Debora SLANZI

Position
Associate Professor
Roles
Full internal member of the Disciplinary Committee
Telephone
041 234 7423
E-mail
debora.slanzi@unive.it
Academic discipline
Statistics [STAT-01/A]
Website
https://www.unive.it/web/en/19197/people/debora.slanzi(personal record)
Office
Venice School of Management
Website: https://www.unive.it/dep.management
Where: San Giobbe
Office
European Center for Living Technology (ECLT)
Research Institute
Research Institute for Complexity

Office hours

Venice – San Giobbe – Venice School of Management – C2 building – second floor – room n.212
Time table of the office hour is indicated in the form. 
The meeting will be both in presence and online following the filling order.
It's mandatory to fill the form by 5.00 p.m on the day before office hour: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yac3qdiLhJdiYpQE7NR-AHfKGHZFz7eHVbyPRheRgjc/edit#gid=0

Teaching activity current year

AMMINISTRAZIONE, FINANZA E CONTROLLO [EMR4]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

ECONOMIA AZIENDALE [ETR11]
Laurea

MANAGEMENT E SOSTENIBILITÀ [EMR60]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

MARKETING MANAGEMENT [EMR7]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

Teaching activity previous years

AMMINISTRAZIONE, FINANZA E CONTROLLO [EM4]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

MANAGEMENT E SOSTENIBILITÀ [EM60]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

MARKETING E COMUNICAZIONE [EM7]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

ECONOMIA AZIENDALE [ET11]
Laurea

AMMINISTRAZIONE, FINANZA E CONTROLLO [EM4]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

MANAGEMENT E SOSTENIBILITÀ [EM60]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

MARKETING E COMUNICAZIONE [EM7]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

ECONOMIA AZIENDALE [ET11]
Laurea

AMMINISTRAZIONE, FINANZA E CONTROLLO [EM4]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

ECONOMIA E GESTIONE DELLE AZIENDE [EM6]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

MARKETING E COMUNICAZIONE [EM7]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

ECONOMIA AZIENDALE [ET11]
Laurea

AMMINISTRAZIONE, FINANZA E CONTROLLO [EM4]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

MARKETING E COMUNICAZIONE [EM7]
Laurea magistrale (DM270)

ECONOMIA AZIENDALE [ET11]
Laurea

Activities and research skills

Academic discipline
Statistica [STAT-01/A]
Geographic areas in which the research experience mainly applies
Internazionale: Europa
Known languages
Italiano (scritto: madrelingua parlato: madrelingua)
Inglese (scritto: avanzato parlato: avanzato)
Main departmental research areas and fields
Area: Ambiente Linea: Clima
Area: Ambiente
Area: Chimica Fisica e Materiali
Area: Informatica Linea: INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Area: Matematica
Area: Statistica Linea: Not-for-profit - Modelli e metodi
Area: Statistica
Disegno e modellazione di sistemi ad alta dimensionalità
Description:
Design and modelling of high dimensional systems
Keywords:
Technological sciences, Statistics, Biometrics
ATECO code:
[72] - ricerca scientifica e sviluppo
Data mining e modelli grafici probabilistici
Description:
Data mining and probabilistic graphical models
Keywords:
Technological sciences, Statistics
Artificial proteins design
SSD:
SECS-S/02
Energy efficient building design and renovation
SSD:
SECS-S/01
Evolutionary design and optimization
SSD:
SECS-S/01
Modelling high dimensional data
SSD:
SECS-S/01
Predictive analytics and social media analysis for business and management studies
SSD:
SECS-S/01
Statistical models for precision medicine
SSD:
SECS-S/01
ASSYST - Action for the Science of complex Systems and socially intelligent ICT
Funding body:
European Commission FP7
Type:
VII Programma Quadro - Cooperation
Role in the project:
PT
Starting date:
Year: 2012 Length in months: 36
COBRA - Coordination of Biological & Chemical IT Research Activities
Funding body:
European Commission FP7
Type:
VII Programma Quadro - Cooperation
Role in the project:
PT
Sito di progetto:
www.ecltech.org
Starting date:
Year: 2012 Length in months: 36
DC-ren - Drug combinations for rewriting trajectories of renal pathologies in type II diabetes
Funding body:
Commissione Europea
Type:
H2020 - Societal Challenges
Role in the project:
PT
Sito di progetto:
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/848011
Starting date:
Year: 2020 Length in months: 60
Other members of the research group:
Claudio SILVESTRI
DICE - Designing Informative Combinatorial Experiments for living technology
Funding body:
Fondazione di Venezia
Type:
Altri finanziamenti per progetti di ricerca
Role in the project:
LD
Starting date:
Year: 2007 Length in months: 48
Disegni sperimentali evolutivi
Funding body:
MIUR
Type:
PRIN
Role in the project:
PT
Starting date:
Year: 2007 Length in months: 24
Other members of the research group:
Francesca PARPINEL
Claudio PIZZI
INSPIRE - Developement of systematic packages for deep energy renovation of residential and tertiart buildings including enevelope and systems
Funding body:
European Commission
Type:
VII Programma Quadro - Cooperation
Role in the project:
PT
Starting date:
Year: 2012 Length in months: 48
Intelligent integration of Small and Big Data statistical techniques for research and innovation
Funding body:
Regione Veneto
Type:
POR FSE (2014-2020)
Role in the project:
LD
Starting date:
Year: 2016 Length in months: 12
MICREAGENTS - Microscale Chemically Reactive Electronic Agents
Funding body:
European Commission FP7
Type:
VII Programma Quadro - Cooperation
Role in the project:
PT
Starting date:
Year: 2012 Length in months: 36
Optimization of HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) systems for energy saving
Funding body:
Regione Veneto
Type:
POR FSE (2014-2020)
Role in the project:
LD
Starting date:
Year: 2014 Length in months: 12
PROTUMA - Novel protein markers for tumor diagnosis and therapy
Funding body:
European Commission - MISE
Type:
Altri finanziamenti per progetti di ricerca
Role in the project:
PT
Starting date:
Year: 2009 Length in months: 36

Publication highlights

Mameli, Valentina; Slanzi, Debora; Griffin, Jim E.; Brown, Philip J. Multivariate Bayesian Global–Local Shrinkage Methods for Regularisation in the High-Dimensional Linear Model in MATHEMATICS, vol. 13 (ISSN 2227-7390)
DOI 2025, Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5096747


Slanzi, Debora; Poli, Irene; Jones, Roger D.; Mayer, Gert The combination of expert knowledge and Bayesian networks to identify the relevant factors in diabetic kidney disease (DKD) in STATISTICA APPLICATA, vol. 35, pp. 389-394 (ISSN 2038-5587)
DOI 2025, Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5110207


Debora Slanzi, Pietro Lanzini, Francesca Checchinato, Cinzia Colapinto Understanding consumer behavior in the plant-based meat market: Insights from Bayesian network analysis in STATISTICA APPLICATA, vol. 2 (supplement), pp. 395-400 (ISSN 2038-5587)
2025, Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5109708


Abebe, Seyum; Poli, Irene; Jones, Roger D.; Slanzi, Debora Learning Optimal Dynamic Treatment Regime from Observational Clinical Data through Reinforcement Learning in MACHINE LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE EXTRACTION, vol. 6, pp. 1798-1817 (ISSN 2504-4990)
DOI 2024, Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5069103


Lanzini, Pietro; Nguyen, Tra Thu; Slanzi, Debora The Role of Market Insights in Shaping Sustainable Mobility in Fast Developing Countries: The Case of Vietnam in SUSTAINABILITY, vol. 16, pp. 1-18 (ISSN 2071-1050)
DOI - URL correlato 2024, Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5046530


List of publications

Curriculum vitae

Current Position
Associate Professor of Statistics, Scientific-Disciplinary Sector STAT-01/A, at the Venice School of Management, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.

Education
Degree in Statistical and Economic Sciences from the University of Padua.
Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Padua.

Research Activity
Her main research interests concern the development and improvement of methodologies for the statistical modeling of complex high-dimensional systems. Particular attention is devoted to probabilistic graphical models, such as Bayesian Networks, for analyzing probabilistic dependence and independence relationships in multidimensional systems characterized by strong heterogeneity, such as in personalized medicine contexts. Other research interests involve the development and application of problem-oriented methodologies for the analysis of data related to marketing and business research. Her publications are available at this link.

She has participated in numerous interdisciplinary research activities involving national and international collaborations within national and European projects, such as BLOOM – Building Lead Optimization Over Large Molecular Spaces, MEDIUM – New Pathways for Sustainable Urban Development in China’s Medium-Sized Cities, and DC-ren – Drug Combinations for Rewriting Trajectories of Renal Pathologies in Type II Diabetes. For the latter project, she served as the scientific lead for the development of Bayesian Networks in constructing statistical models for renal pathologies in type II diabetes within the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice unit.

Teaching Activity
Her teaching activity primarily focuses on introductory Statistics courses for undergraduate students and courses on statistical methodologies applied to marketing and business research for master’s students at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. She has also taught the course Statistical Models for Management Studies for the Ph.D. program in Management at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.

Academic Roles and Other Activities
Researcher at the international and interdisciplinary research center ECLT – European Centre for Living Technology, member of the Research Unit Science of Complexity, from 2010 to the present.
Academic coordinator for the disciplinary areas SECS-S/01 and SECS-S/03 for the Venice School of Management, from 2020 to the present.
Advisor for Student Orientation and Tutoring for the Venice School of Management, from 2025 to the present.
Member of the Teaching Committee of the Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Venice School of Management, from 2020 to the present.
Member of the Teaching Committee of the Master’s Degree in Marketing Management, Venice School of Management, from 2025 to the present.
Member of the Graduation Ceremony Organizing Committee, Venice School of Management, from 2021 to the present.
Member of various selection committees for research grants, scholarships, and teaching assignments on behalf of the Venice School of Management and the international and interdisciplinary center ECLT.
Full member of the Disciplinary Committee of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, from 2022 to the present.

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