Friday, July 31, 2026 to Saturday, August 1, 2026
To integrate statistics and artificial intelligence to accelerate trustworthy cross-domain discovery, innovation, and real-world impact.
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA • July 31 – August 1, 2026
Co-hosts
ASA StatsUpAI Interest Group (Lead Organizer)
Department of Statistics, Harvard University
Department of Biostatistics, Harvard University
Partner Organizations
National Academies Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics
Partner Journals
JASA • AOAS • HDSR • ASA Discoveries • Canadian Journal of Statistics • Genome Research • GENETICS • Data Science in Science • Statistics and Data Science in Imaging
Latest Announcements
- Reviewer Nomination Form is now open. Submit here.
- Intent to Submit Survey is now open. Submit here.
- Apr 10 4-4:30pm EST: Info & Q&A Session with STAI-X 2026 organizers. Watch recording here.
- OpenReview submission is now open. Submit here.
- Partner journals: JASA, AOAS, HDSR, ASA Discoveries, Canadian Journal of Statistics, Genome Research, GENETICS, Data Science in Science, and Statistics and Data Science in Imaging have joined us.
- Partner organizations: NASEM-CATS, COPSS, ASA, ENAR, IMS, WNAR, ICSA, and SSC have joined us.
Topics
Foundations and Methods at the Interface of AI and Statistics
- Foundation models, generative models and learning methods
- Synthetic data
- Statistical and theoretical foundations of AI
- Statistical inference and generative AI
AI Agents and Benchmarks for Data-Driven Discovery
- Agentic AI and co-scientists for X
- Scalability for resource-constrained training environments
- Benchmarking of AI-assisted tools and models
AI x Statistics x Science and Society
- AI x statistics x health and biological science
- AI x statistics x physical science and engineering
- AI x statistics x social science, business, and law
- Ethical AI
Key Dates
Submission: May 11, 2026
Poster Acceptance: May 24, 2026
Paper Acceptance: June 11, 2026
Registration: Early-bird: June 1, 2026
Regular: June 25, 2026
Short Courses: July 31, 2026
Conference: August 1, 2026
Registration Fee
Conference
| Early Bird (before June 1) | Regular (after June 1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academia/Government/Nonprofit | Industry | Trainee | Academia/Government/Nonprofit | Industry | Trainee |
| $200 | $300 | $150 | $250 | $350 | $175 |
Short Course
| Early Bird (before June 1) | Regular (after June 1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academia/Government/Nonprofit | Industry | Trainee | Academia/Government/Nonprofit | Industry | Trainee |
| $250 | $350 | $150 | $300 | $450 | $200 |
*Trainee includes students and postdocs. Travel awards for trainees and junior faculty will be made available.
Event Type
- NISS Sponsored
Sponsor
National Institute of Statistical Sciences
Website
Location
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
United States






