Dr Francesca Basini

Research Interests: Likelihood-free Inference, Bayesian Statistics, Modelling with Dynamical Systems, Generative modelling with neural networks, Applications in Biology and Social Sciences.

Teaching

ST122/ST238 Foundations of Data Science ILink opens in a new window (Term 1)
ST347Actuarial Methods and Life ContingenciesLink opens in a new window- Part 1 (Term 1)
ST239 Foundations of Data Science IILink opens in a new window (Term 2)

Outreach and Other Activities

This year, along with colleagues, I am involved in revamping the Statistics Careers Provision; check out our webpageLink opens in a new window and learn about the upcoming Careers Events!
I am the organiser of the RI Masterclasses in Data ScienceLink opens in a new window for 2025/26, if you are a student interested in contributing to this initiative, visit this pageLink opens in a new window.
I am also co-organising the Teaching&Learning seminarLink opens in a new window joint between Maths&Stats along with Siri ChongchitnanLink opens in a new window.
I am a member of the Directory Board of Collegio Superiore Alumni AssociationLink opens in a new window, for Yrs 2024-2026.

Research and Supervision

URSS 2025 Supervision - my mentee, Ansh Pincha, won `best speaker` at WIMP Conference in Nov 2025 for a project titled "A Hierarchical Bayesian Framework for Estimating Goal Scoring Processes".
Invited speaker | Institute of Applied Statistics, Johannes Kepler University, Linz | 12 Dec 2024.
"Trajectory inference with neural potentials and neural diffusion bridges in single-cell differentiation".

Email: Francesca.Basini.1@warwick.ac.uk

Office: MB 2.10.
Mathematical Sciences Building

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Office Hours

My office hours for Term 1 and 2 are on Wed 14.30-15.30pm and Thu 9.30-10.30am.
I am available for meetings with students who are either:

one of my personal tutees
a student taking/interested in taking ST122/ST238, ST239 or ST347 Part 1
a Stats/Maths student interested in research opportunities, projects, involvement, etc.

I would appreciate if you could contact me beforehand over email or on Teams and mention why you'd like to arrange a meeting (Room MB2.10).

Reference Letters

If we have interacted in the past and you want me to write a reference letter for you, please email me and/or arrange a meeting.

Make sure to include any of these items when relevant:

A description of the reason the letter is needed (e.g. university degree, job position), or a link to it.
Your up-to-date CV (as an attachment)
Your cover letter (when available)
Any guidelines by the recipients
Anything you'd like me to mention
The due date and means of submission.

Booking a meeting

You can book a meeting directly with me via the Microsoft Bookings page linked here:

Book a meeting