2015 Student Cohort
Nathan Cunningham, University of Warwick
Nathan is from Ireland. He completed his undergraduate degree in Economics & Finance in University College Dublin, before completing a Master's degree in Statistics in UCD also. His dissertation focused on the application of cluster analysis to fossil pollen spectra. Since then, he was been working with the Economic and Social Research Institute in Dublin as a data analyst where his work has focused on the Irish healthcare system. Particular projects included examining variations in mortality outcomes for patients across Irish hospitals, and assessing the impact of the introduction of universal health insurance in the Republic of Ireland. This work helped develop his interest in statistics and cement his interest in further study. In his free time Nathan enjoys playing and listening to music, reading, and sports.
Nathan is from Ireland. He completed his undergraduate degree in Economics & Finance in University College Dublin, before completing a Master's degree in Statistics in UCD also. His dissertation focused on the application of cluster analysis to fossil pollen spectra. Since then, he was been working with the Economic and Social Research Institute in Dublin as a data analyst where his work has focused on the Irish healthcare system. Particular projects included examining variations in mortality outcomes for patients across Irish hospitals, and assessing the impact of the introduction of universal health insurance in the Republic of Ireland. This work helped develop his interest in statistics and cement his interest in further study. In his free time Nathan enjoys playing and listening to music, reading, and sports.
Giuseppe di Benedetto, University of Oxford
Giuseppe studied at the University of Turin, where he obtained a BSc and MSc in Mathematics with emphasis on Probability Theory. Thanks to the Allievi Honors Program at the Collegio Carlo Alberto, he had the opportunity to focus on Statistics, gaining a MA in Statistics and Applied Mathematics with a thesis entitled “A comparison of location and location-scale infinite mixture models for Bayesian density estimation". He is mainly interested in Bayesian Nonparametrics and Machine Learning. Beyond his academic interests, he likes travelling and playing the guitar.
Giuseppe studied at the University of Turin, where he obtained a BSc and MSc in Mathematics with emphasis on Probability Theory. Thanks to the Allievi Honors Program at the Collegio Carlo Alberto, he had the opportunity to focus on Statistics, gaining a MA in Statistics and Applied Mathematics with a thesis entitled “A comparison of location and location-scale infinite mixture models for Bayesian density estimation". He is mainly interested in Bayesian Nonparametrics and Machine Learning. Beyond his academic interests, he likes travelling and playing the guitar.
Benjamino Hadj-Amar, University of Warwick
Beniamino comes from Italy. He graduated in The University of Genoa in 2014, with a first class in Mathematical Statistics. A fascination in the explosive rise in the volume of data generated today, and the demand for data analytics has led him to pursue an MSc in Statistics at The University of Warwick and then to apply to the OxWaSP. His masters thesis topic was the focus and the development of code to simulate Wright-Fisher diffusion processes, for population genetics. Outside of his research interests Ben is a passionate climber, poker player and electronic music producer.
Beniamino comes from Italy. He graduated in The University of Genoa in 2014, with a first class in Mathematical Statistics. A fascination in the explosive rise in the volume of data generated today, and the demand for data analytics has led him to pursue an MSc in Statistics at The University of Warwick and then to apply to the OxWaSP. His masters thesis topic was the focus and the development of code to simulate Wright-Fisher diffusion processes, for population genetics. Outside of his research interests Ben is a passionate climber, poker player and electronic music producer.
Sherman Ip, University of Warwick
Sherman is from Maidenhead and studied at University College London. He completed his MSci Physics degree in 2014. During his physics degree, he became interested in statistics and as a result his physics project was on the computational and statistical analysis of 3D imaging of a human chromosome at the London Center for Nanotechnology. Following on, he then completed a MSc Computational Statistics and Machine Learning degree in 2015. His project was on the multivariate regression view of multi-label classification. In his spare time, Sherman enjoys shooting arrows at the local archery range and competes in tournaments.
Sherman is from Maidenhead and studied at University College London. He completed his MSci Physics degree in 2014. During his physics degree, he became interested in statistics and as a result his physics project was on the computational and statistical analysis of 3D imaging of a human chromosome at the London Center for Nanotechnology. Following on, he then completed a MSc Computational Statistics and Machine Learning degree in 2015. His project was on the multivariate regression view of multi-label classification. In his spare time, Sherman enjoys shooting arrows at the local archery range and competes in tournaments.
Jack Jewson, University of Warwick
Jack completed his integrated Masters Degree in MORSE (Mathematics, Operation Research, Statistics and Economics) at Warwick in June 2015. Originally studying all four strands of the MORSE degree, Jack chose to specialise in Statistics and OR as the course progressed. Jack has a particular interest in applied statistics which was demonstrated when he acted as a consultant for a professional County Cricket Club, as part of his Masters Dissertation project. Through OxWaSP Jack hopes to explore utility theory and sports modelling, amongst other fields of statistics. Outside of his studies Jack enjoys playing and watching cricket & golf, reading and watching films.
Jack completed his integrated Masters Degree in MORSE (Mathematics, Operation Research, Statistics and Economics) at Warwick in June 2015. Originally studying all four strands of the MORSE degree, Jack chose to specialise in Statistics and OR as the course progressed. Jack has a particular interest in applied statistics which was demonstrated when he acted as a consultant for a professional County Cricket Club, as part of his Masters Dissertation project. Through OxWaSP Jack hopes to explore utility theory and sports modelling, amongst other fields of statistics. Outside of his studies Jack enjoys playing and watching cricket & golf, reading and watching films.
Ella Kaye, University of Warwick
Ella is originally from Canada but has lived most of her life in England. She followed her undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Philosophy with Masters degrees in History and Philosophy of Science and Mathematics Education. She taught secondary school maths for a couple of years, and her interest in statistics was first piqued when thinking about how to make the subject interesting to teenagers. An MSc in Applied Statistics followed (via a couple of years in market research) and she is delighted to have the opportunity to continue onto OxWaSP. In her spare time Ella enjoys cooking, cycling, and playing the clarinet.
Ella is originally from Canada but has lived most of her life in England. She followed her undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Philosophy with Masters degrees in History and Philosophy of Science and Mathematics Education. She taught secondary school maths for a couple of years, and her interest in statistics was first piqued when thinking about how to make the subject interesting to teenagers. An MSc in Applied Statistics followed (via a couple of years in market research) and she is delighted to have the opportunity to continue onto OxWaSP. In her spare time Ella enjoys cooking, cycling, and playing the clarinet.
Leon Law, University of Oxford
Leon is originally from Hong Kong, but has lived in the UK for the past 10 years. He read Mathematics at Imperial College London with a major focus in Statistics. He then went on to study Part III of the Mathematic al Tripos at the University of Cambridge, where he obtained a distinction, with an essay entitled: “Statistical Neuroimaging: Estimating the Delay of the fMRI Response”. Currently, he is very interested in machine learning and is attending a machine learning summer school in Japan. Outside of Mathematics, he enjoys playing table tennis.
Leon is originally from Hong Kong, but has lived in the UK for the past 10 years. He read Mathematics at Imperial College London with a major focus in Statistics. He then went on to study Part III of the Mathematic al Tripos at the University of Cambridge, where he obtained a distinction, with an essay entitled: “Statistical Neuroimaging: Estimating the Delay of the fMRI Response”. Currently, he is very interested in machine learning and is attending a machine learning summer school in Japan. Outside of Mathematics, he enjoys playing table tennis.
Kaspar Martens, University of Oxford
Kaspar comes from Estonia. He graduated from the University of Tartu in Mathematical Statistics. During his studies, he became interested in computational statistics, machine learning and their applications in genomics. So he joined the Bioinformatics research group, and spent an exchange semester studying Biostatistics at Universiteit Hasselt in Belgium. In his BSc thesis, he developed a tool for DNA methylation data analysis, and in his MSc thesis he focused on accurate genomic prediction of heritable traits. Kaspar also enjoys teaching, e.g. he has co-organised a course on Data Science and Visualisation.
Kaspar comes from Estonia. He graduated from the University of Tartu in Mathematical Statistics. During his studies, he became interested in computational statistics, machine learning and their applications in genomics. So he joined the Bioinformatics research group, and spent an exchange semester studying Biostatistics at Universiteit Hasselt in Belgium. In his BSc thesis, he developed a tool for DNA methylation data analysis, and in his MSc thesis he focused on accurate genomic prediction of heritable traits. Kaspar also enjoys teaching, e.g. he has co-organised a course on Data Science and Visualisation.
Marcin Mider, University of Warwick
Marcin was born and grew up in Poland. In 2011 he moved to UK to read MORSE at the University of Warwick. During his studies he particularly enjoyed probability theory and numerous courses on applied statistical methods and machine learning techniques. For his Masters dissertation he focused on applications of stochastic optimal control to derivatives trading. In his spare time he likes to read and do sports – in particular Thai boxing.
Marcin was born and grew up in Poland. In 2011 he moved to UK to read MORSE at the University of Warwick. During his studies he particularly enjoyed probability theory and numerous courses on applied statistical methods and machine learning techniques. For his Masters dissertation he focused on applications of stochastic optimal control to derivatives trading. In his spare time he likes to read and do sports – in particular Thai boxing.
Xenia Miscouridou, University of Oxford
Xenia grew up on the sunny island of Cyprus where she attended high school. She subsequently studied Mathematics at Imperial College London and found great interest in Statistics. She continued her studies at the University of Cambridge completing with distinction the Part III course in Mathematical Statistics where her project topic was Statistical Neuroimaging. Her goal is to pursue research in machine learning and scalable statistical methods, having a particular interest in statistical network modelling. In her free time, Xenia loves doing sport and playing the piano.
Xenia grew up on the sunny island of Cyprus where she attended high school. She subsequently studied Mathematics at Imperial College London and found great interest in Statistics. She continued her studies at the University of Cambridge completing with distinction the Part III course in Mathematical Statistics where her project topic was Statistical Neuroimaging. Her goal is to pursue research in machine learning and scalable statistical methods, having a particular interest in statistical network modelling. In her free time, Xenia loves doing sport and playing the piano.
Paul Vanetti, University of Oxford
Paul has completed degrees in Computer Engineering and Computer Science in his home country of Canada. Between degrees he has worked in a variety of software development roles, ranging from embedded firmware to large-scale data processing pipelines. Paul is most interested in computational methods for Bayesian statistics. In particular, he is interested in Monte Carlo-based techniques, and how these methods might be best applied in large data settings and also in the context of probabilistic programs.
Paul has completed degrees in Computer Engineering and Computer Science in his home country of Canada. Between degrees he has worked in a variety of software development roles, ranging from embedded firmware to large-scale data processing pipelines. Paul is most interested in computational methods for Bayesian statistics. In particular, he is interested in Monte Carlo-based techniques, and how these methods might be best applied in large data settings and also in the context of probabilistic programs.
Andi Wang, University of Oxford
Andi studied mathematics at St John’s College, Cambridge, graduating with a BA and MMath. In his final year, Andi specialised in Statistics, Probability and Analysis, and was awarded the Thomas Bond Sprague Prize. Andi is interested in a range of statistical problems, especially nonparametric statistics, having written an essay titled “Nonparametric Estimation under Shape Constraints”. Having undertaken several summer internships, Andi was able to appreciate some of the numerous applications of statistical theory in industry. In his spare time, Andi enjoys badminton, playing the piano and card games.
Andi studied mathematics at St John’s College, Cambridge, graduating with a BA and MMath. In his final year, Andi specialised in Statistics, Probability and Analysis, and was awarded the Thomas Bond Sprague Prize. Andi is interested in a range of statistical problems, especially nonparametric statistics, having written an essay titled “Nonparametric Estimation under Shape Constraints”. Having undertaken several summer internships, Andi was able to appreciate some of the numerous applications of statistical theory in industry. In his spare time, Andi enjoys badminton, playing the piano and card games.
