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Guest columnist Dominique Picard considers the statistical legacy of wavelets. Once upon a time (around the nineties), wavelet analysis emerged as a major tool in various disciplines, including several branches of pure and applied mathematics and statistics. The primary intent at this time was to produce and exploit the properties…

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There is still time to nominate someone for IMS Fellowship or to receive the Harry C. Carver Award, or to apply for an IMS Travel Award. IMS Fellowship: IMS Fellows have demonstrated distinction in research in statistics or probability by publication of independent work of merit (this may be waived…

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JSM 2015 will take place in Seattle, Washington, from August 8–13, 2015. IMS Invited Program Chairs Igor Pruenster (University of Torino, Italy) and Antonio Lijoi (University of Pavia, Italy) have been hard at work organizing 30 sessions. Here’s an overview. IMS Special Invited Lectures (9) The Wald Lectures by Susan…

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IMS Council has approved the nomination of Edward Waymire for the 2014 Carver Medal as recommended by the Committee to Select the Carver Award. The citation will read: “To Ed Waymire, for manifold contributions to the IMS in many capacities and in particular for exceptional service to the Annals of…

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Edward Waymire, Professor of Mathematics, Oregon State University has received the 2014 Carver Medal from the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS). Professor Waymire receives the award for manifold contributions to the IMS in many capacities and in particular for exceptional service to the Annals of Applied Probability far beyond his…

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