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Dr Darfiana Nur

Work Phone	(02) 4921 5547
Fax	(02) 4921 6898
Email	Darfiana.Nur@newcastle.edu.au
Office	V130, Mathematics

Highlighted Publications

Year	Citation	Nova
2009	Nur Darfiana, Allingham David, Rousseau Judith, Mengersen Kerrie L, McVinish Ross, 'Bayesian hidden Markov model for DNA sequence segmentation: A prior sensitivity analysis', Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 53 1873-1882 (2009) [C1]
2005	Nur Darfiana, Mengersen Kerrie L, Wolf Rodney C, 'Phase randomization: A convergence diagnostic test for MCMC', Australian & New Zealand Journal of Statistics, 47 309-323 (2005) [C1]
2001	Wolff R C, Nur Darfiana, Mengersen Kerrie Lee, 'Assessment of MCMC convergence: a time series dynamical systems approach', Proceedings of the 11th IEEE Workshop on Statistical Signal Processing, Singapore (2001) [E1]

Publications

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Journal Articles (7 outputs)

Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal (C1) (7 outputs)

Year	Citation	Nova
2012	Nur Darfiana, Nair Gopolan M, Yatawara Nihal D, 'On the classification of a first-order Smooth Threshold Autoregressive (STAR(1)) model', Journal of Applied Probability and Statistics, 7 17-34 (2012) [C1]
2010	Gajda Dorota, Guihenneuc-Jouyaux Chantal, Rousseau Judith, Mengersen Kerry, Nur Darfiana, 'Use in practice of importance sampling for repeated MCMC for Poisson models', Electronic Journal of Statistics, 4 361-383 (2010) [C1]
2009	Nur Darfiana, Allingham David, Rousseau Judith, Mengersen Kerrie L, McVinish Ross, 'Bayesian hidden Markov model for DNA sequence segmentation: A prior sensitivity analysis', Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 53 1873-1882 (2009) [C1]
2008	Nur Darfiana, Nair G M, Yatawara N D, 'Efficient estimation in smooth threshold autoregressive (1) models', Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice, 2 83-94 (2008) [C1]
2005	Nur Darfiana, Mengersen Kerrie L, Wolf Rodney C, 'Phase randomization: A convergence diagnostic test for MCMC', Australian & New Zealand Journal of Statistics, 47 309-323 (2005) [C1]
2003	Nur Darfiana, Mengersen Kerrie Lee, 'Considering Ethnicity in Teaching and Learning Statistics: Should I Worry About Where my Students Come From?', Journal of Applied Mathematics and Decision Sciences, 7 123-131 (2003) [C1]
2001	Nur D, Wolff R C, Mengersen K L, 'Phase Randomisation : Numerical Study of Higher Cumulants Behaviour.', Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 37 487-513 (2001) [C1]

Conference Publication (20 outputs)

Full Written Paper - Refereed (E1) (8 outputs)

Year	Citation	Nova
2012	Junaidi, Nur Darfiana, Stojanovski Elizabeth, 'Bayesian estimation of a meta-analysis model using Gibbs sampler', Proceedings of the Fifth Annual ASEARC Conference: Looking to the Future, Wollongong (2012) [E1]
2012	Junaidi, Stojanovski Elizabeth, Nur Darfiana, 'Bayes estimation in meta-analysis using a linear model theorem', Proceedings of the Fifth Annual ASEARC Conference: Looking to the Future, Wollongong (2012) [E1]
2012	Saaid Fatimah Almah, Nur Darfiana, King Robert Arthur, 'SDVAR algorithm for detecting fraud in telecommunications', World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology Conference, Tokyo, Japan (2012) [E1]
2011	Junaidi, Stojanovski Elizabeth, Nur Darfiana, 'Prior sensitivity analysis for a hierarchical model', Proceedings of the 4th Applied Statistics Education and Research Collaboration (ASEARC) Conference, Parramatta, NSW (2011) [E1]
2009	Saaid Fatimah Almah, King Robert Arthur, Nur Darfiana, 'Development of users' call profiles using unsupervised random forest', ASEARC: Proceedings of the Third Annual ASEARC Research Conference, Newcastle, NSW (2009) [E1]
2008	Allingham David, King Robert Arthur, Nur Darfiana, Mengersen Kerrie L, 'Further DNA segmentation analysis using approximate Bayesian computation', Proceedings: IASC 2008: Joint Meeting of 4th World Conference of the IASC and 6th Conference of the Asian Regional Section of the IASC on Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Yokohama, Japan (2008) [E1]
2008	Nur Darfiana, Lin Yan-Xia, 'On adaptive estimation in smooth threshold autoregressive (1) models with GARCH (1,1) errors', Proceedings: IASC 2008: Joint Meeting of 4th World Conference of the IASC and 6th Conference of the Asian Regional Section of the IASC on Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Yokohama, Japan (2008) [E1]
2001	Wolff R C, Nur Darfiana, Mengersen Kerrie Lee, 'Assessment of MCMC convergence: a time series dynamical systems approach', Proceedings of the 11th IEEE Workshop on Statistical Signal Processing, Singapore (2001) [E1]

Full Written Paper - Non Refereed (E2) (2 outputs)

Year	Citation	Nova
2009	Nur Darfiana, Nair G M, 'On the necessary conditions for ergodicity of smooth threshold autoregressive (1) processes with general delay parameter', ICCS-X: The 10th Islamic Countries Conference on Statistical Sciences: Statistics for Development and Good Governance, Cairo, Egypt (2009) [E2]
2007	Allingham David, King Robert Arthur, Nur Darfiana, Mengersen K, 'Analysis of DNA sequence segmentation using approximate bayesian computation', ISI 2007 Book of Abstracts. 56th Session of the International Statistical Institute, Lisboa, Portugal (2007) [E2]

Extract of Paper (E3) (10 outputs)

Year	Citation	Nova
2012	Nur Darfiana, Hudson Irene Lena, Kim Susan, 'Multivariate Gaussian Hidden Markov Models for sleep profiles of railway drivers', Handbook. Australian Statistical Conference, Adelaide, SA (2012) [E3]
2011	Nur Darfiana, 'Parameter estimation in Gaussian STAR(p) Models: Gibbs Sampling Approach', Posters. Fourth International IMS/ISBA Joint Meeting, Park City, Utah (2011) [E3]
2010	Nur Darfiana, 'Fast prior sensitivity analysis in Bayensian DNA sequence segmentation modelling', Australian Statistical Conference (ASC) 2010: Abstracts, Fremantle, WA (2010) [E3]
2009	Stojanovski Elizabeth, Junaidi, Nur Darfiana, Mengersen Kerrie, 'Incorporating study characteristics in the modelling of associations across studies', The International Biometric Society Australasian Region Conference: Biometrics on the Lake, Taupo, NZ (2009) [E3]
2008	Nur Darfiana, Mengersen Kerrie L, Lin Yan-Xia, 'Hidden Markov models for DNA sequence segmentation: Simulation and evaluation', Proceedings of the XXIVth International Biometric Society Conference, Dublin, Ireland (2008) [E3]
2007	Mengersen K L, Nur Darfiana, Allingham David, Rousseau J, 'An importance sampling approach to sensitivity analysis of priors in bayesian analysis of DNA sequence segmentation', Twin Research and Human Genetics, Brisbane (2007) [E3]
2007	Nur Darfiana, 'Sensitivity of priors in Bayesian analysis of DNA sequence segmentation', ISI 2007 Book of Abstracts, Lisboa (2007) [E3]
2007	Nur Darfiana, Mengersen K L, 'A prior sensitivity analysis for DNA sequence segmentation of the Bacteriophage lambda genome', 9th Islamic Countries Conference on Statistical Sciences 2007 (ICCS-IX). Abstract, Shah Alam, Malaysia (2007) [E3]
2006	Nur Darfiana, 'Finding transcription factor binding site: Markov Chain Monte Carlo convergence', XXIII International Biometric Conference Program, Montreal, Canada (2006) [E3]
2006	Nur Darfiana, 'Sufficient conditions for ergodicity of Smooth Threshold autoregressive (1) processes with general delay parameter', ASC/NZSA 2006 Statistical Connections: Abstract Book, Auckland, New Zealand (2006) [E3]