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Staff members with discipline Statistics & Probability

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

Overview of all disciplines

I am professor in Applied Statistics and Data VisualisationMy research focuses on the development of statistical models for applications in the social sciences. Furthermore, I’m interested in science communication concerning uncertainty - for which data... read more
prof. dr. C.J. (Casper) Albers
Contact
c.j.albers rug.nl
+31 50 36 38239
Function
Dean Faculty Behavioural and Social Sciences / Professor of Applied Statistics and Data Visualisation
Biostatistics. Latent Class modeling.
Multilevel. Longitudinal.
R.
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j.almansa.ortiz umcg.nl
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Field / Discipline
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s.balafas rug.nl
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Biostatistician / Data Scientist
Field / Discipline
(Application of medical) statistics in general, with special interests in causality (DAGs and applications with observational data), causal  inference search algorithms and mediation analysis.  (Generalized) linear mixed effects models, longitudinal data... read more
dr. S. (Sacha) la Bastide-van Gemert
Contact
s.la.bastide umcg.nl
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assistant professor
Field / Discipline
econometrics, instrumental variables, many instruments asymptotics, exact inference, measurement errors, identification, quantitative finance, term structure of interest rates, generalized-dynamic arbitrage-free yield models
prof. dr. P.A. (Paul) Bekker
Contact
p.a.bekker rug.nl
+31 50 36 33817
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Professor
K.J. (Koen) van Benthem, PhD
Contact
k.j.van.benthem rug.nl
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Assistant Professor (Teaching Tenure Track)
Field / Discipline
Statistics, Data Science, Data Analytics, R.
V.A. (Victor) Bernal Arzola, Dr
Contact
v.a.bernal.arzola rug.nl
Function
ICT Consultant - Data Science
Field / Discipline
Statistics; Causal Inference; Machine Learning; (Pharmaco)Epidemiology; g-formula.
dr. M.J. (Maarten) Bijlsma
Contact
maarten.bijlsma rug.nl
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Assistant Professor of Precision Drug Therapy & Real World Evidence (TT)
Dialectometry
Phonetics
Sociolinguistics
Methodology and statistics
R.S.S.J. (Raoul) Buurke, MA
Contact
raoul.buurke rug.nl
Function
PhD candidate
statistics, social network analysis, multilevel analysis
prof. dr. M.A.J. (Marijtje) van Duijn
Contact
m.a.j.van.duijn rug.nl
+31 50 36 36195
Function
Full Professor of Statistics, in particular models for Social Network Analysis
Field / Discipline
One of my main research themes involves analyzing intensive longitudinal data. Particularly, I am interested in formulating statistical models that describe the between-individual differences that are present in such data. I often employ and develop... read more
A.F. (Anja) Ernst, PhD
Contact
a.f.ernst rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
My research group works on the identification of molecular effects that disease-causing mutations have. More information on my work can be found on http://www.functionalgenomics.org
prof. dr. L.H. (Lude) Franke
Contact
l.h.franke umcg.nl
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Full Professor Functional Genomics
drs. J.P.W. (Hans) van Gestel
Contact
j.p.w.van.gestel rug.nl
+31 50 36 39420
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Projectmanager
Random Polytopes, Random Tessellations
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j.gordon rug.nl
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PhD student
Field / Discipline
Bayesian Statistics, Computational Statistics, Bayesian networks
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m.a.grzegorczyk rug.nl
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Field / Discipline
NWO-VENI laureate Prof. Hak and his multidisciplinary team have supervised >30 PhD theses on the validity of scientific statistical and epidemiological causal design methods to assess (side-) effects of drugs and vaccines using Real-World Big Health Care... read more
prof. dr. E. (Eelko) Hak
Contact
e.hak rug.nl
+31 6 5001 9923
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Full professor of Pharmacoepidemiology / Chair unit PharmacoTherapy, -Epidemiology, -Economics
dr. T. (Tialda) Hoekstra
Contact
t.hoekstra umcg.nl
Function
Methodological Adviser
Statistics, missing data, multiple imputation, social network analysis
dr. J.M.E. (Mark) Huisman
Contact
j.m.e.huisman rug.nl
+31 50 36 36345
Function
Assistant Professor
prof. dr. R.C. (Ritsert) Jansen
Contact
r.c.jansen rug.nl
+31 50 36 38089
Function
Dean of Talent Development and Professor Bioinformatics
Data analysis and statistics, with a special interest in methods for searching underlying structures in large two-way and three-way data set. More info, including publication list, and suggestion to ask sending full papers: http://kiers.webhosting.rug.nl
prof. dr. H.A.L. (Henk) Kiers
Contact
h.a.l.kiers rug.nl
+31 50 36 36193
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Professor in Statistics and Data Analysis
J. (Jens) Klooster, MSc
Contact
j.klooster rug.nl
Function
Applied microeconometrics, Insurance economics, Non-life insurance models, Economics and econometrics of sports
prof. dr. R.H. (Ruud) Koning
Contact
r.h.koning rug.nl
+31 50 36 37192
Function
Professor by special appointment, sports economics (Mulierinstituut)
Test theory
Item response theory
Inter rater reliability
Multilevel data analysis
Statistics and research methodology
dr. V.E.C. (Letty) Koopman
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l.koopman rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
dr. W.P. (Wim) Krijnen
Contact
w.p.krijnen rug.nl
Function
Field / Discipline
Statistics, test theory, IRT
dr. E.M.L.A. (Edith) van Krimpen-Stoop
Contact
e.m.l.a.van.krimpen-stoop rug.nl
+31 50 36 36369
Function
Teacher
dr. A. (Alex) Lorson
Contact
a.lorson rug.nl
Function
Assistant professor
Bayesian statistics
Statistical genetics
Functional Genomics
Machine Learning
Evolutionary biology
G.A. (Gerton) Lunter
Contact
g.a.lunter umcg.nl
Function
Professor of Medical Statistics
Applied Statistics, Biostatistics, Prediction modeling, Disease epidemiology and risk predcition model, Cancer Risk prediction model via big demographic data
S. (Summaira) Mubarik, PhD
Contact
s.mubarik rug.nl
+31 6 5001 9860
Function
Assistant Professor (Pharma Data science and Statistics)
Field / Discipline
Pricing, marketing research, quantitative/econometrics methods in marketing, choice models
dr. J.E.M. (Erjen) van Nierop
Contact
j.e.m.van.nierop rug.nl
+31 50 36 37065
Function
Associate Professor
Field / Discipline
Survey Research Methodology, Interviewer-respondent interaction in Survey interviews, Sequence Viewer
dr. Y.P. (Yfke) Ongena
Contact
y.p.ongena rug.nl
+31 6 3198 4036
Function
Senior Lecturer
Time Series, Machine Learning, Forecasting, Data Visualization
O. (Ozancan) Özdemir, MSc
Contact
o.ozdemir rug.nl
Function
inter-rater reliability, missing data, multiple imputation
dr. A. (Alexandra) de Raadt
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a.de.raadt rug.nl
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Lecturer in Psychometrics & Statistics
Bayesian statistics, computational methods, reproducibility
prof. dr. D. (Don) van Ravenzwaaij
Contact
d.van.ravenzwaaij rug.nl
+31 50 36 37021
Function
Professor (adjunct)
For an overview of my research and projects, please see my personal website: http://romeijn.web.rug.nl.
prof. dr. J.W. (Jan-Willem) Romeijn
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j.w.romeijn rug.nl
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Professor of Philosophy of science romeijn.web.rug.nl
A. (Andrea) Scifo, MSc
Contact
a.scifo rug.nl
Function
AMS Operator
Growth mixture modeling, Latent trajectory analysis, Latent class analysis, measurement invariance
J.J. (Jitske) Sijbrandij
Contact
j.j.sijbrandij umcg.nl
Function
PhD-student
Field / Discipline
Nutrition and Outcome after Bariatric Surgery: focus on Weight Reduction, Muscle and Metabolism.
D. (Dionne) Sizoo
Contact
d.sizoo rug.nl
Function
PhD student
social networks, multilevel analysis, stochastic models in the social and behavioral sciences, statistics
prof. dr. T.A.B. (Tom) Snijders
Contact
t.a.b.snijders rug.nl
+31 50 36 36189
Function
Full Professor
social networks, stochastic modelling
dr. C.E.G. (Christian) Steglich
Contact
c.e.g.steglich rug.nl
+31 50 36 36189
Function
Associate Professor
Multilevel/Linear Structural Equation Modeling LISREL/SEM; Latent Class Analysis (LCA)
dr. R.E. (Roy) Stewart
Contact
r.e.stewart umcg.nl
+31 50 361 6625
Function
Methodologist
BRCA1/2 mutaties
Gevolgen van risico-reducerende salpingo-oophorectomie
drs. A. (Anniek) Stuursma
Contact
a.stuursma umcg.nl
Function
MD/PhD Student
My main research theme involves explaining observed data, typically resulting from psychological research, with a meaningful and concise model. This task becomes really challenging when multivariate and/or longitudinal measurements are to be modeled... read more
prof. dr. M.E. (Marieke) Timmerman
Contact
m.e.timmerman rug.nl
+31 50 36 36255
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Professor of Multivariate data analysis
electroencephalography, eyetracking, statistics, experimental design, teaching
P. (Paolo) Toffanin
Contact
p.toffanin umcg.nl
+31 50 361 3268
Function
Research coordinator and support
Stochastic models for the spread of infectious diseases
prof. dr. J.P. (Pieter) Trapman
Contact
j.p.trapman rug.nl
Function
A. (Abigail) Tun Mendicuti, MSc
Contact
a.tun.mendicuti rug.nl
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PhD Student
Psychopathologie, statistiek en methodologie
dr. K.J. (Klaas) Wardenaar
Contact
k.j.wardenaar rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Data Science, Marketing Analytics, Econometrics, Marketing Model Building, Time series analysis, State Space Modeling, Kalman Filtering, Diffusion modelling, Database Marketing, Privacy, Pharmaceutical marketing, Statistical Quality Control, Six Sigma
prof. dr. J.E. (Jaap) Wieringa
Contact
j.e.wieringa rug.nl
+31 50 36 37093
Function
Full professor of Research Methods in Business
Network modelling; High-dimensional inference; inference of ODEs; Statistical genomics
prof. dr. E.C. (Ernst) Wit
Contact
e.c.wit rug.nl
+31 50 36 35170
Function
Professor of Statistics and Probability
Digital Humanities, Computational Literature, Cultural Evolution, Fan Study, Knowledge Representation, NLP
X. (Xiaoyan) Yang
Contact
xiaoyan.yang rug.nl
Function
Mathematical statistics
I. (Ivan) Žežula
Contact
i.zezula umcg.nl
Function
Field / Discipline
G. (Guiling) Zhou
Contact
g.zhou rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Risk theory, Actuarial sciences, Risk insurance, Probability theory, Mathematics,
Fractional calculus, Financial Mathematics
W. (Wei) Zhu, Dr
Contact
w.zhu rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor, a.k.a. "Rock"
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