Max Russo

Max Russo

Max Russo

Assistant Professor of Statistics

Russo.325@osu.edu

317 Cockins Hall

Areas of Expertise

  • Computational Statistics
  • Bayesian Statistics
  • Decision Theory
  • High Dimensional Data Analysis
  • Clinical Trials Design and Analysis

Education

  • PhD, University of Padova (2019)

My research is primarily driven by the design and analysis of complex biomedical studies. I have mainly used Bayesian modeling to analyze data. Part of my work focuses on developing scalable computational methods to estimate models, such as using Variational Bayes techniques. 

I am currently working on methods for signal detection in high-dimensional data motivated by learning the safety profiles of drugs by analyzing claims data and Electronic Health Records. Additionally, I am broadly interested in clinical trial design and analysis, particularly using Bayesian decision theory.