2024 Elected Officials Profiles
President
Professor, Division of Applied Mathematics, Brown University
Education
- BTech, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (1992)
- Masters and PhD degree, 1993 and 1998, Brown University
Research Interests
- Probability theory
- Stochastic processes
- Interacting particle systems
- Mean-field games
- Large deviations
- Stochastic networks
- High-dimensional probabilty
- Asymptotic convex geometry
Previous Service to the Profession
- Co-Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Applied Probability, 2022-2024
- Area Editor, Mathematics of Operations Research
- Editor: Probability Theory and Stochastic Modeling Springer Book Series
- Associate Editor: Annals of Probability (2006-2012; 2021-2026), Communications of the AMS (2020-2025), SIMODS (2021-), Sankhya (2022-), SIAP (2018-2021), etc.
- Co-chair, Program Committee, 2024 Bernoulli-IMS World Congress
- AMS Nominations Committee (2015-2017)
- AMS Invited Address Committee (2021-2024)
- AMS Committee on Committees (2021-2023)
- AWM Executive Committee (2018-2022)
- AWM Student Chapters Committee (2015-2018; chair 2016-2017)
- Bernoulli Society Nominations Committee (2013-2016)
- IMS Council (2015-2018 and ex-officio 2022-2024)
- IMS Committee on Special Lectures (2014-2017)
- IMS Nominations Committee (2011-2013 and 2021-2022)
- Prize Committees: Erlang Prize (2014-2017); Doeblin Prize (2018); ICIAM Maxwell Prize (2019); Marc Yor Prize (2020-2021); Polya Prize (2022)
- Scientific Advisory Board, ICERM (2017-2020)
- Scientific Council of the SMAI [French society of Applied Math] (2014-2021)
Brief Statement
It is an honor to be nominated for the Presidency of the IMS, which is a serious responsibility and an opportunity to give back to the community. This is a golden era for probability, statistics and data science, with exciting developments taking place across all areas, including fundamental theory, applications and industry. I plan to further strengthen the IMS’ crucial role in promoting high quality scholarship, pedagogy, interdisciplinary and collaborative research, and supporting junior researchers. I hope to cultivate a more inclusive, diverse and vibrant environment, broaden the international membership base, and find creative ways to fund existing and new initiatives.
Council (3 Year Term)
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Chair (and Full Professor) in Statistics and Royal Society Wolfson Fellow, Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London
Education
- A.B. cum laude in Statistics, 2007, Harvard University
- M.A. in Statistics, 2010, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
- Ph.D. in Statistics, 2014, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests
- Statistical inference for stochastic processes
- Exact distribution theory
- Optimal stopping
- Stochastic control
- Queueing systems
- Mathematical finance
- Time series analysis
Previous Service to the Profession
- (May 2024) Co-Organizer for the “First International Symposium on the Sustainability of Agrarian Societies in the Lake Chad Basin,” hosted by University of Maiduguri, Nigeria
- (2023-present) Associate Editor for Journal of the American Statistical Association, Theory & Methods.
- (2021-present) Associate Editor for Mathematics of Operations Research
- (2019-2022) Guest Editor-in-Chief for “In Memoriam: Larry Shepp,” a special issue of Stochastic Processes and their Applications
- (August 2019) Director of Instruction for a summer session of the Tapia Center Say STEM Camp at The Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity in Education at Rice University
- (2018-present) Associate Editor for Stochastics
- (2018-present) Associate Editor for Statistics & Probability Letters
- (2018-present) Associate Editor for Communications on Stochastic Analysis/Journal of Stochastic Analysis
- (June 2018) Lead Organizer for “A Symposium on Optimal Stopping” (In Memory of Larry Shepp), hosted by Rice University, Houston, TX. www.optimalstopping.com
Brief Statement
I am honored to be nominated for the IMS Council election. I have always felt privileged to be a member of the IMS community, and it is indeed in no small part due to the IMS that I am a statistical scientist today. I now hope to pay the favor forward by working to ensure that researchers in all areas of statistical science, regardless of specialty or subfield, continue to feel at home at the IMS. Other interests of mine include supporting early career researchers as well as encouraging more scientists from underrepresented groups to join our incredible IMS community.
Education
- BSc Mathematics, University of Geneva (1998)
- MSc Physics, University of Geneva (1998)
- PhD Physics, University of Geneva (2001)
Research Interests
- Probability Theory
- Mathematical Physics
- Stochastic analysis
- Stochastic dynamics
- Stochastic PDEs
Previous Service to the Profession
- Chair of the 2022 ICM programme committee
- Member of the ICM structure committee (2023-present)
- Co-director of the Bernoulli center (2023-present)
- Member of the scientific advisory board of HCM, Bonn (2017-present; chair since 2023)
- Member of the scientific advisory board of the Fields Institute, Toronto (2021-present)
- Member of the scientific steering committee of the Institute Henri Poincaré (Paris; 2012-2020)
- Member of the scientific steering committee of the Oberwolfach Institute (2013-2021)
- Member of the scientific advisory board of ETHZ-ITS (2013-2019)
- Managing editor for the journal “Commun. AMS” (2021-present)
- Associate editor for “Inventiones Mathematicae” (2023-present)
- Associate editor for the “Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis” (2023-present)
- Associate editor for the journal “Trans. LMS” (2021-present)
- Associate editor for the journal “Commun. Math. Phys” (2015-2023)
- Associate editor for the journal “Probability Theory and Related Fields” (2008-2020)
- Associate editor for the “Journal of Functional Analysis” (2013-2023)
- Associate editor for the journal “Annals of IHP Ser. B” (2011-present)
- Associate editor for the “Electronic Journal of Probability” (2010-2014)
- Associate editor for “Electronic Communications in Probability” (2010-2014)
- Associate editor for the journal “SPDEs: analysis and computations” (2012-present)
- Associate editor for the journal “NoDea” (2007-present)
- Associate editor for the “Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications” (2010-2011)
Brief Statement
I am very honoured to be nominated for election to the IMS council. Through its activities, meetings and journals, the IMS plays a crucial role for our community and, if elected, I will do my best to help in all aspects of its mission. Strengthening the links between the probability and statistics communities is particularly important to me, as is ensuring that the high scientific quality of the IMS journals is preserved.
Professor of Statistics, Department of Decision Sciences and Bocconi Institute for Data Science and Analytics, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
Education
- Ph.D. in Mathematical Statistics, 2003, University of Pavia, Italy
Research Interests
- Bayesian Statistics
- Nonparametric Statistics
- Discrete Random Structures
- Probabilistic symmetries
- Predictive inference
- Survival Analysis
Previous Service to the Profession
- Editorial Service:
- Associate Editor for The Annals of Statistics (2017- )
- Co-Editor for Bayesian Analysis (2014- )
- Associate Editor for Operations Research (2018-2024)
- Associate Editor for Statistical Methods & Applications – Journal of the Italian Statistical Society (2014-2019)
- Associate Editor for Computational Statistics & Data Analysis (2013-2018)
- Associate Editor for Sankhya Series A (2012-2015)
- Associate Editor for the Electronic Journal of Statistics (2008-2012)
- Other Professional Service:
- President of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (2021)
- IMS Program Co-Chair for 78th IMS Annual Meeting & Joint Statistical Meetings, Seattle, USA (2015)
- International Society for Bayesian Analysis: Chair of the Nonparametrics Section (2019), Board Member (2012-2014), Program Chair (2012) and member of several committees
- Chair of the Scientific Committee of the 12th ISBA World Meeting (2012)
- Chair of the Scientific Committee of the 7th Bayesian Nonparametric Conference (2009)
- Organizer of workshops at BIRS, CIRM, IMS-NUS
Brief Statement
It is a great honor to be nominated for election to the IMS council. I have been a proud member since my graduate studies: as a society IMS stands out for the highest quality of its journals, its geographic diversity, the support of early career researchers and the promotion of genuine open access to research. If elected, I will do my best to preserve and further strengthen the leadership status of IMS in these endeavors.
Education
- B.S. (Mathematics), 1975, National Taiwan University
- M.A. (Mathematics), 1978, UC Santa Barbara
- Ph.D. (Statistics), 1982, UC Berkeley
Research Interests
- Deep learning
- Functional data analysis
- Survival analysis
- Joint modeling of survival and longitudinal data
- Non and semiparametric inference
- Applications
Previous Service to the Profession
- Editorial Service:
- Co-Editor, Journal of the American Statistical Association (2020-2023)
- Co-Editor, Statistica Sinica (2002-2005)
- Statistics Board of Reviewing Editors, Science (since 2015)
- Co-editor, COPSS 50th Anniversary Volume: Past, Present and Future of Statistical Science, Taylor and Francis/CRC (2014)
- Associate Editor: Biometrika (since 2012), Journal of Nonparametric Statistics (since 2008), Bernoulli (2010-15), Journal of Royal Statistical Society Series B (2006-2010), Sankyhā: The Indian Journal of Statistics (1999-2001), Statistica Sinica (1996-2001)
- Service to IMS
- IMS Fellow Committee, 2000-2003, 2020-2023
- IMS Council, 2008-2011, 2002-2005, 2013-16
- IMS representative for the Joint Committee for Women in Mathematics, 2011-2014
- IMS Committee on Nominations, 2010-2011
- IMS Program chair for JSM, 2003
- Chair of the Organizing Committee, Joint AMS-IMS-SIAM Summer Research Conference on “Emerging Issues in Longitudinal data Analysis”, Mount Holyoke College, 2002
- Program Chair, IMS Asian and Pacific Regional Meeting, 1997
- Other Professional Service
- Noether Research Awards Committee, 2024+, 2018-2020
- Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) Award, 2011-2014
- Co-program leader, SAMSI (Statistics and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute) summer program on “Neuroimaging Data Analysis”, 2013
- Awards Committee, International Chinese Statistical Association, 2002-2006, 2010-2013
- Program Co-leader for a year-long program on “Analysis of Object Data”, SAMSI, 2010-2011
- Chair, Nonparametric Section of the American Statistical Association, 2010
- President, International Chinese Statistical Association, 2008
- Deming Lecture Committee, American Statistical Association, 2004-2010
- Chair, Bernoulli Section of the Program Committee for the 56th Session of the International Statistical Institute, Lisbon, Portugal, 2007
- Bernoulli Section of the Program Committee for the 55th Session of the International Statistical Institute, Sydney, Australia, 2005
- Fellow Committee, American Statistical Association, 2000-2003
- Membership Committee, International Chinese Statistical Association, 2000- 2001
- Board of Directors, International Chinese Statistical Association, 1993- 1995, 1997-1999
Brief Statement
This is an exciting period as we enter a new era with the explosive advancements on the AI front. The role of statistics and probability will be increasingly important and the IMS is uniquely positioned to provide leadership for shaping this role. Important tasks include the development of a forward-looking curriculum that trains the next generation of statisticians, and to brainstorm and develop a vision for the role of mathematical statistics in the age of AI. To address these challenges, the IMS can provide a central platform and also a nurturing environment for a path forward that is inclusive and enhances diversity.
The next few years will be critical for the future of our field and the IMS may need to recalibrate its mission and growth strategies to adapt to the rapidly changing environment. It would be a privilege and honor for me to have the opportunity to serve on the IMS Council and to contribute to accomplish these tasks.
Education
- B.Sc. in Physics, 1996, Peking University, China
- M.Sc. in Statistics, 2000, Stanford University, U.S.A.
- Ph.D. in Statistics, 2003, Stanford University, U.S.A.
Research Interests
- Statistical machine learning
- Statistical network analysis
- Statistical modeling in health and science
Previous Service to the Profession
- 2022-2024 Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Applied Statistics
- Associate Editor: JMLR (2020-), JCGS (2012-2021), JASA (2011-2021), Biometrika (2011-2015), CJS (2009-2012)
- 2024 IMS Program Chair for Joint Statistical Meetings
- 2020-2022 COS Representative for the Statistical Learning and Data Science Section, ASA
- 2019-2021 Program Committee, ICSA
- 2014-2017 IMS Committee on Travel Awards
- 2013 Program Chair, ICSA International Conference
- 2011-2013 Chair-Elect and Chair, Statistical Learning and Data Science Section, ASA
Brief Statement
I am honored to be nominated for the IMS council. If elected, I will work vigorously with the council to advance the goals of IMS. In this AI era, while the statistical community increasingly intersects with machine learning and data science, we have significant steps to make in enhancing our research leadership and improving our work’s visibility and impact. It is important to foster dialogue across disciplines, integrate new developments into our curricula, and nurture our members’ involvement in IMS functions. There are many challenges ahead. I am committed to working with the council to take on these challenges.