Marco Dalla Pria

PhD in Modeling and Data Science

University of Turin, Italy
Department of Economics, Social Studies, Applied Mathematics and Statistics (ESOMAS)

Corso Unione Sovietica, 218 bis
Torino - Italy[email protected]

About

Hi! I'm Marco, and I recently completed my PhD in Modeling and Data Science at the University of Turin, Italy.
My dissertation, On Exchangeable Partition Ensembles, develops Bayesian inferential methods for partition-valued data.My research lies at the interface of Bayesian nonparametrics, stochastic processes, and random combinatorial structures. During my doctoral work, supervised by Matteo Ruggiero and Dario Spanò, I studied several aspects of Bayesian inference for random partitions, including duality-based inference for hidden Markov models driven by two-parameter Poisson--Dirichlet diffusions.

Research Interests

  • Bayesian Nonparametrics

  • Stochastic Duality and Filtering

  • Bayesian Consensus Clustering

  • Functionals of Random Discrete Populations

Publications

Forthcoming

  • Dalla Pria, M., Ruggiero M., Spanò D., "Exact inference via quasi-conjugacy in two-parameter Poisson--Dirichlet hidden Markov models". JASA (forthcoming). Preprint available here.

In preparation

  • Dalla Pria, M., Ruggiero M., Spanò D., "Exchangeable Partition Ensembles"

  • Dalla Pria, M., Ruggiero M., Spanò D., "Generalised Bayesian Consensus Clustering"

About Me

I grew up in Jesolo, a small town near Venice, in northern Italy.
My passion for music led me to learn electric bass and guitar, explore the basics of music production, mixing and mastering, and eventually record two studio albums with my bands.
During my studies in Milan, I also had the opportunity to cultivate my interest in radio broadcasting as both host and director of programming for the college radio.

Education

  • PhD in Modeling and Data Science - University of Turin (2026)

  • M.Sc. in Stochastics and Data Science - University of Turin (2022)

  • B.Sc. in Statistics and Economics - University of Milan-Bicocca (2019)

Invited talks

Contributed talks

Poster sessions

  • Optimal Filtering for 2-parameter Poisson-Dirichlet Diffusions @ SISBAYES 2025. Padua (IT). Sept 4-5, 2025

  • Optimal Filtering for 2-parameter Poisson-Dirichlet Diffusions @ ISBA's BNP14 World Meeting. Los Angeles (USA). June 23-27, 2025

  • Optimal Filtering for 2-parameter Poisson-Dirichlet Diffusions @ BISP14 Workshop. Milan (Italy). May 27-28, 2025

  • Filtering 2-parameter Poisson-Dirichlet Diffusions @ 2024 ISBA World Meeting. Venice (Italy). July 1-7, 2024.

  • A Metropolis-Hastings for Coagulated Partitions @ BAYSM 2024. Venice (Italy). June 29-30, 2024.

Other activities

  • Visiting scholar @ New York University Abu Dhabi (UAE), 15-27 Feb 2026

  • Research fellowship in "Consensus clustering using two-parameter Poisson-Dirichlet distributions" @ University of Turin, Nov 2025 - Apr 2026

  • Co-investigator in the PRIN 2022 PNRR projects Discrete Random Structures for Bayesian Learning and Prediction and Measuring Biodiversity via Bayesian Nonparametrics

  • Teaching Assistant in Statistical Inference @ University of Turin (Italy), Sep-Dec 2023, 2024, 2025

  • Visiting PhD student @ University of Warwick (UK), Feb-May 2024

  • Math PhD seminars @ University of Turin (Italy), "Il processo Beta-Bernoulli gerarchico come rilevatore di query Out-of-Scope", 22 March 2023

Awards and Distinctions