In 2025 Grace Wahba was awarded the International Prize in Statistics in recognition of her groundbreaking work on smoothing splines, which has transformed modern data analysis and machine learning.
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Spotlight on AI: The Importance of Human-Centered Machine Learning in Safety Critical Systems
Machine learning and data science are transforming decision-making in safety-critical domains such as aerospace, automotive, health care, and industry manufacturing. Though these technological advances have many advantages, they do present issues with transparency and reliability. This is where human-centered machine learning plays a crucial role.
Summary of Quality and Productivity Section Executive Committee Business Meeting
The Quality and Productivity Section Executive Committee discussed the Quality and Productivity Research Conference, introduced new officers, planned future events, and continued efforts to digitize the History of Quality at AT&T Videotape Series.
NSF Funds Digital Twins, AI, ML Research
Snigdhansu Chatterjee was awarded a grant to study neurodegenerative diseases using digital twin modeling. Digital twin modeling might yield new insights into neurodegenerative diseases and revolutionize their treatment and prevention.
Fourth ASA Survey of Bachelor’s Graduates Tracks Rapidly Evolving Job Market
With the emergence of data science, machine learning, and AI, much has changed in the job market since the American Statistical Association’s first follow-up survey of bachelor’s graduates in 2017. This fourth survey of the graduating class of 2023 covers many changes, as well as considerable consistency.
ICHPS 2025: Statistical Innovation to Improve Health Equity
Statisticians, health service researchers, health economists, epidemiologists, and policy analysts will gather at the 15th International Conference on Health Policy Statistics to exchange and build on ideas to improve health equity research.
JSM 2024: Robert Tibshirani Wins 2024 COPSS Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship
COPSS selected Robert Tibshirani for the 2024 Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship, which recognizes researchers who have made exceptional contributions to statistical methods with significant impact on scientific investigations.
Data Science Statement Updated to Include AI
The ASA Committee on Data Science and Artificial Intelligence revised the ASA Statement on the Role of Statistics in Data Science to include artificial intelligence. The statement is now titled the ASA Statement on the Role of Statistics in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.
Data Science Conference Offers Latin American Perspectives
The International Conference on Data Science aimed to provide an overview of state-of-the-art research in statistical learning and data science, add diverse voices to the global debate in this area, and enrich the interdisciplinary dialogue between theory and application.
Michael Kosorok Receives George W. Snedecor Award
COPSS recognized Kosorok’s foundational, creative, and original contributions to mathematical statistics; methodological developments in empirical processes and machine learning; advancement of precision health; and mentoring.