The R Project - The Use of R in Official Statistics

uRos2025 on-site event 24-26 November 2025

The annual conference on the Use of R in Official Statistics will be organized as an on-site event at its home country and institution - Romanian National Statistics Institute, on 24-26 of November 2025.

Over the last two decades R has become the lingua franca for statisticians, methodologists and data scientists worldwide. The reasons why the official statistics community is rapidly embracing R are clear: it has an active worldwide community of users, there is wide support from the industry and it combines a vast amount of functionalities for data preparation, methodology, visualisation and application building. Moreover, R-based software is exchanged through strictly enforced technical standards: “R is probably the most thoroughly validated statistics software on Earth.” – Uwe Ligges, CRAN maintainer (useR!2017).

Finally, R is a free (libre) Open Source software product, making it an ideal environment for sharing, collaboration and industrialising official statistics.

The annual event “use of R in Official Statistics” started as a local conference at the Statistical Office of Romania in 2013, with the first international edition being held at that same office in 2014. In 2018, Statistics Netherlands hosted the sixth edition of this event, which brought together official statisticians, scientists, and prominent members of the R community to share ideas on using and developing R tools in the area of official statistics.

In 2020, was Statistics Austria’s turn to host the conference, for the first time being a virtual event. In 2021, uRos was hosted by its home country and institution - Romanian National Statistics Institute.

A decade of uRos events was celebrated by the first non-European uRos, hosted by Statistics Canada, as a virtual event in December 2022.

After three editions in an online format, the 2023 event was on-site, hosted by the Romanian NSI headquarters, representing an opportunity for direct interaction among participants.

In 2024, the conference was organized by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) in collaboration with the Romanian National Institute of Statistics and traditional partners i.e. Statistics Austria and CBS Netherlands, along with the Ecological University of Bucharest and the University of Bucharest.

Abstracts

This will be uploaded with the 2025 Abstracts as soon as they are available.

Important dates

Abstracts and tutorials submissions deadline: 30th of May 2025
Notification of acceptance: 18th of July 2025
Scientific conference: 24-26 November 2025
Journal paper submission deadline: 15th of January 2026

Keynote Speakers

TBA soon

Programme

24th of November: Tutorials
25th of November: Welcome message & Keynote speaker 1 & Sessions of presentations
26th of November: Keynote speaker 2 & Sessions of presentations & Closing remarks

Registration

Conference registration fee 280 EUR.

The Participant registration fee includes:
* participation Certificate;
* entrance to all sessions;
* conference materials;
* coffee breaks & lunch;
* official dinner.

The payment details for EU and non-EU participants will me made to:
Universitatea Ecologica din Bucuresti
Bd. Doinea Cornea, nr. 1G, sector 6, 061341, Bucuresti, Romania
VAT: 10240221
Bank: Groupe Societe Generale - Sucursala Academiei
Bank address: Bd.Ion Mihalache nr. 1-7, sector 1, 011171, Bucuresti
IBAN (EURO): RO80BRDE410SV22843654100
SWIFT code: BRDEROBU
Please state the name of the registered conference participant beneficiary of the payment and conference identifier code: UROS2025.

In order to confirm the payment of the Conference Fee we are kindly requesting that you send a scanned copy of the Bank Transfer Order, as an attached file (PDF or image file), by e-mail: urosconf [at] gmail.com

Call for abstracts - presentations

We are cordially inviting you to submit papers to and attend the International Conference The Use of R in Official Statistics – uRos2025 until 30th of May 2025.

There will be two kind of presentations “regular presentations” with roughly 15 minutes time slots and “lighting presentations” with 5 minutes time slots. You are kindly asked to indicate your preference, but the scientific committee will finally assign the presentations to the two categories.

The topics covered by the conference are the following:

Data Access, Integration, and Metadata:

Exploring New Data Sources
APIs and Data Access
Interoperability with Other Statistical Software
Metadata Management and Standards

Sampling, Estimation, and Data Preparation

Sampling and Estimation
Data Cleaning / Data Editing
Synthetic Data Generation for Privacy-Preserving Analysis

Core Methods for Official Statistics

Methods for Official Statistics
Time Series

Advanced Analytics and AI

Machine Learning and AI
LLMs for Code Generation or Other Tasks
NLP in Official Statistics
Ethics and Bias in Statistical Modeling

Automating and Operationalizing Official Statistics

Organizational Setup
Use in Production
Automating Official Statistics Pipelines
Capacity Building and Training for R in Statistical Offices

Reproducibility and Open Science

Reproducibility in Official Statistics
Open Science
Collaborative Development

Visualization, Mapping, and Disclosure Control

Disclosure Control and Secured Dissemination
Dissemination and Visualization
Geospatial Analysis and Mapping
Report and GUI Programming

The submission website is https://uros2025.sciencesconf.org/submission/submit?lang=en The submission process requires that you create an account on SciencesConf prior to submitting your application.

SciencesConf is a Web platform to manage scientific conferences organized by academic and research institutions. It is developed by CCSD - CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research).

Submission process

The submission process requires:
* a title;
* the list of authors, together with their affiliation;
* an abstract (in plain text — no HTML, TeX or MarkDown formatting is accepted, 400 words at maximum);
* a type (tutorial/regular presentation/lightning talk submission);
* for regular presentations and lightning talks, please select exactly one topic (even though the form allows multiple selections). This topic should be provided in the first step of the submission.

After submission, you will be sent an email confirming your submission. You can edit your submission until the review process starts (June 2025).

Call for abstracts - tutorials

Tutorials will be 2 to 4 hours in length (1 slot is 2 hours). Tutorials will be presented as live presentations. Tutorials must include interactive elements where participants do exercises. In your abstract, make sure to mention what software or packages participants need to install prior to joining the tutorial. The scope of the tutorials comprises the whole statistical production process of official statistics. The deadline for tutorial submission is 30th of May 2025.

Papers for Special Journal Issues

Authors with an accepted abstract can submit a full-length paper for one of the following journals: R Journal (special section) or Romanian Statistical Review (special issue).

For all journals, the submission deadline will be January 15, 2026.

Submissions for R Journal: : Mark van der Loo, mpj.vanderloo [at] cbs.nl

Submissions for Romanian Statistical Review: Ana Maria Ciuhu, anamaria.ciuhu [at] insse.ro

R Journal

If enough papers of sufficient quality are submitted, a special section of R Journal can be organized. All submissions will go through the standard editorial and review process of the R Journal. Please make sure to follow the R Journal author guidelines.

Papers should be submitted no later than 15 January 2026 to the R Journal special section’s Editor-in-Chief, Mark van der Loo via e-mail to: mpj.vanderloo [at] cbs.nl

The R Journal is the open access, refereed journal of the R project for statistical computing. It is run under the auspices of the R Foundation, and editors of the Journal are appointed by the board of the Foundation.

Romanian Statistical Review

A maximum of ten selected research papers will be published in a special issue of the Romanian Statistical Review. Publications are subjected to passing the standard peer review process. Please make sure to follow the RSR author guidelines.

Papers should be submitted no later than 15 January 2026 via e-mail to: anamaria.ciuhu [at] insse.ro

The Romanian Statistical Review is included in the Web Of Science Core Collection - Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), a Clarivate Analytics database. It aims to provide a favorable space for exchange of ideas and a challenge at the same time. Any paper that can contribute to the understanding of statistics as a science is welcome. It is open-access without any fees.

Presentations

The presentations will be uploaded on a separate page: link

Organisation

Organizing committee

Ana Maria Ciuhu (Statistics Romania and Institute of National Economy, Romanian Academy)
Ciprian Alexandru (Ecological University of Bucharest)
Alexander Kowarik (Statistics Austria)
Mark van der Loo (Statistics Netherlands)
Bogdan Oancea (University of Bucharest)
Marian Necula (National Research and Development Institute for Biological Sciences and University of Bucharest)
Silvia Pisică (Statistics Romania)
Daniela Ștefănescu (Statistics Romania)
Raluca-Mariana Drăgoescu (Statistics Romania)
Anna Smyk (INSEE, France)
Adriana Dârdală (Bucharest University of Economic Studies)

Scientific Board

Tudorel Andrei (President, National Institute of Statistics - Romania)
Matthias Templ (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland)
Adrian Dusa (University of Bucharest, Romania)
Kazumi Wada (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan)
Marcello d’Orazio (Italian National Institute of Statistics - Rome, Italy)
Valentin Todorov (UNIDO, Vienna Austria)
Alina Matei (University of Neuchatel, Switzerland)
Bernhard Meindl (Statistics Austria, Austria)
Edwin de Jonge (Statistics Netherlands, The Netherlands)
Gergely Daróczi (RX Studio, USA/Hungary)
Kamarul Ariffin Mansor (MARA University of Technology, Malaysia)
Marius Nicolae Jula (University of Bucharest, Romania)
Matyas Meszaros (Eurostat, Luxemburg)
Mihaela Paun (University of Bucharest)
Claudiu Herteliu (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, EMOS Board, România)
Roxana Adam (IMT Alti Studi Lucca, Italy)
Silvia Pisică (Statistics Romania)
Daniela Ștefănescu (Statistics Romania)
Bogdan Oancea (University of Bucharest, Romania)

Contact

We look forward to meeting you for uRos2025!
The conference secretariat can be reached via: urosconf [at] gmail.com

Secretariat members

Ana Maria Ciuhu, National Institute of Statistics, Romania

Code of Conduct

Organisers, speakers, registered participants, and sponsors of the uRos conference and/or unconfUROS hackathon, as well as persons or organizations following and discussing the conference through (social) media or internet are required to follow this Code of Conduct. We shall refer to the combined group as ‘participants’ of the uRos conference.

Privacy: participants respect each other’s privacy. In particular it is not allowed to systematically gather information on organisers, speakers and (registered) participants, including but not limited to personal life, professional position, political views, social media outings, open source contributions, or pictures.

Open: participants are open to collaboration, whether it’s on projects, working groups, packages, problems, or otherwise. Participants are receptive to constructive comment and criticism, as the experiences and skill sets of other participants contribute to the whole of our efforts. Participants are accepting of anyone who wishes to take part in their activities, fostering an environment where all can participate and everyone can make a difference.

Respectful: participants are respectful of others, their positions, their skills, their commitments, and their efforts. They are respectful of the volunteer efforts that permeate the R community. In the case of disagreement, participants are courteous in raising their issues. Participants are attentive in communication, whether in person or online, and tactful when approaching differing views. They refrain from demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behaviour and speech.

Considerate: participants are considerate of their peers — fellow uRos participants. They are thoughtful when addressing the efforts of others, keeping in mind that oftentimes the labour was completed simply for the good of the community.

In case of violation, participants may be removed from the premises or blocked from communication with the organization. Where relevant, the proper authorities or organizations will be informed of inappropriate behaviour.

References

This code of conduct is based on the R Community Code of Conduct by the R consortium

GDPR terms and conditions

This chaptersets out the terms and conditions between organisers and you when you register as a participant for this conference and you are agreeing to comply with these terms and conditions.

Please read these terms and conditions carefully.

DECLARATION OF CONSENT

I hereby give my consent for organisers to collect, process and use my personal data for the purposes related to my participation to uRos Conference events and for any other use to which I have consented. The data that can be collected consist of:

Name, surname, academic degree, institutional affiliation, e-mail address;
Photos from the conference that might include my person;
Videos from the conference that might include my person;
Abstracts and slides from presenters to be published on the conference’s website.

USE OF PERSONAL DATA

Organisers will not sell your personal data.
The processing of the respective personal data involves communication with the authors in order to publish the studies, publication of the accepted studies in journals and indexation of the journal in international databases.
I hereby give my consent to organisers to use my personal data for the following purposes:

to receive email communication about uRos Conference events;
to use my images and videos in which I may be photographed or filmed by the organiser’s photographer and/or cameraman in promotional or event related materials by organisers.

The usage of my personal data must comply with the requirements of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons about the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (“GDPR“).

PERSONAL INFORMATION

You can ask organisers at any time to have an unrestricted access to your personal data and exercise your rights to: consult, modify, erase, export your personal information, by sending a message to the conference secretariat e-mail: urosconf [at] gmail.com.
You will find all data protection information (name and address of Romanian National Institute of Statistics as controller within the meaning of the GDPR, name and address of the data protection officer of Romanian National Institute of Statistics as well as information on the data protection rights and rights of complaint to which you are entitled) in the data protection information about this website.

Organisers

National Institute of Statistics - Romania
Ecological University of Bucharest

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https://r-project.ro/conference2025-live.html

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