CIPHER 2026
CIPHER 2026

CIPHER 2026

25 February 2026
- 27 February 2026
Washington, DC

Now in its eighth installment, the 2026 Current Innovations in Probability-Based Household Internet Panel Research (CIPHER) Conference will bring together researchers, technologists, and policymakers, to explore how AI can enhance panel design, data quality, respondent engagement, and ethical governance. Join Ipsos as together we chart the future of probability-based internet panels at the nexus of artificial intelligence and survey science.

Experimental Evidence on Recruitment for Probability Panels

February 26 | Session 2 | 10:15am
Ipsos’ Nick Bertoni will moderate a dynamic discussion exploring unique examples of panel recruitment.

Survey Attitudes, Participation, and Panel Engagement

February 26 | Session 3 | 11:30am
Ipsos’ Megan A. Hendrich to join a panel discussion where she will discuss representativeness of probability samples across the field period.

Representativeness in Probability Panels

February 26 | Session 4 | 2pm
Ipsos’ Jared Coopersmith to join a panel discussion where he will discuss evaluating the representativity of KnowledgePanel.

Monitoring and Improving Data Quality in Probability Panels

February 26 | Session 5 | 3:15pm
Ipsos’ Cristina Tudose will join a panel discussion where she will compare insights from probability-based and opt-in online panels across Europe.

Novel Applications I

February 26 | Session 6 | 4:20pm
Ipsos’ Brittany Alexander will join a panel discussion where she will share a comprehensive Bayesian approach to the 2023 Census of American Religion.

Novel Survey Designs, Linkages, and Emerging Data Sources

February 27 | Session 7 | 9:10am
Ipsos’ Nick Bertoni joins a panel discussion where he will shared lessons learned from building and implementing a mobile app for KnowledgePanel.

See you there! To join us, please visit the CIPHER website for registration details.