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Konferencja Naukowa MSA-SKAD 2026

About MSA-SKAD 2026

The aim of the MSA-SKAD 2026 Conference is to provide a friendly and vibrant forum for sharing the latest ideas and realizations in the area of statistical methods. 

We bring together:

  • various scientific disciplines - mathematics and statistics, economics, finance, sociology, medicine...,
  • universities and public institutions such as Eurostat, Statistics Poland, National Bank of Poland...,
  • science and public administration,
  • representatives of the academic world and private companies, COMARCH, Pfizer, StatSoft, GFK Polonia...,
  • experienced scientists and students.

Our mission is to publicize the highest-quality statistical research and, in particular, to promote the methods of statistical analysis among students and young researchers.

 

Organizers & Partners

 

Department of Statistical Methods, University of 艁贸d藕

 

in cooperation with:

 

MSA-SKAD 2026 Partners

 

Dates

2026, September 16-18

 

 

 

Invited speakers

President of the Statistics Poland
 

, PhD, Professor at the University of Rzesz贸w, since January 2025. From 2008 to 2024 he was the director of the Statistical Office in Rzesz贸w, where he carried out numerous research projects, including on big data and combining data from different sources. As coordinator of the WHO and Statistics Poland methodology team, he co-developed the Refugee Health Survey methodology recommended by the UN Statistical Commission. He has held lectures and internships in prestigious academic centres, including the UK, USA, China and South Korea. Author of more than 150 scientific publications, reviewer of numerous articles in foreign journals. Editor-in-chief of Wiadomo艣ci Statystyczne. The Polish Statistician and scientific editor of Statistics in Transition new series.

 

Christian Hennig is Full Professor at the Department of Statistical Science "Paolo Fortunati", University of Bologna, Italy. Before, he was Senior Lecturer at the Department of Statistical Science, University College London. He also worked at the University of Hamburg, where he did his PhD in mathematics, and ETH Z眉rich. His main research interests are cluster analysis, philosophy of statistics, robust statistics, data visualization and statistical modelling. He is editor of the Statistica journal and Associate Editor of three journals. He was Secretary of the International Federation of Classification Societies 2014-2020. He has published more than 50 papers in journals including the Annals of Statistics, the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Journal of the American Statistical Association, Journal of Machine Learning Research and Foundations of Science. He is first editor of the Handbook of Cluster Analysis. He presented two read discussion papers at the Royal Statistical Society and gave keynote presentations on several conferences. He gave statistical advice to more than 100 clients from a wide range of application areas.

 

Professor Eugeniusz Gatnar has been affiliated with the University of Economics in Katowice since 1984 and currently holds the position of full professor at the Faculty of Finance. He heads the Department of Economic and Financial Analyses. He obtained the following academic degrees: PhD (1993), habilitated doctor (1999), and full Professor in Economic Sciences (2009). His research focuses on the application of multivariate statistical analysis methods. He is the author and co-author of more than 170 scientific publications, including 8 monographs and books, two of which: Symbolic Methods of Data Classification (PWN, 1998) and Nonparametric Methods for Discrimination and Regression (PWN, 2001) received individual awards from the Minister of Science and Higher Education. During his tenure at the University of Economics in Katowice, he served as the Vice-Dean (2002鈥2008) and the Dean of the Faculty of Management (2008鈥2010). From 2007 to 2015 he was a member of the Statistical Council to the Prime Minister. He is currently a member of the Scientific Statistical Council to the President of the Statistics Poland and a member of Statistics Poland Methodological Commission. Since 2015, he has also been a member of the Committee on Statistics and Econometrics of the Polish Academy of Sciences. From 2007 to 2010, he served as an advisor to the President of the National Bank of Poland, later as a member of its Management Board (2010鈥2016), and subsequently as a member of the Monetary Policy Council (2016鈥2022). For his public and professional activity, he has received several national honors, including the Medal of the National Education Commission, the Gold Cross of Merit, the Knight鈥檚 Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, the Cross of Freedom and Solidarity, and the Medal of the 100th Anniversary of Regaining Independence. He was also awarded the honorary badge for services to the Statistics of the Republic of Poland.

 

Stanislaw Maciej Kot is a professor-emeritus at the Department of Statistics and Econometrics, Gdansk University of Technology. His research area concerns the Distributional Analysis with special attention to income inequality, poverty, and equivalence scales. Recently, his scientific activity has concentrated on measuring utility functions and inequality aversion. He is the author of Nonstandard Equivalence Scales and their Applications for European Union Countries (2023), and co-author of Global and Regional Economic Inequality: Methods of Measurement and Evidence (2019). He is the author of various articles, most recently in Equilibrium. Quarterly Journal of Economics and Economic Policy.

 

Micha艂 Lewandowski received his PhD in Economics from the European University Institute in Florence in 2010 and has since been affiliated with SGH Warsaw School of Economics. His research focuses on decision theory under various sources of uncertainty, including risk, ambiguity, temporal delay, and strategic uncertainty. His work has been published in leading decision theory and decision analysis journals such as Management Science, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, European Journal of Operational Research and Journal of Mathematical Psychology. He has served as Principal Investigator on several National Science Centre grants and has also worked as a consultant for Statistics Poland.

Registration

Registration for MSA-SKAD 2026 will be open soon.

Abstracts

The abstracts should be submitted to the MSA 2026 organizers via link which will be provided once Registration is opened.

The abstract should briefly summarize the content of the paper, be clear, descriptive, and no longer than 200 words. Mathematical formulas and references should be avoided.

Articles

MSA-SKAD 2026 papers presented at the Conference must be sent to to the Scientific Committee for publication qualification till October 30, 2026. Please use only the following email address: msa@uni.lodz.pl. During paper submission, please include two preferred journals of the listed below:

After the Scientific Committee's positive decision, the author(s) must individually submit the paper to the journal with the following note: "The article is based on the work presented at the MSA-SKAD 2026 Scientific Conference, Poland, 2026, September 16-18". There will be no agreed-upon journal change option after submission.

 

 

About us

The aim of the MSA-SKAD 2026 Conference is to provide a friendly and vibrant forum for sharing the latest ideas and realizations in the area of statistical methods. 
This scientific event combines long traditions of 2 extraordinary conferences MSA (Conference on Multivariate Statistical Analysis, the 44th ed.) & SKAD (Scientific Conference of the Classification and Data Analysis Section of the Polish Statistical Association, the 35th ed.).

We bring together:

  • various scientific disciplines - mathematics and statistics, economics, finance, sociology, medicine...,
  • universities and public institutions such as Eurostat, Statistics Poland, National Bank of Poland...,
  • science and public administration,
  • representatives of the academic world and private companies, COMARCH, Pfizer, StatSoft, GFK Polonia...,
  • experienced scientists and students.

Our mission is to publicize the highest-quality statistical research and, in particular, to promote the methods of statistical analysis among students and young researchers.

 

Conference topics
  • Multivariate distributions
  • Statistical tests
  • Non-parametric methods
  • Factor analysis
  • Cluster analysis
  • Discriminant analysis
  • Analysis of variance
  • Regression analysis
  • Bayesian methods
  • Monte Carlo analyses
  • Data mining
  • Robust procedures
  • Censored data analysis
  • Image recognition
  • Stochastic processes
  • Time series analysis
  • Risk management
  • Applications in social and medical sciences
Scientific Committee

MSA-SKAD 2026 Scientific Committee

 

prof. dr hab. Czes艂aw Doma艅ski, University of 艁贸d藕
the Chairman of the Scientific Committee


prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Jajuga, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business
the Vice-Chairman of the Scientific Committee


prof. Francesca Greselin, University of Milano Bicocca


prof. Marie Huskova, Charles University in Prague


prof. dr hab. Miros艂aw Krzy艣ko, Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna艅


prof. dr hab. Pawe艂 Lula, Krakow University of Economics


prof. dr hab. W艂odzimierz Okrasa, The Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw


prof. dr hab. J贸zef Pociecha, Krakow University of Economics


prof. dr hab. Miros艂aw Szreder, University of Gda艅sk


prof. dr hab. Marek Walesiak, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business


prof. dr hab. Janusz Wywia艂, University of Economics in Katowice


dr hab. Gra偶yna Dehnel, prof. UEP, The Pozna艅 University of Economics and Business


dr hab. Andrzej Dudek, prof. UWE, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business


dr hab. Jerzy Korzeniewski, prof. U艁, University of 艁贸d藕

Organizing Committee

MSA-SKAD 2026 Organizing Committee

 

prof. dr hab. Alina J臋drzejczak 
the Chairwoman of the Organizing Committee

prof. dr hab. Jacek Bia艂ek
the Vice-Chairman of the Organizing Committee

 

Secretaries:

dr El偶bieta Zalewska 

dr Artur Mikulec 

mgr Aleksandra Kupis-Fija艂kowska 

 

Conference fee

Conference fees* for early registrations (till 2026, May the 1st**)

  •  single room*** - PLN 2100
  • double room - PLN 1700
  • PhD students - PLN 1500 (only a non-single room accommodation available)

* please note the fee includes participation in the conference, conference materials, costs of publications, meals, cultural program and the cost of accommodation
** please be informed that early registration results in a lower fee, after 2026, May the 1st the organizers might change the fee, approx. by 30% of the early registration fee (respectively PLN 2730, PLN 2040, PLN 1800)
** please be aware that number of single rooms is limited.

In case of cancellation, immediately please contact the MSA-SKAD 2026 organizers by sending email to msa@uni.lodz.pl.

 

MSA-SKAD 2026 conference fee

Deadline: July 15, 2026
Bank account:
University of 艁贸d藕
Bank Pekao S.A.
II o/艁贸d藕
42 1240 3028 1111 0011 5142 2073
Note "MSA-SKAD 2026 Conference, name and surname of the participant"

 

Contact

Office (Mon.-Fri. CET 8 am-3 pm)

 

mgr Agata Balczy艅ska, tel. +48 42 635 51 82

E-mail: msa@uni.lodz.pl

 

Department of Statistical Methods

Faculty of Economics and Sociology

University of 艁贸d藕

Rewolucji 1905 r. 41/43, PL 90-214 艁贸d藕

Tel. +48 42 635 51 82, fax. +48 42 635 53 07

E-mail: katstat@uni.lodz.pl

Head of the Department: prof. dr hab. Alina J臋drzejczak

parasolki

 

The cultural program is included in the conference costs. Detailed information will be provided at a later date, but now we invite you to spend time together, visit, taste and learn about the attractions of 艁贸d藕 after the conference debates!

 

 
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