#DoTellBocconi. Antonio Lijoi

Protagonist of #DoTellBocconi for the Economics, Management and Computer Science undergraduate program is Antonio Lijoi, who answered a burst of 32 questions in front of the camera. You can read are all her answers here below.

1. What adjective describes you

Patient

1. If you were an animal?

A horse

1. The best quality for a student

Passion and strong work ethic

1. As a teacher, what adjective fits you?

Enthusiastic at disclosing students the beauty and fascination of probability theory and statistics

1. If your program was a cult movie?

"Die Hard"

1. Create a motto for your program

Love maths and stats? Then BEMACS

1. The phrase you like best to say in class

This is a wonderful result and now you're going to enjoy its proof!

1. Three things you would take to a desert island

Just a boat and a skipper that would let me out of it as soon as possible! I could not stand living in a desert island.

1. The book that your students should absolutely read

Ten great ideas about chance, by P. Diaconis and B. Skyrms

1. If your course was a dish, what would it be?

Spicy seafood spaghetti

1. What do you like to sing in the shower?

I never sing. Prefer listening to people who can actually sing!

1. Any obsessions?

The weight of a spaghetti course: never above 80 grams!

1. The most beautiful gift you ever received

A ticket to one of Bruce Springsteen's concerts.

1. And the most useless one?

A yo-yo: never learned how to use it!

1. What kind of student were you?

Dedicated to my studies

1. The exam you found most difficult (as a student)

Sociology

1. Where did you / would you do your Erasmus?

I never did an Erasmus while being a student. If I had to choose a place where to do it, I would definitely go to Paris!

1. What superpower would you like to have?

Time travel

1. What superpower does your program provide?

It provides solid mathematical, statistical and computational skills, which you may think of as superpowers.

1. Your hero?

I have no heroes. I am fascinated by mountain climbers' exploits as they strive to get where no-one else has ever been before!

1. As a child you dreamed of becoming

A famous football player, what else?

1. You cannot live without

Leaving aside personal affects, I would say music.

1. If you could meet a figure from the past, who would it be?

Bruno de Finetti, probably the most influential Italian mathematician of the 20th century.

1. In which country would you like to live?

The one I live in

1. If your program was a sport, what would it be?

Basketball, as it requires quickness, intensity and creativity!

1. Something you think needs to be invented

Portable air-conditioner that keeps me cool while walking in Milano during summer.

1. Your most unbridled passion

Spicy food

1. Something you just cannot stand in the classroom

Students texting Students' chattering during lectures.

1. If you were the protagonist of a novel, who would you be?

A detective, someone like Philip Marlowe.

1. In the future, where will lessons take place?

Though there is a trend to have lectures delivered mostly online, I think one cannot completely replace the classroom experience.

1. The work of art that most represents your course

An electronic music composition.

1. What would you ask from the genie of the lamp?

Wow, that's very personal. I cannot disclose my answer and will keep it as a secret!