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ISI Young Ambassadors

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The ISI Young Ambassadors is a joint initiative of the International Statistical Institute (ISI) and the International Biometric Society (IBS), providing opportunities for early-career statisticians and biometricians to participate in international conferences and activities.

The initiative aims to support the next generation of researchers and professionals by encouraging international engagement, professional development and connections across the global statistical community.

Young Ambassadors represent ISI at the International Biometric Conference (IBC) and help strengthen engagement and connections among young statisticians and biometricians worldwide.

About the Initiative

The ISI Young Ambassadors initiative aims to:

  • Support early-career statisticians and biometricians in participating in international events
  • Promote interaction and collaboration among members of the ISI and IBS communities
  • Increase opportunities for professional growth and international networking
  • Strengthen engagement with the global statistical community

Selected Young Ambassadors may also be invited to contribute to ISI campaigns and ambassadorial activities following their participation.

Eligibility

Eligibility requirements may vary depending on the specific conference or opportunity. In general, applicants are expected to:

  • Be early-career statisticians or biometricians
  • Demonstrate scholarly contributions and engagement in the statistical community
  • Meet any conference-specific or partner organisation requirements
  • Have obtained their most recent qualification within the required timeframe, where applicable

Preference may be given to applicants who have not previously received a Young Ambassador award.

Selection Process

Applications are evaluated by a Selection Committee using criteria that may include:

  • Scholarly contributions
  • Motivation and engagement
  • Curriculum vitae and relevant experience

Specific requirements may differ depending on the opportunity.

What the Award May Include

Award support varies according to the conference and funding arrangements but may include:

  • Conference registration
  • Economy-class travel support
  • An allowance covering reasonable accommodation expenses\
  • Visa-related costs where applicable

Current Opportunities

Please see current calls and announcements for available ISI Young Ambassador opportunities:

  • at the moment there are no open opportunities. Please check this page again soon.

Previous Young Ambassadors

ISI Young Ambassadors represent a growing international community of early-career researchers contributing to the global statistical profession.

ISI Young Ambassadors for the 33rd International Biometric Conference (IBC2026)

Agatha Sacramento Rodrigues

Agatha Sacramento Rodrigues (Brazil)

  • "Competing Risks and Spatial Frailty in Time-to-Delivery Analysis: An Application to Health
    Regions in Brazil"
Pedro Miranda-Afonso

Pedro Miranda-Afonso (The Netherlands)

  • "A Joint Model for (Un)Bounded Longitudinal Markers, Competing Risks and Recurrent
    Events Using Patient Registry Data"

International Statistical Institute Young Ambassadors for the 32nd International Biometric Conference (IBC2024)

Janet van Niekerk Public Voice

Janet van Niekerk (Saudi Arabia)

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  • "Fast and flexible inference for joint models of multivariate longitudinal and survival data using integrated nested Laplace approximations"
Renata Rojas Guerra

Renata Rojas Guerra (Portugal)

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

  • "The Kumaraswamy generalized autoregressive score model for the quantiles of double-bounded hydro-environmental time series"

IBS Young Ambassadors for 31st International Biometric Conference (IBC2022)

Marcelo Bourguignon

Marcelo Bourguignon Pereira

Department of Statistics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil

  • ‘A parametric quantile beta regression for modelling case fatality rates of COVID-19’
Suryo Adi Rakhmawan

Suryo Adi Rakhmawan

Statistics of Population and Employment Directorate, BPS-Statistics Indonesia; King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  • "HOW BIG IS THE GIG IN THE PANDEMIC: Measuring Gig Workers in Indonesia"

ISI Young Ambassadors for the 30th International Biometric Conference (IBC2020)

Christian Galarza

Christian Eduardo Galarza Morales

Department of Statistics, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Guayaquil, Ecuador

  • "Truncated moments of selection elliptical distributions with applications in robust modelling of HIV longitudinal censored data"
Anower Hossain

Anower Hossain

Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT) University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • "Comparing the performance of inverse probability weighting and multiple imputation for handling missing binary outcomes in cluster randomized trials"