research interests

Causal Inference for Observational Studies, Sequential Treatments, Regression Discontinuity Designs
Bayesian Inference and Applications
Forensic Statistics
Probabilistic Expert Systems for DNA based Personal Identification

pubblications & stuff

published

Pinchi, V., De Luca, F., Ricciardi, F. et al. (2016). Combining dental and skeletal evidence in age classification: pilot study in a sample of Italian sub-adults. Legal Medicine, 20, 75-79.
Ricciardi, F. & Slooten, K. (2014). Mutation Models for DVI analysis. FSI:Genetics, 11, 85-95.
Pinchi, V., De Luca, F., Ricciardi, F. et al. (2014). Skeletal Age Estimation for forensic purposes: a comparison of GP, TW2 and TW3 methods on an italian sample. Forensic Science International, 238, 83-90.
Slooten, K. & Ricciardi, F. (2013). Estimation of mutation probabilities for autosomal markers. FSI:Genetics, 7(3), 337-344.
Corradi, F. & Ricciardi, F. (2013). Evaluation of Kinship Identification Systems Based on STR DNA Profiles. JRSS: Series C, 62(5), 649-668.
Ricciardi, F. (2013). Pre-Experimental Assessment of Forensic DNA Identification. University of Florence (phd thesis).

in progress

Reverse Random Walk priors for Regression Discontinuity Designs.
Bayesian modelling for binary outcomes in the Regression Discontinuity Design.
Bayesian Inference for Sequential Treatments under Latent Sequential Ignorability.
Do General Practitioners adhere to the guidelines when it comes to initiation of statin prescribing?

ongoing projects

talks and posters

ICPE 2016. The Regression Discontinuity Design in Epidemiology & Do General Practitioners adhere to the guidelines? – A study based on statins prescriptions (Posters). Dublin, Ireland, Aug. 2016
BAYSM 2016. Bayesian Modelling for Binary Outcomes in the Regression Discontinuity Design (Poster). Florence, Italy, Jun. 2016.
UK-CIM 2016. Reverse Random Walk priors for Regression Discontinuity Designs (Talk). London, UK, Apr. 2016.
Bayesian Inference for Sequential Treatments, under Latent Sequential Ignorability (Talk) @ IBC 2014, Florence, Italy, Jul. 2014 & UK-CIM 2014, Cambridge, UK, Apr. 2014 & SESM 2013, Barcelona, Spain, Dec. 2013.
S.Co. 2013. Evaluating Kinship Identification Systems (Talk). Milan, Italy, Sep. 2013.
PESFoG’12. Pre & Post-Experimental Evaluation: a real case application (Poster). Roma, Italy, Oct. 2012.
ICFIS 2011. Evaluation of kinship identification systems: some violations to standard assumptions (Poster). Seattle, WA. Jul. 2011.
YIRCoBL’11.Evaluation of kinship identification systems with some violations to standard assumptions (Talk). Istanbul, Turkey. Jun. 2011.
Valencia 9th International Meetings on Bayesian Statistics. Informativeness and experimental design issues in definite identification systems based on genetic markers (Poster). Benidorm, Spain, Jun. 2010.

PhD (Dottorato di Ricerca*) in Applied Statistics, University of Florence, Italy, 2013.

Dissertation: Pre-Experimental Assessment of Forensic DNA Identification Systems (tutor prof. Fabio Corradi).

MSc (Laurea Magistrale*) in Statistics and Computer Sciences for Companies, University of Florence, Italy, 2009.

* Italian academic degree names

2016: Research Methods, Drug Discovery MSc, Advanced Biomedical Imaging MSc, IoN MSc, University College London, UK.

2011 – 2015: Tutorials for the course in Statistical Inference, MS in Statistics, University of Florence.

2014 : Teaching Assistance for the course in Quantitative Methods, New York University, Florence.

October 2013: Tutorials for SIS short course in Teoria e pratica dei modelli ad effetti casuali per dati multilivello e longitudinali [italian website], Dept. of Statistics, Computer Science, Applications, University of Florence.

June-September 2013: Introduction to Statistical Principles, (series of seminars), Dept. of Legal Medicine, University of Florence.

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