The International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) is a society with the goal of promoting

Bayesian analysis Bayesian inference is a method of statistical inference in which Bayes' theorem is used to update the probability for a hypothesis as more evidence or information becomes available. Bayesian inference is an important technique in statistics, and ...

for solving problems in the sciences and government. It was formally incorporated as a not for profit corporation by economist

Arnold Zellner Arnold Zellner (January 2, 1927 – August 11, 2010) was an American economist and statistician specializing in the fields of Bayesian probability and econometrics. Zellner contributed pioneering work in the field of Bayesian analysis and econome ...

and statisticians Gordon M. Kaufman and Thomas H. Leonard on 10 November 1992. It publishes the electronic journal ''

Bayesian Analysis Bayesian inference is a method of statistical inference in which Bayes' theorem is used to update the probability for a hypothesis as more evidence or information becomes available. Bayesian inference is an important technique in statistics, and ...

'' and organizes world meetings every other year. ISBA is an "official partner" of the

Joint Statistical Meetings The Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) is a professional conference/academic conference for statisticians held annually every year since 1840 (usually in August). Billed as "the largest gathering of statisticians held in North America", JSM has attra ...

List of presidents

The president of ISBA is elected annually. Service typically lasts three years, since the offices of President Elect and Past President are also official positions. * 1992–1996

(founding co-president) * 1992–1996 Jose Bernardo (founding co-president) * 1996–1997 Stephen Fienberg * 1998 Susie Bayarri * 1999

John Geweke John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

* 2000 Philip Dawid * 2001 Alicia Carriquiry * 2002

David Draper David Draper (April 16, 1942 – November 30, 2021) was an American bodybuilder, actor and author. Early life Draper was born in Secaucus, New Jersey on April 16, 1942. His weight training began at the age of ten and was a well-formed habit by ...

* 2003 Edward George * 2004 Jim Berger * 2005 Sylvia Richardson * 2006

Alan Gelfand Alan "Ollie" Gelfand (born 1963 in New York City) is an American skateboarder and the inventor of the ollie, a skateboarding trick. Life and career Gelfand moved from New York City to Hollywood, Florida with his family in 1972. He started skateb ...

* 2007 Peter Green * 2008

Christian Robert Christian P. Robert is a French statistician, specializing in Bayesian statistics and Monte Carlo methods. Career Christian Robert studied at ENSAE then defended his PhD in 1987 at Université de Rouen. He held temporary positions at Purd ...

* 2009 Mike West * 2010 Peter Müller * 2011

Michael I. Jordan Michael Irwin Jordan (born February 25, 1956) is an American scientist, professor at the University of California, Berkeley and researcher in machine learning, statistics, and artificial intelligence. Jordan was elected a member of the Nation ...

* 2012 Fabrizio Ruggeri * 2013 Merlise Clyde * 2014 Sonia Petrone * 2015 Alexandra Schmidt * 2016 Steven MacEachern * 2017

Kerrie Mengersen Kerrie Mengersen (born 1962) is an Australian statistician. Since 2016, she has been Distinguished Professor of Statistics at Queensland University of Technology in the Science and Engineering Faculty. She earned BA (Hons I) and PhD degrees in ...

* 2018 Marina Vannucci * 2019 Raquel Prado * 2020 Sylvia Frühwirth-Schnatter * 2021 Igor Pruenster * 2022 Sudipto Banerjee

References

External links

The Official Website of the ISBA
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