From left: Thomas Richardson of the University of Washington, Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen of the University of Pennsylvania, James Robins of Harvard University, Peter Rousseeuw, Andrea Rotnitzky of the Universidad Torcuato di Tella in Argentinië, and Miguel Hernán of Harvard University
Photo by Filip Van Loock

The first Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics was awarded to James Robins, Miguel Hernán, Thomas Richardson, Andrea Rotnitzky, and Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen on October 12 for their pioneering work on causal inference with applications in medicine and public health.

The ceremony took place at the University of Leuven in Belgium and included presentations by both Peter Rousseeuw and David Hand. Rousseeuw spoke about the goal of the prize, while Hand described the laureates’ work.

After the presentations, his Majesty King Philippe of Belgium handed out the awards. Robins followed with a word of thanks, and Cava Strijkkwartet provided a musical interlude.

Watch the presentations.