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Haziq Jamil

Assistant Professor of Statistics

Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science (FOS), Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD)

Biography

I am an Assistant Professor in Statistics at Universiti Brunei Darussalam, the leading higher education institution in Brunei. My research 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 Dr. 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

  • Gaussian processes
  • Variational inference
  • EM algorithms
  • Random effects models
  • Binary and multinomial probit models
  • Truncated normal distribution
  • Latent variable 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

R

95%

Statistics

95%

Tender Evaluation

75%

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Assistant Professor in Statistics

Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD)

Sep 2019 – Present Brunei

Teaching:

  • SM-1402 Basic Statistics
  • SM-2401 Geometry
  • SM-4331 Advanced Statistics

I am also one of the Discovery Year (DY) Advisors for Mathematics.

 
 
 
 
 

Graduate Teaching Assistant

London School of Economics and Political Science

Jan 2014 – Sep 2018 London
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.
 
 
 
 
 

Research Officer

Centre for Science and Technology, Research and Development (CSTRAD), Ministry of Defence

Oct 2010 – Sep 2019 Brunei
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

Arnold Zellner Thesis Award in Econometrics and Statistics (honourable mention)

American Statistical Association (Business and Economic Statistics Section) Jun 2020
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

Public Service Commission, Prime Minister’s Office, Brunei Oct 2013 – Sep 2018

Supreme Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Scholarship

Ministry of Defence, Brunei Oct 2006 – Jul 2010

Best Student Award 2005

Persekutuan Guru-Guru Melayu Brunei (PGGMB) Jun 2006
Awarded for excellence in Brunei-Cambridge GCE A Level examinations.

Papers

Fadzilah Jali, Elvynna Leong, Haziq Jamil (2020). Factors Affecting Readmission to the Drug Rehabilitation Centre in Brunei Darussalam. Manuscript in submission.

Haziq Jamil, Wicher Bergsma (2020). Bayesian variable selection for linear models using I-priors. Manuscript in submission.

Preprint

Haziq Jamil, Ayesha Salleh, Le Thieng Chan (2020). Investigating the effect of load carriage on soldiers’ performances using Bayesian structural equation models. Manuscript in preparation.

Wicher Bergsma, Haziq Jamil (2019). Regression modelling with I-priors: Applications to functional, multilevel and longitudinal data. Manuscript in submission.

Project arXiv

Artemis Koukounari, Haziq Jamil, Elena Erosheva, Clive Shiff, Irini Moustaki (2019). Modeling and design issues for schistosomiasis diagnostic studies. Manuscript in submission.

Project Supplementary Results

Haziq Jamil (2018). Regression modelling using priors depending on Fisher information covariance kernels (I-priors). PhD thesis, LSE.

PDF Project Slides Source Document Errata Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Ch. 4 Ch. 5 Ch. 6 Ch. 7 Apx. Supp. Data & Code

Haziq Jamil, Wicher Bergsma (2017). iprior: An R Package for Regression Modelling using I-priors. Manuscript in submission.

Project arXiv

Wicher Bergsma, Haziq Jamil (2017). Discussion of Random Projection Ensemble Classification by Cannings and Samworth. Discussion contribution.

Preprint PDF Code

Haziq Jamil (2010). Analysis of paired comparison data using Bradley-Terry models with applications to football data. Masters dissertation, Warwick.

PDF

Recent & Upcoming Talks

Investigating the effect of load carriage on soldiers’ performances using structural equation models
28 May 2020 1:00 PM — 2:00 PM Online
Bayesian Variable Selection for Linear Models
13 Nov 2019 2:00 PM — 3:00 PM G.10, UBDSBE, Brunei
Misconceptions in Demography
25 Jan 2019 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM Ministry of Defence, Brunei
A Brief Guide to Variational Inference
4 Dec 2018 2:30 PM — 1 Feb 2018 3:00 PM Faculty of Science, UBD, Brunei
Binary and Multinomial Regression using Fisher Information Covariance Kernels (I-priors)
27 Mar 2018 12:30 PM — 2:00 PM LSE, London, United Kingdom
See all talks

Future Projects

Efficient methods for truncated normal distributions
Scoring individual abilities using multilevel latent variable models
Spatio-temporal analysis of Brunei data

Projects

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All PhD R Packages Others

Statistical Tables

An open source PDF format of statistical tables for use in examinations, tests, assignments, and so on.

My PhD Project

Regression modelling using priors with Fisher information covariance kernels (I-priors).

R/diagacc

Modelling diagnostic errors using latent class models.

R/iprobit

Binary and multinomial probit regression using I-priors in R.

MMN Brunei quantitative text analysis

A quantitative text analysis of Brunei’s legislative council meeting hansards.

Hamiltonian Monte Carlo explainer

Shiny apps for explaining Hamiltonian Monte Carlo.

R/ipriorBVS

Bayesian Variable Selection for Linear Models using I-priors in R.

R/iprior

An R package for I-prior regression.

Popular Topics

Bayesian variable selection Bradley-Terry Models Demography Hamiltonian Monte Carlo I-prior JAGS Latent Class Models Latent Variable Models Logistic regression Machine Learning Misc PhD Probit Models Quantitative Text Analysis R Package Spatio-temporal Statistical Tables Structural Equation Models Truncated Normal Variational Inference

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
  • Book an appointment