Luis A. Barboza, Ph.D.
Luis A. Barboza, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Researcher
Mathematics Department, Centro de Investigación en Matemática Pura y Aplicada (CIMPA),
Universidad de Costa Rica
Office Phone: (506) 2511-6628
E-mail: luisalberto.barboza@ucr.ac.cr
Office Location: Cubículo # 9, Edificio anexo de Matemática, Ciudad de la Investigación.
links: Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Personal Web Site, CV

Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
Ph.D. | Statistics | Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana, USA) | 2012 |
M.S. | Statistics with Specialization in Computational Finance | Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana, USA) | 2011 |
M.Sc. | Applied Mathematics | Universidad de Costa Rica (San José, Costa Rica) | 2007 |
B.S. | Actuarial Science | Universidad de Costa Rica(San José, Costa Rica) | 2003 |
RESEARCH
- Bayesian estimation of spatio-temporal models.
- Space-State models and applications to Paleoclimate Reconstructions.
- Bayesian estimation of Dynamical Systems. Applications to epidemiological models.
- Applications of Statistical Learning techniques to epidemiological and climate modeling.
- Parameter Estimation of Long-Memory Processes.
- Functional data analysis.
AWARDS
- 2018 – UCREA Grant for the research project: “Mathematical Models for the Development of Prevention/Control Strategies of Aedes aegypti in Costa Rica”, Collaborator.
- Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship Graduate School. Purdue University. May-December 2012.
- Summer Research Grant Graduate School. Purdue University. June-August 2009.
- PhD Scholarship Oficina de Asuntos Internacionales. Universidad de Costa Rica. August 2007-May 2012.
- Academic Excellence Diploma Universidad de Costa Rica. “Highest GPA: Actuarial Science Major”. 2003.
- Academic Excellence Diploma Universidad de Costa Rica. “Highest GPA: Sciences Area”. 1999.
PUBLICATIONS
Consistent multi-decadal variability in global temperature reconstructions and simulations over the Common
EraL Neukom, R., Barboza.L.A., Erb, M., Shi, F., Emile-Geay, J., Evans, M. Nature Geoscience, 643-649
EraL Neukom, R., Barboza.L.A., Erb, M., Shi, F., Emile-Geay, J., Evans, M. Nature Geoscience, 643-649
2019;
Efficient Reconstructions of Common Era Climate via Integrated Nested Laplace Approximations
LA Barboza, J Emile-Geay, B Li, W HeJournal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics 24 (3), 535-554
LA Barboza, J Emile-Geay, B Li, W HeJournal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics 24 (3), 535-554
2019
Infection model for analyzing biological control of coffee rust using bacterial anti-fungal compounds
J Arroyo-Esquivel, F Sanchez, LA BarbozaMathematical biosciences 307, 13-24
J Arroyo-Esquivel, F Sanchez, LA BarbozaMathematical biosciences 307, 13-24
2019
Parameter estimates of the 2016-2017 Zika outbreak in Costa Rica: An Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) Approach
F Sanchez, L Barboza, P VasquezMathematical Biosciences and Engineering 16 (4)
F Sanchez, L Barboza, P VasquezMathematical Biosciences and Engineering 16 (4)
2018
Comparative analysis of dengue versus chikungunya outbreaks in Costa Rica
F Sanchez, LA Barboza, D Burton, A Cintrón-AriasRicerche di Matematica 67 (1), 163-174
F Sanchez, LA Barboza, D Burton, A Cintrón-AriasRicerche di Matematica 67 (1), 163-174
2018
¿ Pueden los micetozoos ser usados como indicadores de salud del suelo en el contexto agrícola de Costa Rica?
R Sibaja-Matarrita, L Barboza-Chinchilla, C RojasRevista de Ciencias Ambientales 52 (1), 161-174
R Sibaja-Matarrita, L Barboza-Chinchilla, C RojasRevista de Ciencias Ambientales 52 (1), 161-174
2018
Parameter estimation of Gaussian stationary processes using the generalized method of moments
LA Barboza, FG ViensElectronic Journal of Statistics 11 (1), 401-439
LA Barboza, FG ViensElectronic Journal of Statistics 11 (1), 401-439
2017
Discussion on temperature reconstruction with sediment core data in Ilvonen et al.
B Li, L Barboza, M Tingley, F ViensEnvironmetrics 27 (7), 428-430
B Li, L Barboza, M Tingley, F ViensEnvironmetrics 27 (7), 428-430
2014
Reconstructing past temperatures from natural proxies and estimated climate forcings using short-and long-memory models.
L Barboza, B Li, MP Tingley, FG ViensThe Annals of Applied Statistics 8 (4), 1966-2001
L Barboza, B Li, MP Tingley, FG ViensThe Annals of Applied Statistics 8 (4), 1966-2001