ISBA Satellite Meeting 2026

About

An ISBA Satellite of the 2026 ISBA World Meeting, hosted at and supported by the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Tokyo. The meeting brings together researchers and practitioners in information geometry, privacy, and modern Monte Carlo—including PDMP samplers, advanced MCMC, and variational methods.

4-day programme: Sat 4 – Tue 7 July 2026 (Sat afternoon start)
25 invited talks (35 min) + two evening poster sessions (32 posters total)
Venue: ISM Main Conference Hall (capacity ~100); expected 60–80 participants
Registration: Free (pending funding confirmation in Apr 2026)

Quick facts

Institute of Statistical Mathematics, 10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8562, Japan.
Nearest station: Takamatsu (Tama Monorail), ~10 min walk
From Tokyo Station: ~55–65 min by train (JR + Tama Monorail)

Programme

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Day 1 — Sat, July 4

Afternoon only

12:30–13:00 Registration
13:00–13:15 Opening remarks
13:15–14:25 Oral 1-2
14:25–14:40 Coffee break
14:40–16:25 Oral 3-5
16:45–18:30 Poster Session (1st)

Day 2 — Sun, July 5

Full day

09:00–10:10 Oral 6-7
10:10–10:25 Coffee break
10:25–12:10 Oral 8-10
12:10–13:30 Lunch
13:30–13:50 Group photo
13:50–15:20 Poster Session (2nd)
15:20– Social gathering / discussion

Day 3 — Mon, July 6

Full day

09:00–10:10 Oral 11-12
10:10–10:25 Coffee break
10:25–12:10 Oral 13-15
12:10–13:30 Lunch
13:30–14:40 Oral 16-17
14:40–14:55 Coffee break
14:55–16:40 Oral 18-20

Day 4 — Tue, July 7

Morning only

09:00–10:10 Oral 21-22
10:10–10:25 Coffee break
10:25–12:30 Oral 23-25
12:10–12:30 Closing & general discussion
12:30 Workshop ends

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Sessions & Speakers

All talks are invited, 35 minutes each. Titles TBA.

Session 1: Geometric Perspectives on Sampling

Chair: A. Beskos, UCL

A. Jasra (CUHK–Shenzhen)
D. Paulin (NTU)
M. De Iorio (NUS)
Y. Iguchi (Lancaster)
A. Beskos (UCL)

Session 2: Information & Privacy

Chair: C. P. Robert, Dauphine–PSL & Warwick

H. Dai (Warwick)
S. Favaro (Univ. di Torino)
T. Johnston (CEREMADE, Dauphine–PSL)

Session 3: Recent Advances in Sampling Methods

Chair: D. Vats, IIT Kanpur

R. Craiu (Univ. of Toronto)
G. Jones (Univ. of Minnesota)

Session 4: --

Chair: K. Yano

M. Okudo (Chiba Univ.)
M. Catalano (Luiss Univ.)
TBA

Session 5: Theory in Markov Chains

Chair: M. Choi, NUS

G. Wolfer (TUAT)
F. Milinanni (KTH)
S. Asoodeh (McMaster)
M. Choi (NUS)
TBA

Session 6:

Chair: TBA

C. Andrieu (Univ. of Bristol)
K. Fukumizu (ISM)
T. Miyoshi (Riken)
M. Michel (CNRS, Univ. Clermont Auvergne)

Andrieu, C. (Univ. of Bristol) — Session 6
Asoodeh, S. (McMaster) — Session 5
Beskos, A. (UCL) — Session 1
Catalano, M. (Luiss Univ.) — Session 4
Choi, M. (NUS) — Session 5
Craiu, R. (Univ. of Toronto) — Session 3
Dai, H. (Warwick) — Session 2
De Iorio, M. (NUS) — Session 1
Favaro, S. (Univ. di Torino) — Session 2
Fukumizu, K. (ISM) — Session 6

Iguchi, Y. (Lancaster) — Session 1
Jasra, A. (CUHK–Shenzhen) — Session 1
Johnston, T. (CEREMADE, Dauphine–PSL) — Session 2
Jones, G. (Univ. of Minnesota) — Session 3
Michel, M. (CNRS, Univ. Clermont Auvergne) — Session 6
Milinanni, F. (KTH) — Session 5
Miyoshi, T. (Riken) — Session 6
Okudo, M. (Chiba Univ.) — Session 4
Paulin, D. (NTU) — Session 1
Wolfer, G. (TUAT) — Session 5

Full list will be updated as speakers confirm.

Venue

Venue: Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
Expected participants: 60–80
Format: In-person (no hybrid planned)

Hosts & Funding

Hosted by:The Institute of Statistical Mathematics

Supported by: JST CREST (JPMJCR2115)

Organised by: Kengo Kamatani, Shuhei Mano, Keisuke Yano, Christian P. Robert, Alex Beskos, Michael Choi, Dootika Vats