Alice Robson
Statistician
Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolAlice Robson is a seasoned statistician and data scientist with 10+ years of experience applying rigorous statistical methods to public health, hydrology and large-scale forecasting systems. Based in Geneva, she currently develops methods at the World Health Organization to measure progress toward WHO’s Triple Billion targets, combining technical coding, data management and clear communication. Her career spans academic research (PhD in Environmental Sciences) and applied roles where she translated prototypes into performant C++ and Python solutions, delivered the UK’s first nationwide flood-forecasting model, and produced actionable visualisations for emergency decision-making. Colleagues praise her ability to be deeply technical yet highly approachable, turning complex concepts into practical tools used internationally. She has a track record of speeding projects and saving resources—whether reducing hospital scheduling times, cutting chip development costs, or halving forecast delays—showing a consistent focus on impact as well as methodology. Quietly interdisciplinary, she thrives at the intersection of statistics, software and policy, quickly mastering new domains to deliver measurable outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
30 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Mathematics, Upper 2nd, Bachelor's Degree, Mathematics, Upper 2nd at University of CambridgeDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Environmental Sciences (Hydrology/Statistics), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Environmental Sciences (Hydrology/Statistics) at Lancaster University
English, French
Github Skills (15)
energy9
triple9
high-energy-physics8
simulation8
particle-physics8
event-data8
physics8
python7
data-model5
geant44
simulator4
graph2
forecasting1
statistics1
imputation1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
alicerobson/papas_cc
Jan 2016 - Jun 2017
Contributions:105 pushes, 20 branches in 1 year 5 months
alicerobson/heppy
Feb 2016 - Nov 2017
Contributions:1 PR, 106 pushes, 71 branches in 1 year 9 months
physicspythonevent-processingsimulationhigh-energy-physics
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