Contact details +6469517654
Dr Matthieu Vignes DEA, PhD
Senior Lecturer in Statistics
Doctoral Supervisor School of Mathematical and Computational SciencesMatthieu studied Applied Maths/Stats at the ENS Lyon (France) before doing his PhD in Grenoble (2007, INRIA Rhone-Alpes, France). He then joined BioSS in Dundee and Aberdeen (Scotland) from 2006 to 2009 as a Statistician. He then became a Research Fellow in the Maths and Comput. Sc. dpt of the INRAE-Toulouse (France) in 2009 (present: detached position).
Matthieu is now a Senior Lecturer in Statistical Genetics at Ƶ (New Zealand).
Matthieu's work focuses on deciphering relationships between entities in a complex (e.g. biological) system; please have a look at his research interests.
Professional
Contact details
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Ph: +64(0)6 951 7654 (direct) or +64(0)6 356 9099; ext. 84654
Location: B3.06, Science Tower B
Campus: Turitea
Qualifications
- Diplôme d'Études approfondies en mathématiques - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (2002)
- Doctor of Philosophy - Joseph Fourier University (2007)
Certifications and Registrations
- Licence, Supervisor, Ƶ
Research Expertise
Research Interests
My research is motivated by the understanding of the structure(s) which govern(s) the behaviour of complex systems. Mostly, I have been working with high-throughput data generated by biological organims, regarded as layers of components of different natures which interact with each other possibly fulfilling different goals.
To this end, I am interested in probabilistic graphical modelling as a convenient way of representing the system under study and how its constituting elements interact. I am often faced with high-dimensional data posing both statistical and computational challenges. Missingness in the data sets at hand can also be a hindrance. Data sets are heterogeneous (e.g. mixing discrete and continuous data), sampling is certainly not independent and identically distributed and off-equilibrium and measurements noisy.
Recently, I am moving towards a causal interpretation of learnt relationships, hopefully revealing realistic mechanisms which explain the inner functioning of the system.
I have also been involved in the study of epidemiological models at different scales.
Thematics
Future Food Systems
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Applied Mathematics (010200):
Applied Statistics (010401):
Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing (080100):
Biological Mathematics (010202):
Biostatistics (010402):
Information And Computing Sciences (080000):
Mathematical Sciences (010000):
Numerical and Computational Mathematics (010300):
Optimisation (010303):
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining (080109):
Statistical Theory (010405):
Statistics (010400):
Stochastic Analysis and Modelling (010406)
Keywords
- Probabilistic graphical models (Bayesian networks, GGM...)
- High-dimensional (biological) data
- Gene network inference
- Causality
- Data integration
- Computational statistics
Research Outputs
Journal
[Journal article]Authored by: Biggs, P., Vignes, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Vignes, M.
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[Journal article]Authored by: Dittmer, K., Panizzi, L., Rogers, C., Vignes, M., Waterland, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Compton, C., Vallee, E., Vignes, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Boulic, M., Vignes, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Biggs, P., Vignes, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Dittmer, K., Panizzi, L., Rogers, C., Vignes, M., Waterland, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Dittmer, K., Panizzi, L., Rogers, C., Vignes, M., Waterland, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Aberdein, D., Lawrence, K., Munday, J., Ridler, A., Thomson, N., Vignes, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Lopez-Villalobos, N., Vignes, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Biggs, P., Vignes, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Vignes, M.
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[Journal article]Authored by: McLaren, S., Vignes, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Book Review]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Book Review]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Book Review]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Vignes, M.
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[Journal article]Authored by: Vignes, M.
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Book
[Chapter]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Chapter]Authored by: Biggs, P., Vignes, M.
[Chapter]Authored by: Vignes, M.
Thesis
[Doctoral Thesis]Authored by: Vignes, M.
Report
[Technical Report]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Technical Report]Authored by: Vignes, M.
Conference
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Compton, C., Vignes, M.Contributed to by: Compton, C.
[Conference]Authored by: Biggs, P., Vignes, M.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Tate, J., Vignes, M.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Biggs, P., French, N., Marshall, J., Vignes, M.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Biggs, P., French, N., Marshall, J., Tate, J., Vignes, M.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Vignes, M.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Vignes, M.
Other
[Other]Contributed to by: Vignes, M.
Uncategorised
[Preprint]Authored by: Biggs, P., Vignes, M.
Consultancy and Languages
Languages
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English
Last used: today
Spoken ability: Excellent
Written ability: Excellent -
French
Last used: today
Spoken ability: Excellent
Written ability: Excellent -
German
Last used: few years ago
Spoken ability: Average
Written ability: Average -
Spanish
Last used: Today
Spoken ability: Needs work
Written ability: Needs work
Teaching and Supervision
Teaching Statement
Papers taught: (at Massey)
- 161.200 Statistical Modelling (with Martin Hazelton)
- 161.331 Biostatistics (with Geoff Jones)
- 161.704 Bayesian statistics (with Mark Bebbington)
- 161.705 Statistical Inference (with Mark Bebbington)
- 161.729 Topics in Applied Statistics (with Chris Jewell)
- 161.744 Statistical Genetics (with Patrick Biggs)
Old teaching:
- Statistics and learning at SupAero (with Emmanuel Rachelson) and Probability (with Jeremie Bigot) at ISAE SupAero, Toulouse, France, 2012-2014.
- Statistics: basics to advanced subjects to undergraduates in Biology or Economics (2002-2006), to PhD students and scientists from research institutes (2007-2008).
- General mathematics: Algebra and Analysis to undergraduates in Mathematics and Physics (2003-2005).
- General science courses to high-school pupils (2005-2006).
Student supervision:
- Co-supervision of Luca Panizzi
- Co-supervision of Thilini Warusawithana
- Co-supervision of Olivia Angelin-Bonnet (2017-2021, Ƶ), "Investigation of genotype and phenotype interactions using computational statistics"
- Co-supervision of Magali Champion PhD (2011-2014, Universite Paul Sabatier Toulouse 3), "Contribution to the modelling and inference of gene regulatory networks"
Graduate Supervision Statement
Please have a look at my research interest, and feel free to contact me, if you would like to do a project with us on the study of data generated from a complex system to decipher its structure. Note that projects range from quite applied to quite theoretical.
Dr Matthieu Vignes is available for Masters and Doctorial supervision.
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
Position | Current | Completed |
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Main Supervisor | 4 | 1 |
Co-supervisor | 1 | 2 |
Current Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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James Bristow
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Doctor of Philosophy
Advancing epidemiological insights of New Zealand under climate change using Bayesian spatiotemporal methods -
Doris Benig
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Doctor of Philosophy
Predictive Genomic Models for Enhancing Taro Agronomic Traits and Environmental Adaptability in Papua New Guinea -
Mario Prado Lara
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Doctor of Philosophy
An evaluation of statistical classification tools for microbiome and multiomic data -
Padmini Parthasarathy
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Doctor of Philosophy
Unravelling the Hidden Mysteries of Facial Eczema in Sheep
Co-supervisor of:
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Patricia Soh
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Doctor of Philosophy
Protein intake and protein quality in vegan diets
Completed Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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2021
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Olivia Angelin-Bonnet
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Doctor of Philosophy
Investigation of genotype and phenotype interactions using computational statistics
Co-supervisor of:
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2024
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Thilini Warusawithana
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Doctor of Philosophy
Gene duplication fate in a genetic pathway context: An examination of the trichome initiation pathway in the allopolyploid genus Pachycladon (Brassicaceae) -
2024
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Luca Panizzi
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Doctor of Philosophy
Biomarker profiling of biologic fluids and tissues from horses with induced carpal osteoarthritis
Media and Links
Other Links
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