Andrew Furlong, a student at Carnegie Mellon University, is working toward a bachelor’s degree in statistics and machine learning.
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Two Receive SDNS Distinguished Achievement Award
Scott Vander Wiel and Janet Myhre have been honored with the section’s Distinguished Achievement Award for 2020 and 2021. The award recognizes an outstanding accomplishment or sustained contribution at the intersection of the statistical profession and national defense.
DATAWorks 2018 Focuses on Rigorous Statistical Approaches in Defense and Aerospace
The ASA’s Section on Statistics in Defense and National Security sponsored an inaugural Defense and Aerospace Test and Analysis Workshop (DATAWorks) March 20–22. Analysts from across the Department of Defense and NASA met with leading academics, shared best practices, and gained new ideas.
Special Issue Looks at Statistics Behind Defense and National Security
Six articles in this special issue of CHANCE magazine discuss various aspects of national security and how statistics is playing a key role.
Statistics in Defense and National Security Section News
The latest news from the ASA’s Section on Statistics in Defense and National Security, including its student poster award winners at the Conference on Data Analytics.
Nominations Requested for SDNS Distinguished Achievement Award
The ASA Statistics in Defense and National Security Section is seeking nominations for the SDNS Distinguished Achievement Award.
ACAS an Important Conference for SDNS Members
The Army Conference on Applied Statistics (ACAS) is pleased to announce that Arizona State University in Tempe will host its 15th annual meeting from October 21–23, 2009. ACAS is a conference of the Interface Foundation of North America and a leading forum for the presentation and discussion of theoretical and applied papers relating to the use of probability and statistics for solving defense- and security-related problems.

