About me

I am a ZJU100 young professor of statistics at the Center of Data Science, Zhejiang University. My first degree was in Geography (University of Fribourg, Switzerland). In 2017, I completed a PhD in Statistics (University of St Andrews, UK), applying a Bayesian spatio-temporal geostatistical model to capture fine-scale patterns of non-state terrorism across the world. From 2018 to 2020, I worked as postdoctoral research scientist in geospatial epidemiology in the Malaria Atlas Project at the Big Data Institute, University of Oxford. 

My current research interests are in extending geostatistical models to assess in space and time the risk of global threats such as contagious diseases or armed conflict. In line with the objectives and philosophy of the Royal Statistical Society, I believe that statistics and data have key role in society. My academic research work aims at providing evidence-based results to help decision makers use statistics effectively in the public interest.