José-Miguel Bernardo

José-Miguel Bernardo Herranz (born 12 March 1950)^[1] is a Spanish mathematician and statistician. He is a noted Bayesian and known for introducing the concept of reference priors.^[2][3]

José-Miguel Bernardo Herranz
Born	(1950-03-12) 12 March 1950 (age 75) Valencia, Francoist Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Alma mater	University of Valencia (Ph.D.) University College London (Ph.D.)
Known for	reference prior
Scientific career
Fields	Bayesian statistics
Institutions	University of Valencia
Thesis	The Use of Information in the Design and Analysis of Scientific Experimentation (1976)
Doctoral advisor	Dennis Lindley
Doctoral students	M. J. Bayarri

Bernardo was born in Valencia, Spain. He received a PhD in mathematics from the University of Valencia in 1974, and a second PhD in statistics from University College London in 1976.^[1] Since 1978, he has been a professor of statistics at the University of Valencia.^[4]

Bernardo is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[5] and was founding co-president of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA).^[1]

Bibliography

• Bernardo, J. M. (1981). Bioestadística: Una Perspectiva Bayesiana. Barcelona: Vicens-Vives. pdf
• Bernardo, J. M. and Smith, A. F. M. (1994). Bayesian Theory. Chichester: Wiley.