Research
Bayesian modelling, Clustering, Computational statistics, Mixture models, Spatio-temporal modelling, Causal methods
Interests
Prof Silvia Liverani is a Professor in Statistics and Head of the Centre for Probability, Statistics and Data Science in the School of Mathematical Sciences.
Her research focuses on Bayesian modelling and clustering methods. In particular she works on Dirichlet process mixture models, Bayesian spatio-temporal models and survival response models. She has worked in very diverse areas of application including genetics, epidemiology, road traffic accidents, football and environmental health.
She is keen to collaborate with external organisations, including industry, government and the charity sector.
She is supervising PhD projects on Bayesian modelling of epidemiological and biodiversity data.
Publications

Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Probability, Statistics and Data Science
2025
Evaluating the Cauchy Combination Test for Count DataAlsulami H Liverani S
Plos One,
Public Library of Science 24-10-2025
Evaluating the Cauchy Combination Test for Count DataAlsulami H Liverani S
In
Arxiv 20-04-2025
A Causal Analysis of the Plots of Intelligent AdversariesRamiah P Hastie DI Bunnin O Liverani S Smith JQ
In
Arxiv 22-03-2025
Inequalities in overcrowding in households with children in an ethnically diverse urban population: a cross-sectional study using linked health and housing records.Wilk M Harper G Liverani S Firman N Simon P
International Journal For Population Data Science vol. 10 (2), 2408-2408.
23-01-2025
Bayesian Graphs of Intelligent CausationRamiah P Smith JQ Liverani S Bunnin FO
Bayesian Analysis,
Institute of Mathematical Statistics vol. -1 (-1)
01-01-20252024
Variance Matrix Priors for Dirichlet Process Mixture Models With Gaussian KernelsJing W Papathomas M
International Statistical Review,
Wiley 15-09-20242023
Quantifying the uncertainty of partitions for infinite mixture modelsLavigne A Liverani S
Statistics and Probability Letters,
Elsevier 06-09-2023
OP140 Household associations between child and adult weight status in an ethnically diverse urban population: cross-sectional study using linked primary care and National Child Measurement Programme recordsWilk M Harper G Firman N Liverani S Dezateux C
SSM Annual Scientific Meeting., a129.2-a1a130.
01-08-2023
Structure induced by a multiple membership transformation on the Conditional Autoregressive modelGramatica M Liverani S Congdon P
Bayesian Analysis,
International Society For Bayesian Analysis (Isba) 06-02-2023
Bayesian profile regression to study the ecologic associations of correlated environmental exposures with excess mortality risk during the first year of the Covid-19 epidemic in lombardy, ItalyCoker ES Molitor J Liverani S Martin J Pontarollo N
Environmental Research vol. 216
01-01-20232022
Mapping and determinants of consumption of egg and/or flesh foods and zero vegetables or fruits among young children in SSAHailu BA Geremew BM Abera KS Beyene J
Scientific Reports vol. 12 (1)
01-12-2022
Dirichlet process mixture models for regression discontinuity designsRicciardi F Liverani S
Statistical Methods in Medical Research,
Sage Publications vol. 32 (1), 55-70.
10-11-2022
Beyond Conjugacy for Chain Event Graph Model SelectionShenvi A
In
Arxiv 07-11-2022
Who lives in overcrowded households in north-east London? Cross-sectional study of linked electronic health records and Energy Performance Certificate register data.Wilk M Dezateux C Liverani S Harper G
International Journal of Population Data Science,
Swansea University vol. 7 (3)
25-08-2022
Variance matrix priors for Dirichlet process mixture models with Gaussian kernelsJing W Papathomas M Liverani S
08-02-20222021
Same data, different conclusions: Radical dispersion in empirical results when independent analysts operationalize and test the same hypothesisSchweinsberg M Feldman M Staub N van den Akker OR van Aert RCM van Assen MALM Liu Y Althoff T et al.
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes vol. 165, 228-249.
01-07-2021
Bayesian Modelling for Spatially Misaligned Health Areal Data: A Multiple Membership ApproachGramatica M Congdon P Liverani S
Journal of The Royal Statistical Society Series C: Applied Statistics,
Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 70 (3), 645-666.
01-06-20212020
Left atrial enhancement correlates with myocardial conduction velocity in patients with persistent atrial fibrillationAli RL Qureshi NA Liverani S Roney CH Kim S Lim PB Tweedy JH Cantwell CD et al.
Frontiers in Physiology,
Frontiers Media 12-11-2020
A spatial joint analysis of metal constituents of ambient particulate matter and mortality in England.Lavigne A Freni-Sterrantino A Fecht D Liverani S Blangiardo M de Hoogh K
Environmental Epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) vol. 4 (4)
16-07-2020
Clustering method for censored and collinear survival dataLiverani S Hudson IL Byles JE
Computational Statistics,
Springer Science and Business Media Llc vol. 36 (1), 35-60.
21-06-2020
Applied StatisticsFriel N Smith PWF Canale A Demiris N Fan Y Huang X Iannario M Jermyn IH et al.
Journal of The Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics),
Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 69 (3), 501-502.
06-05-2020
Bayesian modelling for spatially misaligned health areal data: a multiple membership approachGramatica M Congdon P Liverani S
In
Arxiv 11-04-2020
Dirichlet Process Mixture Models for Regression Discontinuity DesignsRicciardi F Liverani S
26-03-2020
Modeling tails for collinear data with outliers in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing: Quantile profile regression.Liu X Liverani S
Biometrical Journal. Biometrische Zeitschrift vol. 62 (4), 916-931.
20-01-2020
Predicting success in the worldwide start-up network.Bonaventura M Ciotti V Liverani S Lacasa L
Scientific Reports vol. 10 (1)
01-01-20202019
Incidence of falls among adults with cerebral palsy: a cohort study using primary care dataRyan JM Cameron MH Liverani S Smith KJ O'connell N Peterson MD Victor C
Developmental Medicine &Amp; Child Neurology,
Wiley vol. 62 (4), 477-482.
26-12-2019
Performance Comparison of Julia Distributed Implementations of Dirichlet Process Mixture ModelsHuang R Xu W Wang Y Liverani S
2019 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data). vol. 00, 3350-3354.
12-12-2019
Associations between metal constituents of ambient particulate matter and mortality in England: an ecological study.Lavigne A Freni Sterrantino A Liverani S Molitor J
Bmj Open vol. 9 (12)
01-12-2019
Noncommunicable disease among adults with cerebral palsy: A matched cohort study.Ryan JM Peterson MD Matthews A Ryan N Smith KJ Anokye N Victor C
Neurology vol. 93 (14), e1385-e1396.
28-08-2019
Mortality due to cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and cancer in adults with cerebral palsy.Ryan JM Peterson MD Ryan N Smith KJ O'connell NE Anokye N
Dev Med Child Neurol vol. 61 (8), 924-928.
01-08-2019
Incidence of osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and inflammatory musculoskeletal diseases in adults with cerebral palsy: A population-based cohort study.O'Connell NE Smith KJ Peterson MD Ryan N Liverani S Anokye N Victor C
Bone vol. 125, 30-35.
08-05-2019
Predicting success in the worldwide start-up networkBonaventura M Ciotti V Panzarasa P Lacasa L Latora V
In
Arxiv 17-04-2019
Risk of Depression and Anxiety in Adults With Cerebral Palsy.Smith KJ Peterson MD O'Connell NE Victor C Liverani S
Jama Neurology vol. 76 (3), 294-300.
01-03-20192018
Many Analysts, One Data Set: Making Transparent How Variations in Analytic Choices Affect ResultsSilberzahn R Uhlmann EL Martin DP Anselmi P Aust F Awtrey E Bahník Š Bai F et al.
Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science,
Sage Publications vol. 1 (3), 337-356.
23-08-2018
A case study of r performance analysis and optimizationHuang R Xu W Hiltbrand D Stapleton AE
ACM International Conference Proceeding Series.
22-07-2018
Applied StatisticsBoys RJ Stallard N Chen Q Deardon R Gaetan C Greven S Husmeier D Jermyn IH et al.
Journal of The Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics),
Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 67 (4), 741-742.
18-07-2018
Circadian clock components control daily growth activities by modulating cytokinin levels and cell division-associated gene expression in Populus trees.Edwards KD Takata N Johansson M Jurca M Novák O Hényková E Liverani S Strnad M et al.
Plant Cell Environ vol. 41 (6), 1468-1482.
01-06-2018
Multi-pollutant Modeling Through Examination of Susceptible Subpopulations Using Profile Regression.Coker E Liverani S Su JG Molitor J
Current Environmental Health Reports vol. 5 (1), 59-69.
01-03-20182017
Applied StatisticsBoys RJ Stallard N Chen Q Clarke P Deardon R Greven S Husmeier D Kalogeropoulos K et al.
Journal of The Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics),
Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 66 (4), 667-668.
08-07-2017
Metabolic profiling identifies trehalose as an abundant and diurnally fluctuating metabolite in the microalga Ostreococcus tauri.Hirth M Liverani S Mahlow S
Metabolomics : Official Journal of The Metabolomic Society vol. 13 (6)
01-01-20172016
THE PREVALENCE OF AGE-RELATED CHRONIC CONDITIONS IN ADULTS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY.Ryan JM Mahmoudi E Hurvitz EA Victor C Liverani S
GERONTOLOGIST. vol. 56, 420-421.
01-11-2016
Bayesian selection of graphical regulatory modelsLiverani S Smith JQ
International Journal of Approximate Reasoning,
Elsevier Bv vol. 77, 87-104.
01-10-2016
Modelling collinear and spatially correlated data.Liverani S Blangiardo M
Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Epidemiology vol. 18, 63-73.
27-04-2016
Modelling collinear and spatially correlated dataLiverani S Lavigne A
In
Arxiv 22-02-2016
Multi-pollutant exposure profiles associated with term low birth weight in Los Angeles CountyCoker E Liverani S Ghosh JK Jerrett M Beckerman B Ritz B
Environment International,
Elsevier vol. 91, 1-13.
15-02-2016
A Space–Time Multivariate Bayesian Model to Analyse Road Traffic Accidents by SeverityBoulieri A Liverani S Hoogh K
Journal of The Royal Statistical Society Series a (Statistics in Society),
Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 180 (1), 119-139.
27-01-2016
Multidimensional analysis of the effect of occupational exposure to organic solvents on lung cancer risk: the ICARE studyMattei F Liverani S Guida F Matrat M Cenee S Azizi L Sanchez M Pilorget C et al.
Occupational and Environmental Medicine vol. 73 (6), 368-377.
01-01-2016
The association of cardiometabolic functioning clusters with depressive symptoms in older adults: results from the English Longitudinal Study of AgeingLi A Smith KJ
DIABETIC MEDICINE. vol. 33, 172-172.
01-01-20162015
Modeling spatial effects of PM2.5 on term low birth weight in Los Angeles CountyCoker E Ghosh J Jerrett M Gomez-Rubio V Beckerman B Liverani S Su J Li A et al.
Environmental Research,
Elsevier vol. 142, 354-364.
18-07-2015
Analysing the health effects of simultaneous exposure to physical and chemical properties of airborne particlesPirani M Best N Blangiardo M Liverani S
Environment International,
Elsevier vol. 79, 56-64.
19-03-2015
PReMiuM: An R Package for Profile Regression Mixture Models Using Dirichlet Processes.Liverani S Hastie DI Papathomas M
Journal of Statistical Software,
Foundation For Open Access Statistic vol. 64 (7), 1-30.
01-01-20152014
Blood Pressure Differences Associated With Optimal Macronutrient Intake Trial for Heart Health (OMNIHEART)–Like Diet Compared With a Typical American DietMolitor J Brown IJ Chan Q Papathomas M Liverani S Molitor N Richardson S Daviglus ML et al.
Hypertension,
Wolters Kluwer vol. 64 (6), 1198-1204.
08-09-2014
Sampling from Dirichlet process mixture models with unknown concentration parameter: mixing issues in large data implementationsHastie DI Liverani S Richardson S
Statistics and Computing,
Springer Nature vol. 25 (5), 1023-1037.
03-05-2014
Abstract P403: Blood Pressure Differences Associated With OMNIHEART-like Lower Sodium Compared With Typical American Higher Sodium Nutrient Profile: INTERMAP USAMolitor J Brown IJ Chan Q Liverani S Molitor N Richardson S Van Horn L Daviglus ML et al.
Circulation,
Wolters Kluwer vol. 129 (suppl_1)
25-03-20142013
A semi-parametric approach to estimate risk functions associated with multi-dimensional exposure profiles: application to smoking and lung cancerHastie DI Liverani S Azizi L
Bmc Medical Research Methodology,
Springer Nature vol. 13 (1)
23-10-2013
Sampling from Dirichlet process mixture models with unknown concentration parameter: Mixing issues in large data implementationsHastie DI Richardson S
In
Arxiv 05-04-2013
PReMiuM: An R Package for Profile Regression Mixture Models using Dirichlet ProcessesLiverani S Hastie DI Azizi L Papathomas M
In
Arxiv 12-03-20132011
Spatial Clustering of Multivariate Data Using Weighted MAX-SATLiverani S
Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization., 239-246.
01-01-2011
Data Mining for Longitudinal Data with Different TreatmentsAkacha M Fonseca TCO
Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization., 409-416.
01-01-20112010
Orchestrated transcription of biological processes in the marine picoeukaryote Ostreococcus exposed to light/dark cyclesMonnier A Liverani S Bouvet R Jesson B
Bmc Genomics,
Springer Nature vol. 11 (1)
22-03-2010
Searching a Multivariate Partition Space Using MAX-SATLiverani S Cussens J Smith JQ
Lecture Notes in Computer Science. vol. 6160, 240-253.
01-01-20102009
Efficient utility-based clustering over high dimensional partition spacesLiverani S Anderson PE Smith JQ
Bayesian Analysis,
Institute of Mathematical Statistics vol. 4 (3), 539-571.
01-09-20092008
Separation measures and the geometry of Bayes factor selection for classificationSmith JQ Anderson PE
Journal of The Royal Statistical Society Series B Statistical Methodology,
Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 70 (5), 957-980.
24-07-20082007
The Fifty-Second IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical ContactsPapavasiliou A Liverani S
Electrical Contacts - 2006. Proceedings of the 52nd IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts., i-i.
15-01-20072006
Entropy Based Adaptive Particle FilterLiverani S
2006 IEEE Nonlinear Statistical Signal Processing Workshop., 87-90.
01-09-2006
Inequalities in household overcrowding in an ethnically diverse urban population: a cross-sectional study using linked health and housing recordsWilk M Harper G Liverani S Firman N Simon P Dezateux C
International Journal of Population Data Science,
Swansea University
Bayesian Graphs of Intelligent CausationRamiah P Smith J Liverani S Bunnin O Addison J Whipp A
Bayesian Analysis,
International Society For Bayesian Analysis (Isba)
Many analysts, one dataset: Making transparent how variations in analytical choices affect resultsSilberzahn R Uhlmann EL Martin DP Anselmi P Aust F Awtrey EC Bahník Š Bai F et al.
In
Osf Preprints
Mapping and determinants of consumption of egg and/or flesh foods and zero vegetables or fruits among young children in SSAHailu BA Geremew BM Liverani S Abera KS Beyene J Miheretu BA
In
Research Square
Beyond Conjugacy for Chain Event Graph Model SelectionShenvi A Liverani S
International Journal of Approximate Reasoning: Uncertainty in Intelligent Systems,
Elsevier