SMPS 2026
12th International Conference on
Soft Methods in Probability and Statistics
September 15-18 2026, in Lecce (Italy)
The SMPS Conference is a biennial gathering of experts exploring established and emerging approaches in soft probability and statistics. First held in Warsaw in 2002, it has become a recurring forum for exchanging ideas and discussing new trends that expand the traditions of probabilistic, statistical, and uncertainty modeling, with a focus on flexible and nuanced handling of incomplete or subjective information.
In 2026, the conference will take place in the baroque city of Lecce, located in the beautiful Salento region of southern Italy.
Plenary Speakers
- Bernard De Baets (Ghent University, BE)
- Irene Gijbels (KU Leuven, BE)
- Beatriz Sinova Fernández (Oviedo University, ES)
Invited Sessions
- Clustering of complex data structures (organizer: M.B. Ferraro)
- Dependence in Bayesian non-parametric statistics (organizer: Marta Catalano)
- Theoretical and applied aspects of imprecise probabilities (organizers: Enrique Miranda and Raúl Pérez-Fernández).
- TBA (organizer: Brunero Liseo and Nina Deliu)
- TBA (organizer: Elisa Perrone)
- TBA (organizer: Susanne Saminger-Platz)
Further organized sessions will be announced soon.
Selected Topics (not exhaustive)
- Classification
- Clustering
- Decision Theory
- Dependence Modeling and Copulas
- Functional Data Analysis
- Fuzzy Sets
- Imprecise/Generalized Probabilities
- Machine Learning
- Optimal Transport
- Random Sets
- Robust Statistics
- Soft Computing
- Statistics with imprecise data
- Times Series
- Triangular Norms and related aggregation functions
- Applications in science, industry and society.
Organizers
General Chair
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- F. Durante
Executive Board (Core SMPS Group)
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- M. A. Gil
- P. Grzegorzewski
- O. Hryniewicz
- M. A. Lubiano
Local Organizing Committee
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- F. Durante
- S. Arima
- A. Benevento
- R. Castrovilli
- E. Ciavolino
- D. Gallo
- G. Salvadori
We are looking forward to seeing you at SMPS 2026 in Lecce!
