Simon Tavaré

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Mathematician
gptkbp:academicAdvisor David_G._Kendall
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:awards Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:birthYear 1954
gptkbp:children Not publicly disclosed
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Mark_Thomas
gptkb:Peter_Donnelly
David_Balding
Graham_Coop
Richard_Durbin
gptkbp:contribution Published extensively in peer-reviewed journals
Pioneered methods in statistical inference for genetics
Contributed to the understanding of evolutionary processes
Developed statistical models for genetic data
Worked on algorithms for phylogenetic analysis
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:field Bioinformatics
Mathematics
Statistics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Simon Tavaré
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_H._Holland
gptkb:Ronald_A._Fisher
gptkb:William_Feller
gptkbp:knownFor Statistical genetics
gptkbp:notableWork Phylogenetics
Population genetics
gptkbp:researchInterest Computational biology
Mathematical biology
Statistical methods in genetics
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:spouse Not publicly disclosed
gptkbp:website http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/people/staff/tavare.html