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Angelo Mazza is a Full Professor of Demography at the Department of Economics and Business, University of Catania, Italy. His research focuses on spatial demography, migrations, mortality, and the application of computational statistical methods, including GIS and spatial analysis. Mazza earned his Ph.D. from the University of Catania in 2000 and a cum laude degree in Economics and Business in 1997.
His work spans several key areas: analyzing residential segregation patterns of immigrants using spatial statistics, developing R packages for statistical modeling (e.g., flexCWM, DBKGrad), and investigating migration dynamics in urban contexts such as Catania and Naples. Recent studies include exploring vaccination sentiment on social media and fine-scale spatial data modeling of migrant settlements in Europe.
Mazza's contributions to statistical methodologies, including bias correction in demographic indices and cluster-weighted models, have been published in top journals like Journal of Statistical Software and Spatial Demography. His interdisciplinary research bridges demography, economics, and computer science, with applications in public health and urban policy.
- Education:
- Ph.D., University of Catania, 2000
- Laurea cum laude in Economics and Business, 1997
- Key Research Themes:
- Spatial demography and GIS applications
- Migrant settlement patterns and segregation
- Statistical modeling of demographic data
- Public health and vaccination trends
- Notable Contributions:
- Developed R packages: KernSmoothIRT, DBKGrad, SDD, flexCWM, ContaminatedMixt
- Leading studies on segregation bias correction and cluster-weighted modeling
