Hervé Abdi is a full Professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. He holds a Ph.D. in Mathematical Psychology from the University of Aix-en-Provence (France, 1980). His career includes roles as an assistant and full professor in French universities, adjunct professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and visiting scholar at institutions worldwide, including Brown University and the University of Geneva. Abdi’s research focuses on computational models of cognition, multivariate statistical techniques (e.g., PCA, correspondence analysis, PLS regression), and neuroimaging data analysis. He explores face and odor perception, brain imaging methodologies, and sensory evaluation. His work bridges cognitive science, statistics, and neuroscience, with over 327 publications, including 12 books and 13 edited volumes. He has mentored numerous Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers, many of whom hold academic and industry leadership roles. Key awards include two Fulbright Scholarships. His recent work emphasizes DISTATIS and STATIS methods for multi-table data, covSTATIS for network neuroscience, and applications in autism research and sensory analysis. Education: M.S. Psychology, University of Franche-Comté (1975) M.S. Economics, University of Clermond-Ferrand (1976) M.S. Neurology, University Louis Pasteur (1977) Ph.D. Mathematical Psychology, University of Aix-en-Provence (1980) Grants & Collaborations: Recipient of NIH-funded grants for autism neuroimaging studies and sensory evaluation projects. Collaborates internationally on brain-behavior relationships and multivariate statistical methodologies. Labs & Teams: Leads computational neuroscience and multivariate analysis research groups. Involved in the Face Lab at UTD, exploring face perception and cognitive modeling.










