commitment to excellence. I am dedicated to supporting IMS’s mission and strengthening its leadership in the mathematical statistics community. Upholding the tradition of high scientific standards in IMS publications is essential, as is ensuring the society’s continued influence in the rapidly evolving AI and data science landscape. I look forward to contributing to IMS’s ongoing efforts to foster innovation, collaboration, and impactful research.