The computational statistics group develops cutting edge computational methods for statistical inference, with particular strengths in Monte Carlo techniques and Bayesian nonparametrics.

Faculty

Geoff Nicholls

Geoff Nicholls

Statistical modeling, Bayes Methods, Monte Carlo Methods.

Tom Rainforth

Tom Rainforth

Machine learning, Bayesian inference, Probabilistic programming, Deep generative models

Post-docs

M. Azim Ansari

M. Azim Ansari

Statistical Genetics, Evolution, Host Pathogen Interactions, Computational Biostatistics, Machine Learning, Bayesian Statistics

Emile Mathieu

Emile Mathieu

Probabilistic inference, Deep learning, Generative models, Representation Learning, Geometry

George Nicholson

George Nicholson

Computational biostatistics, machine learning, precision medicine

Graduate Students

Anthony Caterini

Anthony Caterini

High-Dimensional Statistics, Monte Carlo Methods, Variational Inference

Sam Davenport

Sam Davenport

Gaussian Processes, fMRI data, Resampling methods, Random Field Theory

Fabian Falck

Fabian Falck

Probabilistic Deep Learning, Deep Generative Models, Causality, Applications in Health

Tyler Farghly

Tyler Farghly

Learning theory, Optimisation, Monte Carlo methods

Edwin Fong

Edwin Fong

Bayesian inference under model misspecification, Bayesian nonparametrics

Adam Foster

Adam Foster

Probabilistic machine learning, deep learning, unsupervised representation learning, optimal experimental design, probabilistic programming

Frauke Harms

Frauke Harms

combinatorics, computational complexity, Bayesian nonparametrics, machine learning, stochastic geometry

Bobby He

Bobby He

Machine learning, deep learning, uncertainty quantification

Desi R. Ivanova

Desi R. Ivanova

Bayesian Inference, Statistical Machine Learning, Optimal Experimental Design

Jannik Kossen

Jannik Kossen

Active Learning, Bayesian Deep Learning, Transformers

Francesca Panero

Francesca Panero

Bayesian random graphs, Bayesian nonparametrics, disclosure risk

Tim Reichelt

Tim Reichelt

Probabilistic Programming, Probabilistic Inference

Tim G. J. Rudner

Tim G. J. Rudner

Probabilistic inference, reinforcement learning, Gaussian Processes

Hanwen Xing

Hanwen Xing

Computational methods, Bayesian inference

Schyan Zafar

Schyan Zafar

Monte Carlo methods, Multivariate stochastic processes

Alumni