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Biography
Georgy Sofronov is an Associate Professor in Statistics at the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Macquarie University. He received his PhD degree in Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics from Moscow State University in 2002. Georgy has held academic positions at several universities including the University of Queensland and the University of Wollongong. He is an elected member of the Faculty Board and a member of the University Medal Committee. He serves on the editorial boards of Statistical Papers and Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability. Georgy is the Treasurer of Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand and a member of the ARC College of Experts.
Research interests
- Change-point problem, statistical quality control
- Optimal decision rules, operations research
- Markov chain Monte Carlo methods, Cross-Entropy method
- Statistical modelling and data analysis
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
- 2020 - 2025, 1 Semester, STAT8310 Statistical Theory
- 2020 - 2025, 1 Semester, STAT2372 Probability
- 2020 - 2024, 2 Semester, STAT2371 Statistics
- 2024, 1 and 2 Semester, STAT8101 Sampling Design and Analysis
- 2021, 2022, 1 Semester, STAT2173/STAT6183 Introduction to Probability
- 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, 2019, 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
- Mr Kristoforus Jason (MRes student since 2025), principal supervsior
- Mr Hugh Entwistle (PhD student since 2023; MRes, 2020-2021, awarded University Medal), principal supervisor
- Mr Eric Lie (MRes, 2020-2023), principal supervisor
- Dr Lijing Ma (received her PhD degree in 2022; MRes, 2017), principal supervisor
- Dr Nishanthi Raveendran (received her PhD degree in 2021; MRes, 2016-2017, awarded University Medal), principal supervisor
- Ms Sophia Shen (MRes, 2019-2021), principal supervisor
- Ms Thilini Dulanjali Kularatne (MRes, 2016-2017), principal supervisor
- Dr Madawa W. J. R. Priyadarshana (received his PhD degree in 2015), principal supervisor
- Dr Sergey Ivanov (received his PhD degree in 2014), adjunct supervisor
- Dr Tatiana Polushina (received her PhD degree in 2010), principal supervsior
- More than 20 Master projects
- 9 AMSI VRS 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.
External positions
College of Experts, Member, Australian Research Council
4 Oct 2024 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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SmartCrete CRC
Clark, S. (Primary Chief Investigator), Wu, S. (Associate Investigator), Salehi, F. (Chief Investigator), Bishop, M. (Associate Investigator), Trueck, S. (Chief Investigator), Linnenluecke, M. (Chief Investigator), Mukhopadhyay, S. (Chief Investigator), Sheng, M. (Chief Investigator), Beheshti, A. (Associate Investigator), Hansen, S. (Chief Investigator), Dekker, P. (Associate Investigator), Jackson, S. (Chief Investigator), Asadnia, M. (Chief Investigator), Wiggins, M. (Chief Investigator), Ams, M. (Associate Investigator), Withford, M. (Chief Investigator), Beheshti, A. (Associate Investigator), Dafforn, K. (Chief Investigator), Giri, P. (Associate Investigator), Sofronov, G. (Chief Investigator), Taheri, S. (Associate Investigator) & Abbassi, R. (Chief Investigator)
21/09/20 → 20/09/27
Project: Research
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SmartCrete CRC
Clark, S. (Primary Chief Investigator), Wu, S. (Associate Investigator), Salehi, F. (Chief Investigator), Bishop, M. (Associate Investigator), Trueck, S. (Chief Investigator), Linnenluecke, M. (Chief Investigator), Mukhopadhyay, S. (Chief Investigator), Sheng, M. (Chief Investigator), Beheshti, A. (Associate Investigator), Hansen, S. (Chief Investigator), Dekker, P. (Associate Investigator), Jackson, S. (Chief Investigator), Asadnia, M. (Chief Investigator), Wiggins, M. (Chief Investigator), Ams, M. (Associate Investigator), Withford, M. (Chief Investigator), Beheshti, A. (Associate Investigator), Dafforn, K. (Chief Investigator), Giri, P. (Associate Investigator), Sofronov, G. (Chief Investigator), Taheri, S. (Associate Investigator) & Abbassi, R. (Chief Investigator)
1/01/20 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Multiple change-point detection methods and their applications for big data
1/07/17 → …
Project: Research
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Biomolecular Discovery and Design Research Centre
Packer, N. (Primary Chief Investigator), Paulsen, I. (Chief Investigator), Nevalainen, H. (Chief Investigator), Haynes, P. (Chief Investigator), Molloy, M. (Chief Investigator), Atwell, B. (Chief Investigator), Barron, A. (Chief Investigator), Beggs, P. (Chief Investigator), Bergquist, P. L. (Chief Investigator), Brown, L. (Chief Investigator), Cornish, J. (Chief Investigator), Chung, R. (Chief Investigator), De Deene, Y. (Chief Investigator), Garcia-Bennett, A. (Chief Investigator), Gillings, M. (Chief Investigator), Goodchild, A. (Chief Investigator), Guillemin, G. (Chief Investigator), Hallinan, J. (Chief Investigator), Hose, G. (Chief Investigator), Jaschke, P. (Chief Investigator), Mabbutt, B. (Chief Investigator), Raftos, D. (Chief Investigator), Ranganathan, S. (Chief Investigator), Sofronov, G. (Chief Investigator), Sunna, A. (Chief Investigator), Tetu, S. (Chief Investigator), Andersen, M. (Chief Investigator), Willows, R. (Chief Investigator), Ahn, C. (Associate Investigator), Breen, E. (Associate Investigator), Campbell, M. (Associate Investigator), Care, A. (Associate Investigator), Cordina, N. (Associate Investigator), Curach, N. (Associate Investigator), Everest Dass, A. (Associate Investigator), Elbourne, L. (Associate Investigator), Goold, H. (Associate Investigator), Hassan, K. (Associate Investigator), Kautto, L. (Associate Investigator), Krisp, C. (Associate Investigator), Kroukamp, H. (Associate Investigator), Lee, A. (Associate Investigator), Lin, C.-H. (Associate Investigator), Mackie, A. (Associate Investigator), McKay, M. (Associate Investigator), McQuade, L. (Associate Investigator), Mirzaei, M. (Associate Investigator), Mohamedali, A. (Associate Investigator), Ostrowski, M. (Associate Investigator), Parker, L. (Associate Investigator), Pascovici, D. (Associate Investigator), Penesyan, A. (Associate Investigator), Shah, B. (Associate Investigator), Sun, A. (Associate Investigator), Thompson, E. (Associate Investigator) & Williams, T. (Associate Investigator)
1/01/17 → …
Project: Research
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Macquarie University Species Spectrum Research Center
Herberstein, M. (Primary Chief Investigator), Gillings, M. (Chief Investigator), Jacob, D. (Chief Investigator), Saintilan, N. (Chief Investigator), Barron, A. (Chief Investigator), Westoby, M. (Chief Investigator), Sofronov, G. (Chief Investigator) & Tetu, S. (Chief Investigator)
1/01/17 → …
Project: Research
Research Outputs
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An Overview of approximate dynamic programming methods for optimal stopping problems
Entwistle, H. & Sofronov, G., 2025, 2023 Matrix Annals. Wood, D. R., Etheridge, A. M., de Gier, J. & Joshi, N. (eds.). Cham: Springer, Springer Nature, p. 31-46 16 p. (MATRIX Book Series; vol. 6).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Estimating urban linear heat (UHIULI) effect along road typologies using spatial analysis and GAM approach
Mirabi, E., Chang, M., Sofronov, G. & Davies, P., Jul 2025, In: Atmosphere. 16, 7, p. 1-29 29 p., 864.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multiple stopping problems: unilateral and multilateral approaches
Sofronov, G. & Szajowski, K., 2025, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. 355 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Wildfire loss modeling: A flexible semiparametric approach
Raveendran, N., Zhu, H., Li, H. & Sofronov, G., 2025, In: North American Actuarial Journal. 29, 2, p. 329-344 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Asymptotic duration for optimal multiple stopping problems
Entwistle, H. N., Lustri, C. J. & Sofronov, G. Y., Mar 2024, In: Mathematics. 12, 5, p. 1-12 12 p., 652.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)114 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Award for Academic Excellence: Highly Commended
Sofronov, G. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Other distinction
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Visiting Fellowship, Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Sofronov, Georgy (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Other distinction
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Winner - Faculty of Science and Engineering Award for Inter-School Collaboration - 2023
Nayak, A. (Recipient), Mahmood, A. (Recipient), Beheshti, A. (Recipient), McIver, A. (Recipient), Bilgin, A. (Recipient), Liquet-Weiland, B. (Recipient), Svensson, C. (Recipient), Ramakrishnan, C. (Recipient), Smith, C. (Recipient), Molla-Aliod, D. (Recipient), Vatsalan, D. (Recipient), Xue, E. (Recipient), Gupta, G. (Recipient), Sofronov, G. (Recipient), Baker, G. (Recipient), Liu, G. (Recipient), Asghar, H. (Recipient), Doosti, H. (Recipient), Zhu, H. (Recipient), Jiang, I. (Recipient), Zheng, J. (Recipient), Lin, H. (Recipient), Wu, J. (Recipient), Ma, J. (Recipient), Binkowski, K. (Recipient), Dras, M. (Recipient), Manuguerra, M. (Recipient), Orgun, M. (Recipient), Lay, M. (Recipient), Zou, N. (Recipient), Kordzakhia, N. (Recipient), Busch, P. (Recipient), Graham, P. (Recipient), Schwitter, R. (Recipient), Chen, S. (Recipient), Smith, S. (Recipient), Cassidy, S. (Recipient), Prvan, T. (Recipient), Fung, T. (Recipient), Li, Y. (Recipient), Wang, Y. (Recipient), Zhang, Y. (Recipient) & Zhou, Y. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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The 44th Conference on Stochastic Processes and their Applications
Georgy Sofronov (Speaker)
14 Jul 2025 → 18 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Probabilistic Models in Evolutionary Biology and Game Theory
Andrea Collevecchio (Organiser), Sophie Hautphenne (Organiser), Emma Horton (Organiser) & Georgy Sofronov (Organiser)
5 Jan 2025 → 10 Jan 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop or event series
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International Research Workshop Data Science and AI & Robotics
Georgy Sofronov (Speaker)
19 Jul 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Joint Meeting of the New Zealand Mathematical Society, the Australian Mathematical Society, and the American Mathematical Society
Georgy Sofronov (Speaker)
8 Dec 2024 → 13 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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2024 Winter Simulation Conference
Georgy Sofronov (Speaker)
15 Dec 2024 → 18 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press/Media
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20/02/12
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