Umberto Picchini
Full Professor In Mathematical Statistics
Gothenburg, Sweden
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Top SchoolUmberto Picchini is a Full Professor in Mathematical Statistics based in Gothenburg, combining over a decade of academic leadership with deep expertise in simulation-based inference for intractable stochastic models. He develops and applies advanced Bayesian and Monte Carlo methods—especially for stochastic differential equations, state-space models, and hierarchical mixed-effects systems—with a strong focus on biomedical applications such as tumor growth and systems biology. A two-time recipient of Swedish Research Council grants and a Chalmers AI Research Council award, he routinely leads funded interdisciplinary projects that bridge methodology and real-world data. He directs postgraduate studies and has a sustained track record of teaching and organizing advanced courses and workshops on likelihood-free inference. Known for turning computational ideas into practical estimation tools, he often tackles problems that standard methodologies cannot address by leveraging likelihood-free and simulation-heavy approaches. Trained with a PhD from Sapienza University of Rome, he blends rigorous theory with hands-on computational solutions in applied science.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mathematical Statistics and Probability, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mathematical Statistics and Probability at Sapienza Università di Roma
English, Italian
Github Skills (37)
arxiv8
bootstrapping8
abc8
crossword7
monte-carlo7
markov-model7
state-space6
markov5
bayesian5
mcmc5
statistical-inference5
stochastic5
simulator5
prediction-model4
r-package4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
umbertopicchini/stratABC
Jan 2020 - Jul 2021
ABC-MCMC using stratified Monte Carlo and bootstrapping: supporting code for arXiv:1905.07976
Contributions:38 commits, 1 PR, 36 pushes in 1 year 6 months
crosswordarxivbootstrappingabcmonte-carlo
umbertopicchini/abc_g-and-k
Jun 2016 - Jan 2018
Contributions:9 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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