The Netherlands has an active research community in mathematical statistics, probability and related fields. Below is a selection of seminar series organised by universities and research institutes across the country.
Please consult the organisers’ websites for the latest programmes, dates, locations and participation details.
A seminar series featuring invited speakers in probability theory, mathematical statistics and related fields, organised by the Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics at Delft University of Technology. The talks are intended for a broad audience, from graduate students to experienced researchers.
Frequency: Biweekly, usually Mondays, 12:45–13:40
Location: Delft
Website: Seminars in Probability and Statistics
A seminar organised by the Statistics, Probability and Operations Research (SPOR) cluster at Eindhoven University of Technology. It features international speakers on topics including probability theory, statistics, stochastic operations research, algorithms and combinatorial optimisation.
Frequency: Biweekly
Location: Eindhoven
Website: SPOR Seminar
A nationwide seminar series featuring leading international and Dutch researchers from across the statistical sciences. Named in honour of David van Dantzig, a pioneer of modern statistics in the Netherlands, the seminar brings together researchers from different institutions and areas of statistics.
The series is financially supported by the Mathematical Statistics Section of VVSOR, among others.
Frequency: Four to six meetings per year
Location: Various locations across the Netherlands
Website: Van Dantzig Seminar
A quarterly seminar series devoted to extreme value theory and its applications. Jointly organised by Erasmus University Rotterdam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Tilburg University and the University of Amsterdam, the series features invited international researchers alongside speakers based in the Netherlands.
Frequency: Quarterly
Location: Rotating between participating universities
Website: EVTA Seminar
A research seminar organised by the Probability and Statistics group at the University of Groningen. Topics include probability theory, statistics, discrete mathematics, convex geometry and their interactions. The talks are intended to be accessible to graduate students and researchers from related fields.
Location: Groningen
Website: Groningen Probability and Statistics Seminar
A seminar series bringing together researchers interested in causal inference from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, CWI and other institutions. Meetings typically feature two scientific talks followed by informal discussions and networking.
Frequency: Approximately three to four meetings per year
Location: Amsterdam
Website: Amsterdam Causality Meeting
The following series have contributed to the mathematical statistics and machine learning communities in the Netherlands. Their current activity is either unconfirmed or paused.
A national seminar series established in 2013, focusing on theoretical, methodological and applied developments in statistics and machine learning. The website provides an archive of previous talks. The latest published event is from October 2024, and the current status of the series has not been confirmed.
Website: Thematic Seminar
A former annual seminar bringing together researchers from across the Netherlands to present and discuss selected papers from the NeurIPS conference. The series ran from 2016 to 2021 and is currently paused. Its website provides information about previous editions.
Website: NeurIPS Debriefing Seminar
Are you organising a seminar series in mathematical statistics, probability or a related field in the Netherlands? We welcome suggestions for additions to this directory.
Contact the Mathematical Statistics Section at sms@vvsor.nl.