27th July 2023
Robust Experimentation
at Brunel University, London
A one day statistical meeting to discuss robust experimentation through design and analysis of experiments.
Hosted by the Brunel Centre for Mathematical and Statistical Modelling
The goal of this event is to bring UK leaders in the field of design and analysis of experiments to provide an avenue for dissemination of the state-of-the-art in methodologies that underpin modern techniques in data collection and analysis, and hence to ensure that the results that statisticians and mathematicians provide to practitioners is robust.
Statistical and mathematical modelling underpins much of the research that is done at Brunel (and of course worldwide), and mathematics and statistics tends to be seen as a tool that is used implicitly by researchers in many disciplines to get answers. For example:
• Engineers will use a computer model to simulate catastrophic failure within an aircraft wing,
• Health scientists will use population models to simulate the spread of COVID-19 under various lockdown scenarios
• Economists plot paths for financial systems under various fiscal interventions.
It turns out in many cases that small changes in model assumptions lead to very large changes in conclusions, and a major theme of the research within the newly-formed Brunel Centre for Mathematical and Statistical Modelling is assessing the quality of these models and how the scientific conclusions vary under different model assumptions, and data collection regimes.
Invited Speakers
Prof. Rosemary Bailey (St Andrew's University)
Dr Olga Egorova ( King's College London)
Prof. Steven Gilmour (King's College London)
Dr Hugo Maruri-Aguilar (Queen Mary, University of London)
Dr Robin Mitra (UCL)
Dr Antony Overstall (Southampton University)
Dr Dasha Semochkina (University of Southampton)
Dr Tim Waite (Manchester University)
Venue
Brunel University, London
Kingston Lane
Uxbridge
Middlesex UB8 3PH
This event is hosted by Brunel University, London,
The venue for the meeting is the Beldam, within the Eastern Gateway Building (which houses the main reception for the university on the East of Campus).
Brunel University London is London's Campus University, and close to Uxbridge underground station, West Drayton Mainline Station, and within an easy drive of the M4 and M25. For full details about travelling to Brunel, please see this page.
Let us know if you'll be attending!
Please contact ben.parker@brunel.ac.uk with any queries.