[IEEE CSS Italy Chapter Seminar Series] The nature of mathematical models - Dr. Andrea De Gaetano, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy)
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Dr. Andrea De Gaetano, Research Director, Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica (IRIB) - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy
Abstract:
Mathematical modeling has become pervasive in applications, not only in physics or economy, but also in biomedicine and other "soft" sciences. To the conceptual formulation of a model there often follows its identification by statistical parameter estimation, given available observations. While the nature of the modeling process as well as its relationship with the attending statistical computations could both appear obvious to the practitioner, it may be useful to formalize them in a precise way. Insight into the process of (linear and nonlinear) model parameter estimation can be obtained from the description of the geometry of estimation in case space. The objective then is to also describe the geometry of modeling in the abstract, and to show how the correspondence between the conceptual context and the computational context can be formally represented.
Speaker short bio:
Andrea De Gaetano is a Research Director at the CNR and currently Acting Director of the CNR-IRIB Institute in Palermo. His work has focused mainly on the mathematical modeling of physiological systems (particularly in the field of energy metabolism) and on parameter identification and estimation techniques. He is a medical doctor specialized in Emergency Surgery, holds a Master’s degree (USA) and a PhD (France) in Applied Mathematics, has a law degree and is qualified as a lawyer in Italy, and received an honorary degree in Biostatistics (Hungary). He is Adjunct Professor of Mathematical Statistics at the Department of Mathematics of Mahidol University in Bangkok and Distinguished Professor at Óbuda University, Budapest.
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- Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24
- Torino, Piemonte
- Italy 10129
- Building: Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche (DISMA), Cittadella
- Room Number: Buzano
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October 21, 2025
3.00 PM - 4.00 PM
Politecnico di Torino, Department of Mathematical Sciences (DISMA)
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