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Emerging Apps @emergingapps.bsky.social · 17d

The Emerging Applications and Business and Industrial Statistics sections of the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social invite you to a section meeting on "Statistical methods in cybersecurity".

Date: Monday 29 September 2025, 4.00PM - 5.30PM (BST)
Location: Online

Registrations:▶️ rss.org.uk/training-eve...

Statistical methods in cybersecurity

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Emerging Apps @emergingapps.bsky.social · Aug 4

Articles selected at the call by Emily B. Dennis and coauthors, Elisabeth Bersson and Peter D. Hoff, and Jonathan Koh and Thomas Opitz, address the most important present issues when analyzing such datasets.

Emerging Apps @emergingapps.bsky.social · Aug 4

These opportunistic datasets can be substantially large and present many statistical challenges in terms of sparse and missing data, issues with data collection (e.g. reporting bias and spatial bias) and computational challenges.

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Emerging Apps @emergingapps.bsky.social · Aug 4

Citizen science involves volunteers who participate in scientific research by collecting data, monitoring sites, or taking part in the whole process of scientific inquiry.

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Emerging Apps @emergingapps.bsky.social · Aug 4

Novel issue of the JRSSA journal is a special issue with selected articles at the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social Call for discussion papers 2023: 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚.

Articles address most important issues when analyzing such datasets.

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Issues | Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics in Society | Oxford Academic

Series A looks at how statistical thinking, design and analyses play a vital role in all walks of life and benefit society. Subject matter is not restricted. Official Journal of the Royal Statistical ...

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Emerging Apps @emergingapps.bsky.social · Jul 31

@royalstatsoc.bsky.social invites you to discussion of "Augmented balancing weights as linear regression" by D.Bruns-Smith et al.

It will be held in-person in Edinburgh on 2 Sept., 4:50-6:30pm, as part of the RSS annual conference.

It is free to attend for all.

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Emerging Apps @emergingapps.bsky.social · Jul 6

We currently have two spaces available to join the Emerging Applications Section as co-opt members, to become full committee members in 2026.

If you would like to be considered email ruth.salway(at)bristol(.)ac(.)uk by 5pm on 30th September 2025.

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Dear All, | RSS Emerging Applications Section

Dear All, We currently have two spaces available to join the Emerging Applications Section (EAS) as co-opt members, to become full committee members from January 2026. We are looking for enthusiasti...

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Emerging Apps @emergingapps.bsky.social · Jul 6

We particularly welcome applications from early career academic or industry statisticians from different disciplinary backgrounds.

Emerging Apps @emergingapps.bsky.social · Jul 6

We hold one online committee meeting roughly every four months and one AGM per year, and normally organise 2-3 events a year, including webinars and sessions at the RSS conference and other conferences.

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Emerging Apps @emergingapps.bsky.social · Jul 6

If you would like to be considered send an email (subject line “Emerging Applications Committee 2025”) to the Secretary (ruth.salway(at)bristol(.)ac(.)uk) by 5pm on 30th September 2025, with a short paragraph on your background, reason to join, and what you will contribute.

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Emerging Apps @emergingapps.bsky.social · Jul 6

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are keen to contribute new ideas for meetings and events, and willing to take on one of the committee roles. The EAS offers a forum for statistical applications that do not fall into the remit of other sections.

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Emerging Apps @emergingapps.bsky.social · Jul 6

We currently have two spaces available to join the Emerging Applications Section as co-opt members, to become full committee members in 2026.

If you would like to be considered email ruth.salway(at)bristol(.)ac(.)uk by 5pm on 30th September 2025.

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Dear All, | RSS Emerging Applications Section

Dear All, We currently have two spaces available to join the Emerging Applications Section (EAS) as co-opt members, to become full committee members from January 2026. We are looking for enthusiasti...

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Emerging Apps @emergingapps.bsky.social · Jul 2

Register for the novel webinar of the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social Emerging Applications Section:

RSS - The Power of Power: Elevating Power Analysis as a Tool for Credible, Fundable, and Impactful Research (Online)

🗓️ Monday 14 July 2025 | 4:00–5:15 PM (UK)
📍 Online

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The Power of Power: Elevating Power Analysis as a Tool for Credible, Fundable, and Impactful Researc

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Emerging Apps @emergingapps.bsky.social · Jul 1

@royalstatsoc.bsky.social Emerging Applications and Business and Industrial Statistics sections invite you to a section meeting on Statistical methods in cybersecurity.

🕓Date: Monday 29 September 2025, 4.00PM - 5.30PM (BST)
Location: Online

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Statistical methods in cybersecurity

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Andrej Srakar @srakarandrej.bsky.social · Jun 4

Do not forget to register for the 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 – 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱!

Thank you a lot, @p-hunermund.com for your posting!

Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com · Jun 4

📢 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 – 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲: 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘜𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 & 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦

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Call for discussion papers 2025: Innovative usages of natural experiments and causal inference in st

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Royal Statistical Society @royalstatsoc.bsky.social · May 30

There is still time to submit your abstract for our discussion paper call out! ⤵️

Royal Statistical Society @royalstatsoc.bsky.social · May 19

📣 Call for discussion papers

We are inviting submissions of papers on the innovative usages of causal natural experiments in statistics and data science

📆 Submit your abstract by 6 June

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Royal Statistical Society @royalstatsoc.bsky.social · May 27

Our next Discussion Meeting will be on the paper 'New tools for network time series with an application to COVID-19 hospitalisations'

📆10 June 3-5pm

Register to attend either in-person or online ➡️https://rss.org.uk/training-events/events/discussion-papers/

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Emerging Apps @emergingapps.bsky.social · May 29

This is a reminder to register and join us for our today's section webinar, at 4:00 PM BST (5:00 CEST).

Anna Calissano, UCL: "Statistical Analysis of Sets of Graphs: From Unlabelled Graphs to Spatial Graphs"

Looking forward and hoping to see you there!

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Royal Statistical Society @royalstatsoc.bsky.social · May 19

📣 Call for discussion papers

We are inviting submissions of papers on the innovative usages of causal natural experiments in statistics and data science

📆 Submit your abstract by 6 June

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Emerging Apps @emergingapps.bsky.social · Apr 16

Upcoming @royalstatsoc.bsky.social Discussion Meeting will take place on 10 June, 3pm UK time.

Nason et al. will present on "New tools for network time series with an application to COVID-19 hospitalisations".

It is free to attend for both members and non-members.

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Royal Statistical Society @royalstatsoc.bsky.social · Apr 11

The 2025 David G. Kendall Award for Young Researchers is now open for nominations 🏆

In partnership with the Bernoulli Society it recognises excellent research in mathematical statistics and probability theory

Nominate by 30 June: rss.org.uk/news-publica...

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Royal Statistical Society @royalstatsoc.bsky.social · Apr 11

📊 In our submission to the Education Committee’s inquiry into further education & skills, we highlight how vital data skills are across many careers

We’re calling for changes to how these skills are taught so they better reflect how data's used in work & higher education

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Royal Statistical Society @royalstatsoc.bsky.social · Apr 10

The May issue of Significance is out now online!

With articles on prediction competitions to the likelihood of surviving the sinking of Titanic, with a deep dive into why statisticians are concerned about the sudden rise of randomised non-comparative trials

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Royal Statistical Society @royalstatsoc.bsky.social · Jan 31

📣RSS fellows, book by this Saturday to receive an exclusive member discount for this year's conference!

Don't miss out—sign up today and join us in Edinburgh this September for the UK's flagship event for statistics and data

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RSS conference poster showing Edinburgh Castle

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Royal Statistical Society @royalstatsoc.bsky.social · Jan 30

We're accepting entries for this year's Trustworthiness, Quality and Value Award 🏆

If you're an organisation that is going above & beyond in voluntarily applying the Code of Practice to your work then do apply!

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Nominations now open for Code of Practice award

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