UPSTAT 2026

UPSTAT 2026

Statistical Reasoning for the Common Good

Join us April 17-18, 2026!

 

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The UPSTAT Conference series, now in its 14th year, has become the flagship Statistics Conference of the Upstate New York Chapters of the ASA. This year, we are excited to invite all statisticians, mathematicians, computer scientists, software engineers, data scientists, data analysts, and artificial intelligence enthusiasts to join us at UPSTAT! Please share the news with your networks.

For the first time in UPSTAT's history, the conference will be held at Siena University, in Loudonville, New York.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Schedule & Deadlines

Date Deadline
December 15, 2025 Call for Abstract Submissions
January 31, 2026 Early bird submissions close
February 27, 2026 Acceptance notifications begin
March 27, 2026 Late bird Abstract submissions close

Registration for Presenters

All conference presenters are expected to register for the conference. 
Accepted student presenters will receive a discount code to register for FREE in their abstract acceptance notification.  

Plenary Speaker

Dr. Roger Hoerl

Dr. Roger Hoerl

Donald C. Brate ‘45-Stanley G. Peschel ‘52 Professor of Statistics

Union College

Biography

Dr. Roger Hoerl is the Brate-Peschel Professor of Statistics at Union College. A Fellow of the ASA and ASQ, he previously led GE’s Applied Statistics Laboratory. With a Ph.D. from the University of Delaware, his award-winning work bridges statistical engineering, business, and holistic improvement.

Academic Credentials

  • Ph.D. in Statistics, University of Delaware
  • M.S. in Statistics, University of Delaware
  • B.S. in Mathematics, Elizabethtown College

Location & Directions

Siena University Campus

By Car

From the North From the Northway (I-87), take Exit 5 (NY 155). Turn left on NY 155 to US 9. Turn right onto Route 9 for two miles. Siena is on the left.
From the South Travel north on the NYS Thruway (I-87) to Exit 23 (I-787). Follow I-787 North to I-90 West. Take Exit 6 (US 9 North). Follow Route 9 North approx. 2 miles. Siena is on the right.
From the East From the Mass Pike, take the NYS Thruway to Exit B-1 (I-90 West). Follow I-90 to Exit 6 (US 9 North). Follow US 9 North approx. 2 miles. Siena is on the right.
From the West From the NYS Thruway, take Exit 24 (I-87 Northway). Follow Northway North to Exit 5 (NY 155). Turn left on US 155 to US 9. Turn right on US 9 for two miles. Siena is on the left.

Other Ways to Get to Siena

Air Albany International Airport (5 miles from campus). Served by ten airlines. Taxi service available.
Bus Greyhound & Adirondack Trailways. Terminals in downtown Albany. Taxi service available.
Train Amtrak via terminal in Rensselaer (8 miles from campus). Taxi service available.

History

Since its inception in 2012, the UPSTAT conference series has uninterruptedly gathered the most eager practicing statisticians and data scientists of our beautiful upstate New York region every single year.

Thanks to the remarkable and commendable commitment of statistical practitioners and faculty members along with their dedicated students from Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Rochester, St John Fisher College, Canisius College, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Buffalo, SUNY Buffalo State, SUNY Fredonia, SUNY Binghamton, SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Oswego, SUNY Albany, Niagara University, Syracuse University, St Bonaventure College, SUNY Brockport, SUNY Upstate Medical, City University of New York (CUNY) Cornell University, and Siena University.

The conference has occasionally welcomed participants from as far as Carnegie Mellon University. The UPSTAT conference series has become the annual gathering forum for all the statisticians and data scientists of upstate New York.

With very little means, we have harnessed the talents of our volunteer organizing committee members to build the UPSTAT conference series into a very promising vehicle for cutting edge Statistical and Data Science education in our Upstate New York region.

Committee & Support Team

Name Role Email
Travis Brodbeck UPSTAT Host Committee Chair tbrodbeck@siena.edu
Kursad Tosun, Ph.D. Siena ASA Datafest Chair ktosun@siena.edu
Necip Doganaksoy, Ph.D. UPSTAT Committee Member ndoganaksoy@siena.edu
Mohammad Shekh Early Professional Ambassador mshekh@siena.edu
Christopher Ryan Technical Support —
Trijya Singh Publicity and Outreach Committee —
Katherine Grzesik Registration Support —
Ernest Fokoue Community Engagement —

Sponsors

The UPSTAT Conference series team is forever grateful to all the generous sponsors who have supported the conference over the years. It would be impossible to properly run a high quality conference without the support of our sponsors.