Arianna Agosto is Assistant Professor in Statistics at the Department of Economics and Management of University of Pavia. She got Master Degree in Finance and Risk Management at University of Parma in 2009 (degree with Honors) and PhD in Statistics, Department of Statistics, University of Bologna, in 2014. She is Data Scientist at the Statistical Laboratory of University of Pavia, Department of Economics and Management, which carries out research projects to manage risks and increase sustainability of technological innovation in finance. Her main research topics concern statistical and econometric models for finance, credit risk, systemic risk and contagion. She also has professional experience in bank risk management.Â