Overview
Background
Ross McVinish has research interests in applied probability, Bayesian statistics and mathematical modelling of complex systems in population biology.
He received his PhD from Queensland University of Technology in 2002.
He is currently an associate editor for the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics.
Availability
- Dr Ross McVinish is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Applied Science, Queensland University of Technology
- Bachelor (Honours) of Applied Science, Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
Research interests
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Analysis of metapopulation models
Metapopulations are typically modelled by Markov chains having complex structure and large state-space which makes their behaviour difficult to analyse. I have studied conditions under which these metapopulation models can be approximated by simpler deterministic, Gaussian and point process models. These approximations can be used to improve our understanding of the conditions needed for a metapopulation to persist or recover from a near extinction state.
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Bayesian goodness of fit testing
The aim is to improve the computational tools and theoretical results available for assessing model fit in a Bayesian setting.
Works
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Featured
2021
Journal Article
Fast approximate simulation of finite long-range spin systems
McVinish, Ross and Hodgkinson, Liam (2021). Fast approximate simulation of finite long-range spin systems. Annals of Applied Probability, 31 (3), 1443-1473. doi: 10.1214/20-AAP1624
Featured
2016
Journal Article
Does moving up a food chain increase aggregation in parasites?
Lester, R. J. G. and McVinish, R. (2016). Does moving up a food chain increase aggregation in parasites?. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 13 (118) 20160102, 20160102. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2016.0102
Featured
2015
Journal Article
Connecting deterministic and stochastic metapopulation models
Barbour, A.D, McVinish, Ross and Pollett, Philip K (2015). Connecting deterministic and stochastic metapopulation models. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 71 (6), 1481-1504. doi: 10.1007/s00285-015-0865-4
Featured
2013
Journal Article
Recentered importance sampling with applications to Bayesian model validation
McVinish, Ross, Mengersen, Kerrie, Nur, Darfiana, Rousseau, Judith and Guihenneuc-Jouyaux, Chantal (2013). Recentered importance sampling with applications to Bayesian model validation. Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics, 22 (1), 215-228. doi: 10.1080/10618600.2012.681239
2024
Journal Article
A graphical exploration of the relationship between parasite aggregation indices
McVinish, R. and Lester, R. J. G. (2024). A graphical exploration of the relationship between parasite aggregation indices. PLoS ONE, 19 (12) e0315756, e0315756. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315756
2022
Journal Article
Modern trends in applied probability closing a special issue of overview papers
McVinish, Ross, Nazarathy, Yoni and Nguyen, Giang (2022). Modern trends in applied probability closing a special issue of overview papers. Queueing Systems, 100 (1-2), 93-94. doi: 10.1007/s11134-021-09735-6
2022
Journal Article
Dominating occupancy processes by the independent site approximation
McVinish, Ross (2022). Dominating occupancy processes by the independent site approximation. Electronic Communications in Probability, 27 (none) 56, 1-10. doi: 10.1214/22-ecp499
2020
Journal Article
Normal approximations for discrete-time occupancy processes
Hodgkinson, Liam, McVinish, Ross and Pollett, Philip K. (2020). Normal approximations for discrete-time occupancy processes. Stochastic Processes and their Applications, 130 (10), 6414-6444. doi: 10.1016/j.spa.2020.05.016
2020
Journal Article
Measuring aggregation in parasite populations
McVinish, R. and Lester, R. J. G. (2020). Measuring aggregation in parasite populations. Journal of the Royal Society: Interface, 17 (165) 20190886, 20190886. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2019.0886
2020
Journal Article
Modern trends in applied probability: part 1: a collection of two overview papers
McVinish, Ross, Nazarathy, Yoni and Nguyen, Giang (2020). Modern trends in applied probability: part 1: a collection of two overview papers. Queueing Systems, 96 (1-2), 1-2. doi: 10.1007/s11134-020-09670-y
2018
Journal Article
Local approximation of a metapopulation's equilibrium
Barbour, A. D., McVinish, R. and Pollett, P. K. (2018). Local approximation of a metapopulation's equilibrium. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 77 (3), 1-29. doi: 10.1007/s00285-018-1231-0
2016
Journal Article
A metapopulation model with Markovian landscape dynamics
McVinish, R., Pollett, P. K. and Chan, Y. S. (2016). A metapopulation model with Markovian landscape dynamics. Theoretical Population Biology, 112, 80-96. doi: 10.1016/j.tpb.2016.08.005
2016
Journal Article
Limiting the spread of disease through altered migration patterns
McVinish, R., Pollett, P. K. and Shausan, A. (2016). Limiting the spread of disease through altered migration patterns. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 393, 60-66. doi: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2015.12.019
2015
Other Outputs
Published means and variances for fish parasites
McVinish, Dr Ross and Lester, Bob (2015). Published means and variances for fish parasites. The University of Queensland. (Dataset)
2014
Journal Article
A model for a spatially structured metapopulation accounting for within patch dynamics
Smith, Andrew G., McVinish, Ross and Pollett, Philip K. (2014). A model for a spatially structured metapopulation accounting for within patch dynamics. Mathematical Biosciences, 247 (1), 69-79. doi: 10.1016/j.mbs.2013.11.001
2014
Journal Article
The limiting behaviour of Hanski's incidence function metapopulation model
McVinish, R. and Pollett, P. K. (2014). The limiting behaviour of Hanski's incidence function metapopulation model. Journal of Applied Probability, 51 (2), 297-316. doi: 10.1239/jap/1402578626
2013
Journal Article
The limiting behaviour of a stochastic patch occupancy model
McVinish, R. and Pollett, P. K. (2013). The limiting behaviour of a stochastic patch occupancy model. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 67 (3), 693-716. doi: 10.1007/s00285-012-0568-z
2013
Journal Article
Interaction between habitat quality and an Allee-like effect in metapopulations
McVinish, R. and Pollett, P. K. (2013). Interaction between habitat quality and an Allee-like effect in metapopulations. Ecological Modelling, 249, 84-89. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.07.001
2013
Journal Article
The deterministic limit of a stochastic logistic model with individual variation
McVinish, R. and Pollett, P. K. (2013). The deterministic limit of a stochastic logistic model with individual variation. Mathematical Biosciences, 241 (1), 109-114. doi: 10.1016/j.mbs.2012.10.001
2012
Journal Article
Improving ABC for quantile distributions
McVinish, R. (2012). Improving ABC for quantile distributions. Statistics and Computing, 22 (6), 1199-1207. doi: 10.1007/s11222-010-9209-9
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Ross McVinish is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Approximations for finite spin systems and occupancy processes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Philip Pollett
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
A Model for the Spread of an SIS Epidemic in a Human Population
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Philip Pollett
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Spatially structured metapopulation models within static and dynamic environments
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Philip Pollett
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Fault Detection in Complex and Distributed Systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Philip Pollett
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Analytical methods for stochastic discrete-time metapopulation models
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Philip Pollett
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