The BayesAI-ISBA board members
Sinead Williamson. Chair 2026.
Sinead is a Machine Learning Researcher at Apple Machine Learning Research, and an Adjunct Professor at UT Austin. Her research interests span several areas in Machine Learning and Statistics, including Bayesian deep learning, scalable inference methods, network analysis, and Bayesian nonparametrics. For more information, visit her website.
Julyan Arbel. Chair Elect 2026.
Julyan is an Associate Researcher at the Inria Statify team. His work focuses on Bayesian statistics, including computation, nonparametrics, Bayesian machine learning, Bayesian neural networks, simulation based inference. For more information, visit his website.
Vincent Fortuin. Program Chair 2026-2028.
Vincent is a Professor in Probabilistic Machine Learning at the University of Technology Nuremberg. His research focuses on reliable and data-efficient AI approaches, especially for scientific applications, leveraging Bayesian deep learning, sequential decision making, and amortized inference. For more information, visit his website.
Theodore Papamarkou. Treasurer 2026-2028.
Theo is the Founder and CEO of Polyshape, and a Visiting Professor at the National Technical University of Athens. His research interests span Bayesian, categorical and topological aspects of deep learning and of agentic AI. For more information, visit his website.
Sara Wade. Secretary 2026-2027.
Sara is a Reader in Statitics and Data Science at the University of Edinburgh. Her research interests span Bayesian statistics and machine learning, with a focus on flexible methodology and efficient inference for complex data. For more information, visit her website.
Past BayesAI-ISBA board members
| Section Chair | Program Chair | Secretary | Treasurer |
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2026 - |
2026/2028 - |
2026/2027 - |
2026/2028 - |