MSA-SKAD 2026: Multivariate Statistical Analysis and Classification

The MSA-SKAD conference is the annual scientific meeting of the Classification and Data Analysis Section of the Polish Statistical Association, dedicated to multivariate statistical methods and their applications. The 2026 edition is held in Belchatow, Poland from September 16–18, bringing together statisticians, data analysts, econometricians, and applied researchers. Core topics include cluster analysis, discriminant analysis, dimensionality reduction, latent variable models, and statistical classification in economics, medicine, and social sciences. The conference encourages both methodological contributions advancing the theory of multivariate statistics and applied papers demonstrating the use of these tools on real datasets. MSA-SKAD is the primary Polish venue for statistical classification research and plays an important role in connecting the national community with international developments in the field.