Massimo Ventrucci

Associate Professor

Department of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati"

Academic discipline: STAT-01/A Statistics

Research

Keywords: Bayesian Hierarchical modelling, Generalized Linear Mixed models, Bayesian Penalized Spline regression, Spatial Statistics.

Research topics:

Regression models for spatial data with focus on the problem of spatial confounding
Bayesian hierarchical modeling with focus on prior choice for scale parameters (examples of applications: flexible regression models via penalized spline regression, mixed models, varying coefficient models, spatio-temporal smoothing models).
Smoothing models for spatially and temporally structured data
Regression for compositional data
Main application fields are: biostatistics, environmental sciences, ecology, epidemiology.