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 Gathering Minds Across Georgia: Promoting Interdisciplinary Statistics Research October 5, 2026George Tower, Georgia Tech8am-5:30pm Registration HAS BEEN Closed For This Event You are cordially invited to the 2026 Georgia Statistics Day, a one-day workshop that brings together top researchers across the state to foster collaboration and innovation in statistics, data science, and related disciplines. 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 Colloquium Series Read more about UGA Statistics Industry Day 2026 - Featuring Shan Ba
Dr. Yuan Ke Joins JASA Editorial Board Dr. Yuan Ke has recently accepted a role as Associate Editor for the Theory and Methods section of Journal of the American Statistical Association (JASA). JASA is the flagship journal of the American Statistics Association and one of the very top research publications in statistics and data science. Congratulations to Dr. Ke for being named to this prestigious position, which reflects his stature as one of the elite researchers in our discipline! Read more about Dr. Yuan Ke Joins JASA Editorial Board
Dr. Ting Zhang receives NSF Award for Collaborative Research on Changepoint Analysis Congratulations to Dr. Ting Zhang who was recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to fund the project entitled, Collaborative Research: Change Point Testing and Estimation with Irregular Signals. Read more about Dr. Ting Zhang receives NSF Award for Collaborative Research on Changepoint Analysis
Dr. Rongjie Liu Wins Sarah H. Moss Fellowship Congratulations to Dr. RJ Liu for receiving funding from the Sarah H. Moss Fellowship program! Read more about Dr. Rongjie Liu Wins Sarah H. Moss Fellowship
Data Science Symposium at UNSW Organized in Honor of Dr. Lynne Billard Congratulations to Dr. Lynne Billard in whose honor the AI Institute of the University of New South Wales (Australia) is organizing a data science symposium on the topic of Statistical Analysis of Distributional Data. Details of the event can be found in the flyer linked here Read more about Data Science Symposium at UNSW Organized in Honor of Dr. Lynne Billard
