Simona Pacillo

Simona Pacillo is a Researcher in Statistics at the University of Sannio, affiliated with the Department of Law, Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods. Her office is located in the De Simone building, and she can be contacted via phone or institutional email.

Research Focus: Dr. Pacillo specializes in developing robust statistical methodologies with particular expertise in:

• Flexible probability models including Skew Normal and Skew t distributions
• Graphical model theory and conditional independence testing
• Robust statistical procedures resistant to data contamination
• Algorithms for Generalized Linear Models with convex penalties
• Model selection techniques in high-dimensional settings

Publication Trends: Her recent scholarly work demonstrates consistent focus on robust statistical methodologies, with publications spanning robust circle fitting algorithms, graphical model selection under non-normal distributions, and contamination-resistant statistical procedures. Her research frequently addresses challenges in model robustness and distributional flexibility.