Upcoming Events

Statistics in the Age of AI: Solving Real-World Problems in Industry (Virtual Panel)

The IMS New Researcher Group is organizing a virtual panel discussion. This event brings together statisticians working across a range of industries—including tech and healthcare— to share how statistical thinking is driving impact in the era of AI. Panelists will discuss the evolving role of statisticians in data science teams, how to build a career in industry, and the skills most in demand today. The panelists have extensive research experience both in academia and industry.

Time: May, 16th, 9-10am PT. Note that the session will NOT be recorded. 

Registration: This webinar will be hosted on Zoom; click here to register.

Panelists

• Hiya Banerjee: Eli Lilly and Company

• Lorin Crawford: Microsoft Research and Professor at Brown University (Biostatistics)

• Xiongtao Dai: Waymo and formerly Professor at UC Berkeley (Biostatistics)

• Thomas Richardson: Amazon and Professor at University of Washington (Statistics)

• Rui Song: Amazon and formerly Professor at North Carolina State University (Statistics)

• Moderator: Satarupa Bhattacharjee, Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Florida

New Researchers Conference

The IMS Meeting of New Researchers in Statistics and Probability (a.k.a. the New Researchers Conference or NRC) will be held at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, July 31–August 2, 2025 (immediately before JSM). Junior researchers are highly encouraged to apply! Deadline May 15. For more information see https://nrc2025.github.io/. 

NRG Event at IISA

For the first time, NRG is organizing a session at the Indian International Statistical Association (IISA) Conference, which will be held June 12–15, 2025, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. See https://www.intindstat.org/conference2025/index for updates.