IWMS 2026



IWMS 2026




About the Conference


We would like to announce the symposium entitled

Statistics and Probability - and Everything Else

to take place at Smolenice Castle, Slovakia, June 01 - 03, 2026.

We invite contributions from various fields of the Art of Guessing, either under the established name of Statistics, or the contemporary monikers of Teaching and Learning (possibly taken over by Machine Intelligence), including but not limited to contributions from the related realms of Mathematics and Computer Programming (Probability indisputably the most prominent one): from the purest abstract creations to the dirtiest mankind-saving applications.
The motivation for this somewhat nonstandard event comes from a traditional custom occasioned by the retirements of statistics faculty of the University of Alberta Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences: this time it is Ivan Mizera, and the symposium is held in the heart of Europe, at the picturesque Smolenice Castle near Bratislava, Slovakia (served by the Vienna International Airport)

NEWS

December 1, 2025 The conference web page was initiated

SPEAKERS

The following speakers expressed their intention to participate and contribute:



Xuming He
Washington University in St.Louis
US

Website
Roger Koenker
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
US

Website
Christine Müller
TU Dortmund University
Germany

Website
Werner Müller
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Austria

Website
Aurore Delaile
University of Melbourne
Australia

Website
Bodhisattva Sen
Columbia Univeristy
US

Website
Bei Jiang
University of Alberta
Canada

Website
Keith Knight
University of Toronto
Canada

Website

IMPORTANT DATES

January 15, 2026 Regular registration
May 1, 2026 Late registration opens
May 10, 2026 Deadline for abstract submission
May 16, 2026 Deadline for registration and online payment
May 31, 2026  Special (conference) free bus from Bratislava (main bus station AS NIVY) to Smolenice leaves at XY:00.
June 1 - 3, 2026  Conference
June 1, 2026  9:00 Opening session
June 3, 2026  Special (conference) free bus from Smolenice to Bratislava (main bus station AS NIVY) leaves at XY:00.
  • Location Smolenice Castle, SK
  • DateJune 1 - 3, 2026
  • SpeakersOn the way
  • Seats 100 People

CONFERENCE VENUE


The International Workshop on Mathematical Statistics will take place at the Congress Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, located in Smolenice Castle in the Little Carpathians, approximately 60 km from Bratislava (GPS: N 48.51359, E 17.43232).
Global map and overview map show the location of Smolenice in relation to the nearby cities of Vienna, Bratislava, and Trnava, while a local map provides details of the immediate surroundings of the conference center, including bus stops and the railway station in Smolenice. A short movie or presentation introducing Smolenice and its surroundings (with Slovak commentary) is also available.

Originally built in the medieval period, Smolenice Castle was rebuilt in a romantic style at the beginning of the 20th century. Following a major renovation, the castle now offers modern conference facilities, including several well-equipped conference rooms with videoconferencing capabilities and wireless internet access.
Accommodation is provided directly in the castle in suites, single, double, and multi-bed rooms, all with private bathrooms. Participants may relax in the quiet interiors of the castle, its gardens, or enjoy walks in the surrounding parks and natural landscape. Additional information about Smolenice Castle is available at www.vitajtevtrnave.sk/EN.

COMMITTEES OF THE CONFERENCE

Program Committee

Linglong KONG

Linglong KONG

University of Alberta
Edmonton
(Canada)

Viktor Witkovský

Viktor Witkovský

Slovak Academy of Sciences
Bratislava
(Slovakia)

Samira Sadeghi

Samira Sadeghi

Meta Platforms
Menlo Park
(California, US)

Matúš Maciak

Matúš Maciak

Charles University
Prague
(Czech Republic)

Michal Pešta

Michal Pešta

Charles University
Prague
(Czech Republic)

Sile Tao

Sile Tao

Suzhou Key Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence
Suzhou
(China)



Local Organizing Committee

Viktor Witkovský

Viktor Witkovský

Organizing Committee
Email

Matúš Maciak

Matúš Maciak

Organizing Committee
Email

Andrej Dvurečenskij

Andrej Dvurečenskij

Organizing Committee
Email

Eva Gurišová

Eva Gurišová

Organizing Committee
Email



REGISTRATION FEES FOR REGULAR PARTICIPANTS

REGULAR REGISTRATION

€ 350

  • Welcome Meeting
  • Conference Materials
  • Conference Sessions
  • Coffee-Breaks
  • Social program
  • Conference Bus
ACCOMPANYING PERSON

€ 150

  • Welcome Meeting
  • Conference Materials
  • Social program
  • Conference Dinner
  • Conference Bus

MEALS PACKAGE FOR REGULAR PARTICIPANTS € 75

(Meals served in Smolenice Castle)


Includes:
  • 3x Lunch (€ 15)    € 45
  • 2x Dinner (€ 15)    € 30
  






    

ACCOMMODATION

(Accommodation in Smolenice Castle with breakfast)
For more information about accommodation, visit the castle's website.

• Presidential or family suite for 1 persons / king-size bed (2 rooms) (€190/night)€ 570
• Presidential or family suite for 2 persons / king-size bed (2 rooms) (€95/night)€ 285
• Suite for 1 persons / king-size bed (2 rooms) (€174.50/night)€ 525
• Suite for 2 persons / king-size bed (2 rooms) (€87.50/night)€262.5
• 7x Single room (€85/night) € 255
• Double room for 1 person / king-size bed (€ 105/night)€ 315
• Double room for 2 persons / king-size bed (€52.50/night)  €157.5
• Double room for 2 persons / 2 beds (€52.50/night)  €157.5
• Triple room for 3 persons / 3 beds (€43.50/night)  € 130.5
• Four-bed room for 4 persons (€ 35/night)  € 105

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTICIPANTS

To participate in the IWMS 2026 conference you have to make four simple steps:


1) Registration

Create your personal conference account by filling and uploading a form with your basic personal information and email address. Your login and password will be sent to your email address in few seconds. Then you can log into your account to select proper registration type or upload your abstract. You can update your registration until the registration deadline.

Read detailed information on the registration procedure.



2) Abstract submission

Each registered author can register for one oral presentation or poster. For abstract submission you will be navigated to your conference registration where you can upload your abstract and select desired session and type of presentation. Selections can be changed and corrected text can be uploaded until the abstract submission deadline.

Read instructions for preparation of your contributions before submitting your abstract.


3) Payment

Conference fee can be paid by card or by bank transfer. Before payment, go to your conference account, select proper registration type and your fee will be computed. The payment can be postponed until your paper is accepted for the conference. After we receive your payment, the paid amount will be shown in your conference account.

Read detailed information on the possible payment methods.



4) Presentation preparation

Oral as well as poster contributions are welcome.
The length of talks will be adjusted to comfortably accommodate all submitted and accepted contributions (we expect approximately 25-30 minutes for shorter talks and about 45-60 minutes for longer talks).

Posters are preferred in A0 or A1 format. More details will follow soon.






Please note that your abstract will be included in the conference program and the Book of Abstracts only if it is accepted by the Program Committee and the conference fee is paid by May 16, 2026.


  • Institute of Measurement Science
  • IWMS 2026 Office

  • Slovak Academy of Sciences
  • Dúbravská cesta 9, 841 04 Bratislava

  • Slovakia


  • +421 2 5910 4511

  • +421 2 5910 4591