The BNP-ISBA board members

Li Ma. Chair 2026.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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