About BAYSM
BAYSM 2026 is the 10th edition of the Bayesian Young Statisticians Meeting: the official conference of j-ISBA, the junior section of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA). The meeting is held in person in even-numbered years, typically in conjunction with the ISBA World Meeting, and online in odd-numbered years.
BAYSM is a platform for connection within the Bayesian community.
The conference provides many opportunities for students and early career researchers to meet with established senior researchers and to build their professional networks. Research across the many domains where Bayesian methods are employed is promoted.
BAYSM 2026 will be held in June 26 - 27, 2027 at Chiba University, Chiba, Japan, just prior to the 2026 ISBA world meeting.
All attendees are expected to adhere to the ISBA code of conduct and related policies provided by safeISBA.
Information about previous BAYSM editions can be found here.
Event Starts In:
Keynote Speakers
Venue
Chiba University
Nishi-Chiba Campus
1-33, Yayoicho, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 263-8522 Japan
Chiba University is ideally located in the Tokyo metropolitan area. This encourages collaboration with leading companies and research institutions in this area. In addition to academic activities, students can enjoy many recreational facilities in city areas as well as nature in regional areas.
Getting there
2 min walk from Nishi-Chiba Station (JR) to the South Gate
7 min walk from Midoridai Station (Keisei) to the Main Gate
10 min walk from Tendai Station (Chiba Monorail) to the North Gate
Please visit this link for more information on accessing the campus.
Abstract submission (now open!)
We invite contributions on various topics related to Bayesian theory, methods, and applications. Fill in this form to submit your contribution.
Please submit an extended abstract of your contribution in PDF format. To ensure full consideration of your submission, please adhere to a limit of 700 to 1,000 words.
Abstract submission open: November 7th 2025
Submission deadline: January 16th 2026
Registration (not open yet)
Once the registration will open (TBA), click the "Register" button below and complete the form.
If you wish to apply the j-ISBA member discount, you must first visit bayesian.org and log in (the login button is in the top right corner of the homepage). After logging in, return to the BAYSM2026 website and click the "Register" button below. Please ensure that the "Primary Email Address" field in the registration form is correct, as this is where you will receive both the payment receipt and your personal access link for the conference.
If you cannot locate the access link, please check your spam folder for an email with the subject Registration Confirmation - ISBA BAYSM 2026 - Your name. If you encounter any other issues, contact the organizing committee at baysm2026@gmail.com .
Registration will open: TBA
Regular
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j-ISBA members
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How to become a j-ISBA member
To become a j-ISBA member, you must first be an ISBA member. If you are not an ISBA member, you can enroll in both ISBA and j-ISBA here. Note that ISBA membership fees are reduced for early career researchers who have graduated from a degree program in the last 5 years.
If you are already an ISBA member but not yet a j-ISBA member, you can enroll in j-ISBA directly here.
Fee exempted
$0 USD
People who reside in and work in countries with a per capita GNI not exceeding $6,000 per person are exempt from the conference registration fee. However, registration is still mandatory in order to receive the link to attend the conference.
Discussants
TBA, TBA
TBA, TBA
TBA, TBA
Schedule
TBA
Contacts
For any questions, please write to baysm2026@gmail.com .
j-ISBA website: https://j-isba.github.io
j-ISBA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/j-isba
j-ISBA website: https://j-isba.github.io
j-ISBA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/j-isba
Committees
Scientific committee
TBA, TBA
Organizing committee
Filippo Ascolani, Duke Univeristy
Jordan Bryan, University of Virginia
Matteo Giordano, University of Turin
Yuki Kawakubo, Chiba University
Kazuhiko Kakamu, Nagoya City University
Francesca Panero, Sapienza University
Makoto Takahashi, Hosei University
Alessandro Zito, Harvard University
