Our Research Projects

A Statistical Framework for efficient Evidence Generation in diagnostics (SaFEGen)

This is a project which is currently making use of HPC facilities at Newcastle University. It is active.

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Project Description

This project considers the development of Bayesian methods for seamless and adaptive designs in the development pipeline for novel diagnostic tests. The aim is to develop a statistical framework which could make the diagnostic development pipeline more efficient. The project will use Bayesian methods, including Markov chain Monte Carlo methods and will involve simulation studies and applications to case studies based on real-world data.


Software or Compute Methods

The project will involve running MCMC methods and analysis through R, Stan and Python. Stan will be run through the R interface using rstan and cmdstanr packages.