Subhashis Ghoshal is the Goodnight Distinguished Professor of Statistics at North Carolina State University. He is a Fellow of IMS, ASA and ISBA, and winner of DeGroot Prize for the best book in Statistical Science, 2019, for his book “Fundamentals of Nonparametric Bayesian Inference”. He has written over 150 research articles and advised over 30 doctoral students. He has a variety of research interests including Bayesian inference, nonparametrics, high-dimensional statistics, differential equation models, image processing, and others. His research has been funded NSF, ARO, NSA, Samsung and others, including the prestigious NSF Career Award.
Anindya Roy is a Professor of Statistics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He also holds an appointment with the US Census Bureau. He is a Fellow of ASA, and author of a popular textbook “Linear Algebra and Matrix Analysis for Statistics”. His research interests include time series analysis, Bayesian statistics, high-dimensional statistics, data confidentiality, and others. He has written over 80 research articles and advised over 25 doctoral students. His research has been funded by NSF, NIH, and other funding agencies.