Serge Guillas

Professor Serge Guillas is a faculty member at the University College London (UCL) Department of Statistical Science. His research focuses on functional data analysis, uncertainty quantification, environmental statistics, and emulation of complex computer models. He leads the NERC consortium on Uncertainty Quantification of Natural Hazards and has held roles such as Work Package Leader for quantifying uncertainties in natural hazard models. His work integrates statistical methods with geophysical and climate modeling, emphasizing tsunami risk analysis, climate dynamics, and ozone exposure studies.

Education: PhD in Statistics from Paris 6 University (2001), followed by roles at the University of Chicago, Georgia Institute of Technology, and UCL. Current roles include teaching STAT1006 and STAT7001 courses.

Research interests span functional regression, spatial data analysis, and probabilistic hazard modeling. Recent work explores machine learning-driven climate models, ozone exposure health impacts, and real-time data assimilation software (ParticleDA.jl). He collaborates globally, including with institutions in Georgia, Italy, and Indonesia, to advance tsunami modeling and disaster risk reduction.

Key awards include ESRC-DFID-NERC funding, MAPS Faculty Postgraduate Research Prize (for student Ah Yeon Park), and leadership roles in SIAM’s Uncertainty Quantification group. Active in mentoring PhD students and securing interdisciplinary grants.

Labs/Teams: Involved with the UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction and leads statistical emulation efforts in climate and geophysical modeling. Collaborates on fusion reactor design (ExCALIBUR project) and global temperature uncertainty quantification (GETQUOCS initiative).