IIF Sponsored Workshops For the past 18 years, The International Institute of Forecasters (IIF) has been sponsoring workshops, which focus on specific forecasting topics. The purpose of these workshops is to hold smaller, informal meetings where experts in a particular field [...]
Norman Swanson is a Professor of Economics specializing in Econometrics. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego under the Nobel laureate, Sir Clive W.J. Granger, and has undergraduate training from the University of Waterloo. His research interests include [...]
For the eighteenth year, the IIF, in collaboration and with financial support from SAS®, is proud to announce financial support for research on how to improve forecasting methods and business forecasting practice. The awards for the 2021 year will be (2) $10,000 [...]
The M6 Financial Forecasting Competition is the next installment of the renowned Makridakis’ Forecasting competitions. The M6 will be similar to the preceding five competitions, with the aim of obtaining empirical evidence that sheds further light on the causes and implications of [...]
International Symposium on Forecasting 2022 The ISF is the premier international event for professional forecasters and has earned its stellar reputation over the past four decades for the important forecasting research presented, and for hosting the most highly distinguished experts in the [...]
Doris Chenguang Wu is Professor of tourism demand forecasting in the School of Business at the Sun Yat-sen University, China. Her research interests include tourism demand modeling and forecasting, and tourism big data analytics. She is the founder of Tourism and Hospitality [...]
Forecasting jobs in industry – what would I do and how do I get one? Wed, Dec 8, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST You’ve worked hard to get a PhD but are intrigued with the idea of applying your newly-won [...]
How to Choose among Three Forecasting Methods: Machine Learning, Statistical Models, and Judgmental Forecasts In this article, Yue Li, Diane Berry, and Jason Lee of the Global Advanced Analytics Group with Bain & Company present their views on the strengths and weaknesses [...]
For the eighteenth year, the IIF, in collaboration with SAS®, is proud to announce financial support for research on improving forecasting methods and business forecasting practice. The award for this year will be (2) $10,000 grants. The deadline date for applications is [...]
Mahdi Abolghasemi is a lecturer in Data Science at Monash University, Australia. Mahdi has held visiting positions at Cardiff University and The University of Sydney. He has authored more than 20 articles and presented in more than 30 national and international conferences. [...]
