HCM City, Dec. 5 -- The University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) is hosting the 13th Conference of the International Association for Statistical Computing - Asian Regional Section (IASC-ARS) 2025 from December 4 to 6, drawing hundreds of statisticians, data scientists, AI researchers, and econometricians from Asia, Europe, the US, and Australia.

The three-day gathering, one of Vietnam's flagship international academic events in 2025, is seen as a landmark for the country's growing data science ecosystem as it is pushing digital transformation, innovation in AI, and data-driven policymaking.

In his opening remarks, UEH Vice President Assoc. Prof. Bui Quang Hung described the conference as a milestone for Vietnam's research communit...