Harry Haupt

Prof. Dr. Harry Haupt is a full Professor of Statistics and Data Analytics at the University of Passau's School of Business, Economics and Information Systems, where he leads the Chair of Statistics and Data Analytics. He has held this position since 2012 and previously served as Vice President for Research (2014-2020) and Deputy President (2017-2020) of the university.

His research focuses on developing and applying flexible regression methods, with emphasis on semi-parametric techniques, quantile regression, and spatio-temporal modeling. Key application areas include environmental statistics, econometrics, marketing research, and machine learning. His work bridges theoretical statistics with computational implementations for real-world problems.

Prof. Haupt's publications demonstrate strong interdisciplinary collaboration, particularly in climate science, environmental health, and econometrics. Recent work emphasizes quantile methods, election forecasting, air pollution modeling, and educational pedagogy in econometrics.

Awards & Recognition:

• Habilitation Award, University of Regensburg

PhD Supervision (Selected):

• Matthias Wild (2024): Machine learning applications
• Svenia Behm (2022): Environmental statistics
• Markus Fritsch (2019): Panel data methods
• 7 additional doctoral students in statistics and econometrics

He leads a research team focusing on computational statistics and maintains active collaborations across economics, environmental science, and social research domains.