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Volume 47 • Issue 2 IMS Bulletin March 2018 Knighthood for Bernard Silverman Former IMS President, Annals of Statistics and IMS Bulletin editor CONTENTS Bernard Silverman was knighted in the UK’s 2018 New Year 1 Bernard Silverman knighted Honours List for public service and services to Science. Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb and Beatles drummer Ringo Starr (among 2 Members’ news: David Banks, Adrian Smith others) also received the same honour. Sir Bernard Silverman’s research has ranged widely across IMS Statement on Bernard Silverman 3 theoretical and practical aspects of statistics, and is recognized as a Professional Conduct at Meetings; awards for ISI pioneer of computational statistics. He has published extensively, covering aspects from Director Bandyopadhyay the fundamental mathematical properties of new methods to computer packages for their implementation, and has also collaborated with researchers in many other scien- 4 Medallion Lecture previews: tific fields and provided statistical consultancy in industry, commerce and Government. Richard Samworth, Thomas Mikosch Following the award of a Gold Medal at the 1970 International Mathematical Olympiad, Bernard studied Mathematics and then Statistics at Cambridge University. Recent papers: Electronic 6 In parallel with his doctoral research into computational statistics, he co-designed the Journal of Statistics; Statistics Surveys. Update: Observational first pocket programmable calculator, the Sinclair Cambridge Programmable. He went Studies on to senior academic and leadership posts at the Universities of Bath, Bristol and Oxford, and also spent substantial time as a visitor at Stanford and other universities. 7 Pro Bono Statistics: Yoram From 2010–2017 he worked as Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government’s Gat on Democracy and Statistical Sampling Home Office. He now works freelance, including research, charity trusteeship, consul- tancy, and advice to Government. XL-Files: It’s hard to publish, 9 His main current research activity is in modern slavery, building on his work for but impossible to unpublish the Home Office in producing the first scientific estimate of the prevalence of modern 10 COPSS Presidents’ Award slavery in the UK. His estimate of 10,000 to 13,000 victims played a pivotal role in the winner Tyler VanderWeele launch of the strategy leading to the Modern Slavery Act 2015, and he is now involved 13 Student Puzzle Corner 20 in developing the methodology further and in applying it world-wide. His other main interest is in security, as chair of the panel set up to give specialist 14 Candidate statements for 2018 IMS Elections advice to the senior judges who provide independent oversight of the use of investi- gatory powers by intelligence agencies, police forces and other public authorities. In Meetings 21 addition, his concerns include the modernization of the census, research integrity, 26 Employment Opportunities scientific matters relevant to public policy generally, and diversity and equality issues. As well as being an IMS Fellow, 27 International Calendar of Meetings Bernard (we should now say Sir Bernard) Cartoon: Neil Kerber (with permission) is a Fellow of the UK Royal Society and 31 Information for Advertisers the Academy of Social Sciences, and a recipient of the COPSS Presidents’ Read it online: Award and the RSS Guy Medals in Silver and Bronze. He has been awarded the bulletin.imstat.org honorary degree of Doctor of Science by the Universities of St Andrews, Lancaster, Bath and Bristol. IMS Bulletin 2 . IMS Bulletin Volume 47 . Issue 2 Volume 47 • Issue 2 March 2018 IMS Members’ News ISSN 1544-1881 David Banks named as new SAMSI Director Contact information The Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) has announced the IMS Bulletin Editor: Vlada Limic hiring of a new director. David Banks, Duke University, has assumed the role, replacing Assistant Editor: Tati Howell Richard Smith. 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