Domna Ladopoulou, a researcher in the Department of Statistical Science at UCL, is working on improving the efficiency and reliability of wind energy production through statistical and machine learning modelling approaches. Her research focuses on developing a probabilistic condition monitoring system for wind farms using SCADA data to detect faults and failures early. This system aims to enhance the sustainability of wind farms by reducing maintenance costs and improving overall reliability. Donna's methodology involves non-parametric probabilistic methods like Gaussian processes and probabilistic neural networks, which offer flexibility and computational efficiency. She emphasizes the importance of informed decision-making in sustainability and the potential for her research to be scaled globally, particularly in regions with high wind power reliance.
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8/28/2024
In this episode we interview Professor Jim Griffin from the Department of Statistical Science at University College London. This is the first in a series of interviews with Statistical Science academics about how their research crosses over with the discipline of Sustainability.
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5/20/2024
We speak with Warren Luk, a former student in Economics & Statistics at UCL, about his time at the university, how important extra-curricular activities are, and what his career path has been since he ventured into the world.
Links:
https://www.goodlab.hk/
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2/15/2024
In this alumni series from the Department of Statistical Science at UCL, we speak with Michael Baxter about his time at UCL and subsequent years working in government, including a wide variety of projects, from unearthing a national Census undercount to informing on the effects of compulsory seatbelt wearing.
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1/5/2024
In this interview from the Department of Statistical Science at UCL, we speak with Sam Tickle who is a Data Science Research Fellow at the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research, based at the University of Bristol. We discuss Sam’s research in changepoint detection, his new method called OMEN and the study of the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) that inspired it, and some milestones of his career path into statistical science.
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4/27/2023
In this two-part interview from the Department of Statistical Science at UCL, we speak with Tim Swartz who is a Professor of Statistics at Simon Fraser University. We discuss a variety of topics including: synchronicity in cricket, pulling the goalie in ice hockey, and horse racing.
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1/17/2023
In this interview from the Department of Statistical Science at UCL, we speak with Dr Mine Dogucu who is a Lecturer in the department of Statistical Science at UCL. Dr Dogucu shares with us her experiences of teaching both frequentist and Bayesian statistics to undergraduates. She also explains what accessibility means in education and in the context of statistics, including being part of changing knitr and R Markdown to improve accessibility with image alternative text.
Bayes Rules! book: https://www.bayesrulesbook.com/
New in knitr: Improved Accessibility with Image Alt Text: https://www.rstudio.com/blog/knitr-fig-alt/
Teach Access: https://teachaccess.org/
BrailleR: https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/BrailleR/
Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization, Amy Cesal: https://medium.com/nightingale/writing-alt-text-for-data-visualization-2a218ef43f81
gradetools R package: https://federicazoe.github.io/gradetools/
Papers:
Framework for Accessible and Inclusive Te
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10/5/2022
In this podcast we speak with Dr Hakim-Moulay Dehbi, who is currently Head of Statistics at the Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, about his last paper on controlled backfill in oncology dose-finding patients. He tells us about the motivation for this work, and importantly how the interests of patients with cancer need to taken into account in dose-finding designs.
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7/27/2022