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Dr Tom Nye

Senior Lecturer in Statistics

  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 5369
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  • Address: School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics
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    Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne
    NE1 7RU
Background

I am a Senior Lecturer in Statistics in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics. My research focuses on inference problems for phylogenetic trees and statistics in non-Euclidean spaces. I have taught a wide variety of modules at Â鶹´«Ã½, but most often I teach modules on probability to stage 1 students and non-Euclidean statistics to stage 4 students.


I joined the School in 2006. Prior to that I was a PDRA at the , and I also worked in industry for a few years. My PhD was in . 

Research

I am part of the Applied Probability Group. My research interests include:

  • Bayesian inference of phylogenetic trees
  • Non-Euclidean geometric statistics for data sets of trees and graphs
  • Tree-valued stochastic processes
  • Statistical modelling in computational neuroscience

See my pages for more information.


If you are interested in pursuing a PhD under my supervision, look at the suggested PhD projects in statistics, and contact me via email.


Teaching

Current students should access materials for my modules on canvas.

Publications

  • Articles

    • Liu J, Liu C, Shi JQ, Nye T. . Statistics and Computing 2026, 36(1), 5.
    • Ding T, Nye TMW, Wang Y. . Computational Statistics and Data Analysis 2025, 209, 108168.
    • Lueg J, Garba MK, Nye TMW, Huckemann SF. . Journal of the London Mathematical Society 2024, 109(5), e12893.
    • Hannaford NE, Heaps SE, Nye TMW, Curtis TP, Allen B, Golightly A, Wilkinson DJ. . Computational Statistics and Data Analysis 2023, 179, 107659.
    • Garba MK, Nye TMW, Lueg J, Huckemann SF. . Journal of Mathematical Biology 2021, 82(3), 19.
    • Nye TMW. . Stochastic Processes and their Applications 2020, 130(4), 2185-2199.
    • Hannaford NE, Heaps SE, Nye TMW, Williams TA, Embley TM. . The Annals of Applied Statistics 2020, 14(4), 1964-1983.
    • Heaps SE, Nye TMW, Boys RJ, Williams TA, Cherlin S, Embley TM. . Statistical Modelling 2020, 20(4), 410-436.
    • Cherlin S, Heaps SE, Nye TMW, Boys RJ, Williams TA, Embley TM. . Molecular Biology and Evolution 2018, 35(4), 984-1002.
    • Garba MK, Nye TMW, Boys RJ. . Systematic Biology 2018, 67(2), 320-327.
    • Nye TMW, Tang X, Weyenberg G, Yoshida R. . Biometrika 2017, 104(4), 901-922.
    • Williams TA, Heaps SE, Cherlin S, Nye TMW, Boys RJ, Embley TM. . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 2015, 370(1678), 20140336.
    • Heaps SE, Nye TMW, Boys RJ, Williams TA, Embley TM. . Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology 2014, 13(5), 589-609.
    • Nye TMW. . IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics 2014, 11(2), 304-315.
    • Nye TMW, White MC. . Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision 2014, 50, 115-125.
    • Williams TA, Foster PG, Nye TMW, Cox CJ, Embley TM. . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 2012, 279(1749), 4870-4879.
    • Nye TMW. . Annals of Statistics 2011, 39(5), 2716-2739.
    • Nye TMW. . Systematic Biology 2008, 57(5), 785-794.
    • Nye TMW, Berzuini C, Gilks WR, Babu MM, Teichmann S. . Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology 2006, 5(1), Article 5.
    • Nye TMW, Liò P, Gilks WR. . Bioinformatics 2006, 22(1), 117-119.
    • Nye TMW, Berzuini C, Gilks WR, Babu MM, Teichmann SA. . Bioinformatics 2005, 21(7), 993-1001.