Dr Benn Macdonald

  • Lecturer in Statistics & Data Analytics (Statistics)

telephone: 0141 330 2233
email: Benn.MacDonald@glasgow.ac.uk

School of Mathematics & Statistics, Room 210B, G12 8SQ

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ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-5305

Research interests

Research groups

Publications

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Jump to: 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2013
Number of items: 13.

2019

Davies, Vinny ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1896-8936, Noè, Umberto ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4962-5189, Lazarus, Alan, Gao, Hao ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6852-9435, Macdonald, Benn ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-5305, Berry, Colin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4547-8636, Luo, Xiaoyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8753-4210 and Husmeier, Dirk ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413 (2019) Fast parameter inference in a biomechanical model of the left ventricle by using statistical emulation. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C (Applied Statistics), 68(5), pp. 1555-1576. (doi: 10.1111/rssc.12374) (PMID:31762497) (PMCID:PMC6856984)

Macdonald, Benn ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-5305 and Husmeier, Dirk ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413 (2019) Model selection via marginal likelihood estimation by combining thermodynamic integration and gradient matching. Statistics and Computing, 29(5), pp. 853-867. (doi: 10.1007/s11222-018-9840-4)

Husmeier, Dirk ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413, Lazarus, Alan, Noè, Umberto ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4962-5189, Davies, Vincent ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1896-8936, Borowska, Agnieszka ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9123-6227, Macdonald, Benn ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-5305, Gao, Hao ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6852-9435, Berry, Colin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4547-8636 and Luo, Xiaoyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8753-4210 (2019) Statistical Emulation of Cardiac Mechanics: an Important Step Towards a Clinical Decision Support System. In: International Conference on Statistics: Theory and Applications (ICSTA’19), Lisbon, Portugal, 13-14 Aug 2019, p. 29. ISBN 9781927877647 (doi: 10.11159/icsta19.29)

Noè, Umberto ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4962-5189, Lazarus, Alan, Gao, Hao ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6852-9435, Davies, Vinny ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1896-8936, Macdonald, Benn ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-5305, Mangion, Kenneth, Berry, Colin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4547-8636, Luo, Xiaoyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8753-4210 and Husmeier, Dirk ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413 (2019) Gaussian process emulation to accelerate parameter estimation in a mechanical model of the left ventricle: a critical step towards clinical end-user relevance. Journal of the Royal Society: Interface, 16(156), 20190114. (doi: 10.1098/rsif.2019.0114) (PMID:31266415) (PMCID:PMC6685034)

2018

Niu, Mu, Macdonald, Benn ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-5305, Rogers, Simon ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3578-4477, Filippone, Maurizio and Husmeier, Dirk ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413 (2018) Statistical inference in mechanistic models: time warping for improved gradient matching. Computational Statistics, 33(2), pp. 1091-1123. (doi: 10.1007/s00180-017-0753-z)

2017

Papáček, Štěpán, Matonoha, Ctirad and Macdonald, Benn ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-5305 (2017) Closed-form formulae vs. PDE based numerical solution for the FRAP data processing: Theoretical and practical comparison. Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 73(8), pp. 1673-1683. (doi: 10.1016/j.camwa.2017.02.010)

Liu, Zhongyi, Macdonald, Benn ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-5305, Husmeier, Dirk ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413 and Giurghita, Diana (2017) Estimating Parameters of Partial Differential Equations with Gradient Matching. Other. University of Glasgow. (Unpublished)

2016

Macdonald, Benn, Niu, Mu, Rogers, Simon ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3578-4477, Filippone, Maurizio and Husmeier, Dirk ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413 (2016) Approximate parameter inference in systems biology using gradient matching: a comparative evaluation. BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 15, 80. (doi: 10.1186/s12938-016-0186-x) (PMID:27454253) (PMCID:PMC4959362)

2015

Macdonald, Benn and Husmeier, Dirk ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413 (2015) Gradient matching methods for computational inference in mechanistic models for systems biology: a review and comparative analysis. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 3, 180. (doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2015.00180) (PMID:26636071) (PMCID:PMC4654429)

Macdonald, Benn, Higham, Catherine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2580-4115 and Husmeier, Dirk ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413 (2015) Controversy in mechanistic modelling with Gaussian processes. Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, 37, pp. 1539-1547.

Macdonald, Benn and Husmeier, Dirk ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413 (2015) Computational inference in systems biology. In: Ortuño, Francisco and Rojas, Ignacio (eds.) Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering:Third International Conference, IWBBIO 2015, Granada, Spain, April 15-17, 2015: Proceedings, Part II. Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (9044). Springer, pp. 276-288. ISBN 9783319164809 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-16480-9_28)

Heydtmann, Mathis, Macdonald, Benn, Lewsey, James ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3811-8165, Masson, Neil, Cunningham, Leona, Irnazarow, Aleksandra, Nardone, Amanda, Cosgrave, Jan and Chick, Jonathan (2015) Tailored dose baclofen in patients with alcoholic liver disease: a case series with 2-year follow-up of hospitalisation. Addiction Research and Theory, 23(6), pp. 510-517. (doi: 10.3109/16066359.2015.1040003)

2013

Macdonald, B., Dondelinger, F. and Husmeier, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413 (2013) Inference in complex biological systems with Gaussian processes and parallel tempering. In: Muggeo, V.M.R., Capursi, V., Boscaino, G. and Lovison, G. (eds.) Proceedings of the 28th International Workshop on Statistical Modelling. Gruppo Istituto Poligrafico Europeo SRL, pp. 673-676. ISBN 9788896251492

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Jump to: Articles | Book Sections | Research Reports or Papers | Conference Proceedings
Number of items: 13.

Articles

Davies, Vinny ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1896-8936, Noè, Umberto ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4962-5189, Lazarus, Alan, Gao, Hao ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6852-9435, Macdonald, Benn ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-5305, Berry, Colin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4547-8636, Luo, Xiaoyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8753-4210 and Husmeier, Dirk ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413 (2019) Fast parameter inference in a biomechanical model of the left ventricle by using statistical emulation. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C (Applied Statistics), 68(5), pp. 1555-1576. (doi: 10.1111/rssc.12374) (PMID:31762497) (PMCID:PMC6856984)

Macdonald, Benn ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-5305 and Husmeier, Dirk ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413 (2019) Model selection via marginal likelihood estimation by combining thermodynamic integration and gradient matching. Statistics and Computing, 29(5), pp. 853-867. (doi: 10.1007/s11222-018-9840-4)

Noè, Umberto ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4962-5189, Lazarus, Alan, Gao, Hao ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6852-9435, Davies, Vinny ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1896-8936, Macdonald, Benn ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-5305, Mangion, Kenneth, Berry, Colin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4547-8636, Luo, Xiaoyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8753-4210 and Husmeier, Dirk ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413 (2019) Gaussian process emulation to accelerate parameter estimation in a mechanical model of the left ventricle: a critical step towards clinical end-user relevance. Journal of the Royal Society: Interface, 16(156), 20190114. (doi: 10.1098/rsif.2019.0114) (PMID:31266415) (PMCID:PMC6685034)

Niu, Mu, Macdonald, Benn ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-5305, Rogers, Simon ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3578-4477, Filippone, Maurizio and Husmeier, Dirk ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413 (2018) Statistical inference in mechanistic models: time warping for improved gradient matching. Computational Statistics, 33(2), pp. 1091-1123. (doi: 10.1007/s00180-017-0753-z)

Papáček, Štěpán, Matonoha, Ctirad and Macdonald, Benn ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-5305 (2017) Closed-form formulae vs. PDE based numerical solution for the FRAP data processing: Theoretical and practical comparison. Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 73(8), pp. 1673-1683. (doi: 10.1016/j.camwa.2017.02.010)

Macdonald, Benn, Niu, Mu, Rogers, Simon ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3578-4477, Filippone, Maurizio and Husmeier, Dirk ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413 (2016) Approximate parameter inference in systems biology using gradient matching: a comparative evaluation. BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 15, 80. (doi: 10.1186/s12938-016-0186-x) (PMID:27454253) (PMCID:PMC4959362)

Macdonald, Benn and Husmeier, Dirk ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413 (2015) Gradient matching methods for computational inference in mechanistic models for systems biology: a review and comparative analysis. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 3, 180. (doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2015.00180) (PMID:26636071) (PMCID:PMC4654429)

Macdonald, Benn, Higham, Catherine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2580-4115 and Husmeier, Dirk ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413 (2015) Controversy in mechanistic modelling with Gaussian processes. Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, 37, pp. 1539-1547.

Heydtmann, Mathis, Macdonald, Benn, Lewsey, James ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3811-8165, Masson, Neil, Cunningham, Leona, Irnazarow, Aleksandra, Nardone, Amanda, Cosgrave, Jan and Chick, Jonathan (2015) Tailored dose baclofen in patients with alcoholic liver disease: a case series with 2-year follow-up of hospitalisation. Addiction Research and Theory, 23(6), pp. 510-517. (doi: 10.3109/16066359.2015.1040003)

Book Sections

Macdonald, Benn and Husmeier, Dirk ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413 (2015) Computational inference in systems biology. In: Ortuño, Francisco and Rojas, Ignacio (eds.) Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering:Third International Conference, IWBBIO 2015, Granada, Spain, April 15-17, 2015: Proceedings, Part II. Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (9044). Springer, pp. 276-288. ISBN 9783319164809 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-16480-9_28)

Macdonald, B., Dondelinger, F. and Husmeier, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413 (2013) Inference in complex biological systems with Gaussian processes and parallel tempering. In: Muggeo, V.M.R., Capursi, V., Boscaino, G. and Lovison, G. (eds.) Proceedings of the 28th International Workshop on Statistical Modelling. Gruppo Istituto Poligrafico Europeo SRL, pp. 673-676. ISBN 9788896251492

Research Reports or Papers

Liu, Zhongyi, Macdonald, Benn ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-5305, Husmeier, Dirk ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413 and Giurghita, Diana (2017) Estimating Parameters of Partial Differential Equations with Gradient Matching. Other. University of Glasgow. (Unpublished)

Conference Proceedings

Husmeier, Dirk ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7413, Lazarus, Alan, Noè, Umberto ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4962-5189, Davies, Vincent ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1896-8936, Borowska, Agnieszka ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9123-6227, Macdonald, Benn ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-5305, Gao, Hao ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6852-9435, Berry, Colin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4547-8636 and Luo, Xiaoyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8753-4210 (2019) Statistical Emulation of Cardiac Mechanics: an Important Step Towards a Clinical Decision Support System. In: International Conference on Statistics: Theory and Applications (ICSTA’19), Lisbon, Portugal, 13-14 Aug 2019, p. 29. ISBN 9781927877647 (doi: 10.11159/icsta19.29)

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Supervision

  • Ren, Hongjin
    Gaussian Process Emulation for Mathematical Models of the Heart

Research datasets

Jump to: 2016
Number of items: 2.

2016

Macdonald, B., Niu, M., Rogers, S. , Filippone, M. and Husmeier, D. (2016) Approximate parameter inference in systems biology using gradient matching: a comparative evaluation. [Data Collection]

Macdonald, B., Higham, C. and Husmeier, D. (2016) Controversy in mechanistic modelling with Gaussian processes. [Data Collection]

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