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Personal Statement
My research involves the creation and evaluation of models to support risk-informed decisions taken under uncertainty, particularly for decisions related to the introduction of innovative technologies and engineering systems within socio-technical contexts. I am a Chartered Statistician and a Fellow of the UK Safety and Reliability Society.
My research output includes novel methodologies created in response to challenging operational decision problems arising in different domains, including Maritime, Energy, Aerospace, Defence, Manufacturing and Financial Services. The methodologies developed encompass stochastic models, statistical methods and elicitation processes for problem and model structuring as well as probability assessment of model parameters. The projects underpinning my research – both basic and applied – have been funded by UK research agencies (EPSRC, NERC), the European Commission (H2020), the Royal Society, Innovate UK and industrial sponsors.
I am committed to making an impact through my research and knowledge exchange. I received a 1906 Award from the International Electrotechnical Commission in recognition of exceptional achievement and contribution to standardisation for dependability methods. I have successfully engaged in multiple industry-driven projects (including Knowledge Transfer Partnerships), outreach events and consultancies for a range of organisations. I have created and delivered educational learning material for post-experience, post-graduate and undergraduate programmes on topics including management science, stochastic processes, risk analysis, statistical modelling, decision analysis and operational research.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Resilient Digitalising Infrastructure (ReDI) SCDT
Walls, L. (Principal Investigator), Patelli, E. (Co-investigator), White, C. (Co-investigator), Irvine, J. (Co-investigator), Strens, F. (Co-investigator) & Anderson, H. (Administrator)
1/01/25 → 30/06/28
Project: Internally funded project
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COst Forecasting Framework with Expert and Analogous Data (COFFEAD)
Quigley, J. (Principal Investigator), Liu, B. (Co-investigator), Revie, M. (Co-investigator) & Walls, L. (Co-investigator)
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
15/07/24 → 15/01/26
Project: Research
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Addressing the challenges to search and rescue operations caused by ice conditions in Nunavut, Canada
Kikkert, P., Quigley, J., Belton, I., Brown, R., Ennis, K.-A., Goerlandt, F., Howick, S., Lackenbauer, P. W., Mak, L., Pedersen, C., Pelot, R., Shan, D., Walls, L. & Wright, G., 12 Jun 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Data augmentation to improve the performance of ensemble learning for system failure prediction with limited observations
Shi, G., Liu, B. & Walls, L., 15 Nov 2022, 2022 13th International Conference on Reliability, Maintainability, and Safety (ICRMS). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, p. 296-300 5 p. (13th International Conference on Reliability, Maintainability, and Safety: Reliability and Safety of Intelligent Systems, ICRMS 2022).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book
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Prizes
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Best Paper Award
Shi, G. (Recipient), Liu, B. (Recipient) & Walls, L. (Recipient), 24 Aug 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Elected Fellow of the UK Safety and Reliability Society
Walls, L. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities
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European Safety and Reliability Conference ESREL 2016
Walls, L. (Chair)
2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organiser of major conference
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European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2013
Walls, L. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Key-note speaker and plenary lectures at conferences
Impacts
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Enhancing decision-making through new modelling methods of dependent risks to improve engineered systems and complex projects
Quigley, J. (Main contact), Walls, L. (Participant), Howick, S. (Participant), Eden, C. (Participant), Revie, M. (Participant) & Barlow, E. (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Professional practice, training and standards
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International standards and working practices of UK Aerospace & Defence industry changed by reliability growth modelling
Walls, L. (Participant) & Quigley, J. (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Economic and commerce, Professional practice, training and standards
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