Nonparametric Inference for Complex Data and its Applications
The Nonparametric Inference for Complex Data and its Applications (NICDA) research group is formed by members of the Department of Statistics of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Its research focus is on nonparametric, mathematical, and computational statistics, with particular emphasis on the analysis of complex data with geometric structure, spatio-temporal dependence, or incomplete information.
Latest News
The paper “On a class of Sobolev tests for symmetry, their detection thresholds, and asymptotic powers”, coauthored by Eduardo García-Portugués, Davy Paindaveine, and Thomas Verdebout, has been accepted for publication in the renowned Journal of the American Statistical Association! The preprint can be checked on the arXiv.
Alberto Fernández-de-Marcos has obtained the Mardia Poster Award for the best poster in the International Workshop on Advances in Directional Statistics (ADISTA) held in the University of Luxembourg from 10th to 12th September 2025. ADISTA is the leading international conference on directional statistics.
The project NSINED (PID2024-158399NB-I00), co-led by Eduardo García-Portugués and Andrea Meilán-Vila, has been funded through the “Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento 2024” call. The project is developed at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Among the researchers within the project are José E. Chacón, Silvia Novo, Rebeca Peláez, Diego Serrano, Ewa Strzałkowska-Kominiak, Iñaki Úcar, and Thomas Verdebout.
The next book to be read in the Statistics Reading Group will be Computer Age Statistical Inference: Algorithms, Evidence and Data Science by Bradley Efron and Trevor Hastie. The book delivers a masterful synthesis of classical statistical inference and modern computational methods, tracing their evolution over the past 60 years. Insightful, rigorous, and historically grounded, it is an essential reading to understand the theoretical foundations and algorithmic developments shaping today’s data science.
Diego Serrano has obtained the best poster award in the International Workshop on Functional and Operatorial Statistics (IWFOS) held in Novara (Italy) from 25th to 27th June 2025. IWFOS is the leading international conference on functional data analysis.
Upcoming & Recent Events
Members
Researchers
Eduardo García-Portugués
Group Head
Associate Professor
Pedro Galeano
Associate Professor
Andrea Meilán-Vila
Assistant Professor
Silvia Novo
Assistant Professor
Ewa Strzalkowska-Kominiak
Associate Professor
Iñaki Úcar
Assistant Professor
External Researchers
José E. Chacón
Full Professor
Bruno Ebner
Senior Research Fellow
Rebeca Peláez
Quant
Thomas Verdebout
Full Professor
PhD Candidates
Paul Axmann
PhD Candidate
Alberto Fernández-de-Marcos
PhD Candidate
Vinícius Litvinoff
PhD Candidate
Diego Serrano
PhD Candidate
Latest Publications
List last updated on 2025-01-10. Full names identify members of the research group.
Jobs
We are looking for motivated and talented individuals to join us in researching cutting-edge topics in mathematical and computational statistics for the analysis of complex data.
We welcome applications for the positions of:
- Research Assistant
- PhD Candidate
- Postdoctoral Researchers
If you are interested in joining our research group, please send your expression of interest through this form.
Contact
- Avenida de la Universidad, 30, Leganés, 28911, Spain
- Building 7 – Juan Benet
