Steffen Lauritzen

Steffen Lauritzen is a Professor of Statistics at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. He also serves as an Emeritus Professor of Statistics at the University of Oxford and an Adjunct Professor at Aalborg University since 2014. His career spans decades and includes leadership roles at major institutions.

• Professor of Statistics, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Copenhagen (2014–present)
• Emeritus Professor of Statistics, University of Oxford (2014–present)
• Adjunct Professor, Aalborg University (2014–present)
• Professor of Statistics, University of Oxford (2004–2014)
• Professor, Aalborg University (1981–2004)
• Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen, Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1976–1981)
• Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen, Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1974–1976)
• Research Fellow, University of Copenhagen, Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1972–1974)

Dr. Lauritzen's research focuses on Mathematical Statistics, Statistical Inference, and Graphical Models, with foundational work in probabilistic modeling and statistical theory.

Scientific Awards and Honors:

• Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1984)
• Special Invited Lecturer at European Meeting of Statisticians (1980) and Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1988, 2001)
• American Statistical Association 'Outstanding Statistical Application' Award (1989)
• Honorary Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society (1992)
• Guy Medal in Silver, Royal Statistical Society (1996)
• Fellowships at Stanford (1996/97) and San Cataldo, Italy (1993, 1998)
• Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (1999)
• ISI Highly Cited Researcher (2002)
• DeGroot Prize (2002)
• Laplace Lecturer, Bernoulli Society (2004)
• St Flour Lecturer (2006)
• Elected to the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters (2008)
• Teaching Excellence Award, University of Oxford (2008)
• Doctor scientarum honoris causa, Aalborg University (2008)
• Bahadur Lecturer, University of Chicago (2009)
• Fellow of the Royal Society (2011)
• Wald Lecturer, Institute of Mathematical Statistics (2012)