Partha Lahiri is a professor of Survey Methodology and Mathematics at the University of Maryland, College Park and an adjunct research professor at the Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is currently serving as the Director of Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM). His areas of research interest include data linkages, Bayesian statistics, survey sampling and small-area estimation. Dr. Lahiri served on the editorial board of a number of international journals and on many advisory committees, including the U.S. Census Advisory committee and U.S. National Academy panel. He also served as an advisor or consultant for various international organizations such as the United Nations and the World Bank. He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and an elected member of the International Statistical Institute. Dr. Lahiri is the recipient of the 2020 SAE award for his outstanding contribution to the research, application, and education of small area estimation. He was awarded the Neyman Medal in a joint session of the 3rd Congress of Polish Statistics and 2022 International Association of Official Statistics (IAOS) held in Krakow, Poland, for his outstanding contributions to the development of statistical sciences.