Arnoldo Frigessi
Encyclopedia
Arnoldo Frigessi di Rattalma (born 1959) is an Italian
statistician
based in Norway
, where he is a professor at the Department of Biostatistics with the Institute of Basic Medical Research at the University of Oslo
. He is also affiliated with the Norwegian Computing Centre
, and is the leader of Statistics for Innovation, which was created in 2006 as one of 14 designated national centres for research-based information, funded by the Norwegian Research Council. Frigessi's research work has been geared towards Bayesian statistics
, on both the methodogical and applied side. Frigessi is an elected member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
since 2008. He is married with Ingrid Glad and has two children, Simon and Ada.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
statistician
Statistician
A statistician is someone who works with theoretical or applied statistics. The profession exists in both the private and public sectors. The core of that work is to measure, interpret, and describe the world and human activity patterns within it...
based in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, where he is a professor at the Department of Biostatistics with the Institute of Basic Medical Research at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
. He is also affiliated with the Norwegian Computing Centre
Norwegian Computing Center
Norwegian Computing Center is a private, independent, non-profit research foundation founded in 1952. NR carries out contract research and development in the areas of computing and quantitative methods for a broad range of industrial, commercial and public service organisations in the national...
, and is the leader of Statistics for Innovation, which was created in 2006 as one of 14 designated national centres for research-based information, funded by the Norwegian Research Council. Frigessi's research work has been geared towards Bayesian statistics
Bayesian inference
In statistics, Bayesian inference is a method of statistical inference. It is often used in science and engineering to determine model parameters, make predictions about unknown variables, and to perform model selection...
, on both the methodogical and applied side. Frigessi is an elected member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway.-History:The University of Oslo was established in 1811. The idea of a learned society in Christiania surfaced for the first time in 1841. The city of Throndhjem had no university, but had a learned...
since 2008. He is married with Ingrid Glad and has two children, Simon and Ada.