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Research Interests
I am a postdoctoral researcher specialising in statistical modelling, employing spatial temporal models with Bayesian frameworks. My current research focuses on developing statistical models to accurately estimate real-time power generation capacity of renewable energy sources in Ireland. This work is conducted within the GREEN-GRID project, under the supervision of Dr. James Sweeney, and is supported by funding from the SFI.
I graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 2018 with a BSc in Physics and Astrophysics. In 2023, I completed my PhD in Maynooth University under the supervision of Prof Andrew Parnell and Dr Niamh Cahill. My PhD project developed a series of statistical models to analyse historical sea level records using proxy data from salt marshes and Bayesian Hierarchical techniques.
Research Interests:
- Statistics
- Spatial Temporal Modelling
- Bayesian Statistics
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Enhancing the Accuracy of Spatio-Temporal Models for Wind Speed Prediction by Incorporating Bias-Corrected Crowdsourced Data
Organ, E., Upton, M., Allard, D., Benoit, L. & Sweeney, J., Mar 2026, In: Environmetrics. 37, 2, e70069.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A noisy-input generalized additive model for relative sea-level change along the Atlantic coast of North America
Upton, M., Parnell, A., Kemp, A., Ashe, E., Mccarthy, G. & Cahill, N., Jan 2025, In: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C: Applied Statistics. 74, 1, p. 34-82 49 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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reslr: An R Package for Relative Sea Level Modelling
Upton, M., Parnell, A. & Cahill, N., 2024, In: R Journal. 16, 2, p. 61-81 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Statistical modelling for relative sea-level data
Upton, M., Cahill, N. & Parnell, A., 1 Jan 2024, Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science. Elsevier, p. Vol6:152-Vol6:173Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review