# Experience

#### Nanjing Normal University

Jan 2018 – Present Nanjing

#### Monash University

Aug 2015 – Jan 2018 Melbourne
Particle theory group lead by Prof Csaba Balazs

#### KBFI

Jan 2014 – Aug 2015 Tallinn
Particle theory group lead by Prof Martti Raidal

#### Sheffield University

Sep 2009 – Sep 2013
Supervised by Prof Leszek Roszkowski

# Recent & Upcoming Talks

### Herding cats? — Bayesian and frequentist methods and compromises

I review Bayesian and frequentist methods, including their philosophies and subjective and objective aspects, and provide examples of …

### Nested sampling for frequentist computation: fast estimation of small -values

We propose a novel method for computing $p$-values based on nested sampling (NS). The computational cost of NS scales as $\log^2 1/p$, …

### Getting the most out of particle physics experiments

The statistical models used to derive the results of experimental analyses are of incredible scientific value and are essential …

### Nested sampling for frequentist computation: fast estimation of small $p$-values

We propose a novel method for computing $p$-values based on nested sampling (NS) applied to the sampling space rather than the …

### Nested sampling for frequentist computation: fast estimation of small $p$-values

We propose a novel method for computing $p$-values based on nested sampling (NS) applied to the sampling space rather than the …

### Pitfalls in likelihood land

The starting point for a statistically sound reinterpretation of an experimental result is the likelihood function, which encodes the …

### Evidence for axion-like particles from XENON1T and astrophysical data

The excess of electron recoil events seen by the XENON1T experiment has been interpreted as a potential signal of axion-like particles …

### Nested sampling cross-checks using order statistics

Nested sampling (NS) is an invaluable tool in data analysis in modern astrophysics, cosmology, gravitational wave astronomy and …

### Nested sampling cross-checks using order statistics

Nested sampling (NS) is an invaluable tool in data analysis in modern astrophysics, cosmology, gravitational wave astronomy and …

### Nested sampling cross-checks using order statistics

Nested sampling (NS) is an invaluable tool in data analysis in modern astrophysics, cosmology, gravitational wave astronomy and …

# Projects

#### Bayes factors

Anomalies in high-energy physics with Bayes factors

#### BayesFits (2009 - 2013)

Fits of SUSY models, such as the CMSSM, in light of LHC data.

#### Fine-tuning and naturalness

Fine-tuning in physics with Bayesian statistics

#### GAMBIT

I am a member of GAMBIT - The Global And Modular BSM Inference Tool - lead by Dr. Pat Scott.

#### Uncertainty in the Dark Matter Velocity Profile

Using Quantified Maximum Entropy to model uncertainty in the dark matter velocity profile.

# Resources

#### Jaynes

Typset copies of unpublished works and links.

# Outreach & Teaching

• I gave a talk about the LHC to high-school children from Melbourne
• I have answered hundreds of questions at Physics Stack Exchange
• I cosupervised a PhD student at Monash University, Giancarlo Pozzo
• I supervised Michael Bardsley’s summer research project, resulting in a publication
• I taught a statistics course at Tartu University