The Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics awards innovations in statistical research with impact on society. This biennial prize is awarded in even years, and consists of a medal, a certificate, and a monetary reward of US$1,000,000, similar to the Nobel Prize in other disciplines.
The home institution of the Prize is the
King Baudouin Foundation
The King Baudouin Foundation (KBF) ( nl, Koning Boudewijnstichting, KBS; french: Fondation Roi-Baudouin) is an independent, pluralistic foundation based in Brussels (Belgium). It seeks to change society for the better and invests in inspiring proj ...
(KBF) in Belgium, which appoints the international jury and carries out the selection procedure. The award money comes from the Rousseeuw Foundation created by the statistician
Peter Rousseeuw.
The first Rousseeuw Prize was awarded on October 12, 2022, at
KU Leuven
KU Leuven (or Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, Belgium. It conducts teaching, research, and services in computer science, engineering, natural sciences, theology, humanities, medicine, l ...
, presented by His Majesty King
Philippe of Belgium
french: Philippe Léopold Louis Mariegerman: Philipp Leopold Ludwig Maria
, house = Belgium
, father = Albert II of Belgium
, mother = Paola Ruffo di Calabria
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Belvédère Castle, Laeken, B ...
. The awarded topic was ''Causal Inference with application in Medicine and Public Health'', with laureates
James Robins
James M. Robins is an epidemiologist and biostatistician best known for advancing methods for drawing causal inferences from complex observational studies and randomized trials, particularly those in which the treatment varies with time. He is ...
,
Andrea Rotnitzky
Andrea Gloria Rotnitzky is an Argentine biostatistician whose research involves causal inference on the effects of medical interventions in the face of missing data. She is Prentice Endowed Professor of Biostatistics in the University of Washingt ...
, Thomas Richardson,
Miguel Hernán
Miguel Hernán is a Spanish–American epidemiologist. He is the Director of the CAUSALab, Kolokotrones Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Member of the Faculty at the Harvard–MIT Pro ...
and Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen.
Laureates
Nominations for the prize are submitted to its website
together with letters of recommendation. The organizers of the prize and its ceremony are
Mia Hubert and Stefan Van Aelst.
See also
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International Prize in Statistics
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COPSS Presidents' Award
The COPSS Presidents' Award is given annually by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies to a young statistician in recognition of outstanding contributions to the profession of statistics.
The COPSS Presidents' Award is generally ...
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COPSS Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship
The COPSS Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship (formerly known as R. A. Fisher Award and Lectureship) is a very high recognition of achievement and scholarship in statistical science that recognizes the highly significant impact of stat ...
References
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External links
The Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics, official siteThe King Baudouin Foundation, official site
Belgian awards
Statistical awards
2022 establishments in Belgium
Awards established in 2022
King Baudouin Foundation