Short CV

I graduated from the University of Sannio in 2001 and obtained my PhD in Statistics from the Department of Statistical Sciences of the University of Padova in 2005. I have been Associate Researcher at the Department of Statistics of the University of Venice in 2006, Assistant Professor at the University of Sannio from December 2006 to May 2021, Associate Professor in Statistics at the University Giustino Fortunato in Benevento from May 2021 to October 2023. I am currently full Professor in Statistics at the University Giustino Fortunato in Benevento, from November 2023. I obtained the national qualification (ASN) to be an Associate Professor in Statistics in 2013 and 2019, the national qualification (ASN) to be a Full Professor in Statistics in 2020. I am a member of the Italian Statistical Society. I got married on August 17th 2014 with my loved Simona.

Research Interests

Robustness theory

Weighted likelihood estimation

Likelihood theory and asymptotics

Regression

Mixture models

Dimensionality reduction

Clustering and Classification

Circular and toroidal data

Computational statistics

Estimating equations and pseudo-likelihood functions

Flexible classes of probability distributions

Non linear and Growth models

Missing values

My Google Scholar profile is available here

My University page is available here

Covid-19

Per discutere di evoluzione, monitoraggio e previsione della pandemia sono stato ospite della trasmissione I numeri della pandemia di SkyTg24 nelle date 29.07.2020, 29.11.2020, 27.02.2021, 29.05.2021, 19.06.2021, 22.07.2021, 02.08.2021, della trasmissione Il punto centrale in data 04.03.2021, del TG di Canale 8 in data 26.11.2021. Negli anni 2020 e 2021 ho curato la pagina https://www.facebook.com/Robbayes-C19-111971610458527 (che non è più aggiornata).

Incarichi istituzionali

2025 - Delegato del Rettore dell'Università Giustino Fortunato alle funzioni statistiche

2021 - 2025 Presidente del Presidio di Qualità dell'Università Giustino Fortunato

2021 - 2025 Membro della Commissione Ricerca dell'Università Giustino Fortunato

2023 - Membro del Collegio di Dottorato in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion - DOT235KWTZ - ciclo XXXIX.