Aoife holds a BSc in Financial Mathematics from the University of Limerick. During her PhD, Aoife has been developing statistical spatial models for a variety of applications, where she aims to explain the importance and impact of location. She has developed a variety of spatial models including models for the Dublin property market and estimating wild species populations. Aoife’s work requires her to communicate her models to those with limited knowledge of spatial statistics, a skill she has enjoyed developing!

Thesis title: Statistical Spatial Modelling: Techniques and Applications

12 week training placement: Renaissance Re, Dublin. During my training placement, I investigated the use of Natural Language Processing to categorise reinsurance contracts.

Professional links: ORCiD: 0000-0002-0407-8724; LinkedIn: aoife-hurley-stats6