The BNP-ISBA board members

Li Ma Chair 2026

Li Ma

Li is Professor of Statistics at the University of Chicago (USA). His current research interests include tree-based methods, generative models, nonparametric modelling and inference, and applications to biomedical problems. For more information, visit his website.

Jim Griffin Chair elect 2026

Jim Griffin

Jim is Professor of Statistical Science at University College London (UK). His work on Bayesian nonparametrics concentrates on computational methods, regression and time series models, and applications in ecology, economics and sports science. For more information, visit his website.

Alessandra Guglielmi Section chair 2025

Alessandra Guglielmi

Alessandra is a Full Professor of Statistics in the Department of Mathematics, Politecnico di Milano (Italy). Her research interests are mainly focused on Bayesian nonparametric inference, with emphasis on mixture modelling and the computational aspects of these classes of models. For more information, visit her website.

Tommaso Rigon Program chair 2026–2027

Tommaso Rigon

Tommaso is an Associate Professor of Statistical Science in the Department of Economics, Management and Statistics at the University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). His research focuses on applied Bayesian modelling, including Bayesian clustering and nonparametric methods, computational statistics, generalised Bayes, functional data analysis, mixture models and species sampling models. For more information, visit his website.

Andrea Cremaschi Secretary 2025–2026

Andrea Cremaschi

Andrea is an Assistant Professor in the School of Science and Technology at IE University (Spain). His research focuses on both methodological and applied aspects of statistics, particularly within the Bayesian nonparametric framework. Some of his primary interests are mixture models with applications in biomedical studies, behavioural science and cohort studies. For more information, visit his website.

Filippo Ascolani Treasurer 2026–2027

Filippo Ascolani

Filippo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistical Science at Duke University (USA). He recently obtained his PhD in Statistics at Bocconi University. His research focuses on Bayesian statistics, particularly nonparametric methods, the theory of Bayesian computation and the analysis of complex data structures. For more information, visit his website.

Past BNP-ISBA board members

Section chair Program chair Secretary Treasurer
  • 2025 Alessandra Guglielmi
  • 2024 Garritt Page
  • 2023 Alejandro Jara
  • 2022 Maria De Iorio
  • 2021 Subhashis Ghosal
  • 2020 Fernando Quintana
  • 2019 Igor Prünster
  • 2018 Peter Müller
  • 2017 Wes Johnson
  • 2015/2016 Antonio Lijoi
  • 2013/2014 Steve MacEachern
  • 2010/2012 Stephen Walker
  • 2024/2025 Juhee Lee
  • 2022/2023 Jim Griffin
  • 2020/2021 Alessandra Guglielmi
  • 2018/2019 Maria De Iorio
  • 2016/2017 Fernando Quintana
  • 2014/2015 Alejandro Jara
  • 2012/2013 Michele Guindani
  • 2010/2011 Ramsés Mena
  • 2023/2024 Raffaele Argiento
  • 2021/2022 Andrés Felipe Barrientos
  • 2019/2020 Sara Wade
  • 2017/2018 Long Nguyen
  • 2015/2016 Li Ma
  • 2013/2014 Surya Tokdar
  • 2010/2012 Theodoros Nicoleris
  • 2024/2025 Weining Shen
  • 2022/2023 Marta Catalano
  • 2020/2021 Fabrizio Leisen
  • 2018/2019 Mingyuan Zhou
  • 2016/2017 Juhee Lee
  • 2014/2015 Alessandra Guglielmi
  • 2012/2013 Athanasios Kottas
  • 2010/2011 Maria Kalli