Xing named 2023 IMS Fellow

MBZUAI President and University Professor Eric Xing has been named a 2023 Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS). Xing has been honored for “pioneering contributions to statistics and machine learning research, entrepreneurship in artificial intelligence, and leadership in AI education,” according to the IMS website. The IMS will honor 2023 Fellows as part of the annual IMS Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Toronto in August.

The IMS is an American non-profit organization founded in 1935 to foster “the development and dissemination of the theory and applications of statistics and probability,” according to the institution’s website. In 1930, University of Michigan Professor Harry C. Carver founded the publication The Annals of Mathematical Statistics, which ultimately led to the formation of the IMS.

The 2023 class of fellows was congratulated by the IMS in a short statement that emphasized how the designation of “IMS Fellow has been a significant honor for over 85 years. Each Fellow has demonstrated distinction in research in statistics or probability or has demonstrated leadership that has profoundly influenced the field”.