My name is Max Savery. I am a PhD student at Ghent University in the Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, BioStat group. The group’s page can be found here. Currently, my project is titled “Optimum survey design for the study of spatial(-temporal) data”. I work with spatial and temporal statistical models, all in the context of experimental/optimal design. This brings together a variety of statistical topics and is quite an interesting project for that reason. The Blog Posts page contains some short vignettes about various areas of my work.

I have experience in a variety of statistical topics as well as some applied machine learning areas. Mostly I enjoy comparing things. In a previous life I worked in genetics and molecular biology. Within statistics, I am interested in Bayesian and hierarchical modelling, optimal and experimental design, temporal (time-series) and spatial modelling, computational practicalities, ecological and environmental applications, and occasional philosophical statistical issues. Beyond science and statistics, my personal interests include art, writing, and biking in various formats.