3rd Workshop on Game-theoretic Statistics and Sequential, Anytime-Valid Inference (SAVI)
 June 29 to July 4, 2025 at the Chennai Mathematical Institute, India

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This conference supports the Welcoming Environment Statement of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM).

Notes to all attendees:
  1. This workshop runs Mon, Jun 30 through Fri, Jul 4 (arrival Sun, Jun 29). There are only 42 in-person spots allowed by BIRS. Since space is limited, we hope all attendees will be present for the whole workshop.
  2. BIRS will take care of your local accommodation and meals, but no travel support is provided. Please also look into visa requirements in advance.
  3. Chennai will be hot and humid then, but both the hotel and the conference center have air conditioning, as will the transport between them. Bottled water will be provided.
  4. Many of you will be visiting India for the first (and maybe only) time. Some tourism tips are at the bottom of this page.
Current List of Confirmed In-Person Attendees (42 max)
  1. Wang, Ruodu (Faculty, University of Waterloo)
  2. Grunwald, Peter (Faculty, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica)
  3. Ramdas, Aaditya (Faculty, Carnegie Mellon University)
  4. Ziegel, Johanna (Faculty, ETH Zurich)
  5. Agrawal, Shubhada (Faculty, Indian Institute of Science)
  6. Arnold, Sebastian (Postdoc, CWI Amsterdam)
  7. Bickel, David (Faculty, University of North Carolina, Greensboro)
  8. Blier-Wong, Christopher (Faculty, University of Toronto)
  9. Di Caterina, Claudia (Faculty, University of Verona)
  10. Chugg, Ben (Student, Carnegie Mellon University)
  11. Dickhaus, Thorsten (Faculty, University of Bremen)
  12. Fischer, Lasse (Student, University of Bremen)
  13. Flaherty, Patrick (Faculty, University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
  14. Flynn, Hamish (Postdoc, Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
  15. Gavrilopoulos, Georgios (Student, ETH Zurich)
  16. Goeman, Jelle (Faculty, Leiden University Medical Center)
  17. Hannig, Jan (Faculty, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
  18. Ignatiadis, Nikos (Faculty, University of Chicago)
  19. Jun, Kwang-Sung (Faculty, University of Arizona)
  20. Juneja, Sandeep (Faculty, Ashoka University)
  21. Kassraie, Parnian (Student, ETH Zurich)
  22. Koning, Nick (Faculty, Erasmus University Rotterdam)
  23. Koolen, Wouter (Faculty, CWI and University of Twente)
  24. Lardy, Tyron (Student, Leiden University)
  25. Lee, Junu (Student, University of Pennsylvania)
  26. Ly, Alexander (Faculty, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica)
  27. Martinez-Taboada, Diego (Student, Carnegie Mellon University)
  28. Nguyen, Hien (Faculty, La Trobe University)
  29. Orabona, Francesco (Faculty, KAUST)
  30. Perez, Muriel (Postdoc, Eindhoven University of Technology)
  31. Ren, Zhimei (Faculty, University of Pennsylvania)
  32. Robert, Christian (Faculty, Paris Dauphine University)
  33. Romano, Yaniv (Faculty, Technion)
  34. Salvan, Alessandra (Faculty, University of Padova)
  35. Sartori, Nicola (Faculty, University of Padova)
  36. Shekhar, Shubhanshu (Faculty, University of Michigan)
  37. Wang, Qiuqi (Faculty, Georgia State University)
  38. Waudby-Smith, Ian (Postdoc, University of California, Berkeley)
  39. Williams, Jonathan (Faculty, North Carolina State University)
  40. Xu, Ziyu (Student, Carnegie Mellon University)
  41. Zhang, Zhenyuan (Student, Stanford University)
  42. de Heide, Rianne (Faculty, University of Twente)

Tourism notes

India is gigantic and there is lots to see. It's also a long way from home, so if you're coming, it's worth it to stay a few extra days/weeks. Here are some tips for Tamil Nadu (the state in which Chennai lies). Both the new Tamil name and old English name are mentioned for cities (Tamil/English).

Tamil Nadu itself has a rich history, food, dance (Bharatnatyam), music (Carnatic), language (Tamil), etc. stemming back thousands of years. The BIRS venue is itself on the outskirts of Chennai. If you want to really check out the city of Chennai, then stay back for the weekend before/after, there is stuff to do and see, but mostly plenty to eat. The Marina Beach in Chennai/Madras is the second longest urban beach in the world, well worth a visit. There are absolutely fantastic restaurants in Chennai. There are great markets, bookstores, malls, and so on.

Outside Chennai, nearby highlights include the shore temples of Mamallapuram/Mahabalipuram (UNESCO world heritage site). Other regional spots include the French settlement of Puducherry/Pondicherry and the experimental township of Auroville. Some nearby cities that are culturally interesting include Thanjavur/Tanjore and Madurai.

The neighboring state of Kerala is extremely beautiful, clean and unique in its own history, art, culture, language, etc. Other common destinations in India include the beach state of Goa, the Leh-Ladakh valley in Kashmir, the 8 kilometer high peaks in the Himalayas, the desert palaces of Rajasthan, the historical city of New Delhi (including a long day trip to the Taj Mahal), the Ajanta-Ellora cave paintings, and so on. They're all far away from each other, so maybe pick one or two and explore well.