Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
- Statistical model building for better and more accurate prediction
- Variable selection and feature extraction solutions for large and complex data
- Correlated, clustered and complex data analysis
- Classification and improved prediction methods for multiplatform data
- Development of regularization methods for high-dimensional data
- Resampling-based stability information
- Robust selection and estimation methods including when data contains outliers, errors or some of the information is missing
- Analysis of multi-layered and structured data in bioinformatics, microbiome, organ transplant and neuroscience applications
Research engagement
- Industry and government partners are welcome to contact me to explore projects and partnerships that would benefit from the capability of my research group
- Fast fexible feature selection for high dimensional challenging data (ARC funded, as CI)
- Cost-Utility Comparison of Down-Titration Strategies for Safer and More Efficient Use of Biologics in Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis (NHMRC funded, as AI)
- Better Outcomes in Inflammatory Arthritis (NHMRC funded, as AI)
Research student supervision
Samuel Muller has supervised to completion 8 Postdocs, 10 PhDs, 2 Masters of Research students and 13 Honours students. Currently he supervises 1 Research Fellow, 3 Postdocs and 3 PhD students.
Biography
Samuel Muller is a Professor of Statistics and a Fellow of the American Statistical Association with expertise in variable selection and inference for statistically challenging data. He is the inaugural Head of School in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences and a Theory and Methods Editor for the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics. He just completed serving a full term on the ARC College of Experts. His past employment includes
Macquarie University: from 2020 - present
- Head, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, since 2022
- Head, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, 2020-2021
University of Sydney: from 2008 to 2020
- Head (Acting and Interim), School of Mathematics and Statistics, 2019 - 2020
- Promoted to Professor of Statistics, 2018
- Associate Dean Research Education, Faculty of Science, 2016-2019
- Promoted to Associate Professor, 2015
- Promoted to Senior Lecturer, 2010
- Lecturer, School of Mathematics and Statististics
University of Western Australia: from 2006 to 2007
- Lecturer, School of Mathematics and Statistics
Australian National University: from 2003 to 2004
- Postdoctoral Fellowship (from the Swiss NSF), Mathematical Sciences Institute
- Lecturer, Department of Mathematical Statistics and Actuarial Science, 2002-2003 and 2004-2006
- Associate Lecturer (part-time), Department of Mathematical Statistics and Actuarial Science, 1998-2002
Education/Academic qualification
Mathematics, PhD, University of Bern
Award Date: 1 Nov 2002
Statistics and Insurance Mathematics, Diploma (MSc), University of Bern
Award Date: 1 Oct 1998
External positions
Honorary Professor, University of Sydney
1 Sep 2020 → 31 Aug 2023
College of Experts, Member, Australian Research Council
1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2021
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NHMRC: CRE for Better Outcomes in Inflammatory Arthritis
March, L., Thomas, R., Lassere, M., Buchbinder, R., Hill, C., Keen, H. I., Wechalekar, M. D., Munro, J., Figtree, G. A., Schofield, D., Xue, M., El-Omar, E., Muller, S., Bereza-Malcolm, L., Sinnathurai, P., Singh-Grewal, D., Lester, S., Willers, C., Youssef, P. & Proudman, S. M.
1/12/21 → 1/12/26
Project: Research
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MRFF: Cost-Utility Comparison of Down-Titration Strategies for Safer and More Efficient Use of Biologics in Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis
March, L., Buchbinder, R., Lassere, M., Proudman, S. M., Thomas, R., Schofield, D., Xue, M., Wechalekar, M. D., Whittle, S. L., Sinnathurai, P., Keen, H. I., Hill, C., Youssef, P., Benham, H., Bereza-Malcolm, L., Willers, C., Schachna, L., Muller, S., Perera, C. & Tymms, K.
1/08/21 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
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ARC DP: Fast flexible feature selection for high dimensional challenging data
Ormerod, J. T., Muller, S. & Tarr, G.
1/06/21 → 31/05/24
Project: Research
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ARC DP: Dimension reduction and model selection for statistically challenging data
Welsh, A. H., Muller, S., Hui, F. & Ma, Y.
13/04/18 → 12/04/21
Project: Research
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ARC DP: Prognosis based network-type feature extraction for complex biological data
Yang, J. Y. H., Muller, S., Omerod, J., Yang, P. & Mann, G. J.
1/05/17 → 1/05/20
Project: Research
Research Outputs
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COMBSS: Best Subset Selection via Continuous Optimization
Moka, S., Liquet, B., Zhu, H. & Muller, S., 5 May 2022, (Submitted) arXiv.org, (arXiv).Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Gut microbiota and nutritional profiles of Parkinson's disease patients
Lubomski, M., Xu, X., Holmes, A., Muller, S., Yang, J., Sue, C. M. & Davis, R. L., Aug 2021, In: BMJ Neurology Open. 3, Suppl 1, p. A6-A7 2 p., 015.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract
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mcvis: a new framework for collinearity discovery, diagnostic, and visualization
Lin, C., Wang, K. & Muller, S., 2021, In: Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics. 30, 1, p. 125-132 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Prediction modeling-part 2: using machine learning strategies to improve transplantation outcomes
Coorey, C. P., Sharma, A., Muller, S. & Yang, J. Y. H., Apr 2021, In: Kidney International. 99, 4, p. 817-823 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Random effects misspecification can have severe consequences for random effects inference in linear mixed models
Hui, F. K. C., Müller, S. & Welsh, A. H., Apr 2021, In: International Statistical Review. 89, 1, p. 186-206 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Elected Member of the International Statistical Institute (ISI)
Muller, Samuel (Recipient), 4 Jun 2021
Prize: Honorary award
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Special Commendation, Award for Excellence in Graduate Research Supervision
Muller, Samuel (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Honorary award