| Saralees Nadarajah | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Zimbabwe University of Sheffield |
| Known for | Extreme value theory Nonparametric statistics Information theory |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Statistics |
| Institutions | University of Nebraska–Lincoln University of South Florida University of Manchester |
| Thesis | (1994) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jonathan Angus Tawn Clyde W. Anderson |
Saralees Nadarajah is a British statistician specialising in distribution theory, extreme value theory, nonparametric statistics, and their applications.
Early life and education
Nadarajah was born in Sri Lanka and grew up in Zimbabwe. He obtained his B.Sc. in mathematics from the University of Zimbabwe in Harare. Nadarajah earned his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in statistics from the University of Sheffield in the UK, in 1991 and 1994 respectively.
Career
Nadarajah is a reader at the Department of Mathematics, University of Manchester. He was previously affiliated with the Department of Statistics, University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the University of South Florida.
Nadarajah is the founder of Educate Africa project which he started in 2017.
Research
Nadarajah specializes in statistical fields including extreme value and distribution theory, nonparametric statistics, information theory, and reliability. His expertise also extends to sampling theory, statistical software development, and time series analysis. Nadarajah-Haghighi (UNH) class of distribution is named after him.
Awards and recognition
- Jacob Wolfowitz Prize (2007)
- University of Manchester Education Award (2021)
Selected publications
- Extreme value distributions: theory and applications (2000)
- Multivariate t-distributions and their applications (2004)
- Handbook of beta distribution and its applications (2004)
- A generalized normal distribution (2005)
- The beta exponential distribution (2006)
- Lindley distribution and its application (2008)
- On the inefficiency of Bitcoin (2017)
References
- https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37300433000
- "Saralees Nadarajah". Mathematics Genealogy Project.
- "Academic and research staff (A-Z) - Department of Mathematics - the University of Manchester".
- "Saralees Nadarajah - Home". Author DO Series.
- Wang, Yi; Eskridge, Kent M.; Nadarajah, Saralees (August 7, 2012). "Optimal design of mixed-effects PK/PD models based on differential equations". Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics. 22 (1): 180–205. doi:10.1080/10543406.2010.513465. PMID 22204534. S2CID 42462863 – via PubMed.
- Nadarajah, Saralees (2002). "A conversation with Samuel Kotz" (PDF). Statistical Science. 17 (2). doi:10.1214/ss/1030550863.
- "Institute of Mathematical Statistics | Educate Africa: an appeal for researchers".
- ^ https://minerva.it.manchester.ac.uk/~saralees/
- Longin, Francois (2016). Extreme Events in Finance: A Handbook of Extreme Value Theory and Its Applications. Wiley. ISBN 9781118650196.
- Nasiru, Suleman; Abubakari, Abdul Ghaniyyu; Abonongo, John (August 1, 2022). "Unit Nadarajah-Haghighi Generated Family of Distributions: Properties and Applications". Sankhya A. 84 (2): 450–476. doi:10.1007/s13171-020-00203-6. S2CID 225695408 – via Springer Link.
- "The 2007 Thomsa L. Saaty and Jacob Wolfowitz Prizes". American Journal of Mathematical and Management Sciences. 28 (3–4): 511. February 7, 2008. doi:10.1080/01966324.2008.10737741. S2CID 220313559 – via CrossRef.
- "Dr Saralees Nadarajah wins three Education Awards".
External links
- Saralees Nadarajah publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Educate Africa project homepage
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