Fields of Research (FoR)
Applied statistics, Computational statistics, Statistical data science, Statistical theory, Statistics, Machine learningSEO tags
Biography
- Director of the UNSW Data Science Hub (uDASH)
- Deputy Director, Data Science, of the UNSW AI Institute (UNSW.ai)
- Professor of Statistics and Data Science
My research is in computational statistics. In particular, I enjoy working to try and solve "intractable" (computationally or analytically) statistical problems. This covers many areas, some of which are Bayesian statistics, big data, computational techniques and simulation-based algorithms,...view more
- Director of the UNSW Data Science Hub (uDASH)
- Deputy Director, Data Science, of the UNSW AI Institute (UNSW.ai)
- Professor of Statistics and Data Science
My research is in computational statistics. In particular, I enjoy working to try and solve "intractable" (computationally or analytically) statistical problems. This covers many areas, some of which are Bayesian statistics, big data, computational techniques and simulation-based algorithms, machine learning, statistical extreme value theory and I cover a diverse range of scientific applications. I regularly engage with government and industry to address their pressing problems.
Education
- PhD in Statistics (Bristol University, UK, 2002)
- MSc in Environmental Statistics and Systems (Lancaster University, UK, 1997)
- BSc in Mathematics and Statistics (Lancaster University, UK, 1996)
My Grants
- Sustained funding from the Australian Research Council
- Government and industry collaborative research
My Awards
2024 Elected Fellow of the International Society of Bayesian Analysis
2023 Elected Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
2020 Service Award (Statistical Society of Australia)
2017 ARC Future Fellowship
2015 G. N. Alexander Medal, joint with F. Zheng, S. Westra and M. Leonard (Institution of Engineers Australia)
2011 Moran Medal, joint with Dr. M. M. Tanaka (Australian Academy of Science)
2010 J. G. Russell Award (Australian Academy of Science)
2010 Queen Elizabeth II Research Fellowship (Australian Research Council)
2006 John Yu Fellowship
My Research Activities
Research Goals
- Have fun
- Do cool things
- Only tackle challenging problems
- Only do worthwhile things
Research Areas
- Bayesian inference and related learning
- Computational statistics and algorithms
- Machine learning
- Statistical extreme value theory and applications
- Diverse applications
- Government and industry related research
Professional affiliations and service positions
Associate Editor: Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics
Associate Editor: Statistics and Computing
Past Deputy Director of the Australian Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS)
Past President of the Australasian Society of Bayesian Analysis
Past President of the Statistical Society of Australia
Past President of the NSW Branch of the Statistical Society of Australia
Location
University of New South Wales
Sydney NSW 2052
The Red Centre
Room 1034
Contact
Publications
ORCID as entered in ROS
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8943-067X