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I completed my PhD in Statistics in 2012 at the Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal, and my Habilitation (Agregação) in Mathematics, Specialization in Statistics and Stochastic Processes in 2019 at Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal.

In 2013, I became a Professor at the Department of Statistics of the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. Between mid-2015 and December 2019, I was the Research Director of the Center for Applied Statistics and Data Analytics (CAST) at Tampere University, Finland. At the beginning of 2020, I founded the Statistical Learning Laboratory (SaLLy), a hub for statistical and data science research, training, and consultancy that brings together my research group, including some of the main collaborators and students. Follow SaLLy on Instagram and LinkedIn for up-to-date information on our activities.

Currently, I am a Visiting Professor at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

I am an ISI Elected member and currently:


Some of my past position include:


My research interests include the following:


I have authored/coauthored more than 90 research articles, with more than 130 co-authors from 60 universities in 24 countries. Besides my activities as an editorial board member of several scientific journals, I am currently:

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Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KBtSLIEAAAAJ&hl=en

CV Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0029960374321970


Updated in December 31, 2023