School of  Mathematics & Statistics University of Newcastle Newcastle NE1 7RU United Kingdom
Jian Qing SHI PhD  Reader in Statistics	Phone: +44 191 222 7315 Fax:   +44 141 222 8020 Email: j.q.shi@ncl.ac.uk

Gaussian Process Regression Analysis for Functional Data Jian Qing Shi and Taeryon Choi (Published on July 01, 2011) Chapman & Hall/CRC Press (also available at Amazon). Matlab codes are available for some examples.

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Research Interests Nonparametric functional data analysis (Gaussian process functional regression, classification and clustering for functional/longitudinal data, Spatially correlated allocation model, Applications with nonlinear system control, process monitoring and malfunction detection) Incomplete data and Model uncertainty (Incomplete data bias and model uncertainty, Meta-analysis and Selection bias, Sensitivity analysis, Applications in medicine) Covariance structural analysis and latent variable models (Analysis of mixed continuous and polytomous data, Multilevel model, Asymptotic theory) Publications --- Some papers and computer codes are available online Choi, T., Shi, J. Q. and Wang, B. (2011). Bayesian single-index model using a Gaussian process prior. J. of Nonparametric Statistics. 23, 21-36. (The joint winning paper of the 2011 Best Paper Award for the Journal of Nonparametric Statistics and American Statistical Association Section on Nonparametric Statistics) Current Research Grant · Limbs alive – monitoring of upper limb rehabilitation and recovery after stroke through gaming, Wellcome trust grant on HICF (Health Innovation Challenge Fund, total of 2.1 million pounds, Jan. 2012—Dec.2014, Dr. Shi is the leader of Work Package 1: Data Analysis and Validation) with PI Prof. Janet A Eyre. Completed Research Grant Predictive Dynamic Modelling for Next Generation Processing (EPSRC Mathematics Case Project, Sept. 2007-June. 2011, it is also supported by BP oil international Ltd. PI.) Predictive Analysis (BP Postgraduate Project, Sept. 2007-Aug. 2009, £21,000, Principal Supervisor) Nonparametric Methods for Curve Fitting and Prediction with Large Data-sets (EPSRC, Jan. 2005-June 2007, PI) Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr. Bo Wang (March 2005--2007) Nonparametric Methods for Curve Fitting and Prediction with Large Data-sets (now moved to Leicester University as a lecturer in statistics) Current Research Students · Javier Serradilla, Predictive Dynamic Modelling for Next Generation Processing (PhD, started in Jan, 2008, joint supervision with Prof. A. J Morris (CPACT, SCEAM) and Dr. Z Rawi (BP Refining Technology) · Peng Ying, Bias analysis for nonlinear models (PhD, started in Sept. 2009) · Amal Almohisen, Inverse probability weighting and informative dropout in longitudinal studies (PhD, joint supervision with Prof. R. Henderson, started in June 2011) · Yafeng Cheng, Functional latent variable models and applications (PhD, started in July 2011, joint supervision with Prof. Janet Eyre) Former Research Students Nanxuan Lin Inference and Bias Analysis, Double Misspecification, Meta-Analysis and Other Problems (completed in June 2010, joint supervision with Prof. R. Henderson) Tim Gang Yi Variable Selection with Penalized Gaussian process regression models (completed in Dec. 2009) Hathaikan Chootrakool Meta-Analysis and Sensitivity Analysis for Selection Bias in Multi-arm Trials (completed in Nov. 2008) Teaching MAS8303 Modern Bayesian Inference Part I CEG2002 Statistics for Civil Engineers Part I Administration · Research group leader for ASP (Applied Statistics and Probability) · Postgraduate tutor/selector in statistics · International officer · Associate editor of the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society (Series C) · Executive committee member of APTS (Academy for PhD Training in Statistics, 10/2011-09/2014) Misc.

Updated: 16/04/2012 Dr. Jian Qing Shi