Ayşe Ayşin Bombaci Bilgin is an Australian

statistician A statistician is a person who works with Theory, theoretical or applied statistics. The profession exists in both the private sector, private and public sectors. It is common to combine statistical knowledge with expertise in other subjects, a ...

and statistics educator. She is a professor of mathematics and statistics at

Macquarie University Macquarie University ( ) is a Public university, public research university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the Sydney metropolitan area. ...

and the president (2021–2023) of the International Association for Statistical Education. Bilgin's research explores applications of statistics in health sciences and learning and teaching in statistics.

Education

Bilgin earned a master's degree in statistics from the

University of Newcastle (Australia) The University of Newcastle is a public university in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1965, it has a primary campus in the Newcastle suburb of Callaghan. The university also operates campuses in Central Coast, Singapore, ...

in 1997, and completed her PhD in 2004 in the University of Newcastle School of Medical Practice and Population Health. Bilgin also has a Bachelor's degree in engineering, an MBA, a post graduate diploma in Higher Education (Learning and teaching) and a master's degree in Higher Education (Leadership and management).

Recognition

Bilgin became an Elected Member of the

International Statistical Institute The International Statistical Institute (ISI) is a professional association of statisticians. At a meeting of the Jubilee Meeting of the Royal Statistical Society, statisticians met and formed the agreed statues of the International Statistical ...

in 2015. She was president of the International Association for Statistical Education for the 2021–20231 term and past president 2023–2025. Bilgin is the recipient of several learning and teaching awards for her outstanding contributions to student learning such as an Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for 'Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning', a Macquarie University VC Citation, ATEM Award Community Engagement (Highly Commended); Higher Education Award for Employability; joint-recipient of Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT). She was awarded "Excellence in research: Five Future-shaping Priorities (Healthy People)" by Macquarie University and she was a member of research team which were the finalist of the Eureka Prize in 2017.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bilgin, Ayse Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian statisticians Australian women statisticians Statistics educators University of Newcastle (Australia) alumni Academic staff of Macquarie University Elected Members of the International Statistical Institute