Carel F.W. Peeters

Carel F.W. Peeters is an Associate Professor of Statistics at the Department of Mathematical & Statistical Methods (Biometris), Wageningen University & Research. He previously held academic positions at Amsterdam University Medical Centers (AUMC) as Assistant Professor in Biostatistics, and during his PhD studies, he was a research fellow at VUA and research scientist at CITO.

• Education:
  • M.Sc. in Statistics (with great distinction) from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL)
  • Ph.D. in Bayesian Statistics from Utrecht University

Research Focus: His work operates at the intersection of high-dimensional multivariate statistics, statistical machine learning, and complex data analysis. He develops computational methods for small-sample massive-features data to automate discovery of data-generating mechanisms, with applications in genomics, medical imaging, and social network analysis.

Recent Trends: His publications demonstrate expertise in genomic prediction models, graphical modeling, high-dimensional regularization, and cross-domain data integration. Methodological innovations include rags2ridges package development and targeted penalization techniques.

Technical Expertise:

• Bayesian theory
• Multivariate analysis
• Machine learning
• High-dimensional data
• Network analysis
• Statistical software development (R packages)
• Data science
• Graphical models

Current Position: He serves as contact person for Biometris subdivision at Wageningen University, with physical location at Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708PB Wageningen, Netherlands. His work continues to bridge theoretical and applied statistics through practical implementation of advanced methodologies.