Victoria Stodden

Victoria Stodden is an Associate Professor in the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Southern California. She specializes in reproducibility in computational and data science, addressing challenges in verifying analytical procedures, data/code sharing standards, and legal barriers to open research. She received the Humboldt Research Award (2024) and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) and the KIT Graduate School of Computational and Data Science (KCDS). Her interdisciplinary work bridges statistics, computer science, and policy.

Education: PhD in Statistics (Stanford University) and Juris Doctor (Stanford Law School). She has contributed to US National Academies committees and the NSF’s Advisory Committee for CyberInfrastructure. Her research emphasizes reproducibility frameworks, open science practices, and ethical scientific communication.

Key contributions include advocating for computational transparency, analyzing high-profile research controversies (e.g., Reinhart-Rogoff), and promoting open data policies. She has held visiting roles at KIT and HITS, advancing collaborative research in Germany.

Scientific Awards: Humboldt Research Award (2024). Her work is supported by grants from federal agencies and international fellowships, including a KIT International Excellence Fellowship.