Professor Geoffrey McLachlan
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Geoffrey McLachlan

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Background

Professor Geoffrey McLachlan's research interests are in: data mining, statistical analysis of microarray, gene expression data, finite mixture models and medical statistics.

Professor McLachlan received his PhD from the University of Queensland in 1974 and his DSc from there in 1994. His current research projects in statistics are in the related fields of classification, cluster and discriminant analyses, image analysis, machine learning, neural networks, and pattern recognition, and in the field of statistical inference. The focus in the latter field has been on the theory and applications of finite mixture models and on estimation via the EM algorithm.

A common theme of his research in these fields has been statistical computation, with particular attention being given to the computational aspects of the statistical methodology. This computational theme extends to Professor McLachlan's more recent interests in the field of data mining.

He is also actively involved in research in the field of medical statistics and, more recently, in the statistical analysis of microarray gene expression data.

Availability

Professor Geoffrey McLachlan is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Statistics

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Doctoral Diploma of Science (Advanced), The University of Queensland
  • Australian Mathematical Society, Australian Mathematical Society

Search Professor Geoffrey McLachlan’s works on UQ eSpace

370 works between 1972 and 2024
All (370) Journal Article (249) Book Chapter (34) Conference Publication (75) Book (9) Other Outputs (2) Edited Outputs (1)

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2019

Journal Article

A multilevel survival model with random covariates and unobservable random effects

Tawiah, Rchard, Yau, Kelvin K. W., McLachlan, Geoffrey J., Chambers, Suzanne and Ng, Shu-Kay (2019). A multilevel survival model with random covariates and unobservable random effects. Statistics in Medicine, 38 (6), 1036-1055. doi: 10.1002/sim.8041

A multilevel survival model with random covariates and unobservable random effects

2019

Conference Publication

PPEM: privacy-preserving EM learning for mixture models

Lee, Sharon X., Leemaqz, Kaleb L. and McLachlan, Geoffrey J. (2019). PPEM: privacy-preserving EM learning for mixture models. 8th International Conference on Applications and Techniques in Information Security, ATIS 2017, Auckland, New Zealand, 6-7 July 2017. Oxford, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/cpe.5208

PPEM: privacy-preserving EM learning for mixture models

2019

Journal Article

Finite mixture models

McLachlan, Geoffrey J., Lee, Sharon X. and Rathnayake, Suren I. (2019). Finite mixture models. Annual Review of Statistics and Its Application, 6 (1), 355-378. doi: 10.1146/annurev-statistics-031017-100325

Finite mixture models

2019

Book Chapter

Mixture of factor analyzers for the clustering and visualization of high-dimensional data

McLachlan, Geoffrey J., Baek, Jangsun and Rathnayake, Suren I. (2019). Mixture of factor analyzers for the clustering and visualization of high-dimensional data. Advances in latent class analysis: a festschrift in honor of C. Mitchell Dayton. (pp. 79-98) edited by Gregory R. Hancock, Jeffrey R. Harring and George B. Macready. Charlotte, NC, United States: Information Age Publishing.

Mixture of factor analyzers for the clustering and visualization of high-dimensional data

2019

Journal Article

Skew-normal generalized spatial panel data model

Farzammehr, Mohadeseh Alsadat, Zadkarami, Mohammad Reza and McLachlan, Geoffrey J. (2019). Skew-normal generalized spatial panel data model. Communications in Statistics: Simulation and Computation, 50 (11), 1-29. doi: 10.1080/03610918.2019.1622718

Skew-normal generalized spatial panel data model

2019

Journal Article

Skew-normal Bayesian spatial heterogeneity panel data models

Farzammehr, Mohadeseh Alsadat, Zadkarami, Mohammad Reza, McLachlan, Geoffrey J. and Lee, Sharon X. (2019). Skew-normal Bayesian spatial heterogeneity panel data models. Journal of Applied Statistics, 47 (5), 1-23. doi: 10.1080/02664763.2019.1657812

Skew-normal Bayesian spatial heterogeneity panel data models

2019

Journal Article

Mixture cure models with time-varying and multilevel frailties for recurrent event data

Tawiah, Richard, McLachlan, Geoffrey J. and Ng, Shu Kay (2019). Mixture cure models with time-varying and multilevel frailties for recurrent event data. Statistical Methods in Medical Research, 29 (5) 0962280219859377, 096228021985937-1385. doi: 10.1177/0962280219859377

Mixture cure models with time-varying and multilevel frailties for recurrent event data

2019

Conference Publication

Positive data kernel density estimation via the LogKDE package for R

Jones, Andrew T., Nguyen, Hien D. and McLachlan, Geoffrey J. (2019). Positive data kernel density estimation via the LogKDE package for R. AusDM 2018: 16th Australasian Conference on Data Mining, Bahrurst, NSW, Australia, 28 - 30 November 2018. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-6661-1_21

Positive data kernel density estimation via the LogKDE package for R

2019

Conference Publication

Flexible modelling via multivariate skew distributions

McLachlan, Geoffrey J. and Lee, Sharon X. (2019). Flexible modelling via multivariate skew distributions. Research School on Statistics and Data Science (RSSDS 2019), Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 24–26 July 2019. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-1960-4_4

Flexible modelling via multivariate skew distributions

2018

Journal Article

Unsupervised pattern recognition of mixed data structures with numerical and categorical features using a mixture regression modelling framework

Ng, Shu-Kay, Tawiah, Richard and McLachlan, Geoffrey J. (2018). Unsupervised pattern recognition of mixed data structures with numerical and categorical features using a mixture regression modelling framework. Pattern Recognition, 88, 261-271. doi: 10.1016/j.patcog.2018.11.022

Unsupervised pattern recognition of mixed data structures with numerical and categorical features using a mixture regression modelling framework

2018

Journal Article

Randomized mixture models for probability density approximation and estimation

Nguyen, Hien D., Wang, Dianhui and McLachlan, Geoffrey J. (2018). Randomized mixture models for probability density approximation and estimation. Information Sciences, 467, 135-148. doi: 10.1016/j.ins.2018.07.056

Randomized mixture models for probability density approximation and estimation

2018

Journal Article

logKDE: log-transformed kernel density estimation

Jones, Andrew T., Nguyen, Hien D. and McLachlan, Geoffrey J. (2018). logKDE: log-transformed kernel density estimation. Journal of Open Source Software, 3 (28) 870, 870. doi: 10.21105/joss.00870

logKDE: log-transformed kernel density estimation

2018

Journal Article

Stream-suitable optimization algorithms for some soft-margin support vector machine variants

Nguyen, Hien D., Jones, Andrew T. and McLachlan, Geoffrey J. (2018). Stream-suitable optimization algorithms for some soft-margin support vector machine variants. Japanese Journal of Statistics and Data Science., 1 (1), 81-108. doi: 10.1007/s42081-018-0001-y

Stream-suitable optimization algorithms for some soft-margin support vector machine variants

2018

Journal Article

A Block EM Algorithm for Multivariate Skew Normal and Skew t-Mixture Models

Lee, Sharon X., Leemaqz, Kaleb L. and McLachlan, Geoffrey J. (2018). A Block EM Algorithm for Multivariate Skew Normal and Skew t-Mixture Models. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 29 (99) 8310916, 1-11. doi: 10.1109/TNNLS.2018.2805317

A Block EM Algorithm for Multivariate Skew Normal and Skew t-Mixture Models

2018

Journal Article

A globally convergent algorithm for a lasso-penalized mixture of linear regression models

Lloyd-Jones, Luke R., Nguyen, Hien D. and McLachlan, Geoffrey J. (2018). A globally convergent algorithm for a lasso-penalized mixture of linear regression models. Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 119, 19-38. doi: 10.1016/j.csda.2017.09.003

A globally convergent algorithm for a lasso-penalized mixture of linear regression models

2018

Journal Article

Chunked-and-averaged estimators for vector parameters

Nguyen, Hien D. and McLachlan, Geoffrey J. (2018). Chunked-and-averaged estimators for vector parameters. Statistics and Probability Letters, 137, 336-342. doi: 10.1016/j.spl.2018.02.051

Chunked-and-averaged estimators for vector parameters

2018

Journal Article

EMMIXcskew: an R package for the fitting of a mixture of canonical fundamental skew t-distributions

Lee, Sharon X. and McLachlan, Geoffrey J. (2018). EMMIXcskew: an R package for the fitting of a mixture of canonical fundamental skew t-distributions. Journal of Statistical Software, 83 (3). doi: 10.18637/jss.v083.i03

EMMIXcskew: an R package for the fitting of a mixture of canonical fundamental skew t-distributions

2018

Book Chapter

Risk measures based on multivariate skew normal and skew t-mixture models

Lee, Sharon X. and McLachlan, Geoffrey J. (2018). Risk measures based on multivariate skew normal and skew t-mixture models. Asymmetric dependence in finance: diversification, correlation and portfolio management in market downturns. (pp. 152-168) edited by Jamie Alcock and Stephen Satchell. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119288992.ch7

Risk measures based on multivariate skew normal and skew t-mixture models

2017

Journal Article

Whole-volume clustering of time series data from zebrafish brain calcium images via mixture modeling

Nguyen, Hien D., Ullmann, Jeremy F. P., Mclachlan, Geoffrey J., Voleti, Venkatakaushik, Li, Wenze, Hillman, Elizabeth M. C., Reutens, David C. and Janke, Andrew L. (2017). Whole-volume clustering of time series data from zebrafish brain calcium images via mixture modeling. Statistical Analysis and Data Mining, 11 (1), 5-16. doi: 10.1002/sam.11366

Whole-volume clustering of time series data from zebrafish brain calcium images via mixture modeling

2017

Journal Article

Deep Gaussian mixture models

Viroli, Cinzia and McLachlan, Geoffrey J. (2017). Deep Gaussian mixture models. Statistics and Computing, 29 (1), 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s11222-017-9793-z

Deep Gaussian mixture models

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2026
    A Novel Approach to Semi-Supervised Statistical Machine Learning
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2018 - 2022
    Classification methods for providing personalised and class decisions
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2024
    ARC Training Centre for Innovation in Biomedical Imaging Technology
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Power Quality Monitoring of Grids with High Penetration of Power Converters
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Expanding the Role of Mixture Models in Statistical Analyses of Big Data
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Gene expression profiling in critically ill patients with septic shock: The ADRENAL-GEPS Study
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Large-Scale Statistical Inference: Multiple Testing
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    System to Synapse
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Advanced Mixture Models for the Analysis of Modern-Day Data
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    System to synapse: a small animal imaging suite
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Joint Clustering and Matching of Multivariate Samples Across Objects
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Statistical Modelling of Complex, High-Dimensional Data
    Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    A New Approach to Fast Matrix Factorization for the Statistical Analysis of High-Dimensional Data
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    Mixture models for high-dimensional clustering with applications to tumour classification, network intrusion, and text classification
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2011
    Multivariate Methods for the Analysis of Microarray Gene-Expression Data with Applications to Cancer Diagnostics
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Noncoding RNAs as prognostic markers and therapeutic targets in breast cancer
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2004
    ARC Network in Imaging Science and Technology
    ARC Seed Funding for Research Networks
    Open grant
  • 2004
    ARC Research Network in Microarray Technology
    ARC Seed Funding for Research Networks
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2010
    ARC Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Classification of Microarray Gene-Expression Data
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Classification of Microarray Gene-expression Data
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Unsupervised learning of finite mixture models in data mining applications
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2002
    Classification of Multiply Observed Features in Terms of Fitted Densities
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2002
    On Algorithms for the Automatic Analysis and Segmentation of Correlated Images
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    Artificial Neural Networks and the EM Algorithm
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1999
    On mixture regression models with constrained components for application to failure data on heart valves
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Robust cluster analysis
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1997
    On mixture models in medical imaging
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1997 - 1999
    The Analysis of Plant Adaptation Data with Emphasis on Unbalanced Sets
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1997
    Approximation of multi-dimensional functions for curve fitting and model building
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant

Availability

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Enquiries

Contact Professor Geoffrey McLachlan directly for media enquiries about:

  • Bioinformatics
  • Computation - statistics
  • Computer learning
  • Data mining
  • Gene expression data
  • Image analysis - statistics
  • Machine learning
  • Neural networks
  • Pattern recognition - statistics
  • Statistical methodology
  • Statistics

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