Laleh Tafakori

Dr. Laleh Tafakori is a Senior Lecturer in Statistics and Analytics at RMIT University’s School of Science, based at the City Campus in Australia. Her research focuses on extreme value theory, dependence modeling via copulas, time series analysis, machine learning, financial econometrics, and stochastic processes. She actively supervises research projects in areas such as diabetes prediction, climate modeling, and network analysis. Her teaching interests include applied analytics, statistical inference, and stochastic processes.

Dr. Tafakori’s work bridges statistical theory and real-world applications, particularly in healthcare, finance, and environmental science. Recent projects include predicting diabetes onset, analyzing extreme precipitation patterns, and developing machine learning models for risk assessment. She collaborates internationally, with studies conducted in Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Europe.

• Research Highlights: Predictive modeling in healthcare, network influence analysis, and climate data forecasting.
• Supervision Interests: Machine learning applications, time series modeling, and complex systems analysis.