Please join us in-person for the 9th Analytics Without Borders conference on April 3rd (Friday), 2026 at Nichols College, in partnership with Bentley University, Bryant University and Tufts University. This annual conference series seeks to foster collaboration among diverse analytics communities and serve as a platform for individuals from industry, academia, and government to present and discuss their work. Topics include applied statistics, optimization, data science, and more. We welcome anyone who works with data to share their insights. This year’s conference features keynote and major talks, two career panels, a tutorial session, and a student research competition (see competition details below). We also invite abstracts for talks and poster presentations. The abstract submission will be open soon.

Click HERE to submit your abstract for either oral presentation or student competition.

Click HERE to register for the conference. 
Lunch is included with registration. Parking is available at no additional cost with registration.

The conference serves as a platform for individuals involved in various aspects of analytics to present and discuss their work, whether they come from corporate institutions, academia, or government organizations. This event aims to foster collaboration and bridge-building among diverse analytics communities.

The conference covers a wide range of topics in analytics, including applied statistics, optimization, data science, and more. We welcome anyone who works with data to share their insights. The conference sessions will feature a blend of corporate, academic, and government researchers and practitioners. Please join to share your project, experience, and opinion, by submitting your abstract.

We welcome sponsorship opportunities. Please contact Jason Price (Co-Chair) (Jason.Price@nichols.edu ) or Funda Sarican (Co-Chair) (Funda.Sarican@nichols.edu )  directly to discuss levels and benefits. directly. Detailed sponsorship levels and their awards can be notified later.  

We strongly encourage both undergraduate and graduate students to submit their research or side projects. Moreover, we are excited to announce a student research competition during the conference, open to participating graduate and undergraduate students. The top three student projects in each level will receive the prestigious Excellent Student Research Award for AWB 2026 (including cash award and digital award certificate). 

Student competition teams ( each team has no more than THREE students), please submit your abstract, team, and major contact person in the abstract submission form and indicate student competition presentation in the presentation preference. All students' competition presentations will be held in parallel tracks and judged by the competition committee. The winners will be announced before the closing of the conference. 

For more details, please contact the chair of the student competition committee below.

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD