Bin Yu was born in Harbin, China, and grew up during the Cultural Revolution. When she was little, her cousin gave her a math book that hooked her on math. Bin’s current research interests focus on statistics and machine learning algorithms and theory for solving high-dimensional data problems. She shares her knowledge by serving on many editorial boards from different societies.
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Terry Speed
Jean Yang, professor at the University of Sydney School of Mathematics and Statistics, interviews her mentor, Terry Speed.
JSM 2017 Program Committee Roster
Here is a list of the JSM 2017 Program Committee members.
People News for December
News and information about members of the ASA highlighted in the December issue. For a complete listing of news and information about the members of the ASA, click here.
Mathematics of Sustainability Chosen as Theme of MAM 2013
April is Mathematics Awareness Month, and members of the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics selected “mathematics of sustainability” as the theme.
My Friend Statistics
Robert Hogg has had a long and distinguished career as a statistics professor at the University of Iowa. Here, he reminisces about statistics and what she has meant to him.
International Year of Statistics Kicks Off
The ASA and more than 1,400 organizations in 109 countries last month kicked off the International Year of Statistics (Statistics2013), a worldwide initiative promoting the contributions of the statistics field to finding solutions to global challenges.
Producing Reliable Estimates from Imperfect Frames—Call for Contributed Papers
Statistics Canada’s 2013 International Methodology Symposium is soliciting contributed papers that examine methodological issues resulting from the use of imperfect frames.
First IMS Asia Pacific Rim Meeting Considered a Success
The first IMS Asia Pacific Rim Meeting took place at Seoul National University in Seoul, South Korea, June 28–July 1. The new meeting series provides a forum for researchers in Asia and the Pacific Rim to communicate and collaborate and promotes communication and collaboration between area researchers and those from other parts of the world.