Biography

I am an Assistant Professor in Statistics at Universiti Brunei Darussalam, and from August 2025, I will be joining King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) as a Research Specialist. My interests lie in statistical theory, methods and computation, with a special inclination towards social science applications.

I obtained my PhD in Statistics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in October 2018. My PhD project explored the use of Fisher information-dependent priors in a vector space framework for regression, classification, and variable selection. My supervisors were Prof. Wicher Bergsma and Prof. Irini Moustaki. I also obtained an MSc in Statistics from LSE in 2014.

I graduated from Warwick University, completing the 4-year MMORSE degree in 2010. As my final year project, I used Bradley-Terry models applied to English Premier League football data. This project was supervised by Prof. David Firth.

Previously, I was a Research Officer at the Centre of Science & Technology, Research & Development (CSTRAD), Ministry of Defence, Brunei. My primary task was to provide data analysis and decision support to strategic acquisition projects, and assist in statistical analyses for defence-related research.

Interests
  • Latent variable models
  • Spatio-temporal models
  • Gaussian processes
  • Bayesian statistics
  • Hedonic pricing models
Education
  • PhD in Statistics, 2018

    London School of Economics and Political Science

  • MSc in Statistics, 2014

    London School of Economics and Political Science

  • BSc & Master in Mathematics, Statistics, Operational Research and Economics, 2010

    University of Warwick

Skills

Programming with R
Statistical Modelling
Data Analytics Consulting

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
I will be joining the Bayesian Computational Statistics and Modelling (BAYESCOMP) research group led by Prof. Håvard Rue in August 2025.
 
 
 
 
 
London School of Economics and Political Science
Visiting Fellow
Mar 2024 – Mar 2027 London, United Kingdom
 
 
 
 
 
Brunei R User Group
Chair
Feb 2024 – Feb 2026 Brunei
 
 
 
 
 
_Universiti Brunei Darussalam_
Assistant Professor in Statistics
Sep 2019 – Present Brunei

[Leave of absence from August 2025]

Teaching:

  • CU-0304 Sciences for University Study
  • SM-1402 Basic Statistics
  • SM-2302 Software for Mathematicians
  • SM-4290 Research Project
  • SM-4331 Advanced Statistics
  • SM-4335 Adcanced Probability

Appointments:

  • Discovery Year Advisor (Mathematics, FOS) 2019-2021, 2024-2025
  • Research Associate, Institute of Applied Data Analytics (IADA) 2019-2021
  • Faculty Liaison Committee 2021-present
  • Graduate Programme Coordinator (Mathematics, FOS) 2021-2025

Consultancy:

  • Data Analysis for Human Performance Research, Ministry of Defence Brunei (2021-2022)
 
 
 
 
 
London School of Economics and Political Science
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Jan 2014 – Sep 2018 London, United Kingdom
I held various teaching roles ranging from secondary teaching to marking for masters (ST416 Multilevel Modelling, ST421 Development in Statistical Methods) and undergraduate level courses (ST312 Applied Statistics Project) at the LSE. In addition, I also held assistant invigilator and examiner roles for both the LSE and the University of London International Examinations respectively.
 
 
 
 
 
Ministry of Defence, Brunei
Research Officer
Oct 2010 – Sep 2019 Brunei
At the Centre of Science and Technology Research and Development (CSTRAD), I provided analytical insight into matters arising from the development and activities of strategic procurement projects for the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF). This entailed market research, cost-benefit analyses, and writing technical reports. I was a project team member for the procurement and delivery of 12 Sikorsky S-70i helicopters (US$325M), and also the focal point for the development of tender evaluation criteria using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). After completing my PhD, I conducted various research into defence-related activities.

Honours & Awards

Teaching Excellence Award in Sciences
Arnold Zellner Thesis Award in Econometrics and Statistics (honourable mention)
The Zellner award is given for the best PhD thesis dealing with an applied problem in Business and Economic Statistics. It is intended to recognize outstanding work by promising young researchers in the field.
In-Service Training Scheme Scholarship
Best Student Award 2005
Awarded for excellence in Brunei-Cambridge GCE A Level examinations. Subjects taken: Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Higher Mathematics (AS), Economics (AS), General Paper (AS).
(2025). Leveraging sparse Gaussian processes for property price modelling and sustainable urban planning. In: Intelligent Systems of Computing and Informatics in Sustainable Urban Development. Ed. by Samsul Ariffin Abdul Karim and Aslina Baharum. Intelligent Systems of Computing and Informatics. Taylor and Francis/CRC Press.

Preprint Cite DOI URL

(2025). Conditionally Autoregressive Models for House Prices Data: Insights from a Comparative Simulation Study. Journal of Statistical Theory and Applications (In press).

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(2025). A spatio-temporal analysis of house prices in Brunei Darussalam. Data in Brief, 60, 111505.

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(2025). A spatio-temporal analysis of house prices in Brunei Darussalam. Quality and Quantity. In press.

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(2024). An exploratory investigation on foreign language anxiety among English for Islamic Education learners in Brunei Darussalam. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 21(2), 211–234.

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Contact

  • haziq.jamil ''at'' ubd.edu.bn
  • M1.09, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Bandar Seri Begawan, Gadong BE1410
  • Enter FOS building, take the stairs/lift to the first floor and head towards the Mathematics Department