Wilfrid S. Kendall is professor of statistics at the University of Warwick.[1] He earned a DPhil in probability theory from the University of Oxford in 1979, authored or edited 5 books, published around 100 scientific articles in theoretical and applied probability and has been the president of the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability (2013-2015).[2] He is founding co-director of the UK Academy for PhD Training in Statistics (established in 2007),[3] which each year provides training for around 90 first-year Statistics PhD students from the UK and Republic of Ireland.
Wilfrid S. Kendall | |
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.jpg) Kendall at Oberwolfach, 2008 | |
| Born | 5 November 1954 (age 69) Oxford, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Warwick |
Kendall is the son of fellow statistician, the late David George Kendall and the brother of television journalist Bridget Kendall.[4]
Books edit
- Sung Nok Chiu, Dietrich Stoyan, Wilfrid S. Kendall, Joseph Mecke (2013). Stochastic geometry and its applications. 3rd edition, Wiley.
References edit
- ^ "Department of Statistics Staff - Wilfrid Kendall's Personal Page". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Bernoulli News. "A view from the president" (PDF).
- ^ APTS. "Academy for PhD Training in Statistics".
- ^ "Obituary in the Times". TimesOnline. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009.