Alumni
Marcus Kaiser

The SAMBa team understands how to efficiently bridge the gap between the abstract world of mathematics and statistics to industrial research

Before I joined SAMBa in 2014, I did a BSc and MSc in (pure) Mathematics at the University of Munich (LMU). 

My PhD was jointly supervised by Johannes Zimmer in the Maths department and Robert Jack in Physics. Part of our work focused on understanding fluctuations in non-equilibrium systems, where we in particular identified non-linear relations between fluxes and forces for finite state Markov chains, which generalized well understood liner relations, as they are e.g. known for classical (non-interacting) Brownian Motion. We also worked on acceleration of convergence to steady states by breaking detailed balance, as well as large scale limits (hydrodynamics limits) of interacting particle systems. 

After graduating in 2018, I joined a deep tech startup as a Data Scientist. We are developing novel methods and are building products for forecasting time series. My job title is Data Scientist and my current work consists of a mix of software engineering and applied research. I spend a fair share of my time reading statistical and machine learning papers related to causality, time series, dynamical systems, generative modelling…

I found the bi-annual ITTs very useful to get a better understanding of industrial research. I am also still drawing on insights generated from many of the courses that were taught during the initial MRes year, such as Numerical Linear Algebra and Applied Statistical inference. 

The SAMBa team understands how to efficiently bridge the gap between the abstract world of mathematics and statistics to industrial research. 

The four year programme yields great opportunities for anyone who wants to work on mathematical and statistical problems with real world impact, or considers a future research focused career in industry.

Alumni case studies

Dorottya Fekete

I was able to use the SAMBa training in statistics, to support training workshops in Mexico and in fact took a break from my PhD to take on a statistics teaching assistant role.

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Jack Betteridge

SAMBa exposes students to a wide range of cutting edge statistical and mathematical research that will be useful to them in their PhD and later career

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Sam Moore

Shortly after joining SAMBa I broke my neck in a bicycle accident. But thanks to the support from the amazing team, I was still able to make a success of my PhD. The SAMBa environment surrounds you with wonderful people and fantastic opportunities.

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Matt Durey

Being a part of SAMBa was a great way to broaden my research interests and to apply this knowledge to cross-displinary problems

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Margaret Duff

(My supervisors) encouraged me to take my own research direction, guided by my interests, and to be involved in the wider community, presenting at and attending a wide range of national and international conferences

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Zsófia Talyigás

I found the one-on-one reading courses an incredible opportunity to both learn about a topic in detail, and to get to know a potential area and supervisor before starting my PhD

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Eleanor Barry

I joined thinking I wanted to do one type of PhD but ended up doing a completely different one due to the flexibility that was provided in finding/forming a PhD during the masters year

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Owen Pembury

I can't imagine studying for my PhD anywhere other than SAMBa

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Robbie Peck

You get a lot of freedom to choose your research area...and there is a wide range of research areas within the department from which to choose

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Federico Cornalba

SAMBa’s most remarkable feature is the variety of study options it offers

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