Curriculum vitae for Ib M. Skovgaard

Personal data

• Name: Ib Michael Skovgaard
• Date of birth: March 14, 1953
• Citizenship: Danish

Current position

• Professor of Biostatistics (since Jan. 1996)
• Department of Natural Science,
  Faculty of Life Science (former KVL)
  University of Copenhagen

Contact information

• Mailing address:
  Ib Skovgaard
  Dept. of Natural Science, University of Copenhagen
  Thorvaldsensvej 40
  DK-1871 Frederiksberg C
  Denmark
• E-mail: ims@kvl.dk
• Phone: [+45] 3528 2340
• Fax: [+45] 3528 2350

Main employments

• Professor (Biostatistics), University of Copenhagen, Jan. 2007 - mow
• Professor (Biostatistics), KVL Jan. 1996 - Dec. 2006
• Associate Professor, KVL, Dec. 1982 - Dec. 1995
• Assistant Professor, KVL, July 1981 - Nov. 1982
• Employed by a bank (Den Danske Bank) as APL-programmer, May - Dec. 1978
• Part time consultant (Spadille Aps), Feb.-Apr. 1978

Academic degrees

• 1978: Master in statistics (cand. stat.), University of Copenhagen
• 1982: Ph.D. in statistics (lic. scient.), University of Copenhagen
• 1991: Doctor of Science (dr. scient.), University of Copenhagen

Major administrative tasks

• 1986-1989: Head of Department of Mathematics, KVL
• 1989-1991: Dean of Faculty of Basic Science and Food Science, KVL
• 1994-2000: Associate editor of Scandinavian Journal of Statistics
• Chairman and member of numerous Ph.D.-committees and other evaluation committees within and outside KVL
• 1991-2000: In charge of the statistics group at the Centre of Advanced Food Studies (KVL)
• Member of several committees and boards at KVL
• 2002-2003: Member of the university board at KVL
• 2005-now: Head of Statistics Group

Main research interests

• Statistical theory: asymptotic methods, likelihood theory, modelling random effects, statistical principles.
• Applications: biometry in general, food science applications, statistical genetics, curve alignment.