Associate Professor in Statistics and Optimization
Dept. of Applied Statistics, Operations Research and Quality · Universitat Politècnica de València
My name is Joaquín Martínez-Minaya, and I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Statistics and Operational Research and Quality at the Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain). My research lies in the field of Applied and Computational Bayesian Statistics, where I develop statistical methods for the analysis of multivariate, compositional, spatial and spatio-temporal data. My work combines methodological developments in Bayesian inference with applications in environmental health, ecology and biomedicine. I am interested in hierarchical models, latent Gaussian models, compositional data analysis, measurement agreement, model assessment, validation and predictive performance, and species distribution modelling. From a computational perspective, my research relies on Bayesian inference techniques, especially Integrated Nested Laplace Approximation (INLA) and Hamiltonian Monte Carlo methods.
Research interests
Spatio-temporal Models Compositional Data Analysis Bayesian Computational Methods Bayesian Deep Learning Mixed & Hierarchical Models Species Distribution Modelling Environmental Health Biomedicine
Education
- PhD in Statistics and Optimization, University of Valencia and Valencian Institute for Agricultural Research, 2019
- MSc in Biostatistics, University of Valencia, 2015
- BSc in Mathematics, University of Valencia, 2013
Experience
- Associate Professor in Statistics and Optimization, Universitat Politècnica de València, Sep 2024–present
- Assistant Professor in Statistics and Optimization, Universitat Politècnica de València, Jul 2021–Sep 2024
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Basque Center for Applied Mathematics (BCAM), Bilbao, Sep 2019–Sep 2021
- PhD student, University of Valencia, 2016–2019
- Biostatistician, Valencian Institute for Agricultural Research (IVIA), 2014–2016
- Biostatistician, Experior S.L., 2014
Research stays
- Harvard University (USA), Fulbright Visiting Scholar with Francesca Dominici and Christopher Golden, Jul–Dec 2026
- University of Edinburgh (UK), with Vanda Inácio and Finn Lindgren, Oct–Nov 2024
- KAUST (Saudi Arabia), with Haavard Rue, Nov–Dec 2022
- University of Edinburgh (UK), with Ruth King and Blanca Sarzo, Aug–Sep 2022
- KAUST (Saudi Arabia), with Haavard Rue, Feb–Mar 2020
- University of Edinburgh (UK), with Finn Lindgren, Sep–Nov 2018
- University of Edinburgh (UK), with Finn Lindgren, Sep–Nov 2017