معرفی
Prof. Dr. Roland Langrock holds the Chair of Statistics and Data Analysis at the Faculty of Economics, University of Bielefeld. He is a spokesperson for the Center for Statistics and a subproject manager in the Transregio 212 NC³ collaboration. His research spans ecological statistics, sports analytics, and time series modeling.
- 2026–present: Principal investigator for "Data-based indication of fraud in live betting" (DFG)
- 2025–present: Subproject manager D06 in TRR 212 NC³
- 2021–present: ERASMUS representative for Master of Statistical Sciences
Research Interests: His work focuses on hidden Markov models for analyzing animal movement, sports performance, and commercial data. Key applications include marine predator behavior, football match dynamics, and fraud detection in betting. He develops flexible statistical frameworks for state-switching processes across domains.
Scientific Awards: Multiple German Research Foundation grants (2017–2026) and participation in EU-funded projects. Notable publications in Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Ecology Letters, and Science.
Additional Roles: Member of the Bielefeld Graduate School in Theoretical Sciences, organizer of advanced statistical methods courses, and contributor to software packages like moveHMM. His collaborations extend to marine biology (blue whales), subterranean rodent studies, and retail demand forecasting.