Alex Gibberd

I am an Assistant Professor in Statistics at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. Prior to this, I was a Senior Lecturer in Statistics at Lancaster University from 2018 to 2026. I completed my PhD in Statistics at University College London in 2017.

My research interests can broadly be described under the heading of time-series analysis.  More specifically, I work on:

• High-Dimensional statistics (number of data-streams large compared to number of data-points)

• Optimisation algorithms for model-selection (usually convex)

• Spectral analysis and representations for time-series (Fourier/wavelet analysis)

My research is often motivated by real-world applications, with particular interests in neuroscience and finance/economics.