About the Center for Data Analysis and Statistical Science
Education
The Center for Data Analysis and Statistical Science of Ghent University is a formal UGent expert center uniting the several statistics research centers from the different UGent faculties. The Center for Statistics aims to disseminate expert statistical knowledge through education and consulting.
An inter-university training network FLAMES (Flanders' Training Network for Methodology and Statistics) was established in 2013 providing statistical training for doctoral students.
In 2025, the 20th anniversary of the Master of Statistical Data Analysis will be celebrated. Since 2016, the program has been restructured to two major tracks, a major Statistical Science and a major Computational Statistics.
Consulting
The center also coordinates a statistical support service FIRE (Fostering Innovative Research based on Evidence) for UGent PhD students.
Stat-Gent CRESCENDO (CREdible SCientific Evidence for New Discoveries and Outcomes) resulted from a consortium of the industrial research fund. An initiative to turn academic expertise into added value for industry and society. Stat-Gent Consultancy as it is called today, offers consultancy about statistics and data-analysis to professionals from the academic, public and the private sector. Its members cover a wide range of experience in different areas of application with a variety of statistical techniques and data-analytic tools. Each project is managed by one of the consultants and supervised by an UGent professor.
Meet the team of consultants
Robrecht Dockx is a versatile professional equipped with a Master's in Statistical Sciences and a veterinary degree from Ghent University. Following the completion of his PhD in health sciences, he transitioned from a postdoctoral researcher role at the Biometrics Department of Veterinary Medicine to a position as a statistical consultant in the private sector. This trajectory eventually led him to become a consultant at the Center for Data Analysis and Statistical Science in Ghent. His unwavering dedication to animal welfare, coupled with his proficiency in experimental design, underscores his commitment to innovative problem-solving and the advancement of research.
The team is supported by expert supervisors:
- Prof. Dries Benoit
- Prof. Els Goetghebeur - Director
- Prof. Jan De Neve
- Prof. Luc Duchateau
- Prof. Ronan Van Rossem
- Prof. Stijn Vansteelandt
- Prof. Yves Rosseel
Seminars
Seminars are organized on regular basis: statistical lectures known as Quetelet seminars. View the events on the home page for scheduled seminars.
Other statistical organisations
- Royal Statistical Society of Belgium
- Adolphe Quetelet Society
- The STRATOS initiative (STRenghtening Analytical Thinking for Observational Studies)
- Eurostat
- Stata (list of statistical organisations)