Villani Simona

Simona Villani is a Full Professor in Medical Statistics at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Pavia. She teaches Medical Statistics, Epidemiology, Biometry, and Health Statistics in undergraduate and postgraduate programs, including the Master in Biostatistics and Epidemiology, and Health Management courses at Pavia and Messina Universities.

• Chair of the degree course in Health Prevention (2012–present)
• Director of the Specialization School in Health Statistics and Biometry (2018–present)
• National coordinator for SISMEC's working group on Observational Studies

Her research focuses on biostatistical methods in public health, respiratory diseases, and health informatics. She has authored over 200 publications, emphasizing observational study designs and epidemiological modeling.

Scientific Affiliations

• International Biometrics Society
• Italian Society for Medical Statistics (SISMEC)
• European Community Respiratory Health Survey
• Italian Study of Asthma in Young Adults

Villani graduated cum laude in Biology (1990), specialized in Medical Statistics (1995), and earned a PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Milan (2000). She has held academic roles at the University of Pavia since 2000.