Elena Stanghellini

Elena Stanghellini is a full professor of Statistics at the University of Perugia, with a focus on advanced multivariate statistical methods for theoretical and applied research.

In 2020, she served on the Advisory Committee for the National Institute of Statistics, contributing to the implementation of the national survey on COVID-19 sieroprevalence and is actively engaged in projects related to data analysis of COVID-19.

Her current research interests lie in causal inference, having previously worked on Credit Scoring, forecasting default probability in small and medium enterprises, and studying distortions on statistical models induced by informative drop-out and latent variable models.

From 2014 to 2019, Elena Stanghellini held the position of Deputy Rector for International Relations at the University of Perugia, where she focused on promoting partnerships with universities worldwide to facilitate joint educational and research initiatives.

She has also been an Affiliated Professor at the University of Umea, Sweden, and received grants and fellowships such as from the American Institute of Mathematics, the Swedish research project on Sustainable Investment, CRISM Visiting Fellowship at the University of Warwick, and Jemolo Fellowship at Oxford University.

Elena Stanghellini's educational background includes a Diploma Universitario in Statistics from the University of Florence, a Ph.D. in Statistics from Università degli Studi di Firenze, and an academic focus on Economics and Statistics from the same institution.

In addition to her role as a professor at the University of Perugia, Elena Stanghellini has previously been associated with organizations like Corriere dell'Umbria, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia, and as a Research Fellow at the Open University.