Fred Lydeard 
Background - Research - Publications
Position: PhD Student
E-mail: afg30 [at] cam.ac.uk
Office Location: BN3-02Thesis Title: TBD
Supervisor: Prof. Simon Godsill
Background
Born and raised in Cambridge, Fred returned, after his undergraduate degree in Mathematics at Durham University, to pursue a doctorate in engineering, specifically Bayesian machine learning and statistical methods. In his free time, Fred enjoys playing badminton, solving variant sudoku puzzles, and cuddling up to his dog, Rufus!Research Interests
Fred works on tracking, with an eye on drone surveillance radar as an application. Key tools used are:- Gaussian Processes
- Dirichlet Processes
- Monte Carlo methods including MCMC, SMC, SMCMC, and RJ-MCMC.