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Fraser A. Daly serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Actuarial Mathematics & Statistics within the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. His academic appointment includes leadership roles as undergraduate admissions tutor and instructor for statistical modeling and programming courses. From 2022-2024, he directed the Scottish Mathematical Sciences Training Centre (SMSTC), a consortium serving nine Scottish universities, and previously held positions as MSc Financial Mathematics programme director and Royal Statistical Society Applied Probability section vice chair.
Research interests center on applied probability with emphasis on distributional approximation techniques. His work develops theoretical frameworks for approximating complex probability distributions using tractable models like Gaussian or Poisson distributions, with explicit error bounds. Key application areas include random graphs and networks, Markov processes, and actuarial models. The research fingerprint reveals strong focus on approximations (100%), randomness (53%), distribution theory (51%), and Poisson approximation (41%), with significant contributions to Gaussian distribution analysis and graph theory.
Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2021-2025) shows consistent focus on Stein's method applications, distributional approximations across diverse contexts (asymmetric Laplace, geometric-type, negative binomial), and network theory applications. The work demonstrates interdisciplinary reach spanning probability theory, statistical inference, epidemiology modeling, and actuarial science, with increasing emphasis on random graph asymptotics and optimal control in stochastic systems.
Professional service includes editorial contributions such as the 2019 Stochastic Networks special issue introduction, reflecting leadership in the probability community. His role in directing SMSTC from 2022-2024 demonstrates commitment to graduate mathematical education across Scotland.
Actively supervising PhD students, Daly welcomes projects in random graphs, Markov processes, and actuarial models. His research program shows sustained productivity with 21 total publications including multiple high-impact articles in journals like Scandinavian Actuarial Journal and Journal of Statistical Physics, with growing citation impact (29 Scopus citations for his 2016 Conway-Maxwell-Poisson work).
