Professor Wicher Bergsma is a Professor in the Department of Statistics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). His research focuses on statistical modeling techniques such as I-priors, reproducing kernel methods, and empirical Bayes approaches. Notably, he co-developed the tau-star test for independence and advanced marginal models for categorical data analysis. He has held academic positions at LSE since 2005, preceded by postdoctoral work at Eurandom and Tilburg University, and a stint as an Assistant Professor at the Central European University. His applied work includes collaborations with industry partners like GlaxoSmithKline and Flextronics on clinical trials and fault detection systems. He is currently on sabbatical until Spring 2025. Education includes a Mathematics degree from Leiden University and a PhD in Social Statistics from Tilburg University. His expertise spans theoretical and applied statistics, with contributions to graphical models, conditional independence testing, and Bayesian variable selection. He has authored influential books and R packages, including Marginal Models and the cmm package for categorical marginal modeling. Research interests emphasize bridging theory and practice, particularly in developing robust statistical tools for complex data structures. His recent work explores I-prior methodologies for regression, causal inference with stochastic confounders, and scalable Gaussian process models for environmental data analysis.










