Projects
Sharpening the Tools in the Shed: Improving Statistical Tools to Model Events KU Leuven
In this thesis, we aim to develop, implement and explain more novel and more complex analytical tools for time-to-event analysis and the number of events. Consecutively, we apply these models to topics and research questions in the field of management and vocational and organizational behavior. In particular, we introduce, develop and show the strenghts of (i) mixture cure model with correlated random effects, (ii) the use of multi-stage ...
Pattern recognition on statistical manifolds with applications in nuclear fusion science Ghent University
Many phenomena in fusion plasmas exhibit stochasticity, such as fluctuations due to turbulent transport of heat and particles, characteristics of plasma instabilities, etc. Inference of physical quantities and model parameters needs to account for additional sources of uncertainty due to measurement error and model uncertainty. In the face of these various levels of uncertainty, a probabilistic approach for analyzing the data is appropriate. ...
Mathematical and Statistical Models for HIV and Co-Infections Hasselt University
Mathematical and statistical transmission models of dengue in Cuba: Hierarchical Bayesian approach Hasselt University
Statistical methodology for epidemiological and clinical research in childhood and maternal health in the context of mother to child transmission of HIV and other infectious diseases Hasselt University
A Statistical Framework for the Spatio-temporal Analysis of Modern Data Types in Epidemiology and Ecology KU Leuven
Chemical reactivity and excitation at low temperature with quantum statistical approaches KU Leuven
Complex molecular species are present in various astronomical environments, from the interstellar medium to protoplanetary disks and comets, and in-depth models have been developed to understand chemistry in these environments. A major bottleneck arises from the lack of data for reactive and inelastic collisions involving the various molecules present in space. In order to improve our understanding of astronomical environments as well as to ...
Statistical mechanics of inhomogeneous complex fluids and particle transport models KU Leuven
Statistical mechanics is applied to three systems; Colloid-polymer mixture near a hard wall, irreversible aggregation models, and transport phenomena in engines.
Density Functional theory is used to describe a demixed colloid-polymer mixture at three-phase coexistence. The excess surface free energy for imposed wetting layers are computed and the line tension and the shape of the transition zone are computed via an interface ...
New statistical tools for analysing complex survey data in the social sciences Ghent University
Social research increasingly requires investigators to gather large and complex data that are frequently cross-national in nature. Using large questionnaires, skills, attitudes, and traits are measured and saved in huge datasets. A typical example of a complex dataset is the PISA study (Programme for International Student Assessment), a triennial international survey that aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing 15-year-old ...