Complex Data Modeling and Computationally Intensive Statistical Methods

Recent years have seen the advent and development of many devices able to record and store an ever increasing amount of information. The fast progress of these technologies is ubiquitous throughout all fields of science and applied contexts, ranging from medicine, biology and life sciences, to economics and industry. The analysis of complex and highly dimensional data poses new challenges to the statistician and requires the development of novel models and techniques, fueling many fascinati...