David Conesa has a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Valencia, where he has been working since October 1993. He conducts research in the area of ​​statistical modeling of situations in which uncertainty is present, and does so mainly from a Bayesian perspective. Thus, for example, he has worked on problems of queues, hierarchical models, efficiency analysis, animal survival models, and lately in species distribution models.

He is co-author of more than 85 publications, the majority indexed in journals of international impact, and more than 260 communications in national and international conferences. He has co-directed 10 theses and is currently co-directing two more.

He has carried out research and teaching stays at Duke University (USA), Lancaster University (UK), Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (USA), Université de Bordeaux (France), Università de Bergamo (Italy), Universidade do Minho (Portugal), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy) and several Spanish universities.

He was the President of the Spanish Region of the International Biometric Society during the years 2014 and 2015, and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Statistics and Operations Research Transactions (SORT).

He has taught Mathematics, Biostatistics, Design of Experiments, Spatio-Temporal Statistics, Mathematical Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Probability and Simulation, Bayesian Statistics, Computing and Programming in R, Generalized Linear Models, and Smoothing, Additive and Mixed Models.

[Biography, english version]

MD and Phd. Master in Community Health. Medical specialist in preventive medicine and public health.

Associate Professor at the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health of the Universitat de València. He has been an Assistan Professor in that Department for 10 years.

With an extensive professional career in the General Directorate of Public Health of the Regional Public Health Authority (Conselleria de Sanitat Universal i Salut Pública. Generalitat Valenciana) where he has worked, above all, in the field of epidemiological studies and information, dedicated especially to disease registries and mortality.

With experience in research management tasks as deputy director general for research, innovation, technology and quality of the Valencia Regional Public Health Authority, and previously as Director General for research, innovation, technology and quality.

Researcher at the Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of the Valencian Community (FISABIO), in the Joint Research Unit on Rare Diseases UV-FISABIO. Also included in the group CB06 / 02/0049 of the CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP).

He served as President and Vice-President of the Spanish Society of Epidemiology (SEE) between 2020 and 2024. It belongs to the Advisory Committee of the Spanish Federation of Rare Diseases Associations (FEDER), the Scientific Committee of Orphanet Spain, and the Commission of Ethics and Scientific Integrity of IMPaCT (Precision Medicine Infrastructure associated with Science and Technology).

He holds the “Epi y Mas” blog (http://epiymas.blogspot.com/), a space dedicated to epidemiology and epidemiological information.

Declaration of interest: https://seepidemiologia.es/declaracion-de-intereses-particular/?id_user=610