Theses

2017

Ewelina Sienkiewicz
Principal supervisor: Leonard Smith
Thesis title: Predictability and the decay of information in mathematical and physical systems 
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2016

Edward Wheatcroft
Principal supervisor: Leonard Smith
Thesis title: Improving predictability of the future by grasping probability less tightly 
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Trevor Maynard 
Prinicipal supervisor: Leonard Smith
Thesis title: Extreme insurance and the dynamics of risk  
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2015

Sarah Higgins 
Principal supervisor: Leonard Smith
Thesis title: Limitations to seasonal weather prediction and crop forecasting due to nonlinearity and model inadequacy
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2014

Alex Jarman 
Principal supervisor: Leonard Smith
Thesis title: On the provision, reliability, and use of hurricane forecasts on various timescales  
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2012

Roman Binter 
Principal supervisor: Leonard Smith
Thesis title: Applied Probabilistic Forecasting  
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Joseph Daron
Principal supervisor: David Stainforth
Thesis title: Examining the decision-relevance of climate model information for the insurance industry  
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2011

Daniel Bruynooghe
Principal supervisor: Henry Wynn
Thesis title: Differential cumulants, hierarchical models and monomial ideals  
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2010

Neil Bathia
Principal supervisor: Qiwei Yao
Thesis title: Factor Modeling for high dimensional time series 
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2009

Anna Andrianova
Principal supervisor: Leonard Smith
Thesis title: Simulation of temperature time-series on long time scales with application to pricing weather derivatives  
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Hailiang Du 
Principal supervisor: Leonard Smith
Thesis title: Combining statistical methods with dynamical insight to improve nonlinear estimation
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Edward Tredger
Principal supervisor: Leonard Smith
Thesis title: On the Evaluation of Uncertainties in Climate Models  
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2007

Milena Cuellar
Principal supervisor: Leonard Smith
Thesis title: Perspectives and advances in parameter estimation of nonlinear models  
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