16:00, January 24, Kennedy Seminar Room 2 Abstract: Instead of modelling Markov chains with discrete counts in time-series generalised linear model, we consider the application … Read more
All Talks
Friezes and cluster algebras (Joe Pallister)
16:00, January 17, Kennedy Seminar Room 2 Abstract: “A Coxeter-Conway frieze is a planar array of integers, bounded above and below by rows of ones, such … Read more
An examination of two different mathematical techniques used in the modelling of epidemics (Romi Reis)
16:00, December 13, Kennedy Seminar Room 2 Abstract: We will look at some of the classical models that have been used in mathematical epidemiology such … Read more
First integrals, symmetries and group actions on first integrals (Lewis White)
16:00, December 6, Kennedy Seminar Room 2 Abstract: Symmetry methods for differential equations have been of interest since Sophus Lie in the 19th century discovered methods … Read more
The Belt Trick (Jack McKenna)
16:00, November 29, Templeman Seminar Room 7 Abstract: If I fix one end of a belt to a chair and give it one 360-degree twist … Read more
Model-Based Clustering for Proportional Data and Feature Selection for Cluster Discrimination
16:00, November 22, Kennedy Seminar Room 2 Mixture models are undoubtedly one of the most popular approaches for model-based clustering, with mixture of Gaussians to … Read more
New statistical models for smartphone app data on recreational fishing (Danielle Hendricksen)
16:00, November 15, Kennedy Seminar Room 2 Abstract: This week our new student Danielle will talk about her project, including the background to the project, … Read more
The ZigZag Process and Speeding Up (Giorgos Vasdekis)
16:00, November 8, Kennedy Seminar Room 2 Abstract: Piecewise Deterministic Markov Processes have recently drawn the attention of the Markov Chain Monte Carlo community. The … Read more
The primitive ideals of U_q(G_2^+) (Isaac Oppong)
16:00, 1st November, Kennedy Seminar Room 2 Abstract: Recall, given a Lie algebra g, we can decompose g as a direct sum of g^+, g^0 = h and g^-. To g^+, we have … Read more
Model-based approaches to multivariate abundance analysis using the mvabund package (Ulrike Naumann)
16:00, October 25, Kennedy Seminar Room 2 Abstract: Multivariate abundance data are abundances collected simultaneously for many ecological taxa (species, orders, functional groups…). This type … Read more