Bio

Douglas G. Simpson
Department of Statistics
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
605 E. Springfield Ave. #152CAB
Champaign, IL 61820
dgs@illinois.edu

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Douglas G. Simpson is a professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and an affiliate professor in the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. His research interests include applied and computational statistics, quantitative image analysis, machine learning and functional data, and the general theory of robust and semiparametric statistical methods. He has served as Chair of the Department of Statistics at the University of Illinois (2000-2019) and as Associate Director of the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (2020-2022). Dr. Simpson is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Current Appointments

Previous Appointments

  • Associate Director, Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation, National Science Foundation Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes (2020-2022)
  • Chair, Department of Statistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2000-2019)
  • Director, Illinois Statistics Office, Statistical Consulting Service, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1995-2000)
  • Research Fellow, National Institute of Statistical Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC. (1993-1999)
  • Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1990-1997)
  • Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Science Foundation (1987-1990)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1985-1990)
  • Mathematical Statistician, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC. (1982-1985)

Education

  • BA, Mathematics, Carleton College, 1980
  • MS, Statistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1983
  • PhD, Statistics University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1985

Professional Societies

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM)
  • American Statistical Association (ASA)
  • International Biometric Society (ENAR)
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS)
  • Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)

Honors and National Committees

Professor, Department of Statistics