Gianluca Baio

Gianluca Baio is a Professor of Statistics and Health Economics at University College London (UCL), Department of Statistical Science. He holds a PhD in Applied Statistics from the University of Florence and has worked extensively in Bayesian statistical modeling for healthcare applications, including cost-effectiveness analysis and causal inference. His research focuses on hierarchical models, missing data methods, and health economic evaluation, with notable contributions to HPV vaccination cost-effectiveness and policy impact assessments.

Education:

• PhD in Applied Statistics, University of Florence (Italy)
• Master's in Statistics and Economics, University of Florence
• Visiting Researcher, MIT Sloan School of Management (USA)

Research Interests:

• Bayesian methods in health economics
• Missing data imputation in clinical trials
• Cost-effectiveness analysis
• Interrupted time series for policy evaluation
• Value of Information analysis
• Healthcare resource allocation

Key Grants:

• Wellcome Trust-funded study on Bayesian hierarchical frameworks for policy evaluation (2021–2025)
• MRC grant on regression discontinuity design for drug evaluation (2013–2015)
• NIHR grants on stepped-wedge trial methodologies

Awards & Recognition: None explicitly listed, but recognized for contributions to Bayesian HTA methodologies.

Professional Activities:

• Lead of UCL's Statistics for Health Economic Evaluation Group
• Author of R packages BCEA and survHE
• Editorial board member of Medical Decision Making