Marcelo Hartmann, M.Sc. will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled “Approximate Bayesian inference in multivariate Gaussian process regression and applications to species distribution models” in the Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, on 20 March 2019 at 12:00. The public examination will take place at the following address: Porthania, Auditorium PIII (Yliopistonkatu 3).

Professor Mark Girolami, Imperial college of London and Alan Turing institute, will serve as the opponent, and Professor Samuli Siltanen as the custos.

The dissertation is also available in electronic form through the E-thesis service.