Dr Jones is an applied mathematician with a background in data analytics, optimisation and simulation. Many of his projects involve assembling data from divers sources, using it to build simulation models, then using those models to inform management decisions.
Previous collaborators include the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (planning for the Post Entry Quarantine facility, a national infrastructure project); the Office of Transport Security (improving security procedures in Australian airports); Rate Valuation Services (a financial services company); McLaran International (the racing team); Merlin Power Systems (a feasibility study for an emergency response scheme for power generators in the UK); and National Air Traffic Systems (responsible for air traffic control in the UK).Dr Jones’ work utilises a wide range of computational, analytical and mathematical techniques. He has taught graduate courses in machine learning and data mining, and is the principal author of a best-selling text book on programming and simulation using the language R. Much of his current research work concerns complex spatio-temporal environmental data, in particular problems of water runoff in catchment areas.
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The stochastic runoff-runon process: Extending its analysis to a finite hillslope
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Positions
Honorary
Mathematics And Statistics
Fellow
Cambridge Commonwealth Trust
Academic
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Academic
Australian Mathematical Society
Academic
Statistical Society of Australia
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
University of Cambridge
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
The University of Queensland
Bachelor of Science
The University of Queensland