Szymon Urbas

Szymon Urbas is a Lecturer in Statistics at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Maynooth University (2024–present). He previously worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at University College Dublin (2022–2024). His academic background includes a PhD (2018–2022) and MRes (2017–2018) in Statistics from Lancaster University, and a BSc in Mathematical Science from the University of Galway (2013–2017).

• Research Interests
  • Bayesian modeling with latent variables
  • Computationally intensive methods (Hamiltonian Monte Carlo, particle filters)
  • Applications in agri-food sector and clinical trial operations
  • Variational inference in machine learning
  • High-dimensional data with hierarchical correlations

Recent publications focus on Bayesian regression for agricultural spectral data, path sampling algorithms, clinical trial recruitment prediction, and neuro-mimetic learning strategies. His work integrates probabilistic methods with real-world challenges in agriculture and healthcare.

Contact: Szymon.Urbas@mu.ie