Summary
Andrea Rau is a Research Director at INRAE with 14 years of experience applying statistical reasoning to problems at the intersection of biology, genomics, bioinformatics, and statistics. She develops statistical methodology for high-dimensional genomic and transcriptomic data and implements these methods in open-source R/Bioconductor packages, combining rigorous theory with practical tooling. Her career progressed through research scientist and postdoctoral roles, reflecting deep expertise in experimental genomics and computational statistics. Trained with a PhD in Statistics from Purdue, she brings strong quantitative foundations and a bilingual liberal-arts background in mathematics and French. Based in Jouy-en-Josas, France, she is known for translating complex statistical problems into reproducible software that advances genomics research. Beyond publications, her profile signals sustained commitment to open science and community-oriented software development.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Statistics, PhD, Statistics at Purdue University
B.A., Mathematics, French, B.A., Mathematics, French at St. Olaf College