Many congratulations to my fantastic PhD student Calliste Fagard-Jenkin who today submitted his thesis on "GPU-accelerated computational statistics in ecology". Way to go, Cal!
Len Thomas
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Ecological statistician at CREEM (Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling), University of St. Andrews. He/him.
PhD📢: Fully-funded studentship @univofstandrews
"Estimating spatial and temporal patterns in density of harbour porpoises in the North Sea using datasets from passive acoustic ocean observation networks with data flow to EU Digital Twin Ocean database"
Curious about the use of GPU computing for massively faster fitting of statistical models (especially state-space models)? Nice paper by my fabulous PhD student Cal Fagard-Jenkin, with some "getting started" components. Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2024.102486 Code https://github.com/calliste-fagard-jenkin/GPU-SSMs
The pipes are calling you! We are advertising two lectureships in statistics: https://vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/7051/0/416558/889/lecturer-in-statistics-two-posts-ac2479nb Teaching-and-research or teaching-focussed. Lovely living and working environment, friendly and collaborative group, excellent students. #statsjobs #academicjobs
Proud to announce my inaugural professorial lecture is now online, at https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZziEuui52Ng
Tried to summarize a quarter century of collaborations with wonderful colleagues at St Andrews and worldwide. Thanks to all of you!
Tried to summarize a quarter century of collaborations with wonderful colleagues at St Andrews and worldwide. Thanks to all of you!
Fantastic Beasts and How to Count Them | Professor Len Thomas, Inaugural Lecture
Online talk about our work at CREEM on distance sampling: "St Andrews research at teh interface between statistics and global wildlife conservation" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV-kcLbmWHk
Saints Talk: Counting critters by Professor Len Thomas
Interested in estimating animal abundance from camera traps? For details of our online workshop, see https://workshops.distancesampling.org/ctds-april-2023 Registration closes 20th March. #CameraTrap #DistanceSampling #Wildlife
Looking for a funded PhD in bioacoustics/whales/modelling/stats? Check out "Spatial and temporal patterns in baleen whale density estimated using Ocean Bottom Seismometers and other large-scale opportunistic acoustic datasets". https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/spatial-and-temporal-patterns-in-baleen-whale-density-estimated-using-ocean-bottom-seismometers-and-other-large-scale-opportunistic-acoustic-datasets/?p154538
Spatial and temporal patterns in baleen whale density estimated using Ocean Bottom Seismometers and other large-scale opportunistic acoustic datasets at University of St Andrews on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Spatial and temporal patterns in baleen whale density estimated using Ocean Bottom Seismometers and other large-scale opportunistic acoustic datasets at University of St Andrews, listed on FindAPhD.com
We're advertising a fully-funded PhD studentship on "Wildlife risk assessment for offshore wind energy".
More details at https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/wildlife-risk-assessment-for-offshore-wind-energy/?p153230
