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Staff Profile

Professor Hongsheng Dai

Prof of Statistics or Stat Data Sci

  • Telephone: 01912087238
  • Address: School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics
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    Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne
    NE1 7RU
Background

I joined Â鶹´«Ã½ as a professor of statistics in June 2023. My areas of expertise are Bayesian computational statistics and biostatistics. 


Education Background

  • D.Phil in Statistics, University of Oxford, 2008
  • MSc in Statistics, Beijing University, China
  • BSc in Applied Mathematics, Tianjin University, China
Research

My research in computational statistics traces back to my early career work in exact Monte Carlo simulation for graphical models and queuing modules. Currently, my focus lies on path-space rejection sampling for diffusion models, along with exploring its applications in Bayesian Fusion and Approximate Bayesian computation.

In addition, I actively engage in statistical applications and methodology development across various areas, including mixture models, survival and longitudinal models, as well as artificial intelligence.

My funded research projects:

  • Pooling INference and COmbining Distributions Exactly (PINCODE), funded by EPSRC
  • On intelligenCE And Networks (OCEAN), funded by ERC
  • Croud Inc Ltd KTP
  • Pole Star Space Applications Limited KTP
  • BIAS: responsible AI for labour market equality, funded by ESRC

I welcome self-funded PhD applications.

Current PhD students: Thomas Udale, Yunfei Weng

Publications

  • Articles

    • Hu S, Aslett L, Dai H, Pollock M, Roberts GO. . Annals of Statistics 2026. In Press.
    • Shi E, Xie J, Hu S, Sun K, Dai H, Jiang B, Kong L, Li L. . Journal of Nonparametric Statistics 2025, 37(4), 948-966.
    • Hu S, Dai H, Meng F, Aslett L, Pollock M, Roberts G. . Scandinavian Journal of Statistics 2025, 52(3), 1376-1421.
    • Dai H, Fan X, Lu J. . Journal of Applied Probability 2025. In Press.
    • Liang,W,Huang,H,Dai,H,Wei,Y. . Journal of Nonparametric Statistics 2025. In Press.
    • You N, Dai H, Wang X, Yu Q. . Computational Statistics and Data Analysis 2024, 194, 107942.
    • Hu S, Zhang B, Dai H, Liang W. . Monte Carlo Methods and Applications 2024. In Press.
    • Yang Y, Dai H, Pan J. . Computational Statistics and Data Analysis 2023, 179, 107630.
    • Dai H, Pollock M, Roberts GO. . Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series B: Statistical Methodology 2023, 85(1), 84-107.
    • You,Na,He,Xueyi,Dai,Hongsheng,Wang,Xueqin. . Statistics in medicine 2023. In Press.
    • Osuntoki IG, Harrison A, Dai H, Bao Y, Zabet NR. . Bioinformatics 2022, 38(14), 3523-3531.
    • Liang W, Dai H, Restaino M. . Journal of Nonparametric Statistics 2022, 34(3), 607-627.
    • Chathoth KT, Mikheeva LA, Crevel G, Wolfe JC, Hunter I, Beckett-Doyle S, Cotterill S, Dai H, Harrison A, Zabet NR. . Genome Research 2022, 32, 682-698.
    • Hu J, Liang W, Dai H, Bao Y. . Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference 2022, 221, 172-187.
    • Hu S, Al-Ani JA, Hughes KD, Denier N, Konnikov A, Ding L, Xie J, Hu Y, Tarafdar M, Jiang B, Kong L, Dai H. . Frontiers in Big Data 2022, 5, 805713.
    • Smith QM, Inchingolo AV, Mihailescu M-D, Dai H, Kad NM. . eLife 2021, 10, e69184.
    • Ma C, Dai H, Pan J. . Annals of Applied Statistics 2021, 15(3), 1308-1328.
    • Liang W, Dai H. . Statistics and Probability Letters 2021, 169, 108962.
    • Dai H, Pollock M, Roberts G. . Journal of Applied Probability 2019, 56(1), 174-191.