Statistical Methodology and Computing Service (SMCS)
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Technical and scientific expertise
- Consulting and support services at all stages of a data analysis project
Training courses in a wide range of statistical tools and methods, organised face-to-face or remotely
- UCLouvain continuing education programmes, some leading to a university certificate
- Training offered by experts in statistics from various backgrounds: mathematics, business engineering, biosciences and civil engineering, political science and humanities, computer science, psychology, etc.
Learn about SMCS services in this video
Main equipment
- High-performance computing servers hosted at CISM
Applications
Examples
- Use of multivariate data analysis or data-mining tools for exploration, classification or prediction in large data sets
- Survey design: questionnaire design, sampling, database structuring, multivariate analyses
- Evaluation, comparison, validation of measurement methods
- Design of experiments for laboratory or industrial trials
- Calculation of sample size for a clinical trial or scientific experiment
Services available to
- Entire UCLouvain community (researchers, administrative staff, etc.)
- Non-UCLouvain individuals, public or private organisations
Testimonial
March 2024 - M. Gaël de Lannoy, Head of Global Drug Substance Innovation Center at GSK - a world-renowned vaccine manufacturer - talks in a video about his collaboration with the SMCS platform.
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13 March 2026UCLouvain is launching micro-credentials, with an initial series branded SMCS in the field of data analysis applied to life sciencesThese are short, targeted, and certified training courses designed for people who wish to acquire skills that can be immediately applied. At the beginning of 2026, you have the opportunity to train in data analysis applied to the life sciences (biology, pharmacy, biotechnology, chemistry).
