Dr. Kevin Burke
Biography
Dr. Kevin Burke was appointed to a Lectureship in Statistics at the University of Limerick in 2015, and was previously the Director of the Industrial Mathematics Unit from 2016 - 2020.Research Interests
Flexible statistical modellingPenalised regression
Neural networks
Random effects
Survival and time-to-event analysis
Reliability theory
Industrial modelling
Peer Reviewed Journals
Binomial confidence intervals for rare events: importance of defining margin of error relative to magnitude of proportion
McGrath O and Burke K (2021) Binomial confidence intervals for rare events: importance of defining margin of error relative to magnitude of proportion. Arxiv Preprint Arxiv:2109.02516
An age-structured SEIR model for COVID-19 incidence in Dublin, Ireland with framework for evaluating health intervention cost
Jaouimaa FZ, Dempsey D, Van Osch S, Kinsella S, Burke K, Wyse J, Sweeney J (2021) An age-structured SEIR model for COVID-19 incidence in Dublin, Ireland with framework for evaluating health intervention cost. Plos One
Variable Selection Using a Smooth Information Criterion for Multi-Parameter Regression Models
O'Neill M and Burke K (2021) Variable Selection Using a Smooth Information Criterion for Multi-Parameter Regression Models. Arxiv Preprint Arxiv:2110.02643
Generalized mean-field approximation for the Deffuant opinion dynamics model on networks
Fennell SC, Burke K, Quayle M and Gleeson JP (2021) Generalized mean-field approximation for the Deffuant opinion dynamics model on networks. Physical Review E
The 'Mathematics Problem' and preservice post primary mathematics teachers - analysing 17 years of diagnostic test data
Fitzmaurice O, Walsh R and Burke K (2021) The 'Mathematics Problem' and preservice post primary mathematics teachers - analysing 17 years of diagnostic test data. International Journal Of Mathematical Education In Science And Technology
An alternative formulation of Coxian phase-type distributions with covariates: Application to emergency department length of stay
Rizk J, Walsh C and Burke K (2021) An alternative formulation of Coxian phase-type distributions with covariates: Application to emergency department length of stay. Statistics in medicine
Serum uric acid and mortality thresholds among men and women in the Irish health system: A cohort study
Browne LD, Jaouimaa FZ, Walsh C, Perez-Ruiz F, Richette P, Burke K and Stack AG (2021) Serum uric acid and mortality thresholds among men and women in the Irish health system: A cohort study. European Journal Of Internal Medicine
A Generalization of the Classical Kelly Betting Formula to the Case of Temporal Correlation
O'Brien JD, Burke K, Burke ME and Barmish BR (2021) A Generalization of the Classical Kelly Betting Formula to the Case of Temporal Correlation. Ieee Control Systems Letters :623-628
A Generalized Framework for Simultaneous Long-Short Feedback Trading
O'Brien JD, Burke ME and Burke K (2021) A Generalized Framework for Simultaneous Long-Short Feedback Trading. Ieee Transactions On Automatic Control
A likelihood-based approach for cure regression models
Burke K and Patilea V (2021) A likelihood-based approach for cure regression models. Test
Multi-Parameter Regression Survival Modelling with Random Effects
Jaouimaa FZ, Ha ID and Burke K (2021) Multi-Parameter Regression Survival Modelling with Random Effects. Arxiv Preprint Arxiv:2111.08573
Agreement threshold on Axelrod's model of cultural dissemination
MacCarron P, Maher PJ, Fennell S, Burke K, Gleeson JP, Durrheim K and Quayle M (2020) Agreement threshold on Axelrod's model of cultural dissemination. Plos One
A multiparameter regression model for interval-censored survival data
Peng D, MacKenzie G and Burke K (2020) A multiparameter regression model for interval-censored survival data. Statistics in medicine
A flexible parametric modelling framework for survival analysis
Burke K, Jones MC and Noufaily A (2020) A flexible parametric modelling framework for survival analysis. Journal Of The Royal Statistical Society Series C-Applied Statistics
A bivariate power generalized Weibull distribution: a flexible parametric model for survival analysis
Jones MC, Noufaily A and Burke K (2020) A bivariate power generalized Weibull distribution: a flexible parametric model for survival analysis. Statistical Methods In Medical Research
A Data-Driven Control-Theoretic Paradigm for Pandemic Mitigation with Application to Covid-19
Burke K and Barmish BR (2020) A Data-Driven Control-Theoretic Paradigm for Pandemic Mitigation with Application to Covid-19. Arxiv Preprint Arxiv:2008.06347
Semiparametric multiparameter regression survival modeling
Burke K, Eriksson F and Pipper CB (2020) Semiparametric multiparameter regression survival modeling. Scandinavian Journal Of Statistics
Penalized Variable Selection in Multi-Parameter Regression Survival Modelling
Jaouimaa FZ, Ha ID and Burke K (2019) Penalized Variable Selection in Multi-Parameter Regression Survival Modelling. Arxiv Preprint Arxiv:1907.01511
On the non-uniqueness of representations of coxian phase-type distributions
Rizk J, Burke K and Walsh C (2019) On the non-uniqueness of representations of coxian phase-type distributions. Arxiv Preprint Arxiv:1901.03849
Multi-parameter regression survival modeling: An alternative to proportional hazards
Burke K and MacKenzie G (2017) Multi-parameter regression survival modeling: An alternative to proportional hazards. Biometrics
mpr: multi-parameter regression (MPR)
Burke K (2016) mpr: multi-parameter regression (MPR). R Package Version
Books
Book Chapters
Edited Books
Other Journals
Conference Publications
2021 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation (SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/IOP/SCI)
Yang L, McClean S, Donnelly M, Burke K and Khan K (2021) 2021 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation (SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/IOP/SCI).
2021 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation (SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/IOP/SCI)
O'Neill M, Morgan J and Burke, K (2021) 2021 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation (SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/IOP/SCI).
2020 IEEE 22nd International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications; IEEE 18th International Conference on Smart City; IEEE 6th International Conference on Data Science and Systems (HPCC/SmartCity/DSS)
Yang L, McClean S, Donnelly M, Khan K and Burke K (2020) 2020 IEEE 22nd International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications; IEEE 18th International Conference on Smart City; IEEE 6th International Conference on Data Science and Systems (HPCC/SmartCity/DSS).