Antonio Lijoi Named IMS Fellow

AN INDUCTION CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS ANNUAL MEETING IN VILNIUS, ON 2 JULY

Antonio Lijoi, Professor of Statistics, Bocconi University, Milano, has been named Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS).  An induction ceremony will take place on 2 July, 2018, at the IMS Annual Meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania.
 
Professor Lijoi received the award for deep and groundbreaking research in Bayesian Nonparametrics, dedicated students’ mentoring and service to profession.
 
Each Fellow nominee is assessed by a committee of his/her peers for the award.  In 2018, after reviewing 37 nominations, 20 were selected for Fellowship.  Created in 1935, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics is a member organization which fosters the development and dissemination of the theory and applications of statistics and probability. The IMS has 3,500 active members throughout the world.  Approximately 10% of the current IMS membership has earned the status of fellowship.

by Ezio Renda