Who's in the Biometry Hub?
Research and Professional Staff
| Dr Olena Kravchuk | Head of the Biometry Hub. Non-parametric inference; sampling methodology; sensometrics |
| Assoc. Prof. Julian Taylor | Deputy Head of the Biometry Hub. Advanced statistical modelling; computational statistics; R package development; statistical genetics including linkage map construction, whole genome QTL analysis and GWAS |
| Dr Beata Sznajder | Statistical modelling and programming for genetics of plant breeding; linear mixed models and Bayesian variable selection for genome-wide associative mapping and QTL analysis |
| Dr Mario Fruzangohar | Software and database development; scientific computing; bioinformatics pipelines and high performance computing |
| Sharon Nielsen | Experimental design and statistical modelling; adult education for industry professional development in statistics |
| Paul Eckermann | Design and analysis of field experiments in agronomy and plant breeding |
| Dr Maria (Mariola) Kwiatkowski | Specialist in spectral data analysis and application of response-surface methodology in food industry projects, including waste management |
| Sam Rogers |
Biometry Software Solutions Group Leader. Statistical computing, including development of R packages and Shiny applications; tailored software solutions including web development; building researcher capabilities by developing and delivering key statistical training courses |
| Russell Edson | Applied mathematics and mathematical modelling; dynamical systems; numerical methods; scientific computing and software development; machine learning and neural networks |
| Sandy Khor | General operations of the Biometry Hub; HDR student support; HSW matters and Health and Safety Representative of the SET Faculty (Waite Forum) |
| Dr Max Moldovan | Senior Research Fellow. Statistical learning; causal learning; applied translational research; discovery |
| Dr Huanhuan Zhao | Quantitative genetics, genomics, and plant breeding, specialized in plant breeding, pre-breeding data analysis and breeding pipeline evaluation, genomic prediction, GWAS and bioinformatics |
| Nick Lambert | TBA |
| Wasin Pipattungsakul | TBA |
| TBA | Communication Officer. Event organisation, website and social media management |
Visitors & Research Interns
| Name | Affiliation | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Ari Verbyla | Adjunct Professor, AV Data Analytics | Ongoing |
| Richard Jarrett | Adjunct Professor, University of Adelaide | Ongoing |
| Paul Eckermann | Alumnus, University of Adelaide | Ongoing |
| Anabel Forte | Associate Professor, University of Valencia | Ongoing |
| Helena Oakey | Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide | TBA |
| Ray Corell | Director, Rho Envirometrics | TBA |
| Bev Gogel | Senior Researcher, University of Wollongong | TBA |
| Amanda Benger | Science Teacher, PhD candidate in Plant Pathology | TBA |
| Darren Koopman | Lecturer in Agribusiness, University of Adelaide | September 2020 - November 2020 |
| Kathy Ruggiero |
University of Auckland | July 2019 - June 2020 |
| Omer Ozturk | Professor of Statistics, Ohio State University | September 2019 - April 2020 |
| Jo Zhou | University of Adelaide | September 2021 - October 2021 |
| Nicole Dron | NSW Department of Primary Industries | August - September 2021 |
| Anh Pham | University of Adelaide | January - February 2021 |
| Navneet Aggarwal | SARDI | March - April 2020 |
| Judith Atieno | SARDI | August - September 2019 |
| Christine Walela | SARDI | February - March 2019 |
| Ashan Asif | University of Adelaide | April - May 2019 |
| Xue Gong | University of Adelaide | March - April 2019 |
| Danielle Allen | SARDI | October 2017 |
| Fabio Arsego | SARDI | March 2017 - March 2018 |
| Renata Alcarde | Lecturer of Exact Sciences Department, University of São Paulo | August 2017 - July 2018 |
Students & Undergraduate Interns
| Name | Field of Study | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Timothy Thavarajah | Plant Breeding – Genomics Selection and Computer Vision | Current |
| Anton Traeger | Plant Breeding, GxE Interaction, Genomics & Phenomics | Current |
| Tjing Shaeny Dian Chandra | Nutrition Security and Behavioural Economics | Current |
| Aidan Moller | Causal learning | Current |
| Sam Thomas | Winter Break Undergraduate Internship | Completed 2023 |
| Tuan Minh (Ray) Nguyen | Winter Break Undergraduate Internship | Completed 2023 |
| Meredith Norman | Summer Research Project 21/22 | Completed 2022 |
| Wendy Li | MPhil Biometry Student in Robust statistical methods | Current |
| Zhaohan Luo | Honours Student in Agricultural Science and Biometry | Current |
| Peter Kasprzak | MPhil Biometry Student in Ranked Set Sampling | Completed, Conferred 2021 |
| Xinyuan Fu | Honours Student in Agricultural Science and Biometry | Completed, Conferred 2021 |
| Hien Minh (Jean) Vu | Summer Research Project 20/21 | Completed 2021 |
| Zhaohan Luo | Summer Research Project 20/21 | Completed 2021 |
| Mariola Kwiatkowski | PhD Student in Wine Chemistry | Completed, Conferred 2020 |
| Meixuan Liao | Honours Student in Agricultural Science and Biometry | Completed, Conferred 2020 |
| Julia Blanes | MSc Biostatistics Student in Bayesian Variable Selection (University of Valencia) | Research Student Intern, April - September 2020 |
| José Mª Campos Pérez | MSc Biostatistics Student in Bayesian Variable Selection (University of Valencia) | Research Student Intern, April - September 2020 |
| Alec McCallum | Winter Break Undergraduate Internship | Completed 2020 |
| Zhaohan Luo | Winter Break Undergraduate Internship | Completed 2020 |
| Zachary Weigold | Summer Research Project 19/20 | Completed 2020 |
| Nicholette Bakaj | Summer Research Project 19/20 | Completed 2020 |
| Enqi Wu | Honours Student in Agricultural Science and Biometry | Completed, Conferred 2019 |
| Iker Monferrer | MSc Biostatistics Student in Bayesian Variable Selection (University of Valencia) | Research Student Intern, March - May 2019 |
| Thi My Hanh Huynh | Winter Break Undergraduate Internship | Completed 2019 |
| Ziyang Wang | Winter Break Undergraduate Internship | Completed 2019 |
| Mark De Lisio | Winter Break Undergraduate Internship | Completed 2018 |
| Xinyuan Fu | Winter Break Undergraduate Internship | Completed 2018 |
| Angus Butler | Summer Research Project 17/18 | Completed 2018 |
| Enqi Wu | Winter Break Undergraduate Internship | Completed 2017 |
| Joel Davis-Ward | Winter Break Undergraduate Internship | Completed 2017 |
Collaborative groups and centres
| Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) | The largest machine learning and computer vision group in the country, with over 100 members, boasting outstanding research expertise, state of the art facilities, high achieving students and recognised on a global scale. |
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| Adelaide Data Science Centre | A leading research and training centre, renowned for expertise in both statistics and mathematical modelling as key components of the data science process. |
| Australian Plant Phenomics Network & The Plant Accelerator® | Automated high-throughput plant phenotyping system providing a range of imaging technologies (RGB, fluorescence, infrared & hyperspectral) to facilitate innovative high-quality research into plant performance in different environments |
| Davies Research Centre | Group within the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences with research interests in the basic scientific aspects of both reproduction and genetics of livestock species |
| Department of Statistics, University of Valencia | The collaboration with the University of Valencia is growing stronger every day since it started in 2016. The Biometry Hub and VABAR groups are collaborating on the problem of variables selection in plant breeding context. A research training program is being implemented under the leadership of Mrs Isabela Munoz on promoting biometry research to students in the MSc Biostatistics program through internships on design and analysis of experiments in the University of Valencia and 8-week research project placement in the Biometry Hub, University of Adelaide. The placement is generously supported by the Australian Grains Research and Development Corporation to the mutual benefit of the students and the grains industry. The SAGI-STH industry training program in data acquisition, analysis and report in comparative field investigations has been adopted to Spanish context and is now available in Spanish. |
| Division of Plant Sciences, University of Dundee |
An internationally recognised centre for molecular plant science addressing global challenges of food security, renewable energy, conservation and climate change by increasing understanding of genes and processes underpinning important plant traits (yield, disease resistance, stress tolerance, developmental characteristics, end-use quality). |
| James Hutton Institute | The James Hutton Institute is a well-respected and globally recognised research organisation delivering fundamental and applied science to drive the sustainable use of land and natural resources. |
| SARDI | The South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) is a state government research department which provides research and development services in primary industries. SARDI and the Biometry Hub enjoy close collaboration on agronomy, plant pathology, entomology and soil health research. |
| Waite Research Institute | Supporting collaboration between the Waite precinct partners; driving research and building capacity for Australia's agriculture, food and wine sectors |