Peter Rousseeuw awarded the 2024 Noether Distinguished Scholar Award for nonparametric statistics

Peter Rousseeuw has received the 2024 Gottfried E. Noether Distinguished Scholar Award of the American Statistical Association (ASA). This is the main award for nonparametric statistics, which rarely goes to a European. The citation reads ``Dr. Peter Rousseeuw has made significant contributions to robust estimation, innovative model-free cluster analysis, and the development of statistical depth functions. His work, renowned for advancing methodology, creating algorithms, and its broad application, has significantly shaped the landscape of statistical analysis, demonstrating the profound impact of his research on both theoretical and practical aspects of nonparametric statistics.'' The former awardees are listed here.

The award ceremony took place on August 7, 2024 at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Portland, Oregon. In that session Peter Rousseeuw gave a presentation on `Robustness and Distance Correlation'. The Early Career Scholar Awards for researchers under 35 were presented to Edgar Dobriban (Wharton School) and Lucas Janson (Harvard). The picture shows (from left to right) Lucas Janson, jury chair Linda Zhao, Peter Rousseeuw, and Edgar Dobriban.

Peter Rousseeuw wint de 2024 Noether Distinguished Scholar Award voor nietparametrische statistiek

Peter Rousseeuw heeft onlangs de 2024 Gottfried E. Noether Distinguished Scholar Award ontvangen van de American Statistical Association (ASA). Dit is de belangrijkste prijs voor nietparametrische statistiek, en het is uitzonderlijk dat een Europeaan deze prijs wint. De motivatie van de jury luidt ``Dr. Peter Rousseeuw has made significant contributions to robust estimation, innovative model-free cluster analysis, and the development of statistical depth functions. His work, renowned for advancing methodology, creating algorithms, and its broad application, has significantly shaped the landscape of statistical analysis, demonstrating the profound impact of his research on both theoretical and practical aspects of nonparametric statistics.'' Eerdere winnaars van deze prijs zijn hier opgelijst.

De prijsuitreiking gebeurde op woensdag 7 augustus 2024 op de Joint Statistical Meetings in Portland, Oregon. In die sessie presenteerde Peter Rousseeuw een voordracht met de titel `Robustness and Distance Correlation'. De beide Early Career Scholar Awards voor onderzoekers tot 35 jaar werden toegekend aan Edgar Dobriban (Wharton School) and Lucas Janson (Harvard). Op de bijgevoegde foto staan van links naar rechts Lucas Janson, de juryvoorzitter Linda Zhao, Peter Rousseeuw en Edgar Dobriban.