Speaker at MCB Hack

Talk title: Missing data challenges in human rights research

Bio on Maria Gargiulo:
Maria is a Statistician at the Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG), which was awarded the 2021 Rafto Prize. In her work, Maria uses statistical methods to bring clarity to human rights violations, especially in situations where data is incomplete, and trains other analysts in statistical methods and science communication. Her research focuses on missing data, record linkage, and hidden population estimation, and she has worked on projects in Colombia, Guatemala, and Syria. Maria also serves on the American Statistical Association’s Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights. She earned her bachelor’s degree in statistics and Spanish from Yale University and is currently a graduate student studying demography at the University of Oxford.

Follow Maria on Twitter @thegargiulian.