Statistics and Operations Research at UM

28/09/2026

🔬✨ Science in the City 2026!

This year we came with an even bigger team! 🙌

It was wonderful to see so many of our students getting involved and helping us share our love of science with the public. More people, more energy, and even more enthusiasm! 💙

A big thank you to all our amazing students who joined us and helped make the event such a success! And thank you to everyone who stopped by our stand. We loved meeting you, sharing ideas, and seeing your enthusiasm and curiosity👏🔬

Research

16/09/2026

We're excited to announce that the Department of Statistics and Operations Research will be at Science in the City 2026 on Friday, 25th September!

Join us for a fun and educational experience for all ages, and discover the fascinating world of statistics and operations research! 🎉

🔗 Find the full programme here:

04/08/2026

Bringing part-time visiting posts with the Department of Statistics & O.R. to your attention:
https://www.um.edu.mt/hr/recruitment/visitingrecruitment/

Closing date: Tuesday 18th August 2026

Visiting recruitment

15/07/2026

Proud moment for our Department! 👏

Last week, our MSc student Mr Kurt Pace Debono presented his research at the 10th Meeting of the EURO Working Group on Vehicle Routing and Logistics Optimization (VeRoLog 2026), hosted by the University of Bath.

His presentation, "Electrifying Urban Logistics: A Time-Dependent Mixed-Fleet Green VRP Model Solved via ALNS", showcased the work carried out as part of his MSc dissertation which was supervised by Dr Maria Kontorinaki and Dr Monique Sciortino. The research explores how Operations Research can support the transition towards more sustainable urban logistics by combining conventional, electric, and hybrid-electric vehicles within a realistic time-dependent vehicle routing framework.

Congratulations, Kurt, on representing our department so well and on sharing your work with the international VeRoLog research community. Wishing you every success as you continue your research journey! 🚛⚡🌍

15/07/2026

We are pleased to share that Timothy Vella, a current MSc student within the Department of Statistics and Operations Research, recently presented his BSc dissertation research at the 14th European Conference on Arts & Humanities (ECAH2026), organized by IAFOR.

Congratulations, Timothy! 👏

08/07/2026

A big congratulations goes to the fourth year Statistics and Operations Research students who presented their dissertation on Monday 6th of July 2026. In the coming days they will have their viva-voce exam.

03/07/2026

Professor David Suda discusses statistics, artificial intelligence, and finance in an interview on Radio Mocha Malta, broadcast on Radju Malta. Watch the full interview below.

22/06/2026

In yesterday's Sounds of Science page in the Sunday Times of Malta (page 44), Timothy Vella and Dr Fiona Sammut explore the links between a person's musical tastes, identity, and social life. They discuss a statistical technique called Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), which also features in the Myth Debunked and Did You Know? sections on the same page. The Photo of the Week is dedicated to Karl Gustav Jöreskog, who made significant contributions to the development of SEM and LISREL.

16/06/2026

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Computational Statistics and Artificial Intelligence

09/06/2026

Join us for the 4th Year Undergraduate Dissertation Presentations, taking place on Monday, 6 July 2026 at 9:00 a.m. in VC101, IT Services, University of Malta.

The Book of Abstracts and programme can be downloaded here:https://www.um.edu.mt/media/um/docs/faculties/science/stator/2026FinalYearDissertationPresentationsProgramme.pdf

If you would like to attend the event, kindly register using the link below by Monday, 15 June 2026: https://forms.gle/DqfEVdEvehcQJbF96