We are pleased to welcome you to the Workshop on Statistics and Applications, which will take place at ISEG – Universidade de Lisboa, in Lisbon, on 4–5 December 2026.

Held on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Wenceslao González Manteiga, this international scientific meeting is organised by ISEG Research, in collaboration with the Centre of Mathematics of the University of Minho (CMAT), the Centre of Mathematics of the University of Porto (CMUP), the Centre for Mathematics of the University of Coimbra (CMUC), and the Galician Centre for Mathematical Research and Technology (CITMAga). The workshop will bring together leading researchers in Statistics and related fields to present and discuss recent methodological advances and their applications across a wide range of scientific domains.

This event honours Professor Wenceslao González Manteiga (University of Santiago de Compostela) in recognition of his outstanding contributions to modern nonparametric statistics. His work has had a profound impact on areas such as kernel methods, functional data analysis, spatial statistics, and the analysis of complex data structures. Over the course of his distinguished career, he has authored numerous highly cited publications and supervised many doctoral students who now hold academic positions worldwide. He has also played a central role in fostering international collaboration within the statistical community, maintaining long-standing scientific links with many universities, including several institutions in Portugal.

We warmly invite colleagues, collaborators, researchers and students to join us in Lisbon for this special scientific celebration.

About Wenceslao González Manteiga

Wenceslao González Manteiga (São Paulo, Brazil, 1956) is Professor of Statistics at the University of Santiago de Compostela, where he obtained his degree in Mathematics in 1979 and his PhD in 1982. A leading figure in nonparametric statistics, he has developed an outstanding scientific career combining methodological advances with impactful applications in areas such as biostatistics, environmental science, and industry.

He has created and consolidated an influential school of nonparametric inference in Galicia, supervising more than 30 PhD theses and establishing a broad international network of collaborators across Europe, Latin America, and the United States. His research spans topics including curve estimation, functional data analysis, time series, bootstrap methods, spatial statistics, and high-dimensional modelling, resulting in over 200 scientific publications.

He has led numerous competitive research projects and has been instrumental in fostering knowledge transfer to society, notably through long-standing collaborations with industry and as a key promoter of the Instituto Tecnológico de Matemática Industrial (ITMATI).

González Manteiga has received several prestigious distinctions, including election as a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, the National Statistics Award (Spain), the SEIO Medal, membership of the Real Academia Galega de Ciencias, and, more recently, his appointment as a Full Member of the Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales de España.