The International Workshop in Sequential Methodologies is organized every two years. The Workshop covers all aspects of sequential methodologies in mathematical statistics and information theory, from theoretical developments in optimal stopping, sequential analysis, and change detection to different applications in mathematical finance, quality control, clinical trials, and signal and image processing. The goal of the Workshop is to bring together researchers and practitioners from all areas within sequential methodologies.

The first Workshop was IWSM 2007 held at Auburn University in Alabama, USA.  The second Workshop, IWSM 2009, took place at the University of Technology in Troyes, France.

The third and present Workshop, IWSM 2011, has three main themes:

(i) sequential and adaptive design of clinical trials and other sequential methods in biostatistics;

(ii) sequential change-point detection, quality control and surveillance, sequential methods in signal processing and sensor networks;

(iii) sequential estimation, testing, ranking and selection, optimal stopping and stochastic control, applications to finance and economics, and related topics in statistics and probability.

An additional attraction of IWSM 2011 is the Conference in Genetics, Probability, and Statistics at Stanford on June 17 & 18, followed by the IMS-WNAR Western Regional Meeting which will take place in the scenic city of San Luis Obispo on the central coast of California, midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Moreover, whereas  IWSM 2009 celebrated the 75th birthday of Albert Shiryaev, IWSM 2011 will celebrate the 70th birthdays of both Gary Lorden of Caltech and David Siegmund of Stanford.

Please follow the links at the top of this page to learn more about the program and plenary speakers and these satellite conferences. Then complete your registration for everything online!