Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Website: http://cristinatortora.com

Office: MQH 311

Email: cristina.tortora at sjsu dot edu

Education

Ph.D. in Statistics, February 2012,

University of Naples Federico II

Bio

I was born and raised in Italy where I received my Master degree in Statistics. I did part of my studies in Lyon, France where I received a second master degree in Statistics. I completed my PhD at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of Naples “Federico II” in February 2012. During the PhD I was visiting student at CEREMADE Paris Dauphine.

Before coming to SJSU, I was a post-doctoral research fellow at McMaster University, Canada (2014-2015), at University of Guelph, Canada (2013), and at Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples, Italy (2012).

I'm a Full Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at San Jose State University. My research mainly focuses on data analysis. I have been interested in a wide range of statistical domains like cluster analysis, regression, soft modeling, textual data analysis, and network analysis. Among them my research focuses on clustering and classification. I recently worked on non-Gaussian mixture models, missing data, outlier detection, and big data analysis. My interests concern different applied areas as well, I collaborated with experts in different fields: psychologist, environmental scientists, engineers and agroecology experts.

In my free time I enjoy sports like jogging, volleyball, scuba diving, and ski. I love travelling and I fluently speak Italian, English, and French.

Links

http://cristinatortora.com