Sabrina Giordano

Sabrina Giordano is Associate Professor of Statistics at the University of Calabria, where she teaches Statistics and Data Science courses in both Italian and English. She holds a PhD in Methodological Statistics from the University of Milano-Bicocca and has held visiting positions at RWTH Aachen University, University of Florida, and University of Plymouth. Her research focuses on

• Statistical modeling of categorical and ordinal data
• Latent variable models and copula functions
• Longitudinal analysis and hidden Markov chains
• Applications in finance, health, and environmental statistics

Her methodological contributions are implemented in the hmmm R-package and supported by grants like the PRIN2022 project "SMILE: Statistical Modelling and Inference to Live the Environment". She serves as

• Associate Editor for Biometrical Journal and Statistical Methods & Applications
• Director of the Post-Graduate Master in Artificial Intelligence & Data Science
• Local coordinator for the COST Fin-AI research group

Her recent collaborative work explores

• Dynamic response styles in longitudinal data
• Fairness-aware classification algorithms
• Copula-based dependence structures
• Applications to financial vulnerability and risk perception