Dr Darfiana Nur

Biography

Dr Darfiana Nur is a Lecturer in Statistics in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. She received her BMath degree from The University of Gadjahmada (UGM) Indonesia in 1988, MSc (Research) from The University of Western Australia in 1993 and her PhD in Statistics from Curtin University of Technology Australia in 1999 respectively. After completing her doctorate, she became a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Mathematical Sciences at Queensland University of Technology in 1999-2001 and at The University of Newcastle in 2001-2003 respectively, before taking up her present appointment at The University of Newcastle in 2003. Her research interests include nonlinear time series analysis (ergodicity or estimation aspects) and modelling, focusing on Smooth Threshold Autoregressive models; Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) related algorithms and its convergence diagnostics; DNA sequence modelling in Bioinformatics; Bayesian Hidden Markov Models (HMMs) in Genetics.

Qualifications

• PhD, Curtin University of Technology, 1999
• Post Graduate Diploma in Science, University of Western Australia
• Master of Science, University of Western Australia, 1995

Research

Research keywords

• Hidden Markov models in Bioinformatics
• MCMC convergence diagnostics
• Nonlinear time series theory and modeling, DNA sequence modeling, Bioinformatics
• Smooth Threshold Autoregressive models

Research expertise

My research interests are in nonlinear time series theory (ergodicity conditions and adaptive estimation) and modeling, Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) diagnostics and DNA sequence modeling.

Collaboration

• Linear and Nonlinear Time Series Analysis and Modelling

• Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) related algorithms and convergence diagnostics

• DNA sequence modelling in Bioinformatics

• Bayesian Hidden Markov Models in Genetics

Languages

• Indonesian

Fields of Research

Centres and Groups

Centre

Memberships

Committee/Associations (relevant to research).

• Chair, Statistics in Education in 2004 - Statistical Society of Australia

Awards

Research Award.

1994	Finalist for Indonesian Young Researcher 1994 LIPI (Indonesia)

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Administrative

Administrative expertise

PhD in Statistics Convenor; Convenor for Postgraduate in Statistics by Coursework; Distance students Coordinator

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Teaching

Teaching keywords

• Mathematical statistics, Time series, Stochastic Processes

Teaching expertise

The main areas of expertise are mathematical statistics and time series analysis courses. I have taught a first year service courses (Statistics for the Sciences,Statistics in Bussiness); second year courses (Fundamental Statistics, Regression and Forecasting); third year courses (Statistical Inference, Time Series Analysis, Generalised Linear Models, Survey and Experiments) and graduate courses such as Heteroscedastic Financial Modeling, Probability Theory and Stochastics Processes and Nonparametric Statistics

Teaching interests

• Mathematical statistics courses
• Time Series Analysis
• Stochastic Processes
• Surveys and Experiments
• Bayesian theory
• Statistical methods in Bioinformatics

Programs

• Bachelor of Mathematics
• Bachelor of Science (Mathematics co-major)