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October 1, 2025
With profound sorrow, we share the passing of Professor Ričardas Zitikis on April 9, 2025. He was 62 years of age.
Ričardas was born on July 13, 1962, in Lithuania, to Edvardas Zitikis and Irena Zitikiene. Ričardas was awarded his PhD degree in 1988 by Vilnius University in Lithuania and…
The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) is a national organization that works on issues related to information and quantitative analysis. The goal of the NISS New Researchers Network is to create connections among undergraduate and graduate students from different academic institutions and early-career professionals within the NISS Affiliates Program.…
We would like to thank all the individuals and organizations who have contributed to the IMS. Further contributions are welcome! Please see https://www.imstat.org/contribute-to-the-ims/ if you would like to find out more about the funds, and make a donation towards the work of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.…
The IMS Treasurer’s annual report for the 2024 fiscal year is published on the Council Reports webpage at https://imstat.org/council-reports-and-minutes/. The report details the membership and subscription data for 2024. Here is a brief overview.
In 2024, the total number of IMS members increased, including the number of paying…
Linjun Zhang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics, at Rutgers University. He obtained his PhD in Statistics at the Wharton School, the University of Pennsylvania, in 2019, and received the J. Parker Bursk Memorial Prize and the Donald S. Murray Prize for excellence in research and teaching,…