SLDS Conference

The SLDS Conference, officially known as the 2026 Conference on Statistical Learning and Data Science, is set to take place at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn, United States. This flagship event of the ASA Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science (SLDS) serves as a premier gathering for researchers in statistical machine learning and artificial intelligence, fostering collaboration among professionals from academia, industry, and government. The conference, which began in 2016 and occurs biannually, was temporarily interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic but successfully resumed in 2024.Focusing on the development of statistical learning theory, methods, and applications, the SLDS Conference covers a wide range of topics. These include high dimensional statistics, big data analytics, deep learning, causal inference, graphical models, learning theory, model selection, network analysis, as well as text and image analytics. Additionally, it explores spatiotemporal modeling and its applications across health, social, and engineering sciences, as well as signal and image processing. The conference is primarily sponsored by the ASA section on Statistical Learning and Data Science, ensuring a rich and insightful experience for all attendees.