Dr. Giovanni Motta

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Biography

Giovanni Motta is a lecturer in Applied Statistics at the Teachers College of Columbia University. He was born and raised in Italy and graduated with a Master of Arts in Mathematical Economics. He obtained his Master of Science in Statistics and Econometrics at the Institute of Statistics of Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium. Giovanni earned his PhD in Statistics from the same institute. His research is situated at the intersection of Non-parametric Statistics and Time Series Multivariate Analysis. He is particularly interested in dimension reduction, matrix factorization, and localized estimation of high-dimensional stochastic processes characterized by smoothly time-varying parameters.

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Experience

Lecturer

— Present

Teachers College, Columbia University • New York, NY

Teaching and mentoring students in Applied Statistics.

Requirements for Columbia University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or international equivalent
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Specialization Notes

Department of Anthropology (GSAS)