The EMS-BS Lecture is a biennial event held at the European Meeting of Statisticians (EMS) as part of a reciprocal agreement between the European Mathematical Society (EMS) and the Bernoulli Society (BS).

• In even years, the European Mathematical Society (EMS) selects the event and covers the travel costs of the invited speaker.
• In odd years, the Bernoulli Society (BS) is responsible for organizing and funding the lecturer’s travel.
• A dedicated working group/committee manages the selection process.
• The lecture alternates its focus:
  • In one cycle, a statistics expert presents to a mathematics audience at an EMS event.
  • In the next, a mathematics expert delivers a talk to statisticians at the European Meeting of Statisticians.

The Bernoulli Lecturer position was established in 2013.

List of Speakers:

• 2013 – 29th European Meeting of Statisticians, Budapest, July 20-25 – Emmanuel Candès
• 2015 – European Meeting of Statisticians, Amsterdam, July 6-10 – Gunnar Carlsson
• 2016 – EMS: Nordic Mathematical Congress, Stockholm, March 16-20 – Sara van de Geer
• 2017 – 31st European Meeting of Statisticians, Helsinki, July 24-28 – Alexander Holevo
• 2018 – ECTMB, Lisbon, July 23-27 – Samuel Kou
• 2019 – European Meeting of Statisticians, Palermo, July 22-26 – Aad van der Vaart

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