ALIGARH, October 12: Dr. Irfan Ali, Associate Professor, Department of Statistics and Operations Research, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), delivered an invited talk at the International Conference on Statistical Modeling, Optimization, and Data Science (SMODS 2026), held at Manipal University Jaipur from October 8 to 10, in conjunction with the 10th Convention of the Indian Association for Reliability and Statistics.
In his lecture, “Sampling Optimum Allocation under Uncertainty”, Dr. Ali presented recent advances in sampling theory, focusing on innovative allocation strategies, estimation procedures and optimisation approaches for decision-making under uncertainty. He discussed their potential applications in survey sampling, data analytics and evidence-based policy planning.
Dr. Ali expressed gratitude to the conference conveners, Dr. Ashish Kumar and Dr. Monika Saini, for the invitation and hospitality.