Research Groups

  • Head of the Joint Research Unit STATSALUT: Advanced Statistical Methods in Health Sciences UMH-FISABIO

  • Valencia Bayesian Research Group (VABAR), based at the University of Valencia.

  • Statistical Modeling Ecology Group (SMEG): An interdisciplinary research group that brings together researchers from the Schools of Mathematics and Statistics, Biology, and Ecology.

Current Roles

  • Statistical Editor at Public Health Nutrition (Cambridge University Press).

Scientific Associations

  • Former Treasurer of the Spanish Region of the International Biometric Society (2014-2019).

  • Member of the Executive Board of the Spanish Region of the International Biometric Society (2014-2019, 2021-)

  • Deputy President of the Representative Council of the International Biometric Society (2024-2025).

University Management

  • Deputy Vice-Rector for Research at Universidad Miguel Hernández, Spain (2011-2015, 2015-2019, 2019-2023).

  • Deputy Director of the Institute of Mathematics, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence at Universidad Miguel Hernández, Spain (2023-2028).

Xavier Barber


Research Groups

  • Head of the Joint Research Unit STATSALUT: Advanced Statistical Methods in Health Sciences UMH-FISABIO

  • Valencia Bayesian Research Group (VABAR), based at the University of Valencia.

  • Statistical Modeling Ecology Group (SMEG): An interdisciplinary research group that brings together researchers from the Schools of Mathematics and Statistics, Biology, and Ecology.

Current Roles

  • Statistical Editor at Public Health Nutrition (Cambridge University Press).

Scientific Associations

  • Former Treasurer of the Spanish Region of the International Biometric Society (2014-2019).

  • Member of the Executive Board of the Spanish Region of the International Biometric Society (2014-2019, 2021-)

  • Deputy President of the Representative Council of the International Biometric Society (2024-2025).

University Management

  • Deputy Vice-Rector for Research at Universidad Miguel Hernández, Spain (2011-2015, 2015-2019, 2019-2023).

  • Deputy Director of the Institute of Mathematics, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence at Universidad Miguel Hernández, Spain (2023-2028).