Dr. Verena Barbieri studied technical mathematics at the University of Innsbruck. For her research doctorate at the Institute of Medical Statistics at the Medical University of Innsbruck, she worked on modeling geographical differences in public care. Barbieri then moved to the private sector, where she always worked in medical-technical, IT and statistical areas. In 2017, she returned to the scientific environment and taught as a contract lecturer in the field of applied statistics at the Free University of Bozen. Since 2020, she has been working for the Institute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana College of Health Professions. She manages her own projects and supports the research team in analyzing study data.