The Fifth Akaike Memorial Lecture

Date and Time

10:00-12:00, Monday, September 2, 2024

Place

Kagurazaka Campus, Tokyo University of Science
*The lecture will be held in hybrid format with online and in-person participation options.

Moderator

Professor Hiroshi Yadohisa
(Director General, The Japanese Federation of Statistical Science Associations)

Chair

Professor Hiroe Tsubaki
(Director-General, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics)

Organizer

Professor Kengo Kamatani (The Institute of Statistical Mathematics)
Professor Yuko Araki (Tohoku University)

Overview

The Institute of Statistical Mathematics and the Japan Statistical Society have named this lecture award after Dr. Hirotugu Akaike, who left a wide-reaching and influential legacy of research in the statistical sciences, and intend for these events to be both opportunities for exchange among statistical researchers from inside and outside Japan and to provide inspiration to young and talented researchers, contributing to further advances in this field. Since October 2023, this award has been jointly managed by the Institute and the Japan Federation of Statistical Science Association. The Fifth Akaike Memorial Lecture will be held as at the plenary session of the Japanese Joint Statistical Meeting 2024 at the Kagurazaka Campus, Tokyo University of Science.

Program

10:00～10:10
Welcome speech and Explanation of the Akaike Memorial Lecture Award and award ceremony
Professor Hiroe Tsubaki

10:10～11:10
Akaike Memorial Lecture
"Schrödinger Bridges - Computation and Applications"
Professor Arnaud Doucet
 (University of Oxford, UK and Google DeepMind)

11:10～11:30
Discussion by two discussants
Professor Christophe Andrieu (University of Bristol, UK)
Professor Sumeetpal Singh (University of Wollongong, Australia)

11:30～11:45
Professor Doucet’s rejoinder

11:45～12:00
Floor discussion

*The entire session will be presented in English.

*This event will be held in a hybrid format with online and in-person participation options. Professor Doucet will speak on-site.

*The fee should be paid to join the plenary session of the Japanese Joint Statistical Meeting 2024.

[Press Release]

　Announcement of the Awardee of the Fifth Akaike Memorial Lecture Award.