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STATISTICAL MODELLING & DATA ANALYTICS Prof James J Brown & Dr Stephen Woodcock School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences UTS:SCIENCE UTS CRICOS PROVIDER CODE: 00099F science.uts.edu.au

INTRODUCTION • My background • Our capabilities related to current collaborations • Our capabilities related to future collaborations • Key contacts science.uts.edu.au

PERSONAL HISTORY • Interest in collaborating outside of academia started 20 years ago • Analysis of customer transaction data for NatWest Consulting for my MSc project… • My PhD delivered the survey design and estimation used in the UK to assess census coverage in 2001 (and then in 2011) • Followed by more than 15 years collaborating with Office for National Statistics (UK) science.uts.edu.au

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PERSONAL HISTORY • Interest in collaborating outside of academia started 20 years ago • Analysis of customer transaction data for NatWest Consulting for my MSc project… • My PhD delivered the survey design and estimation used in the UK to assess census coverage in 2001 (and then in 2011) • Followed by more than 15 years collaborating with Office for National Statistics (UK) • 10 years collaborating in China designing and analysing surveys to evaluate the UNFPA CP4, CP5, and CP6 FP/RH interventions science.uts.edu.au

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PERSONAL HISTORY • Interest in collaborating outside of academia started 20 years ago • Analysis of customer transaction data for NatWest Consulting for my MSc project… • My PhD delivered the survey design and estimation used in the UK to assess census coverage in 2001 (and then in 2011) • Followed by more than 15 years collaborating with Office for National Statistics (UK) • 10 years collaborating in China designing and analysing surveys to evaluate the UNFPA CP4, CP5, and CP6 FP/RH interventions • Numerous collaborations with other agencies such as Ipsos-MORI (UK) supporting their surveys and the ILO (creating labour participation projections) • Most recently – working with ABS since arriving in Australia, Sept 2013 science.uts.edu.au

CAPABILITIES – CURRENT COLLABORATIONS • Modelling of health data for research / management / planning • Sax Institute – maximising the use of 45&UP … • Red Cross Blood Service – extracting information from patient data to enhance service provision • NSW Cancer Institute – modelling and understanding variation in cancers • Emerging link with Barnardos science.uts.edu.au

CAPABILITIES – CURRENT COLLABORATIONS • Population modelling and estimation • Australian Bureau of Statistics • Surveys to assess coverage of census and/or admin data • Analysis of linked data • Provision of advanced training • UK Office for National Statistics • Long-term support for census coverage assessment and adjustment science.uts.edu.au

CAPABILITIES – CURRENT COLLABORATIONS • Leveraging analytics in professional sport • Collaborating with colleagues in the Faculty of Health • Performance analysis in relation to decision making within an AFL game • Using data from the Belgium FA to develop effective programs for young elite sportsmen • Collaborating with colleagues in the Faculty of Business to develop models for assessing the commercial value of a professional sports event • e.g. Have OPTUS got their deal for the EPL correct? science.uts.edu.au

CAPABILITIES – CURRENT COLLABORATIONS • Topic modelling of large databases • A new collaboration with Faculty of Law unlocking the information in the High Court of Australia judgements… science.uts.edu.au

CAPABILITIES – FUTURE COLLABORATIONS • Modelling of large and complex databases • Customers, patients, environmental… • Design and analysis of bespoke surveys • Experience collaborating with a wide range of partners in the past covering transport, health, income/expenditure, labour market, hard-to- reach populations… • Design of Choice Experiments • UTS has been at the forefront of the technical developments in this area and has experience working with industry… science.uts.edu.au

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KEY CONTACTS • Dr Tapan Rai • Tapan.Rai@uts.edu.au • Dr Stephen Woodcock • Stephen.Woodcock@uts.edu.au • Prof James Brown • James.Brown@uts.edu.au • Prof Debbie Street • Deborah.Street@uts.edu.au science.uts.edu.au