Bernard Silverman
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Welcome to Bernard Silverman's home page. I hold the title of Professor of Statistics
at On 1 April 2010 I will take up the post of Chief Scientific Adviser to the Home Office. |
Books (selected)
- Functional Data Analysis by J. O. Ramsay and B. W. Silverman. Springer, 2005. (Second edition, substantially expanded and rewritten)
- Applied Functional Data Analysis: Methods and Case Studies by J. O. Ramsay and B. W. Silverman. Springer, 2002. Click here for a site containing further background material for each chapter, including data sets, and further details of the various analyses.
- Wavelets: The
Key to Intermittent Information? edited by B. W. Silverman and J.
C. Vassilicos.
- Nonparametric Regression and Generalized Linear Models: A Roughness Penalty Approach by P. J.Green and B. W. Silverman. Chapman and Hall, 1994.
- Density Estimation for Statistics and Data Analysis by B. W. Silverman. Chapman and Hall, 1986
Research
My recent and current research is in a range of areas in theoretical, computational and applied statistics. Particular recent examples include the use of methods of functional data analysis in neuroscience, wavelet and empirical Bayes methods in genomics research, and approaches to the muliresolution analysis of function and image deformations. My current research appointments involve greater engagement with human genetics and with issues around climate change.
See my CV
for a list of scientific and links to government reports with which I have been
involved.
Professional activities
- I am President of the Royal Statistical Society but will be standing down shortly; see Royal Statistical Society statement.
- I am
a Fellow of the Royal Society and
am a member of the Society’s Council for the years 2009 and
2010. I regularly serve on the Society's committees and
working parties. Currently I am chair of the 'State of the
Nation' working party which is producing a series of reports on
Science and Mathematics education in the
- I am
a former President of the Institute of
Mathematical Statistics. Based in the
- The
2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE
2008) was conducted jointly by the Higher Education Funding Council for
England (HEFCE) and its counterparts in
- My recent work for the UK Government includes a non-executive directorship of the Defence Analytical Services Agency, the Statistics and Economics agency of the Ministry of Defence. Recently, I chaired the peer review panel for the Department for Transport's Project for the Sustainable Development of Heathrow and was a member of the Government’s GM Science Review Panel, which produced two reports on the science behind the debate on genetic modification issues.
- I am
Chair of the United Kingdom Mathematics
Trust (UKMT). The Trust is a registered charity which aims to advance
the education of children and young people in mathematics. It organises
national mathematics competitions and other mathematical enrichment
activities for 11-18 year old
- I am an elected member of the Council of Oxford University, and a member of several university committees.
Please note: Because of pressures on my time, I very much regret that I cannot take on the supervision of research students or the refereeing of scientific papers. Please accept my apologies.
Contact Information
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bernard.silverman AT stats.ox.ac.uk |
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Postal address: |
Hayes House |