The BNP-ISBA board members
Li Ma. Chair 2026.
Li is Professor of Statistics at University of Chicago (USA). His current research interest includes tree-based methods, generative models, nonparametric modeling and inference, and applications to biomedical problems. For more information, visit his website.
Jim Griffin. Chair Elected 2026.
Jim is Professor Statistical Science at University College London (UK). His works on Bayesian nonparametric 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 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 computational aspects of these class of models. For more information, visit her website.
Tommaso Rigon. Program Chair 2026-2027.
Tommaso is an Assistant 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 modeling, including Bayesian clustering and nonparametric methods, computational statistics, generalized Bayes, functional data analysis, mixture models, and species sampling models. He is specialized in Bayesian nonparametrics, and its applications in diverse fields such as biology and clinical trials. His research focuses on statistical decision-making and survival analysis. For more information, visit his website.
Filippo Ascolani. Treasurer 2026-2027.
Filippo is an an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistical Science at Duke University (US) . 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. His expertise spans Bayesian methods, biostatistics, imaging analysis, machine learning, nonparametric inference, causal inference, and sports analytics. For more information, visit his website.
Andrea Cremaschi. Secretary 2025-2026.
Andrea is Assistant professor in the School of Science and Techonology 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, behavioral science and cohort studies. 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 Pruenster 2018 - Peter Mueller 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 - Wining 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 |