Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Kerrie Mengersen (born 1962) is an Australian statistician. She earned BA (Hons I) and PhD degrees in Mathematics, majoring in Statistics and Computing, from the University of New England, Armidale, NSW in 1985 and 1989, respectively. She is currently Professor of Statistics in the Science and Engineering Faculty at Queensland University of Technology. She is the Director of the Bayesian Research and Applications Group (BRAG). She has supervised more than 30 doctoral students. This group is part of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS) of Big Data, Big Models, New Insights.She has co-authored three books and edited two, and has written 27 book chapters and approximately 250 journal articles. Her research cuts across a broad spectrum of statistical practice. She is primarily known for her work in Bayesian statistics and meta-analysis, and has worked in applications of statistics in medicine and environmental science. She talks about new challenges for statisticians in a YouTube video. She has contributed to Australian biosecurity efforts.In October 2015 her research in building virtual habitats was highlighted on the ABC.Mengersen is a member of the Statistical Society of Australia (SSAI), American Statistical Association (ASA), Royal Statistical Society (RSS), the Society for Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM), International Biometrics Society (IBS), Institute for Mathematical Statistics, (IMS) International Statistical Institute, (ISI) and the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA). She has been a member of the Boards of SSAI and IBS, was the National President of SSAI in 2013, and is the International President of ISBA in 2016."@en }
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- Kerrie_Mengersen abstract "Kerrie Mengersen (born 1962) is an Australian statistician. She earned BA (Hons I) and PhD degrees in Mathematics, majoring in Statistics and Computing, from the University of New England, Armidale, NSW in 1985 and 1989, respectively. She is currently Professor of Statistics in the Science and Engineering Faculty at Queensland University of Technology. She is the Director of the Bayesian Research and Applications Group (BRAG). She has supervised more than 30 doctoral students. This group is part of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS) of Big Data, Big Models, New Insights.She has co-authored three books and edited two, and has written 27 book chapters and approximately 250 journal articles. Her research cuts across a broad spectrum of statistical practice. She is primarily known for her work in Bayesian statistics and meta-analysis, and has worked in applications of statistics in medicine and environmental science. She talks about new challenges for statisticians in a YouTube video. She has contributed to Australian biosecurity efforts.In October 2015 her research in building virtual habitats was highlighted on the ABC.Mengersen is a member of the Statistical Society of Australia (SSAI), American Statistical Association (ASA), Royal Statistical Society (RSS), the Society for Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM), International Biometrics Society (IBS), Institute for Mathematical Statistics, (IMS) International Statistical Institute, (ISI) and the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA). She has been a member of the Boards of SSAI and IBS, was the National President of SSAI in 2013, and is the International President of ISBA in 2016.".
- Q22915106 abstract "Kerrie Mengersen (born 1962) is an Australian statistician. She earned BA (Hons I) and PhD degrees in Mathematics, majoring in Statistics and Computing, from the University of New England, Armidale, NSW in 1985 and 1989, respectively. She is currently Professor of Statistics in the Science and Engineering Faculty at Queensland University of Technology. She is the Director of the Bayesian Research and Applications Group (BRAG). She has supervised more than 30 doctoral students. This group is part of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS) of Big Data, Big Models, New Insights.She has co-authored three books and edited two, and has written 27 book chapters and approximately 250 journal articles. Her research cuts across a broad spectrum of statistical practice. She is primarily known for her work in Bayesian statistics and meta-analysis, and has worked in applications of statistics in medicine and environmental science. She talks about new challenges for statisticians in a YouTube video. She has contributed to Australian biosecurity efforts.In October 2015 her research in building virtual habitats was highlighted on the ABC.Mengersen is a member of the Statistical Society of Australia (SSAI), American Statistical Association (ASA), Royal Statistical Society (RSS), the Society for Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM), International Biometrics Society (IBS), Institute for Mathematical Statistics, (IMS) International Statistical Institute, (ISI) and the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA). She has been a member of the Boards of SSAI and IBS, was the National President of SSAI in 2013, and is the International President of ISBA in 2016.".