People

Directorate

Professor Peter Taylor

ACEMS Director, Chief Investigator

The University of Melbourne

Peter Taylor received a BSc(Hons) and a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Adelaide in 1980 and 1987 respectively.

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Assoc. Professor Tim Garoni

Associate Professor

Monash University

Tim received his Doctorate from the University of Melbourne in 2003, and then held postdoctoral positions at the University of Minnesota

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Professor Kerrie Mengersen

ACEMS Deputy Director, Chief Investigator

Queensland University of Technology

My focus is on using and developing new statistical and computational methods that can help to solve complex problems in the real world.

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Professor Scott Sisson

ACEMS Deputy Director, Chief Investigator

UNSW Sydney

Scott is Professor and Head of Statistics in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at UNSW.

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Chief Investigators

Professor Anthony Pettitt

Chief Investigator

Queensland University of Technology

Tony Pettitt is a Professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences at QUT.

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Professor Phil Pollett

Chief Investigator

The University of Queensland

Professor Phil Pollett is recognised internationally for significant contributions to Markov process theory, having settled several open

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Professor Matthew Roughan

The University of Adelaide

I obtained my PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Adelaide in 1994.

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Professor Louise Ryan

University of Technology Sydney

After completing her undergraduate degree in statistics and mathematics at Macquarie University, Louise Ryan left Australia in 1979 to p

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Professor Scott Sisson

ACEMS Deputy Director, Chief Investigator

UNSW Sydney

Scott is Professor and Head of Statistics in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at UNSW.

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Professor Kate Smith-Miles

Chief Investigator

The University of Melbourne

Kate Smith-Miles is an ARC Australian Laureate Fellow, and Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at The University of Me

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Professor Peter Taylor

ACEMS Director, Chief Investigator

The University of Melbourne

Peter Taylor received a BSc(Hons) and a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Adelaide in 1980 and 1987 respectively.

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Professor Ian Turner

Chief Investigator, Professor

Queensland University of Technology

Professional and academic background

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Professor Matt Wand

Professor

University of Technology Sydney

Professor Matt Wand is a Distinguished Professor of Statistics at University of Technology Sydney.

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Professor You-Gan Wang

Chief Investigator

Queensland University of Technology

Professor Wang’s research interests include developing statistical methodology for correlated data analysis, robust inferences and model

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Associate investigators

Dr Giang Nguyen

Lecturer

The University of Adelaide

Dr Giang Nguyen is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics at the University of Adelaide.

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Assoc. Professor Malgorzata O'Reilly

Associate Investigator

University of Tasmania

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Dr Oscar Peralta Gutierrez

Associate Investigator

The University of Adelaide

Dr Oscar Peralta-Gutierrez is a Research Associate at The University of Adelaide, currently working under the supervision of Dr Giang Ng

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Dr Steven Psaltis

Queensland University of Technology

I’m a research fellow in the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS) a

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Dr Thomas Quella

Senior Lecturer

The University of Melbourne

I have been a Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne since May 2016.

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Dr Rachael Quill

Associate Investigator

Weatherzone

Rachael Quill is currently an ACEMS Research Associate at the University of Adelaide, with research interests focussed on the statistica

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Dr Matias Quiroz

Associate Investigator

University of Technology Sydney

I received my Ph.D.

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Dr Samithree Rajapaksha

Associate Investigator

Monash University

Passionate about statistical analysis and recently completed her PhD at Monash University, Sustainable and Effective Public Transport –

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Dr Nick Read

The University of Melbourne

Nicholas's research is in spatial statistics, focusing on point processes.

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Dr Ben Rohrlach

The University of Adelaide

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany.

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Professional staff

Dr Emily Duane

Chief Operating Officer

The University of Melbourne

Emily is the Centre's Chief Operating Officer. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Science (Honours) and a PhD in Operations

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Ms Angela Dahlke

Stakeholder Engagement Officer, Lecturer

Queensland University of Technology

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Mr Ben Hess

ACEMS Administrator

The University of Melbourne

Ben is the Centre's Administrator.

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Ms Tracy Kelly

Queensland University of Technology

Tracy works part time as Project Officer for ACEMS. Tracy will be supporting the Equity and Diversity, Support Schemes and the Mentorin

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Ms Luna Liu

Node Administrator

The University of Melbourne

Luna is the Node administrator for the University of Melbourne node. She is very excited to join ACEMS.

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Mr Tim Macuga

Media and Communications Officer

Queensland University of Technology

Tim has been the Media and Communications Officer for ACEMS since the start of 2015.

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Ms Kris Mann

Administration Officer

Queensland University of Technology

Kris has a background in HR and research administration having worked at QUT for 15 years.

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Ms Minh Nguyen

Centre Finance Manager

The University of Melbourne

Minh Nguyen is ACEMS Centre Finance Manager, located at The University of Melbourne node.

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Ms Angelika Nikolov-Arvela

Administration Officer

Monash University

Administrative officer in the School of Mathematical Sciences at Monash University, supporting ACEMS staff at Monash.

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Dr Anita Ponsaing

Outreach Officer

The University of Adelaide

My background is in mathematical physics, specifically statistical mechanics and quantum integrable systems.

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Students

Ms Amy Stringer

Masters Student (research)

Queensland University of Technology

I am a part time masters student with the School of Mathematical Sciences at QUT studying anomalous diffusion in the brain and I spend t

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Ms Yuru Sun

Honours Student

Monash University

I'm currently enrolled as an Honours student at Monash University, supervised by Professor Gael Martin and Dr. Ruben Loaiza-Maya.

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Mr Ruoxu Tan

PhD Student

The University of Melbourne

I received my Bachelor of Science degree at Jilin University, China, in 2016. Now I'm a PhD student at the University of Melbourne.

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Mr Michael Ucci

Masters Student (research)

The University of Adelaide

Michael is a M.Phil candidate in applied mathematics and statistics at the University of Adelaide, looking to understand and model patie

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Ms Tea Uggen

PhD Student

University of Technology Sydney

I am a Ph.D. student in applied statistics at the University of Technology Sydney.

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Miss Varsha Ujjinni Vijay Kumar

Masters Student (coursework), Research Associate

Monash University

I'm a Masters Student, Monash University in the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics at Monash University.

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Mr Anthony Vine

PhD Student

Queensland University of Technology

I am a PHD student at QUT. My research involves modelliing the transfer of mass and energy during food drying.

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Ms Sarah Vollert

Queensland University of Technology

I completed my honours in mathematics at QUT, using Bayesian inference to understand parameter uncertainty in a complex physiological co

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Dr Camelia Walker

Research Fellow

The University of Melbourne

Dr Camelia Walker is a Research Fellow in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Melbourne. In 2020, they complet

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Ms Jiesen Wang

PhD Student

The University of Melbourne

I completed my Ph.D. in the University of Melbourne, under the supervision of Prof. Peter Taylor and Dr. Mark Fackrell.

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Governance Advisory Board

Dr Ron Sandland

Former Deputy Chief Executive of the CSIRO

Canberra, Australia

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Professor Tim Brown

Monash University

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Professor Robert Calderbank

Director, Information Futures Initiative

Duke University

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Dr Emily Duane

Chief Operating Officer

The University of Melbourne

Emily is the Centre's Chief Operating Officer. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Science (Honours) and a PhD in Operations

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Professor Martin Grötschel

President

Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften

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Professor Anthony Guttmann

Associate Investigator, Professor

The University of Melbourne

My research interests are in equilibrium statistical mechanics in general, and more particularly in discrete models of phase transitions

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Professor Marc Parlange

Monash University

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Professor Arun Sharma

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Commercialisation)

Queensland University of Technology

DVC (Research & Commercialisation)

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Professor Liz Sonenberg

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure & Systems), Pro Vice-Chancellor (Digital & Data)

The University of Melbourne

Liz Sonenberg holds the Chancellery roles of Pro Vice Chancellor Research Systems and Pro Vice Chancellor Digital & Data, and is a P

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Kristen Stone

Australian Bureau of Statistics

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Scientific Advisory Committee

Professor Peter Taylor

ACEMS Director, Chief Investigator

The University of Melbourne

Peter Taylor received a BSc(Hons) and a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Adelaide in 1980 and 1987 respectively.

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Professor Louis Chen

Emeritus Professor

National University of Singapore

Louis Chen received his BSc (Hons) from the University of Singapore in 1964 and his PhD from Stanford University in 1971.

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Dr Emily Duane

Chief Operating Officer

The University of Melbourne

Emily is the Centre's Chief Operating Officer. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Science (Honours) and a PhD in Operations

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Professor Iain Johnstone

Professor of Statistics and Health Research and Policy (Biostatistics)

Stanford University

Iain M.

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Professor Xihong Lin

Professor of Biostatistics

Harvard University

Xihong Lin is Chair and Henry Pickering Walcott Professor of Department of Biostatistics and Coordinating Director of the Program of Qua

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Professor Michel Mandjes

Faculty of Science Professor

University of Amsterdam

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Professor Herbert Spohn

Emeritus Professor

TU München

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Professor Terence Tao

Professor of Mathematics

University of California, Los Angeles

Terence Tao was born in Adelaide, Australia in 1975.

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Professor Ruth Williams

Distinguished Professor

University of California, San Diego

Ruth Williams holds the Charles Lee Powell Chair in Mathematics I at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).

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