CV (overview)

Aurélien Nicosia
Lecturer - Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Université Laval (Québec, Canada)
aureliennicosiaulaval.github.io/web_site
ORCID: 0000-0002-0974-9988

Profile

Researcher and instructor in statistics and data science, interested in complex data modeling, computational statistics, and educational innovation.
My work connects mathematical rigor, reproducibility, and open knowledge dissemination.
I develop open-source tools and digital teaching environments.

In brief

• 🎓 Ph.D. in statistics, Université Laval (2024)
  
• 👨‍🏫 Lecturer and CDA coordinator, Université Laval
  
• 🤝 Course instructor, UQAC (computer science and data science)
  
• 💻 Former R&D Director - The Co-operators
• 🧠 Core interests: density estimation, HMMs, directional models, digital pedagogy

Selected publications

• A Multi-State Conditional Logistic Regression Model for Animal Movement, Annals of Applied Statistics, 2017.
  
• A General Angular Regression Model for Data on Animal Movement, JRSS-C, 2015.
  
• Behavioural State Inference Using Markovian Step Selection Functions, submitted to MEE, 2025.

Awards and grants

• ULaval Star Teacher Award (2014, 2023, 2024, 2025)
  
• PAIP grants (2023-2026) - educational innovation and AI
  
• CALQ (2024) - Digital drawing with R