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09/2024 | During T1 of the 2024/25 academic year, I am teaching the modules Numbers, Sequences and Series and Differential Geometry at the University of Hull. You can find lecture notes and more information by following the links. |
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08/2024 | I have produced a Curriculum Evaluation for the module Statistical Models which I taght in 2023/24. This analysis is part of the final assessment for the PCAP module Curriculum Design. The presentation video and slides are available here |
06/2024 | Check out our paper Heavy tails and negative correlation in a binomial model for sports matches: applications to curling. We develop a binomial model for sports matches parameterised in terms of the maximum possible score and the probability of scoring in each trial. Our model is theoretically novel and can generate heavy tails and negative correlation in the scores of the two teams. From an empirical perspective results shed new light on the interplay between offensive and defensive strategies in eliete-level curling, as well as modelling the Last Stone First End, analogous to the home-field advantage in other sports. Read the paper here |
05/2024 |
I have written two case studies for the final assessment of the PCAP module titled Reflective Teaching in Higher Education:
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03/2024 | Our paper Faster identification of faster Formula 1 drivers via time-rank duality has been published on Economics Letters. We provide a novel approach to estimate race-winning probabilities, which leads to new insights regarding driver-level versus car-level effects, as well as a simplified Monte Carlo simulation algorithm. The paper can be found here. The annotated R code to reproduce the findings is here |
01/2024 | I am teaching the module Statistical Models at the University of Hull. This is a Year 2 module for the BSc in Mathematics 2023/24. Here are the module Webpage and Slides |
12/2023 | Our preprint Faster identification of faster Formula 1 drivers via time-rank duality is out. We provide a novel approach to estimate race-winning probabilities, which leads to new insights regarding driver-level versus car-level effects, as well as a simplified Monte Carlo simulation algorithm. The annotated R code to reproduce the findings is here |
09/2023 | During Term 1 of the current academic year 2023/24 I am leading the courses Numbers, Sequences and Series and Differential Geometry at the University of Hull. Follow the links for Lecture notes and Exercises |
09/2023 | From 4-8 September I am at the AIP 2023 conference in Göttingen (Germany). I am presenting in the minisymposium MS40: Dynamic Imaging on 5 September at 2pm, room VG2.107. Here are the slides |
07/2023 | Our paper Asymptotic linear convergence of Fully-Corrective Generalized Gradient methods has been published on Mathematical Programming. For a quick overview of the paper check out these slides. More detailed explanation here |
06/2023 | I have been accepted into the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PCAP) programme at the University of Hull. The programme is designed to develop my teaching practice in Higher Education, and will lead to a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Looking forward to start in February 2024! |
05/2023 | Happy to have joined the PRIMO Reserach Group. Looking forward to attend their talks on inverse problems, machine learning and optimization |
04/2023 | I became a member of IPIA, the Inverse Problems International Association |
04/2023 | My website silviofanzon.com is live |
04/2023 | Excited to start my new position as Lecturer in Applied Mathematics at the University of Hull |