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What is SBSS?

The Section on Bayesian Statistical Science (SBSS) of the ASA provides a forum for statisticians and people who have interest in the Bayesian paradigm. The broad objectives of the Section are: to encourage research on theory and methods of statistical inference and decision making associated with Bayes' theorem and to encourage the application and proper use of Bayesian procedures in the behavioral, biological, managerial, engineering, environmental, legal, medical, pharmaceutical, physical, and social sciences.

Upcoming events


We hope you can take part in JSM 2026! 

  • The 2026 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) will take place August 1-6 in Boston, MA.
  • The deadline for abstract submission is February 2, 2026.


2025 ASA SBSS student paper competition


Congratulations to the 2025 SBSS Student Paper Award Winners! Winners presented their work at JSM 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee, and were recognized at the JSM SBSS Mixer.
Special congratulations to Xinyu Zhang, who received the Laplace Award! 
Winners included the following students:

Soham Ghosh, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Alex Ziyu Jiang, University of Washington

Jiaming Liu, Rice University

Valeriya Rogovchenko, Texas A&M University

Muyang Shi, Colorado State University

Federica Stolf, Duke University

Lindsey Turner, University of Minnesota

Catherine Xue, Harvard University

Ryan Yee, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Xinyu Zhang, The Ohio State University

2024 ASA SBSS student paper competition


Congratulations to the SBSS Student Paper Award Winners! Winners presented their work at JSM 2024 in Portland, Oregon, and were recognized at the JSM SBSS Mixer.
Special congratulations to Francesco Pozza, who received the Laplace Award!
Winners included the following students:

Alexander Dombowsky, Duke University

Arhit Chakrabarti, Texas A&M University

Yunshan Duan, University of Texas at Austin

Erin Lipman, University of Washington

Zejian Liu, Rice University

Francesco Pozza, University of Padova, Laplace Award Winner

Matthew Sainsbury-Dale, University of Wollongong

Gözde Sert, Texas A&M University

Dapeng Yao, Johns Hopkins University

Gehui Zhang, University of Pittsburgh

2023 ASA SBSS student paper competition


Congratulations to the SBSS Student Paper Award Winners! Winners presented their work at JSM 2023 in Toronto, and were recognized at the JSM SBSS Mixer.
Special congratulations to Yueqi Shen, who received the Laplace Award!
Winners included the following students:

Filippo Ascolani, Bocconi University

Francesco Gaffi, Bocconi University

Yunan Gao, Rice University

Joseph Feldman, Rice University

Masha Naslidnyk, University College London

Yueqi Shen, University of North Carolina

Xinyuan Tian, Yale University

James Willard, McGill University

Rentian Yao, University of Illinois

Yichen Zhu, Duke University