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Dr Thomas Taimre
Lecturer
The University of Queensland
Thomas Taimre is Senior Lecturer of Mathematics and Statistics and received his BSc (Mathematics and Statistics) in 2003, BSc (Hons. I, Statistics) in 2004, and Ph.D. (Mathematics) in 2009, all from The University of Queensland, Australia. His current research is at the interface of probability theory, computer simulation, and mathematical optimization with biological and other scientific, engineering, and finance disciplines.
Research Interests:
Applied probability
Extreme value theory
Laser Feedback Interferometry
Monte Carlo Methods
Queueing theory
Random Graphs
Rare-event simulation
Risk Theory
Stochastic Networks
Qualifications:
Ph.D. in Mathematics, from The University of Queensland (UQ), 2009
Publications
Invited talks, refereed proceedings and other conference outputs
Diao, J., Nazarathy Y., Taimre T., & Filar J. A.
(2017). To fish or cut bait?.
2017 11th Asian Control Conference (ASCC)2017 11th Asian Control Conference (ASCC). 2473 - 2477. doi: 10.1109/ASCC.2017.8287563
Kuhn, J., Mandjes M., Taimre T., & Kuhn J.
(2016). Anomaly identification with limited sampling budget.
2016 IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW). doi: 10.1109/ITW.2016.7606827
Taimre, T.
(2016). Exploiting Asymptotic Structure for Efficient Rare-event Estimation for Sums of Dependent Random Variables.
8th International Workshop on Applied Probability (IWAP2016).
Borm, M., Patch B., Taimre T., Adan I., & Patch B.
(2016). Evaluation of a Self-organized Traffic Light Policy.
9th EAI International Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools. doi: 10.4108/eai.14-12-2015.2262666
Yao, H., Rojas-Nandayapa L., & Taimre T.
(2016). ESTIMATING TAIL PROBABILITIES OF GEOMETRIC SUMS OF INFINITE MIXTURES OF PHASE-TYPE DISTRIBUTIONS.
2016 Winter Simulation Conference.
Nazarathy, Y., Taimre T., Asanjarani A., Kuhn J., Patch B., & Vuorinen A.
(2015). The challenge of stabilizing control for queueing systems with unobservable server states.
2015 5th Australian Control Conference (AUCC). 342-347.
Journal Articles
Kuhn, J., Mandjes M., & Taimre T.
(2019). Practical Aspects of False Alarm Control for Change Point Detection: Beyond Average Run Length.
Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability. 21(1), 25-42. doi: 10.1007/s11009-018-9636-1
Patch, B., & Taimre T.
(2018). Transient provisioning and performance evaluation for cloud computing platforms: A capacity value approach.
Performance Evaluation. 118, 48 - 62. doi: 10.1016/j.peva.2017.10.001
Herbert, J., Bertling K., Taimre T., Rakić A. D., & Wilson S.
(2018). Microparticle discrimination using laser feedback interferometry.
Optics Express. 26(20), 25778. doi: 10.1364/OE.26.025778
Kundu, I., Wang F., Qi X., Nong H., Dean P., Freeman J. R., et al.
(2018). Ultrafast switch-on dynamics of frequency-tuneable semiconductor lasers.
Nature Communications. 9(1), doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-05601-x
Bertling, K., Han S., Wu T., Zhao C., Lim Y. Leng, Dean P., et al.
(2018). Determining Ethanol Content of Liquid Solutions Using Laser Feedback Interferometry with a Terahertz Quantum Cascade Laser.
IEEE Sensors Letters. 2(3), 1 - 4. doi: 10.1109/LSENS.2018.2858927
Kuhn, J., Mandjes M., & Taimre T.
(2018). Exact asymptotics of sample-mean-related rare-event probabilities.
Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences. 32(2), 207-228. doi: 10.1017/S0269964816000541
Mowla, A., Du B. Wensheng, Taimre T., Bertling K., Wilson S., & Rakić A. D.
(2018). Polarization-sensitive laser feedback interferometry for specular reflection removal.
Applied Optics. 57(15), 4067-4074. doi: 10.1364/AO.57.004067
Agnew, G., Grier A., Taimre T., Bertling K., Lim Y. Leng, Ikonic Z., et al.
(2018). Frequency Tuning Range Control in Pulsed Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers: Applications in Interferometry.
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 54(2), 1 - 8. doi: 10.1109/JQE.2018.2806948
Mowla, A., Du B. Wensheng, Taimre T., Bertling K., Wilson S., H. Soyer P., et al.
(2017). Confocal laser feedback tomography for skin cancer detection.
Biomedical Optics Express. 8(9), 4037. doi: 10.1364/BOE.8.004037
Qi, X., Kundu I., Dean P., Agnew G., Taimre T., Valavanis A., et al.
(2017). Mode Selection and Tuning Mechanisms in Coupled-Cavity Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers.
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 23(4), 1 - 12. doi: 10.1109/JSTQE.2017.2668600
Keeley, J., Freeman J., Bertling K., Lim Y. L., Mohandas R. A., Taimre T., et al.
(2017). Measurement of the emission spectrum of a semiconductor laser using laser-feedback interferometry.
Scientific Reports. 7(1), doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-07432-0
Agnew, G., Grier A., Taimre T., Bertling K., Lim Y. Leng, Ikonic Z., et al.
(2017). Temperature-Dependent High-Speed Dynamics of Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers.
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 23(4), 1 - 9. doi: 10.1109/JSTQE.2016.2638539
Qi, X., Agnew G., Kundu I., Taimre T., Lim Y. Leng, Bertling K., et al.
(2017). Multi-spectral terahertz sensing: proposal for a coupled-cavity quantum cascade laser based optical feedback interferometer.
Optics Express. 25(9), 10153. doi: 10.1364/OE.25.010153
Herbert, J.., Bertling K.., Taimre T., Rakić A.D.., & Wilson S..
(2017). Surface roughness characterisation using optical feedback interferometry.
Electronics Letters. 53(4), 268 - 270. doi: 10.1049/el.2016.4134
Mowla, A., Taimre T., Bertling K., Wilson S., & Rakic A.
(2017). Confocal laser feedback microscopy for in-depth imaging applications.
Electronics Letters. doi: 10.1049/el.2017.4333
Asmussen, S., Hashorva E., Laub P., & Taimre T.
(2017). Tail asymptotics of light-tailed Weibull-like sums.
Mowla, A., Taimre T., Lim Y., Bertling K., Wilson S., Prow T., et al.
(2016). Concurrent reflectance confocal microscopy and laser Doppler flowmetry to improve skin cancer imaging: A Monte Carlo model and experimental validation.
Sensors. 16(9), doi: 10.3390/s16091411
Mowla, A., Taimre T., Lim Y. L., Bertling K., Wilson S. J., Prow T. W., et al.
(2016). Diffuse reflectance imaging for non-melanoma skin cancer detection using laser feedback interferometry.
Proc. SPIE 9887. doi: 10.1117/12.2227449
Agnew, G., Grier A., Taimre T., Lim Y. L., Bertling K., Ikonić Z., et al.
(2016). Model for a pulsed terahertz quantum cascade laser under optical feedback.
Optics Express. 24(18), doi: 10.1364/OE.24.020554
Rakic, A.D., Herbert J., Taimre T., & Wilson S.
(2016). FPGA implementation of a high-speed, real-time, windowed standard deviation filter.
Electronics Letters. 52(1), 22-23. doi: 10.1049/el.2015.2407
Grier, A., Dean P., Valavanis A., Keeley J., Kundu I., Cooper J. D., et al.
(2016). Origin of terminal voltage variations due to self-mixing in terahertz frequency quantum cascade lasers.
Optics Express. 24(19), doi: 10.1364/OE.24.021948
Han, S., Bertling K., Dean P., Keeley J., Barnett A. G., Lim Y., et al.
(2016). Laser feedback interferometry as a tool for analysis of granular materials at terahertz frequencies: Towards imaging and identification of plastic explosives.
Sensors. 16(3), doi: 10.3390/s16030352
Mowla, A., Taimre T., Lim Y. L., Bertling K., Wilson S. J., Prow T. W., et al.
(2016). A compact laser imaging system for concurrent reflectance confocal microscopy and laser doppler flowmetry.
IEEE Photonics Journal. 8(5), 1-9. doi: 10.1109/JPHOT.2016.2599014
Kenway, S. J., Binks A., Scheidegger R., Bader H.P., Pamminger F., Lant P., et al.
(2016). Household analysis identifies water-related energy efficiency opportunities.
Energy and Buildings. 131, 21-34. doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.09.008
Bertling, K., Taimre T., Agnew G., Lim Y. L., Dean P., Indjin D., et al.
(2016). Simple electrical modulation scheme for laser feedback imaging.
IEEE Sensors Journal. 16(7), 1937-1942. doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2015.2507184
Dean, P., Keeley J., Valavanis A., Bertling K., Lim Y. L., Taimre T., et al.
(2015). Active phase-nulling of the self-mixing phase in a terahertz frequency quantum cascade laser.
Optics Letters. 40(6), 950-953. doi: 10.1364/OL.40.000950
Nikolić, M., Lim Y. Leng, Bertling K., Taimre T., & Rakić A. D.
(2015). Multiple signal classification for self-mixing flowmetry.
Applied Optics. 54(9), 2193. doi: 10.1364/AO.54.002193
Khanna, S.P., Linfield E.H., Indjin D., Lim Y.L., Dean P., Taimre T., et al.
(2015). Terahertz radar cross-section characterisation using laser feedback interferometry with quantum cascade laser.
Electronics Letters. 51(22), 1774-1776. doi: 10.1049/el.2015.2878
Keeley, J., Dean P., Valavanis A., Bertling K., Lim Y. L., Alhathlool R., et al.
(2015). Three-dimensional terahertz imaging using swept-frequency feedback interferometry with a quantum cascade laser.
Optics Letters. 40(6), 994-997. doi: 10.1364/OL.40.000994
Roumy, J. Al, Perchoux J., Lim Y. Leng, Taimre T., Rakić A. D., & Bosch T.
(2015). Effect of injection current and temperature on signal strength in a laser diode optical feedback interferometer.
Applied Optics. 54(2), 312-318. doi: 10.1364/AO.54.000312
Agnew, G., Grier A., Taimre T., Lim Y. L., Nikolić M., Valavanis A., et al.
(2015). Efficient prediction of terahertz quantum cascade laser dynamics from steady-state simulations.
Applied Physics Letters. 106(16), 161105. doi: 10.1063/1.4918993
Patch, B., Nazarathy Y., & Taimre T.
(2015). A correction term for the covariance of renewal-reward processes with multivariate rewards.
Statistics & Probability Letters. 102, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.spl.2015.03.005