David Percy

# Meet Your Lecturer

## David Percy

Dr. Percy gained a B.Sc. (1st) in mathematics at Loughborough University followed by a Ph.D. in statistics at Liverpool University. He is a senior lecturer in mathematics at the University of Salford and is programme manager of the M.Sc. in Operational Research and Applied Statistics.

His research interests are in Bayesian inference, stochastic processes and multivariate analysis, with applications in industry, medicine, sport and law. He is involved in major research contracts with N.H.S., E.P.S.R.C., D.E.R.A. and the National Lottery Commission.

Dave has presented papers at international conferences in the U.K., U.S.A., Spain, Greece, Malaysia, Turkey, Norway, Sweden, China, Portugal, France, Canada, Holland and Spain. He is Chairman of the Lancashire and North-west Branch of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.

A keen cricketer who likes hiking and sailing, Dave is a member of the National Trust and lives in the village of Newburgh with wife Mandy and cavalier King Charles spaniels Louis and Daisy!