Projects
Statistical inference for flexible modelling of functional data. KU Leuven
The analysis of functional data has seen an increasing interest in the last two decades. Functional data are encountered in many fields, such as in seismology, in medical applications, in biology or in food safety to name just some examples. In each case (in principle) a curve is observed, as opposed to a single number or a vector in traditional regression; often measurements are taken over time. The main focus in the literature so far has ...
Data Analytics and Statistical Modelling KU Leuven
The project – in cooperation with the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission – aims to develop and apply robust statistical and machine learning techniques for outlier/anomaly detection. Various approaches will be considered, such as distance/density or tree-based approaches, (generalised) Benford’s law, robust regression techniques, time series analysis and graphical models. Such methods will be applied to high-dimensional ...
Modelling epidemics using new statistical methodology based on network data and incomplete data methodology. Hasselt University
Identification of host or viral parameters that predict off-treatment outcomes in patients chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus by a combination of statistical modelling and bio-informatics approaches. University of Antwerp
HIV prevention among young women in sub-Saharan Africa: statistical and epidemiological modelling to unite biological, sociological, behavioural and epidemiological science Ghent University
The incidence of HIV is exceptionally high among young women in sub-Saharan Africa. This phenomenon is the result of biological, behavioural and epidemiological factors. Using data from Malawi, statistica land epidemiological techniques will be applied to create a constent, holistic modelling framework for these complex dynamics, and this model will be used to formulate implications for HIV prevention.
Linking statistical crystal plasticity modelling of TRIP to the microstructural evolution probed by 3D X-ray microscopy KU Leuven
The hallmark of TRIP materials is their exceptional combination of toughness and formability rooted on the mechanically induced transformation of austenite to martensite. The gradual transformation to an intricate mixture of austenite and martensite bestows an exceptional balance of strength and ductility to these materials. However, the resulting complex interplay between the concomitant phase transformation, plastic slip and the local 3D ...
The genes of genre: Classifying literary text types using statistical modelling KU Leuven
This project automatically extracts literary text types in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and the Dead Sea Scrolls using quantitative linguistic methods. Its main objective is to critically assess scholarly understandings of genre by explicitly modelling the linguistic dimensions of genre, one of its constitutive elements that resists exhaustive manual quantification. To date, genre typologies are scholarly constructs depending on ...