Uncertainty modelling and censored data in RAM applications
Closing date: 7 May 2005.
A joint project is starting on 1 October 2005 between Jardine Technology
Ltd and the Department of Management Science at Strathclyde University.
This project will develop statistical and operations research methods to
support decision-making for typical reliability, availability and
maintainability (RAM) problems in the oil and gas sector. The work will be
performed in collaboration with Jardine Technology, a company that produces
(amongst other products) Monte Carlo based RAM simulation software for the
oil and gas industry. The key innovative element of this proposal is the
development of new uncertainty modelling tools that link decision theory
(value of information) and data censoring to RAM modelling. This will
provide a key “missing link” to the use of computer based maintenance
records in updating information about equipment performance.
Applications are invited to carry out this project, which will be
supervised jointly by Prof Tim Bedford and Prof Lesley Walls. It is a full-
time PhD place, based at Strathclyde University in Glasgow. The studentship
is worth £14,000 per year plus fees for a UK national, or fees-only for an
EU-national. The duration is 3.5 years.
Strathclyde has a lively group working in risk and reliability
(http://www.managementscience.org).
Three members of staff are particularly active in this area: Prof Tim
Bedford, Prof Lesley Walls and Dr John Quigley. In addition, Visiting
Professor Joseph Fragola is an internationally recognized expert in the
area of risk and reliability. There are currently 5 PhD students working in
the risk and reliability in the department. The department is recognized
internationally as one of the key groups contributing to new theory and
industrial practice, and has active collaborative links with other research
groups internationally.
For more information about the studentship please contact Tim Bedford at
[log in to unmask] We are looking for a numerate graduate (or
someone graduating this summer), with at least a 2.1 degree having a strong
statistical or mathematical component.
To apply, please send a letter of application and a CV by 7 May 2005 to Tim
Bedford, Dept of Management Science, 40 George St, Glasgow, G1 1QE.
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