Arne Bathke

Arne Bathke is Professor of Statistics at the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Interfaces (AIHI), Faculty of Digital and Analytical Sciences, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (PLUS). He leads the Intelligent Data Analytics (IDA) Lab Salzburg and serves as Chair of the European Statistical Advisory Committee until 2029.

• PhD in Mathematics (2000), Göttingen
• Former Director of Applied Statistics Lab, University of Kentucky (11 years)
• Dean of Faculty of Natural Sciences and founding Dean of Faculty of Digital and Analytical Sciences (2015-2024)

His research spans nonparametric statistics, multivariate data analysis, and biostatistics, with over 100 publications. He develops statistical methods for interdisciplinary applications in medicine, biology, economics, and United Nations projects. His recent work focuses on effect measures, reliability analysis, and rare disease trials.

• 2024: European Academy of Sciences and Arts member
• 2024: American Statistical Association Fellow (only Austrian)
• 2012: GREAT TEACHER AWARD and Henry Clay Ambassador

He organizes international conferences and the Biostatistics Summer School, serves on editorial boards of journals including Biometrical Journal and Journal of the American Statistical Association, and participates in third-mission activities like STEM outreach and arts-science collaborations.