David M. Higdon

Education

• University of Washington, Statistics, Ph.D., 1994
• University of California at San Diego, Mathematics, M.A., 1989
• University of California at San Diego, Mathematics, B.A., 1987

Dave is a professor in the Statistics Department at Virginia Tech. Previously, he spent 14 years as a scientist or group leader of the Statistical Sciences Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He is an expert in Bayesian statistical modeling of environmental and physical systems, combining physical observations with computer simulation models for prediction and inference. Dr. Higdon has served on several advisory groups concerned with statistical modeling and uncertainty quantification and co-chaired the NRC Committee on Mathematical Foundations of Validation, Verification, and Uncertainty Quantification. He is a fellow of the American Statistical Association.