Steve Brooks (statistician)
| Steve Brooks | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 1970 |
| Residence |  UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | Computational and Applied Statistics |
| Institutions | University of Bristol University of Surrey University of Cambridge |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol University of Kent University of Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | Gareth Roberts[1] |
| Doctoral students | Yanan Fan Ruth King Ricardo Ehlers Lara Jamieson Garfield Brown Teresa Barata Paul Birrell Alex Glaser Chiara Mazzetta Ioanna Manolopoulou Vanessa Cave Christiana Spyrou Silvia Figini Luciana Dalla Valle |
| Notable awards | RSS Guy Medal Philip Leverhulme Prize RSS Research Prize |
Stephen Peter "Steve" Brooks is Executive Director of Select Statistical Services Ltd,[2] a statistical research consultancy company based in Exeter, and former professor of statistics at the Statistical Laboratory of the University of Cambridge.[3]
He received a degree in mathematics from Bristol University in 1991, and a Master's degree in statistics from the University of Kent. He received his Ph.D. at Cambridge; his supervisor was Gareth Roberts. Post-graduation he then returned to Bristol as a lecturer in the Statistics Group and then Senior Lecturer at the University of Surrey. In 2000 Brooks returned to Cambridge first as a fellow of Kings College.[4] and then of Wolfson College.[5]
He is a specialist in Markov chain Monte Carlo and applied statistical methods.
He is one of the founding directors[6] of the National Centre for Statistical Ecology[7] in 2005.
He left Cambridge in 2006 to become Director of Research for ATASS Sports and is now executive director of Select Statistical Services Ltd a statistical consultancy firm based in Exeter and the Director of the Exeter Initiative for Statistics and its Applications[8]
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[edit] Career
- 1989-1991 Undergraduate, University of Bristol
- 1991-1992 Graduate Student, University of Kent
- 1992-1993 Research Associate, University of Kent
- 1993-1996 Research Student, University of Cambridge
- 1996-1999 Lecturer, University of Bristol
- 1999-2000 Senior Lecturer, University of Surrey
- 2000-2002 Lecturer, University of Cambridge
- 2002-2005 Reader, University of Cambridge[9]
- 2005-2008 Professor, University of Cambridge[10]
- 2006-2011 Director of Research ATASS[11]
- 2011-Executive Director Select Statistical Services Ltd
[edit] Degrees and Qualifications
- 1991 BSc Mathematics, Bristol
- 1992 MSc Statistics, Kent
- 1996 PhD, Cambridge
- 1999 Chartered Statistician
- 2011 Chartered Scientist
[edit] Honours and Awards
- 2005 Royal Statistical Society's Guy medal in Bronze[12]
- 2004 Philip Leverhulme Prize[13]
- 1999 Royal Statistical Society's Research prize[14]
[edit] Books
- Handbook of Markov Chain Monte Carlo edited by Steve Brooks, Andrew Gelman, Galin Jones and Xiao-Li Meng; Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2011[15]
- Bayesian Analysis for Population Ecology by Ruth King, Olivier Gimenez, Byron Morgan and Steve Brooks; Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2009[16]
[edit] References
- ^ Steve Brooks (statistician) at the Mathematics Genealogy Project.
- ^ "Select Statistical Consulting Home Page". http://www.select-statistics.co.uk.
- ^ "Cambridge University Reporter: Elections and Appointments, May 2000". http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/1999-2000/weekly/5808/8.html.
- ^ "Fellows of Kings College". Cambridge University Reporter. Cambridge University. 2001-10-01. http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2001-02/special/03/14.html. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ^ "Fellows of Wolfson College". Cambridge University Reporter. Cambridge University. 2008-10-02. http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2008-09/special/03/31.html. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ "NCSE Interim Review Report, 2007". http://www.ncse.org.uk/documents/reports/annualreports/NCSE_Interim_Review.pdf.
- ^ "National Centre for Statistical Ecology Home Page". http://www.ncse.org.uk/.
- ^ "ExIStA Home Page". http://emps.exeter.ac.uk/research/mathematics/eisa/.
- ^ "Cambridge University Reporter: Annual Report on the Establishment of Personal Professorships and Readerships 2002". http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2002-03/weekly/5903/15.html.
- ^ "Cambridge University Reporter: Senior Academic Promotions 2005". http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2004-05/weekly/6007/25.html.
- ^ "ATASS Ltd Home Page". http://www.atassltd.co.uk.
- ^ "RSS Guy Medal in Bronze - List of Recipients". http://www.rss.org.uk/main.asp?page=2479.
- ^ "Philip Leverhulme Prizes 2004". http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/templates/asset-relay.cfm?frmAssetFileID=370.
- ^ "Royal Statistical Society Research Prize". http://www.rss.org.uk/main.asp?page=2474.
- ^ "Handbook of Markov Chain Monte Carlo". http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781420079418.
- ^ "Bayesian Analysis for Population Ecology - CRC Website". http://www.crcpress.com/ecommerce_product/product_detail.jsf?isbn=9781439811870.
[edit] External links
- Living people
- English statisticians
- Alumni of the University of Bristol
- Alumni of the University of Kent
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- Fellows of King's College, Cambridge
- Fellows of Wolfson College, Cambridge
- Winners of the Guy Medal in Bronze
- Members of the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics
- 1970 births
