Professor Yannick Baraud has recently joined the University of Luxembourg as responsible for the European Research Area (ERA) Chair in Mathematical Statistics and Data Science entitled “SanDAL”. Within the Mathematics Research Unit, he will create a high-level research group in mathematical statistics and data science.
Funded by the European Commission Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme with a budget of 2.5 million euros for the period 2019-2024, the SanDAL project will boost the university’s research and training capabilities in mathematical statistics and data science as well as bridge potential collaboration with local industry partners, stakeholders and other research groups on a multidisciplinary scale.