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Sara Martino

Sara Martino

Associate Professor
Department of Mathematical Sciences

sara.martino@ntnu.no
+4799403330 Sentralbygg 2, 1140, Gløshaugen, Sentralbygg 2, 11th floor, Gløshaugen
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Competencies

  • Bayesian statistics
  • Computational statistics

Research

Interests

Projects

Preprints

  • Silius M. Vandeskog, Sara Martino, Raphael Huser (2023) An efficient Worflow for Modellign High-Dimensional Spatial Extremes (ArXive Preprint)

PhD students

I am currently the main supervisor of two PhD students:

  • Karina Lilleborge (2022--): Working on traffic analysis and spatio-temporal models on graphs.

  • Silius Mortensønn Vandeskog (2019--): Working on modeling of extreme precipitation events.

 

I am currently the co-supervisor of one PhD students:

  • Emma Sofie Skarstein (2020:--): Working on Modeling of missing data and measurement error.

 

Publications

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2022

  • Barmoudeh, Leila; Baghishani, Hossein; Martino, Sara. (2022) Bayesian spatial analysis of crash severity data with the INLA approach: Assessment of different identification constraints. Accident Analysis and Prevention. volum 167.
    Academic article
  • Berild, Martin Outzen; Martino, Sara; Gómez-Rubio, Virgilio; Rue, Håvard. (2022) Importance Sampling with the Integrated Nested Laplace Approximation. Journal of Computational And Graphical Statistics (JCGS). volum 31.
    Academic article
  • Fioravanti, Guido; Cameletti, Michela; Martino, Sara; Cattani, Giorgio; Pisoni, Enrico. (2022) A spatiotemporal analysis of NO2 concentrations during the Italian 2020 COVID-19 lockdown. Environmetrics. volum 33 (4).
    Academic article
  • Pace, Daniela Silvia; Panunzi, Greta; Arcangeli, Antonella; Moro, Stefano; Jona Lasinio, Giovanna; Martino, Sara. (2022) Seasonal distribution of an opportunistic apex predator (Tursiops truncatus) in marine coastal habitats of the Western Mediterranean Sea. Frontiers in Marine Science. volum 9.
    Academic article
  • Vandeskog, Silius Mortensønn; Martino, Sara; Castro-Camilo, Daniela; Rue, Håvard. (2022) Modelling Sub-daily Precipitation Extremes with the Blended Generalised Extreme Value Distribution. Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics. volum 27.
    Academic article

2021

  • Fioravanti, Guido; Martino, Sara; Cameletti, Michela; Cattani, Giorgio. (2021) Spatio-temporal modelling of PM10 daily concentrations in Italy using the SPDE approach. Atmospheric Environment. volum 248.
    Academic article
  • Martino, Sara; Pace, Daniela Silvia; Moro, Stefano; Casoli, Edoardo; Ventura, Daniele; Frachea, Alessandro; Silvestri, Margherita; Arcangeli, Antonella; Giacomini, Giancarlo; Ardizzone, Giandomenico; Jona Lasinio, Giovanna. (2021) Integration of presence-only data from several sources: a case study on dolphins' spatial distribution. Ecography. volum 44 (10).
    Academic article
  • Vandeskog, Silius Mortensønn; Martino, Sara; Castro-Camilo, Daniela. (2021) Modelling block maxima with the blended generalised extreme value distribution. 22nd European Young Statisticians Meeting – Proceedings.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2019

  • Mo, Birger; Martino, Sara; Naversen, Christian Øyn; Aronsen, Gunnar; Rismark, Ole. (2019) Benchmarking Hydro Operation by Use of a Simulator. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Hydro Scheduling in Competitive Electricity Markets.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2017

  • Francois, B.; Martino, Sara; Tøfte, Lena S; Hingray, Benoît; Mo, Birger; Creutin, Jean-Dominique. (2017) Effects of Increased Wind Power Generation on Mid-Norway’s Energy Balance under Climate Change: A Market Based Approach. Energies. volum 10 (2).
    Academic article
  • Martino, Sara; Nipen, Thomas Nils; Lussana, Cristian; Kolberg, Sjur. (2017) A stochastic weather generator based on resampling historical ensemble weather forecasts and its application to hydrological simulation. 2017. SINTEF Rapport (2017:00835).
    Report

2016

  • Løland, Anders; Steinbakk, Gunnhildur Högnadóttir; Martino, Sara; Kolberg, Sjur. (2016) Detrending og klimakorrigering av historiske tilsigs- og temperaturserier. 2016. NR-notat (SAMBA/27/16).
    Report

2015

  • Ingebrigtsen, Rikke; Lindgren, Finn; Steinsland, Ingelin; Martino, Sara. (2015) Estimation of a non-stationary model for annual precipitation in southern Norway using replicates of the spatial field. Spatial Statistics. volum 14 C.
    Academic article
  • Martino, Sara; Riebler, Andrea Ingeborg. (2015) Integrated nested Laplace approximations (INLA). Wiley StatsRef: Statistics Reference Online.
    Lexical introduction

2014

  • Martino, Sara; Kolberg, Sjur; Lepioufle, Jean Marie; Leblois, Etienne. (2014) Weather generator: results from a pilot study. 2014. ISBN 978-82-594-3627-6. SINTEF Energi. Rapport (TR A7350).
    Report
  • Martino, Sara; Løland, Anders; Mo, Birger; Hobæk Haff, Ingrid. (2014) Statistical properties of historical inflow series for long-term models. 2014. NR-notat (SAMBA/11/14).
    Report

2013

  • Holand, Anna Marie; Steinsland, Ingelin; Martino, Sara; Jensen, Henrik. (2013) Animal Models and Integrated Nested Laplace Approximations. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. volum 3 (8).
    Academic article
  • Hu, Xiangping; Steinsland, Ingelin; Simpson, Daniel Peter; Martino, Sara; Rue, Håvard. (2013) Spatial Modelling of Temperature and Humidity using Systems of Stochastic Partial Differential Equations. 2013.
    Report
  • Illian, Janine B.; Martino, Sara; Sørbye, Sigrunn Holbek; Gallego-Fernandez, Juan; Zunzunegui, Maria; Esquivias, M. Paz; Travis, Justin M. J.. (2013) Fitting complex ecological point process models with integrated nested Laplace approximation. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. volum 4 (4).
    Academic article
  • Martino, Sara; Hobæk Haff, Ingrid; Løland, Anders; Mo, Birger. (2013) Statistical properties of historical inflow series for long-term models. 2013. NR-notat (SAMBA/50/13).
    Report

2012

  • Beguin, J; Martino, Sara; Rue, Håvard; Cumming, SG. (2012) Hierarchical analysis of spatially autocorrelated ecological data using integrated nested Laplace approximation. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. volum 3 (5).
    Academic article
  • Hobæk Haff, Ingrid; Martino, Sara; Løland, Anders; Follestad, Turid. (2012) Statistical properties of historical inflow series for long-term models. 2012. NR-notat (SAMBA/50/12).
    Report

2011

  • Martino, Sara; Aas, Kjersti; Lindqvist, Ola; Neef, Linda Reiersølmoen; Rue, Håvard. (2011) Estimating stochastic volatility models using integrated nested Laplace approximations. European Journal of Finance. volum 17 (7).
    Academic article
  • Martino, Sara; Akerkar, Rupali Rajendra; Rue, Håvard. (2011) Approximate Bayesian Inference for Survival Models. Scandinavian Journal of Statistics. volum 38 (3).
    Academic article

2009

  • Eidsvik, Jo; Martino, Sara; Rue, Håvard. (2009) Approximate Bayesian Inference in Spatial Generalized Linear Mixed Models. Scandinavian Journal of Statistics. volum 36 (1).
    Academic article
  • Rue, Håvard; Martino, Sara; Chopin, N. (2009) Approximate Bayesian inference for latent Gaussian models by using integrated nested Laplace approximations. Journal of The Royal Statistical Society Series B-statistical Methodology. volum 71.
    Academic literature review

2007

  • Rue, Håvard; Martino, Sara. (2007) Approximate Bayesian inference for hierarchical Gaussian Markov random field models. Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference. volum 137.
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Barmoudeh, Leila; Baghishani, Hossein; Martino, Sara. (2022) Bayesian spatial analysis of crash severity data with the INLA approach: Assessment of different identification constraints. Accident Analysis and Prevention. volum 167.
    Academic article
  • Berild, Martin Outzen; Martino, Sara; Gómez-Rubio, Virgilio; Rue, Håvard. (2022) Importance Sampling with the Integrated Nested Laplace Approximation. Journal of Computational And Graphical Statistics (JCGS). volum 31.
    Academic article
  • Fioravanti, Guido; Cameletti, Michela; Martino, Sara; Cattani, Giorgio; Pisoni, Enrico. (2022) A spatiotemporal analysis of NO2 concentrations during the Italian 2020 COVID-19 lockdown. Environmetrics. volum 33 (4).
    Academic article
  • Pace, Daniela Silvia; Panunzi, Greta; Arcangeli, Antonella; Moro, Stefano; Jona Lasinio, Giovanna; Martino, Sara. (2022) Seasonal distribution of an opportunistic apex predator (Tursiops truncatus) in marine coastal habitats of the Western Mediterranean Sea. Frontiers in Marine Science. volum 9.
    Academic article
  • Vandeskog, Silius Mortensønn; Martino, Sara; Castro-Camilo, Daniela; Rue, Håvard. (2022) Modelling Sub-daily Precipitation Extremes with the Blended Generalised Extreme Value Distribution. Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics. volum 27.
    Academic article
  • Fioravanti, Guido; Martino, Sara; Cameletti, Michela; Cattani, Giorgio. (2021) Spatio-temporal modelling of PM10 daily concentrations in Italy using the SPDE approach. Atmospheric Environment. volum 248.
    Academic article
  • Martino, Sara; Pace, Daniela Silvia; Moro, Stefano; Casoli, Edoardo; Ventura, Daniele; Frachea, Alessandro; Silvestri, Margherita; Arcangeli, Antonella; Giacomini, Giancarlo; Ardizzone, Giandomenico; Jona Lasinio, Giovanna. (2021) Integration of presence-only data from several sources: a case study on dolphins' spatial distribution. Ecography. volum 44 (10).
    Academic article
  • Francois, B.; Martino, Sara; Tøfte, Lena S; Hingray, Benoît; Mo, Birger; Creutin, Jean-Dominique. (2017) Effects of Increased Wind Power Generation on Mid-Norway’s Energy Balance under Climate Change: A Market Based Approach. Energies. volum 10 (2).
    Academic article
  • Ingebrigtsen, Rikke; Lindgren, Finn; Steinsland, Ingelin; Martino, Sara. (2015) Estimation of a non-stationary model for annual precipitation in southern Norway using replicates of the spatial field. Spatial Statistics. volum 14 C.
    Academic article
  • Holand, Anna Marie; Steinsland, Ingelin; Martino, Sara; Jensen, Henrik. (2013) Animal Models and Integrated Nested Laplace Approximations. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. volum 3 (8).
    Academic article
  • Illian, Janine B.; Martino, Sara; Sørbye, Sigrunn Holbek; Gallego-Fernandez, Juan; Zunzunegui, Maria; Esquivias, M. Paz; Travis, Justin M. J.. (2013) Fitting complex ecological point process models with integrated nested Laplace approximation. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. volum 4 (4).
    Academic article
  • Beguin, J; Martino, Sara; Rue, Håvard; Cumming, SG. (2012) Hierarchical analysis of spatially autocorrelated ecological data using integrated nested Laplace approximation. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. volum 3 (5).
    Academic article
  • Martino, Sara; Aas, Kjersti; Lindqvist, Ola; Neef, Linda Reiersølmoen; Rue, Håvard. (2011) Estimating stochastic volatility models using integrated nested Laplace approximations. European Journal of Finance. volum 17 (7).
    Academic article
  • Martino, Sara; Akerkar, Rupali Rajendra; Rue, Håvard. (2011) Approximate Bayesian Inference for Survival Models. Scandinavian Journal of Statistics. volum 38 (3).
    Academic article
  • Eidsvik, Jo; Martino, Sara; Rue, Håvard. (2009) Approximate Bayesian Inference in Spatial Generalized Linear Mixed Models. Scandinavian Journal of Statistics. volum 36 (1).
    Academic article
  • Rue, Håvard; Martino, Sara; Chopin, N. (2009) Approximate Bayesian inference for latent Gaussian models by using integrated nested Laplace approximations. Journal of The Royal Statistical Society Series B-statistical Methodology. volum 71.
    Academic literature review
  • Rue, Håvard; Martino, Sara. (2007) Approximate Bayesian inference for hierarchical Gaussian Markov random field models. Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference. volum 137.
    Academic article

Part of book/report

  • Vandeskog, Silius Mortensønn; Martino, Sara; Castro-Camilo, Daniela. (2021) Modelling block maxima with the blended generalised extreme value distribution. 22nd European Young Statisticians Meeting – Proceedings.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Mo, Birger; Martino, Sara; Naversen, Christian Øyn; Aronsen, Gunnar; Rismark, Ole. (2019) Benchmarking Hydro Operation by Use of a Simulator. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Hydro Scheduling in Competitive Electricity Markets.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Martino, Sara; Riebler, Andrea Ingeborg. (2015) Integrated nested Laplace approximations (INLA). Wiley StatsRef: Statistics Reference Online.
    Lexical introduction

Report

  • Martino, Sara; Nipen, Thomas Nils; Lussana, Cristian; Kolberg, Sjur. (2017) A stochastic weather generator based on resampling historical ensemble weather forecasts and its application to hydrological simulation. 2017. SINTEF Rapport (2017:00835).
    Report
  • Løland, Anders; Steinbakk, Gunnhildur Högnadóttir; Martino, Sara; Kolberg, Sjur. (2016) Detrending og klimakorrigering av historiske tilsigs- og temperaturserier. 2016. NR-notat (SAMBA/27/16).
    Report
  • Martino, Sara; Kolberg, Sjur; Lepioufle, Jean Marie; Leblois, Etienne. (2014) Weather generator: results from a pilot study. 2014. ISBN 978-82-594-3627-6. SINTEF Energi. Rapport (TR A7350).
    Report
  • Martino, Sara; Løland, Anders; Mo, Birger; Hobæk Haff, Ingrid. (2014) Statistical properties of historical inflow series for long-term models. 2014. NR-notat (SAMBA/11/14).
    Report
  • Hu, Xiangping; Steinsland, Ingelin; Simpson, Daniel Peter; Martino, Sara; Rue, Håvard. (2013) Spatial Modelling of Temperature and Humidity using Systems of Stochastic Partial Differential Equations. 2013.
    Report
  • Martino, Sara; Hobæk Haff, Ingrid; Løland, Anders; Mo, Birger. (2013) Statistical properties of historical inflow series for long-term models. 2013. NR-notat (SAMBA/50/13).
    Report
  • Hobæk Haff, Ingrid; Martino, Sara; Løland, Anders; Follestad, Turid. (2012) Statistical properties of historical inflow series for long-term models. 2012. NR-notat (SAMBA/50/12).
    Report

Teaching

Courses

  • TMA4300 - Computer Intensive Statistical Methods

TMA4240 Statistics

Supervision

I supervise bachelor, project and master theses in statistics.

Media

2022

  • Academic lecture
    Martino, Sara. (2022) A new computational approach to fit hierarchical models with INLA. XXVI Reunión Científica del Grupo Argentino de Bioestadística, Cordoba (Argentina). ; 2022-10-26 - 2022-10-28.
  • Academic lecture
    Martino, Sara; Berild, Martin Outzen. (2022) Importance Sampling with the integrated Nested Laplace approximation. 31st International Biometric Conference . IBS; Riga. 2022-07-10 - 2022-07-15.
  • Poster
    Skarstein, Emma Sofie; Martino, Sara; Muff, Stefanie. (2022) We show how to handle missing data in INLA by generalizing exising measurement error models. ISBA World Meeting 2022 . The International Society for Bayesian Analysis; Montreal. 2022-06-26 - 2022-07-01.

2021

  • Academic lecture
    Martino, Sara. (2021) Integration of presence-only data from several sources: a case study on dolphins' spatial distribution. Applications du Bayesian Unified Group of Statisticians Workshop ; 2021-06-24 - 2021-06-25.
  • Academic lecture
    Martino, Sara; Crescenza, Calculli. (2021) A Bayesian joint model for exploring zero-inflated bivariate marine litter data. 50th edition of the Scientific Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society. ; 2021-06-21 - 2021-06-25.
  • Academic lecture
    Martino, Sara; Jona Lasinio, Giovanna; Pace, Daniela Silvia. (2021) Combining spatial data derived from conventional research protocols and social media platforms A story of two dolphin species. GRASPA 2021 biennial conferece of the Italian research group for Environmental Statistics . Italian Society of Statistics; 2021-06-07 - 2021-06-09.
  • Academic lecture
    Vandeskog, Silius Mortensønn; Martino, Sara. (2021) Modelling spatial conditional extremes with R-INLA. Workshop "Extremes" . Internationalen Biometrischen Gesellschaft; Hannover. 2021-12-02 - 2021-12-03.
  • Academic lecture
    Vandeskog, Silius Mortensønn; Martino, Sara; Castro-Camilo, Daniela; Rue, Håvard. (2021) Modelling extreme short-term precipitation with the blended generalised extreme value distribution. Extreme value analysis 2021 . The University of Edinburgh; Edinburgh. 2021-06-28 - 2021-07-02.

2020

  • Poster
    Vandeskog, Silius Mortensønn; Martino, Sara. (2020) Examining the extremal dependence structure of precipitation in Norway. EGU General Assembly 2020 ; 2020-05-04 - 2020-05-08.

2016

  • Academic lecture
    Tøfte, Lena S; Martino, Sara; Mo, Birger. (2016) Using climate response functions in analysing electricity production variables. A case study from Mid-Norway. EGU 2016 . European Geophysical Union; Wien. 2016-04-18 - 2016-04-22.

2014

  • Academic lecture
    Hu, Xiangping; Steinsland, Ingelin; Simpson, Daniel Peter; Martino, Sara; Rue, Håvard. (2014) Spatial Modelling of Temperature and Humidity using Systems of Stochastic Partial Differential Equations. Joint Statistical Meeting . ASA; Boston. 2014-08-02 - 2014-08-08.

2013

  • Academic lecture
    Hu, Xiangping; Steinsland, Ingelin; Simpson, Daniel Peter; Martino, Sara; Rue, Håvard. (2013) Bivariate Random Fields with System of SPDEs for Spatial Modelling of Temperature and Humidit. The 17th Norwegian Statistical Conference ; Halden. 2013-06-10 - 2013-06-13.

2012

  • Poster
    Holand, Anna Marie; Steinsland, Ingelin; Martino, Sara; Jensen, Henrik. (2012) Bayesian animal model using integrated nested Laplace approximations: a wild house sparrow population case study. The Second Workshop on Bayesian Inference for Latent Gaussian Models with Applications ; Trondheim. 2012-05-30 - 2012-06-01.
  • Poster
    Holand, Anna Marie; Steinsland, Ingelin; Martino, Sara; Jensen, Henrik. (2012) Bayesian animal model using integrated nested Laplace approximations: a wild house sparrow population case study. 4th International Conference on Quantitative Genetics ; Edinburgh. 2012-06-17 - 2012-06-22.

2011

  • Poster
    Holand, Anna Marie; Steinsland, Ingelin; Martino, Sara; Jensen, Henrik. (2011) Bayesian animal models using integrated nested Laplace approximations: a wild house sparrow population case study. European Society for Evolutionary Biology 13th Congress . European Society for Evolutionary Biology; Tübingen. 2011-08-20 - 2011-08-25.
  • Academic lecture
    Steinsland, Ingelin; Holand, Anna Marie; Martino, Sara; Jensen, Henrik. (2011) Animal model and Integrated Nested Laplace Approximations. Wild Animal Model Bi-Annual Meeting 4 ; Korsika. 2011-09-18 - 2011-09-23.

2010

  • Academic lecture
    Holand, Anna Marie; Steinsland, Ingelin; Martino, Sara; Jensen, Henrik. (2010) Bayesian animal model using integrated nested Laplace approximations: a wild House Sparrow population case study. Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior (EEBB) Graduate Colloquium, Michigan State University ; 2010-04-14.
  • Academic lecture
    Holand, Anna Marie; Steinsland, Ingelin; Martino, Sara; Jensen, Henrik. (2010) Bayesian animal model using integrated nested Laplaceapproximations: a wild house sparrow population case study. 23rd Nordic Conference on Mathematical Statistics , NORDSTAT 2010 ; Voss. 2010-06-14 - 2010-06-17.
  • Poster
    Holand, Anna Marie; Steinsland, Ingelin; Martino, Sara; Jensen, Henrik. (2010) Bayesian animal model using integrated nested Laplaceapproximations: a wild house sparrow population case study. Ninth Valencia International Meeting on Bayesian Statistics 2010 World Meeting of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis Benidorm ; Alicante. 2010-06-03 - 2010-06-08.
  • Poster
    Holand, Anna Marie; Steinsland, Ingelin; Martino, Sara; Jensen, Henrik. (2010) Development of Bayesian animal models to estimate heritable genetic variation in fitness-related traits in natural populations. Sustainable Conservation: Bridging the gap between disciplines . Centre for Conservation Biology at NTNU; 2010-03-15 - 2010-03-18.
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