Ingrid Kristine Glad (born 1965) is a Norwegian statistician whose research topics have included

nonparametric regression Nonparametric regression is a category of regression analysis in which the predictor does not take a predetermined form but is constructed according to information derived from the data. That is, no parametric form is assumed for the relationship ...

DNA microarray A DNA microarray (also commonly known as DNA chip or biochip) is a collection of microscopic DNA spots attached to a solid surface. Scientists use DNA microarrays to measure the expression levels of large numbers of genes simultaneously or to ...

data, and

image processing An image is a visual representation of something. It can be two-dimensional, three-dimensional, or somehow otherwise feed into the visual system to convey information. An image can be an artifact, such as a photograph or other two-dimensiona ...

. She is a professor of statistics and data science at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

Education and career

Glad was born in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

. After rebelling against her family by preferring mathematics to language, Glad studied physics and statistics at the

Norwegian Institute of Technology The Norwegian Institute of Technology (Norwegian: ''Norges tekniske høgskole'', NTH) was a science institute in Trondheim, Norway. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 58 years, after which it was m ...

. She is married to statistician

Arnoldo Frigessi Arnoldo Frigessi di Rattalma (born 1959) is an Italian statistician based in Norway, where he is a professor at the Department of Biostatistics (now called Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology) with the Institute of Basic Medical Research ...

, and followed Frigessi to Italy for postdoctoral research before returning to Norway for her position at the University of Oslo. As a teenager she worked a stint on a cargo ship, and her later research has also included using statistics to prevent shipping disasters. In 2022 Glad and Frigessi obtained the founding for the center of excellence (SFF) Integreat.

Recognition

Glad is an Elected Member of the

International Statistical Institute The International Statistical Institute (ISI) is a professional association of statisticians. It was founded in 1885, although there had been international statistical congresses since 1853. The institute has about 4,000 elected members from gov ...

. She was elected to the

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ( no, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick Univer ...

in 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Glad, Ingrid Kristine 1965 births Living people Norwegian statisticians Women statisticians Norwegian Institute of Technology alumni Academic staff of the University of Oslo Elected Members of the International Statistical Institute Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters