Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
- Markov chain Monte Carlo methods, Cross-Entropy method
- Statistical modelling and applications in biology, bioinformatics, finance and insurance
- Theory and applications of random processes, optimal stopping rules
- Sequential analysis, asymptotic theory, change-point problem
Statistical Software
Priyadarshana, W. J. R. M., Sofronov, G. (2015). Multiple Break-Points Detection in array CGH Data via the Cross-Entropy Method. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, vol. 12, N 2, 487-498, DOI: 10.1109/TCBB.2014.2361639, ISSN 1545-5963.
Teaching
- 2019, 1 Semester, STAT806 Statistical Inference
- 2014, 2015, 2 Semester, STAT821 Multivariate Statistical Analysis
- 2011 - 2019, 1 Semester, STAT272 Probability
- 2014, 1 Semester, STAT830 Prelude to Bioinformatics
- 2011 - 2013, 1 Semester, ACST601 Stochastic Methods in Finance and Insurance
- 2010 - 2012, 2018, 2 Semester, STAT328/STAT826 Market Research and Forecasting
- 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2 Semester, STAT273/STAT683 Introduction to Probability
- 2016- 2018, 1 Semester, STAT273/STAT683 Introduction to Probability
- 2010, 1 Semester, STAT375 Linear Models
- 2010, 1 Semester, STAT170 Introductory Statistics
Research student supervision
- Ms Lijing Ma (PhD student since 2018; MRes,2017), principal supervisor
- Ms Nishanthi Raveendran (PhD student since 2017; MRes, 2016-2017), principal supervisor
- Ms Thilini Dulanjali Kularatne (MRes, 2016-2017), principal supervisor
- Dr Madawa W. J. R. Priyadarshana (received his PhD degree in 2015, currently holding an academic position at Swinburne University, Australia), principal supervisor
- Dr Sergey Ivanov (received his PhD degree in 2014, currently holding an academic position at Mari State University, Russia), adjunct supervisor
- Dr Tatiana Polushina (received her PhD degree in 2010, currently postdoc at the University of Bergen, Norway), principal supervsior
- More than 20 Master projects
PhD scholarships
If you are interested in doing a PhD or MRes at Macquarie under my supervision, and are eligible to apply for any of the scholarships listed here, then please contact me in advance of the closing dates.
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Entropy
Engineering & Materials Science
Optimal Stopping Rule
Mathematics
Cross-entropy Method
Mathematics
Sequential Procedure
Mathematics
DNA
Engineering & Materials Science
Change-point Detection
Mathematics
Genes
Engineering & Materials Science
Independent Random Variables
Mathematics
Network
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Projects 2010 2017
Multiple change-point detection methods and their applications for big data
1/07/17 → …
Project: Research
Macquarie University Species Spectrum Research Center
Herberstein, M., Gillings, M., Jacob, D., Saintilan, N., Barron, A., Westoby, M., Sofronov, G. & Tetu, S.
1/01/17 → …
Project: Research
Biomolecular Discovery and Design Research Centre
Packer, N., Paulsen, I., Nevalainen, H., Haynes, P., Molloy, M., Atwell, B., Barron, A., Beggs, P., Bergquist, P. L., Brown, L., Cornish, J., Chung, R., De Deene, Y., Garcia-Bennett, A., Gillings, M., Goodchild, A., Guillemin, G., Hallinan, J., Hose, G., Jaschke, P., Mabbutt, B., Raftos, D., Ranganathan, S., Sofronov, G., Sunna, A., Tetu, S., Andersen, M., Willows, R., Ahn, S. B., Breen, E., Campbell, M., Care, A., Cordina, N., Curach, N., Everest Dass, A., Elbourne, L., Goold, H., Hassan, K., Kautto, L., Krisp, C., Kroukamp, H., Lee, A., Lin, C., Mackie, A., McKay, M., McQuade, L., Mirzaei, M., Mohamedali, A., Ostrowski, M., Parker, L., Pascovici, D., Penesyan, A., Shah, B., Sun, A., Thompson, E. & Williams, T.
1/01/17 → …
Project: Research
Developing new statistical methodologies for change-point detection in DNA copy number variants
1/07/11 → 31/12/13
Project: Research
Research Outputs 2002 2019
Identifying clusters in spatial data via sequential importance sampling
Raveendran, N. & Sofronov, G., 1 Jan 2019, Recent advances in computational optimization: results of the Workshop on Computational Optimization WCO 2017. Fidanova, S. (ed.). Switzerland: Springer-VDI-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, p. 175-189 15 p. (Studies in Computational Intelligence; vol. 795).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
Importance sampling
Epidemiology
Crime
Ecology
Experiments
On asymptotics of optimal stopping times
Lustri, C. & Sofronov, G., 5 Apr 2019, (Submitted) In : arXiv e-prints. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Optimal Stopping Time
Upper bound
Asymptotic Behavior
Statistics
Optimal Stopping Problem
Which pathways lead to success? Transformation models and change-point detection for the early identification of students at risk
Manuguerra, M. & Sofronov, G., 2019, Proceedings of the 34th International Workshop on Statistical Modelling: Volume II. Meira-Machado, L. & Soutinho, G. (eds.). Guimaraes, Portugal, Vol. 2. p. 212-215 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › Research › peer-review
student
learning
detection
methodology
modeling
An optimal double stopping rule for a buying-selling problem
Sofronov, G. Y., 3 Nov 2018, In : Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Stopping Rule
Dependent Observations
Sequential Procedure
Horizon
Random walk
An improved hybrid algorithm for multiple change-point detection in array CGH data
Sofronov, G. Y., Polushina, T. V. & Jayawardana, M. W., 2017, 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Syme, G., Hatton MacDonald, D., Fulton, B. & Piantadosi, J. (eds.). mssanz.org.au: Modelling & Simulation Society Australia & New Zealand, p. 508-514 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Entropy
Genes
Aberrations
Gene expression
Statistical methods