PhD Student at STOR-i CDT, Lancaster University
In my previous post, I talked about the statistics research project that I did as part of the STOR-i program. Today I will discuss the Operational Research project I worked on with Kevin Glazebrook about Optimal Patrolling. Consider an art gallery with several rooms. Some of these rooms are connected directly by doorways but for … Read more
In my last post I promised an overview of my two research topics. We were encouraged to choose one topic from Statistics and the other from Operational Research. Today we will focus on the more statistical topic which I was introduced to by Emma Eastoe. In statistics we are often interested in determining the most … Read more
During the spring term at STOR-i we were given the opportunity to work on two independent projects with the guidance of an academic supervisor. My first research topic was Extreme Value Theory with Emma Eastoe and my second was on Optimal Patrolling with Kevin Glazebrook. I plan to briefly discus both these projects in future … Read more
Game theorists develop strategies for competitive situations where multiple players make decisions, each of which affect the outcome. Each player has some utility function that they are trying to maximise. Usually the best option for a given player is dependent on what the other players choose. Such situations are referred to as games. In this … Read more
As I was growing up, one of my favourite games was Guess Who?. This two player game was originally created by Theora Design but is now owned by Hasbro. Each player is allocated one of 24 possible characters from the table of names below. The players then take turns to ask yes/no questions to guess … Read more
As part of the second term of STOR-i MRes programme we receive talks on a variety of potential research topics. One such talk, by Dr Juhyun Park from Lancaster University, discussed the use of functional data. In this blog, I will explore one of the examples used in her presentation. At 193cm I am the … Read more
As promised in my previous blog post I will be talking today about my first experience of an academic conference. This year STOR-i hosted its ninth annual conference, with talks from a wide variety of speakers from the UK — including some of its own PhD students and alumni — and from overseas. We listened … Read more
Hello world! Welcome to my blog! I have just started my second term here in Lancaster so in my very first post I wanted to talk a bit about my STOR-i experience so far: both with regards to academic life but also the extra-curricular experiences STOR-i has provided. I was officially inducted into the MRes … Read more