Data science

It is an interdisciplinary research area that employs techniques and theories drawn from many fields. In our department our main areas of research interest are statistics and actuarial science, and operational research.

Many of our academics are also members of the university's Institute for Analytics and Data Science.

Statistics and actuarial science

Statistics is concerned with modelling and analysing data, designing experiments, and making inferences, predictions and decisions in the presence of risk. The main research interests in the department are:

• applied statistics that motivate the development of new methods
• new applications of advanced statistical methodology
• actuarial science that assesses risk in insurance, finance and other industries and professions

Operational Research

Operational Research deals with the application of mathematical optimisation to help make better decisions and arrive at optimal or near-optimal solutions to complex decision-making problems.

At Essex our work has an emphasis on human-technology interaction and focuses on practical applications that overlap with other disciplines, notably industrial engineering and operations management.

You can find out more about our academic's areas of research interest using the staff list below.