• General Information
• Appointments and Positions
• Higher Education, Scientific Degrees, and Professional Certification
• Selected Publications
• Other Academic Achievements and Activities

General Information

Name	Tim Sullivan
Affiliation	Mathematics InstituteLink opens in a new window and School of EngineeringLink opens in a new window, University of WarwickLink opens in a new window
Address	Mathematics Institute, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
Email	t.j.sullivan (at) warwick.ac.uk
Website	warwick.ac.uk/tjsullivanLink opens in a new window
Position	Associate Professor in Predictive Modelling

Appointments and Positions

2022–present	Mathematics InstituteLink opens in a new window and School of EngineeringLink opens in a new window, University of WarwickLink opens in a new window, Coventry, UK Associate Professor in Predictive Modelling
2021–present	Alan Turing InstituteLink opens in a new window, London, UK Turing Fellow
2020–2022	Mathematics InstituteLink opens in a new window and School of EngineeringLink opens in a new window, University of WarwickLink opens in a new window, Coventry, UK Assistant Professor in Predictive Modelling
2015–2021	Zuse Institute BerlinLink opens in a new window (ZIB), Berlin, Germany Research Group Leader for Uncertainty Quantification
2015–2020	Freie Universität BerlinLink opens in a new window, Berlin, Germany Junior Professor (W1) in Applied Mathematics, with Specialism in Risk and Uncertainty Quantification (Zwischenevaluierung 2018)
2012–2015	Mathematics InstituteLink opens in a new window, University of WarwickLink opens in a new window, Coventry, UK Warwick Zeeman Lecturer (Assistant Professor)
2013–2014	California Institute of TechnologyLink opens in a new window, Pasadena, California, USA Visiting Associate in Computing and Mathematical SciencesLink opens in a new window
2012	California Institute of TechnologyLink opens in a new window, Pasadena, California, USA Senior Postdoctoral Scholar in Applied & Computational Mathematics and the Graduate Aerospace LaboratoriesLink opens in a new window
2009–2012	California Institute of TechnologyLink opens in a new window, Pasadena, California, USA Postdoctoral Scholar in Applied & Computational Mathematics and the Graduate Aerospace LaboratoriesLink opens in a new window Postdoctoral Advisors: Prof. Michael OrtizLink opens in a new window, PSAAP Center director, and Prof. Houman OwhadiLink opens in a new window, PSAAP Uncertainty Quantification group leader

Higher Education, Scientific Degrees, and Professional Certification

2022	Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
2005–2009	Ph.D. in Mathematics by Research, University of WarwickLink opens in a new window, UK Doctoral Thesis: Analysis of Gradient Descents in Random Energies and Heat Baths Advisor: Dr Florian TheilLink opens in a new window. Examiners: Prof. Valery P. SmyshlyaevLink opens in a new window (University of Bath, UK) and Prof. Andrew M. StuartLink opens in a new window (University of Warwick, UK)
2000–2004	Master of Mathematics (Class I), University of WarwickLink opens in a new window, UK Advisors: Dr Luca Sbano, academic tutor, and Prof. Gero FrieseckeLink opens in a new window (Technische Universität München), dissertation advisor

Selected Publications

See also this list of academic publications.

1. J. Cockayne, C. J. Oates, T. J. Sullivan, and M. Girolami. “Bayesian probabilistic numerical methods.” SIAM Review 61(4):756–789, 2019. doi:10.1137/17M1139357Link opens in a new window
2. H. C. Lie, T. J. Sullivan, and A. L. Teckentrup. “Random forward models and log-likelihoods in Bayesian inverse problems.” SIAM/ASA Journal on Uncertainty Quantification 6(4):1600–1629, 2018. doi:10.1137/18M1166523Link opens in a new window
3. J. Cockayne, C. J. Oates, T. J. Sullivan, and M. Girolami. “Probabilistic numerical methods for PDE-constrained Bayesian inverse problems” in Proceedings of the 36^th International Workshop on Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering, ed. G. Verdoolaege. AIP Conference Proceedings 1853:060001-1–060001-8, 2017. doi:10.1063/1.4985359Link opens in a new window
4. T. J. Sullivan. “Well-posed Bayesian inverse problems and heavy-tailed stable quasi-Banach space priors.” Inverse Problems and Imaging 11(5):857–874, 2017. doi:10.3934/ipi.2017040Link opens in a new window
5. T. J. Sullivan. Introduction to Uncertainty Quantification, volume 63 of Texts in Applied Mathematics. Springer, 2015. ISBN 978-3-319-23394-9 (hardcover), 978-3-319-23395-6 (e-book). doi:10.1007/978-3-319-23395-6Link opens in a new window
6. H. Owhadi, C. Scovel, and T. J. Sullivan. “On the brittleness of Bayesian inference.” SIAM Review 57(4):566–582, 2015. doi:10.1137/130938633Link opens in a new window
7. H. Owhadi, C. Scovel, and T. J. Sullivan. “Brittleness of Bayesian inference under finite information in a continuous world.” Electronic Journal of Statistics 9(1):1–79, 2015. doi:10.1214/15-EJS989Link opens in a new window
8. T. J. Sullivan, M. McKerns, D. Meyer, F. Theil, H. Owhadi, and M. Ortiz. “Optimal uncertainty quantification for legacy data observations of Lipschitz functions.” ESAIM. Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis 47(6):1657–1689, 2013. doi:10.1051/m2an/2013083Link opens in a new window
9. H. Owhadi, C. Scovel, T. J. Sullivan, M. McKerns, and M. Ortiz. “Optimal Uncertainty Quantification.” SIAM Review 55(2):271–345, 2013. doi:10.1137/10080782XLink opens in a new window
10. M. M. McKerns, L. Strand, T. J. Sullivan, A. Fang, and M. A. G. Aivazis. “Building a Framework for Predictive Science” in Proceedings of the 10th Python in Science Conference (SciPy 2011), June 2011, ed. S. van der Walt and J. Millman. 67–78, 2011. doi:10.25080/Majora-ebaa42b7-00dLink opens in a new window

Other Academic Achievements and Activities

See also this list of conferences, talks, and other academic gatherings.

2021–present	Co-director of the Warwick Centre for Predictive Modelling at the University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
2020–present	Member of the management team of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Modelling of Heterogeneous Systems at the University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
2019–present	Associate Editor, SIAM/ASA Journal on Uncertainty QuantificationLink opens in a new window
2018–2020	Associated Investigator in the Excellence Cluster “MATH+ The Berlin Mathematics Research Centre”Link opens in a new window
2018–2021	Co-chair with Prof. Claudia SchillingsLink opens in a new window (Mannheim) of the GAMM Activity Group on Uncertainty QuantificationLink opens in a new window
2017–2018	Co-leader with Prof. Chris. J. OatesLink opens in a new window (Newcastle) of SAMSI Working Group II Probabilistic Numerics
2016–present	Faculty of the Berlin Mathematical SchoolLink opens in a new window
2015	University of Warwick Mathematics Institute Teaching Prize
2012–2015	Member of Science Faculty Undergraduate Studies Committee, Science Faculty and Mathematics Department First Year Boards of Examiners, and Mathematics Department Graduate Studies Committee at the University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
Misc.	Organiser or co-organiser of various scientific workshops, including Oberwolfach Workshop 1911 Uncertainty QuantificationLink opens in a new window 2019, ProbNum 2018Link opens in a new window, the Third Annual Caltech Solid Mechanics Symposium 2012; and minisymposia at SIAM UQ20, SIAM UQ18, SIAM UQ16, and SIAM CSE13