Prof. Dr. rer. nat. HDR Anne-Laure Boulesteix
Institut für Medizinische Informationsverarbeitung, Biometrie und Epidemiologie
Professur für Biometrie mit Schwerpunkt molekulare Medizin
Büroadresse:
Marchioninistr. 15
81377 München
Brief CV
Anne-Laure Boulesteix obtained a diploma in engineering from the Ecole Centrale Paris, a diploma in mathematics from the University of Stuttgart (2001) and a PhD in statistics (2005) from the Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) of Munich. After a postdoc phase in medical statistics, she joined the Medical School of the University of Munich as a junior professor (2009) and professor (2012). She is working at the interface between biostatistics, machine learning and medicine with a particular focus on metascience and evaluation of methods. She is a PI in the Munich Center for Machine Learning, steering committee member of the STRATOS initiative, founding member of the LMU Open Science Center and former president and vice-president of the German Region of the International Biometric Society (2022-2026).
- Since 2019: PI in the Munich Center for Machine Learning
- Since May 2012: Associate professor (W2, tenured) at the Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology of the Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich (Germany)
- 2009-2012: Assistant professor (W1) at the Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology of the Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich (Germany)
- 2008: Visiting professor of biostatistics at the Department of Statistics, LMU Munich (Germany)
- 2007-2008: Statistician at the Sylvia Lawry Centre for Multiple Sclerosis Research e.V. in Munich (Germany)
- 2005-2007: Post-doc at the University Hospital „Klinikum Rechts der Isar“ of the Technical University of Munich (Germany)
- 2002 – 2006: Researcher at the Department of Statistics, LMU Munich (Germany)
- 2011: French "Habilitation à diriger les recherches", University of Evry Val d'Essonne (near Paris, France)
- 2005: PhD in Statistics at LMU Munich (Germany)
- 2001: Diploma in Mathematics at the University of Stuttgart (Germany)
- 2001: M.Sc. in Engineering (diplôme d'ingénieur) at the Ecole Centrale Paris (France)
- 1979: Born in Paris (France)
- 2013: Chikio-Hayashi-Award
- 1996: Concours général des lycées (national academic competition) in Biology, 2nd prize
- Former President and Vice-President of the German Region of the International Biometric Society (2022-2026).
- Associate Editor of Statistics in Medicine
- Associate Editor of Journal of Classification
- Member of the steering committee and co-chair of the Simulation Panel of the STRATOS initiative (since 2019)
- Editorial Board Member of Advances in Data Analysis and Classification (2019-2024)
- Council member of the LMU Open Science Center (2017-2021)
Research Interests
Metascience (research on research methodology) focused on statistical and health sciences:
- validation and validity of research results
- (design of) neutral comparison studies in methodological research
- design and analysis of benchmarking experiments
- statistical simulation studies
- publication bias, selective reporting, optimistic bias
- reporting of scientific results
Medical/computational statistics:
- analysis of high-dimensional omics data
- model selection for multivariable regression, regularized regression
- resampling techniques, error estimation
- added predictive value, relative importance of predictors
- machine learning (e.g., random forest)
Statistical consulting in medical research
Editorial activities:
- Statistics in Medicine (Wiley) (associate editor)
- Advances in Data Analysis and Classification (Springer) (associate editor)
Main Teaching Activities
- Preclinical and Clinical Studies (2021-2023), lecture for statistics/biostatistics students (master). LMU Munich.
- Open Replicable Science (2021-2023), lecture for statistics/biostatistics students (master). LMU Munich.
- Bachelor seminar on topics related to biostatistics and replicable science (2013-2023). LMU Munich.
- Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (2022), lecture for statistics/biostatistics students (master). LMU Munich.
- Statistical Pitfalls in Medical Research (2022), lecture for statistics/biostatistics students (master). LMU Munich.
- Multiple Testing (Part of Clinical Epidemiology II) (2015-2023), lecture and tutorials for epidemiology students (master). LMU Munich.
- Advanced Biometry (2018-2023), flipped classroom for epidemiology students (master). LMU Munich.
- Various statistics courses for MD students (since 2009).
- Introduction to Medical Biometry (2016-2021), lecture and tutorials for statistics students (bachelor). LMU Munich.
- Medical Statistics (2010-2021), seminar for statistics students (bachelor and master) with focus either on observational studies, randomized controlled trials, good statistical practice/reproducibility, etc. LMU Munich.
- Biostatistical Methods (2015-2020), lecture for statistics/biostatistics students (master). LMU Munich.
- Applied Statistics in Epidemiology (2016-2021), joint seminar for statistics and epidemiology students (master). LMU Munich.
- Longitudinal Data Analysis (2008-2014), lecture for statistics/biostatistics students (master). LMU Munich.
- Medical Statistics (2008), lecture for mathematics students (master) at the Ecole Centrale Paris (France).
- Biostatistics (2007), lecture for mathematics students (master) at the Ecole Centrale Paris (France)
- Medical Statistics (2005-2006), computer courses for medical students. TU Munich.
- Nonparametric Statistics (2005-2006), tutorials for statistics students (master). LMU Munich.
- S-Plus (2004-2005), computer course for statistics students (bachelor). LMU Munich.
- Multivariate Statistics (2002-2003), tutorials for statistics students (master). LMU Munich.
- Statistics I, II and IV, tutorials for economics students (2002-2004). LMU Munich.