BDAL Recognized for Two Papers at STAI-X 2026 Conference at Harvard University UGA Statistics would like to share some exciting news from the Big Data Analytics Lab. Two of their papers were recognized at the STAI-X 2026 Conference (Statistics and Trustworthy AI for Cross-Domain Acceleration), held at Harvard University on July 31–August 1: Paper Award: “Wahkon: A Statistically Principled Deep RKHS Superposition Network” Paper Honorable Mention: “NeuroMAS: Multi-Agent Systems as Neural Networks with Joint Reinforcement Learning” Dr. Ping Ma: Read more about BDAL Recognized for Two Papers at STAI-X 2026 Conference at Harvard University
Dr. Ting Zhang Appointed as Department Head Congratulations to Dr. Ting Zhang on his appointment as Head of the UGA Department of Statistics, effective August 1, 2026. Read more about Dr. Ting Zhang Appointed as Department Head
Dr. Prince Allotey Selected for the 2026-2027 Teaching Academy Early Career Fellows Program Congratulations to Dr. Prince Allotey for being selected to participate in the 2026-27 Early Career Fellows Program of the UGA Teaching Academy. The mission of this program is to promote excellence in classroom instruction by mentoring early-career faculty. Each summer, 15-20 early-career (1-3 years) faculty are selected as Teaching Academy Early Career Fellows (TAECF) for the upcoming academic year. Read more about Dr. Prince Allotey Selected for the 2026-2027 Teaching Academy Early Career Fellows Program
Georgia Statistics Day 2026 featuring Jianqing Fan More Information Coming Soon! Sat, 06/27/2026 - 10:26am Type of Event: GA Statistics Day Read more about Georgia Statistics Day 2026 featuring Jianqing Fan
UGA Statistics Industry Day 2026 - Featuring Shan Ba Lunch Lecture: From Classical DOE to Online Experimentation at Scale: Challenges, Lessons, and Opportunities Controlled experiments are widely regarded as the gold standard for establishing causal relationships and guiding decision-making. While the core principles of Design of Experiments (DOE) remain fundamental, applying them at the scale of modern online platforms introduces new challenges and opportunities. Thu, 06/18/2026 - 8:40am Type of Event: Industry Day Read more about UGA Statistics Industry Day 2026 - Featuring Shan Ba