Brag Meeting Thursday 23rd March 2023

The fortnightly BRAG meeting will be held this Thursday 23/03 at 1pm via Zoom/GP-Y801. This week we will have presentations by @Brodie and @Bryce. Zoom Link: https://qut.zoom.us/j/86982060024?pwd=dHFHdm44R2NjYWNEbWhwTmFWQ09PZz09 Password: brag@QUT (if prompted)  Brodie’s Talk Title: Distances between Normal Distributions Abstract: Measures of statistical distance are fundamental, used for example in hypothesis testing, variational Bayesian inference, and clustering. Yet even for the humble…

Brag Meeting Thursday 9th March 2023

SPECIAL BRAG will be held this Thursday 09/03 at 1 pm via Zoom/GP-Y801.  What’s a SPECIAL BRAG? In these sessions, presenters will have 10-15 minutes to discuss their research, with a focus on work that is close or already published. Following the presentation, an external reviewer/assessor/panelist/colleague (the discussant) will have an additional 10-15 minutes to summarize…

Brag Meeting Thursday 23rd February 2023

The fortnightly BRAG meeting will be held this Thursday 23/02 at 1 pm via Zoom/GP-Y801. This week we will have presentations by Wala and Ethan Zoom Link: https://qut.zoom.us/j/85315873893?pwd=bWlWci9lM2Z3RmFCdjc5bmppWG1qUT09 Password: brag@QUT (if prompted)  Wala’s Talk Title: Modelling Heterogeneity in Regression for Clustered Spatial Dependent Data Abstract:  In this presentation, I will introduce an approach to Bayesian Geographically Weighted Regression (BGWR) analysis. The…

Brag Meeting Thursday 9th February 2023

And BRAG is back again! The first fortnightly BRAG meeting will be held this Thursday 09/02 at 1 pm via Zoom/GP-Y701. This week we will have presentations by @Charlotte and @Ryan. NOTE: This BRAG will be held in Y701! Zoom Link: https://qut.zoom.us/j/85315873893?pwd=bWlWci9lM2Z3RmFCdjc5bmppWG1qUT09 Password: brag@QUT (if prompted)  Charlotte’s Talk Title: Possums, plants, and penguins going places Abstract: Organisms share a common process…

Brag Meeting Thursday 17th November

The fortnightly BRAG meeting will be held this Thursday 17/11 at 1 pm via Zoom/GP-Y801. This week we will have presentations by @James Hogg. Zoom Link: https://qut.zoom.us/j/85315873893?pwd=bWlWci9lM2Z3RmFCdjc5bmppWG1qUT09 Password: brag@QUT (if prompted)  Jamie’s Talk Title: How to recommend and teach Bayesian modelling: Stories from a QUT internship with the Department of Health Western Australia Abstract: The benefits in conducting statistical modelling with…