Sebastian Engelke
Scholar

Sebastian Engelke

Google Scholar ID: PTIDPJEAAAAJ
Associate Professor, University of Geneva
statisticsextreme value theorymachine learningapplied probability
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
1,882
 
H-index
25
 
i10-index
35
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
29
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Serves on the editorial boards of JRSSB (2021-2025), Extremes (2018-), and Scandinavian Journal of Statistics (2019-2022). He is also the Chair of the Scientific Committee for the Extreme Value Analysis Conference 2025. Published numerous papers on extreme value theory, graphical models, and AI weather forecasting.
Research Experience
  • Was an Ambizione fellow at EPF Lausanne under Anthony Davison, and a visiting professor at the Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Toronto, from 2018 to 2019.
Education
  • Studied Mathematics at the University of Göttingen and UC Berkeley, obtaining his PhD in 2013 from the University of Göttingen.
Background
  • Full Professor at the Research Center for Statistics, University of Geneva, with research interests in extreme value theory and graphical models, extrapolation in machine learning, AI weather forecasting, and statistical climate science.
Miscellany
  • Member of several academic societies including the Bernoulli Society, ISI, RSS, and ASA.