The Patrol Problem

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

Introduction to Extreme Value Theory

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

Annual STOR-i conference 2020

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

Every STOR-i has a beginning

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