Paul Fearnhead

Paul Fearnhead
Alma mater	University of Oxford
Scientific career
Institutions	Lancaster University
Thesis	Sequential Monte Carlo Methods in Filter Theory (1998)
Doctoral advisor	Peter Clifford
Other academic advisors	Peter Donnelly

Website	www.maths.lancs.ac.uk/~fearnhea/

Paul Fearnhead is the Distinguished Professor of Statistics at Lancaster University. He is a researcher in computational statistics, in particular Sequential Monte Carlo methods. His interests include changepoint analysis, sampling theory and genetics – he has published several papers working on the epidemiology of campylobacter by looking at recombination events in a large sample of genomes. Since January 2018 he has been the editor of Biometrika.^[1]

Awards

Fearnhead won the Adams Prize in 2007.^[2]

In 2007 he also won the Guy Medal in Bronze of the Royal Statistical Society.

References

^ "Biometrika". Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ "2007 Adams Prize winner announced". 27 July 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2010.

External links

Paul Fearnhead publications indexed by Google Scholar

Guy Medallists

Gold Medallists
Charles Booth (1892) Robert Giffen (1894) Jervoise Athelstane Baines (1900) Francis Ysidro Edgeworth (1907) Patrick G. Craigie (1908) G. Udny Yule (1911) T. H. C. Stevenson (1920) A. William Flux (1930) A. L. Bowley (1935) Major Greenwood (1945) R. A. Fisher (1946) A. Bradford Hill (1953) E. S. Pearson (1955) Frank Yates (1960) Harold Jeffreys (1962) Jerzy Neyman (1966) M. G. Kendall (1968) M. S. Bartlett (1969) Harald Cramér (1972) David Cox (1973) G. A. Barnard (1975) Roy Allen (1978) D. G. Kendall (1981) Henry Daniels (1984) Bernard Benjamin (1986) Robin Plackett (1987) Peter Armitage (1990) George E. P. Box (1993) Peter Whittle (1996) Michael Healy (1999) Dennis Lindley (2002) John Nelder (2005) James Durbin (2008) C. R. Rao (2011) John Kingman (2013) Bradley Efron (2014) Adrian Smith (2016) Stephen Buckland (2019) David Spiegelhalter (2020) Nancy Reid (2022)

Gold Medallists

Charles Booth (1892)
Robert Giffen (1894)
Jervoise Athelstane Baines (1900)
Francis Ysidro Edgeworth (1907)
Patrick G. Craigie (1908)
G. Udny Yule (1911)
T. H. C. Stevenson (1920)
A. William Flux (1930)
A. L. Bowley (1935)
Major Greenwood (1945)
R. A. Fisher (1946)
A. Bradford Hill (1953)
E. S. Pearson (1955)
Frank Yates (1960)
Harold Jeffreys (1962)
Jerzy Neyman (1966)
M. G. Kendall (1968)
M. S. Bartlett (1969)
Harald Cramér (1972)
David Cox (1973)
G. A. Barnard (1975)
Roy Allen (1978)
D. G. Kendall (1981)
Henry Daniels (1984)
Bernard Benjamin (1986)
Robin Plackett (1987)
Peter Armitage (1990)
George E. P. Box (1993)
Peter Whittle (1996)
Michael Healy (1999)
Dennis Lindley (2002)
John Nelder (2005)
James Durbin (2008)
C. R. Rao (2011)
John Kingman (2013)
Bradley Efron (2014)
Adrian Smith (2016)
Stephen Buckland (2019)
David Spiegelhalter (2020)
Nancy Reid (2022)

Silver Medallists
John Glover (1893) Augustus Sauerbeck (1894) A. L. Bowley (1895) F. J. Atkinson (1897) C. S. Loch (1899) Richard Crawford (1900) Thomas A. Welton (1901) R. H. Hooker (1902) Yves Guyot (1903) D. A. Thomas (1904) R. H. Rew (1905) W. H. Shaw (1906) N. A. Humphreys (1907) Edward Brabrook (1909) G. H. Wood (1910) R. Dudfield (1913) S. Rowson (1914) S. J. Chapman (1915) J. S. Nicholson (1918) J. C. Stamp (1919) A. William Flux (1921) H. W. Macrosty (1927) Ethel Newbold (1928) H. E. Soper (1930) J. H. Jones (1934) Ernest Charles Snow (1935) R. G. Hawtrey (1936) E. C. Ramsbottom (1938) L. Isserlis (1939) H. Leak (1940) M. G. Kendall (1945) Harry Campion (1950) F. A. A. Menzler (1951) M. S. Bartlett (1952) J. O. Irwin (1953) L. H. C. Tippett (1954) D. G. Kendall (1955) Henry Daniels (1957) G. A. Barnard (1958) E. C. Fieller (1960) D. R. Cox (1961) P. V. Sukhatme (1962) George E. P. Box (1964) C. R. Rao (1965) Peter Whittle (1966) Dennis Lindley (1968) Robin Plackett (1973) James Durbin (1976) John Nelder (1977) Peter Armitage (1978) Michael Healy (1979) M. Stone (1980) John Kingman (1981) Henry Wynn (1982) Julian Besag (1983) J. C. Gittins (1984) A. Bissell (1985) W. Pridmore (1985) Richard Peto (1986) John Copas (1987) John Aitchison (1988) F. P. Kelly (1989) David Clayton (1990) R. L. Smith (1991) Robert Nicholas Curnow (1992) A. F. M. Smith (1993) David Spiegelhalter (1994) B. W. Silverman (1995) Steffen Lauritzen (1996) Peter Diggle (1997) Harvey Goldstein (1998) Peter Green (1999) Walter Gilks (2000) Philip Dawid (2001) David Hand (2002) Kanti Mardia (2003) Peter Donnelly (2004) Peter McCullagh (2005) Michael Titterington (2006) Howell Tong (2007) Gareth Roberts (2008) Sylvia Richardson (2009) Iain M. Johnstone (2010) P. G. Hall (2011) David Firth (2012) Brian Ripley (2013) Jianqing Fan (2014) Anthony Davison (2015) Nancy Reid (2016) Neil Shephard (2017) Peter Bühlmann (2018) Susan Murphy (2019) Arnaud Doucet (2020) Håvard Rue (2021) Paul Fearnhead (2022)

Silver Medallists

John Glover (1893)
Augustus Sauerbeck (1894)
A. L. Bowley (1895)
F. J. Atkinson (1897)
C. S. Loch (1899)
Richard Crawford (1900)
Thomas A. Welton (1901)
R. H. Hooker (1902)
Yves Guyot (1903)
D. A. Thomas (1904)
R. H. Rew (1905)
W. H. Shaw (1906)
N. A. Humphreys (1907)
Edward Brabrook (1909)
G. H. Wood (1910)
R. Dudfield (1913)
S. Rowson (1914)
S. J. Chapman (1915)
J. S. Nicholson (1918)
J. C. Stamp (1919)
A. William Flux (1921)
H. W. Macrosty (1927)
Ethel Newbold (1928)
H. E. Soper (1930)
J. H. Jones (1934)
Ernest Charles Snow (1935)
R. G. Hawtrey (1936)
E. C. Ramsbottom (1938)
L. Isserlis (1939)
H. Leak (1940)
M. G. Kendall (1945)
Harry Campion (1950)
F. A. A. Menzler (1951)
M. S. Bartlett (1952)
J. O. Irwin (1953)
L. H. C. Tippett (1954)
D. G. Kendall (1955)
Henry Daniels (1957)
G. A. Barnard (1958)
E. C. Fieller (1960)
D. R. Cox (1961)
P. V. Sukhatme (1962)
George E. P. Box (1964)
C. R. Rao (1965)
Peter Whittle (1966)
Dennis Lindley (1968)
Robin Plackett (1973)
James Durbin (1976)
John Nelder (1977)
Peter Armitage (1978)
Michael Healy (1979)
M. Stone (1980)
John Kingman (1981)
Henry Wynn (1982)
Julian Besag (1983)
J. C. Gittins (1984)
A. Bissell (1985)
W. Pridmore (1985)
Richard Peto (1986)
John Copas (1987)
John Aitchison (1988)
F. P. Kelly (1989)
David Clayton (1990)
R. L. Smith (1991)
Robert Nicholas Curnow (1992)
A. F. M. Smith (1993)
David Spiegelhalter (1994)
B. W. Silverman (1995)
Steffen Lauritzen (1996)
Peter Diggle (1997)
Harvey Goldstein (1998)
Peter Green (1999)
Walter Gilks (2000)
Philip Dawid (2001)
David Hand (2002)
Kanti Mardia (2003)
Peter Donnelly (2004)
Peter McCullagh (2005)
Michael Titterington (2006)
Howell Tong (2007)
Gareth Roberts (2008)
Sylvia Richardson (2009)
Iain M. Johnstone (2010)
P. G. Hall (2011)
David Firth (2012)
Brian Ripley (2013)
Jianqing Fan (2014)
Anthony Davison (2015)
Nancy Reid (2016)
Neil Shephard (2017)
Peter Bühlmann (2018)
Susan Murphy (2019)
Arnaud Doucet (2020)
Håvard Rue (2021)
Paul Fearnhead (2022)

Bronze Medallists
William Gemmell Cochran (1936) R. F. George (1938) W. J. Jennett (1949) Peter Armitage (1962) James Durbin (1966) F. Downton (1967) Robin Plackett (1968) M. C. Pike (1969) P. G. Moore (1970) D. J. Bartholomew (1971) G. N. Wilkinson (1974) A. F. Bissell (1975) P. L. Goldsmith (1976) A. F. M. Smith (1977) Philip Dawid (1978) T. M. F. Smith (1979) A. J. Fox (1980) S. J. Pocock (1982) Peter McCullagh (1983) Bernard Silverman (1984) David Spiegelhalter (1985) D. F. Hendry (1986) Peter Green (1987) S. C. Darby (1988) S. M. Gore (1989) Valerie Isham (1990) M. G. Kenward (1991) C. Jennison (1992) Jonathan Tawn (1993) R. F. A. Poultney (1994) Iain M. Johnstone (1995) J. N. S. Matthews (1996) Gareth Roberts (1997) D. Firth (1998) P. W. F. Smith J. Forster (1999) J. Wakefield (2000) Guy Nason (2001) Geert Molenberghs (2002) Peter Lynn (2003) Nicola Best (2004) Steve Brooks (2005) Matthew Stephens (2006) Paul Fearnhead (2007) Fiona Steele (2008) Chris Holmes (2009) Omiros Papaspiliopoulos (2010) Nicolai Meinshausen (2011) Richard Samworth (2012) Piotr Fryzlewicz (2013) Ming Yuan (2014) Jinchi Lv (2015) Yingying Fan (2017) Peng Ding (2018) Jonas Peters (2019) Rachel McCrea (2020) Pierre E. Jacob (2021) Rajan Shah (2022)

Bronze Medallists

William Gemmell Cochran (1936)
R. F. George (1938)
W. J. Jennett (1949)
Peter Armitage (1962)
James Durbin (1966)
F. Downton (1967)
Robin Plackett (1968)
M. C. Pike (1969)
P. G. Moore (1970)
D. J. Bartholomew (1971)
G. N. Wilkinson (1974)
A. F. Bissell (1975)
P. L. Goldsmith (1976)
A. F. M. Smith (1977)
Philip Dawid (1978)
T. M. F. Smith (1979)
A. J. Fox (1980)
S. J. Pocock (1982)
Peter McCullagh (1983)
Bernard Silverman (1984)
David Spiegelhalter (1985)
D. F. Hendry (1986)
Peter Green (1987)
S. C. Darby (1988)
S. M. Gore (1989)
Valerie Isham (1990)
M. G. Kenward (1991)
C. Jennison (1992)
Jonathan Tawn (1993)
R. F. A. Poultney (1994)
Iain M. Johnstone (1995)
J. N. S. Matthews (1996)
Gareth Roberts (1997)
D. Firth (1998)
P. W. F. Smith
J. Forster (1999)
J. Wakefield (2000)
Guy Nason (2001)
Geert Molenberghs (2002)
Peter Lynn (2003)
Nicola Best (2004)
Steve Brooks (2005)
Matthew Stephens (2006)
Paul Fearnhead (2007)
Fiona Steele (2008)
Chris Holmes (2009)
Omiros Papaspiliopoulos (2010)
Nicolai Meinshausen (2011)
Richard Samworth (2012)
Piotr Fryzlewicz (2013)
Ming Yuan (2014)
Jinchi Lv (2015)
Yingying Fan (2017)
Peng Ding (2018)
Jonas Peters (2019)
Rachel McCrea (2020)
Pierre E. Jacob (2021)
Rajan Shah (2022)

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