David E. Tyler

David E. Tyler is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Statistics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, within the School of Arts and Sciences. His office is located at Hill Center 567 on the Busch Campus in Piscataway, NJ. He teaches advanced graduate courses in statistical inference, multivariate statistics, and categorical data analysis.

His research focuses on foundational areas of statistics, particularly multivariate analysis, robust statistics, and directional data, with applications extending into computer vision and time series. He has contributed significantly to methodological developments in robust estimation and invariant coordinate selection.

Dr. Tyler is actively engaged in the statistical community, serving as an Associate Editor for the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B and the Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference. His recognition includes being named a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS), a prestigious honor in the field.

• Fellow, Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS)

He has advised numerous graduate students and contributed to the training of future statisticians through his teaching and mentorship. While specific grant details are not listed, his sustained research output and editorial roles indicate ongoing funded and collaborative work. He has also delivered short courses and seminars on robust statistics and invariant coordinate selection, further demonstrating his leadership in the discipline.

Dr. Tyler is affiliated with statistical research communities such as the International Conference on Robust Statistics (ICORS) and has presented on topics including ICS (Invariant Coordinate Selection), reflecting his active role in advancing modern statistical methods.