Professional Activities
Professional activities
Editorial work, talks, training, consulting and service to the statistical profession.
Statistical Consulting
Study design, analysis, modelling, grant proposals and training for researchers and organisations.
Editorial roles
Editor-in-Chief · since 2014
Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability
Main Editor · since 2014
Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability Letters
Editorial boards
Quality EngineeringSAGE OpenThe Egyptian Statistical JournalJournal of Advanced AcademicsSumerianz Journal of Scientific ResearchScientia AcademiaInternational Journal of ElectromagneticsPakistan Journal of Statistics (2014–20)
Selected talks
- 2025Multivariate CUSUM Bayesian control chart for regression profilesFall Technical Conference, Houston
- 2023Not Your Client’s Regular RegressionJoint Statistical Meetings, Toronto
- 2021KeynoteRobust Phase II profile monitoring via residuals9th ICAAMM, Istanbul
- 2019Invited36th Quality and Productivity Research ConferenceWashington, D.C.
- 2018InvitedMinitab Insights ConferenceScottsdale
- 2017Keynote6th International Conference on Biostatistics and BioinformaticsAtlanta
- 2017KeynoteICAAMM 2017Istanbul
- 2016Invited10th ICSA International ConferenceShanghai
- 2015European Meeting of StatisticiansAmsterdam
Workshops and training
- 2024–25Empowering Your Data Analysis: Visualization and Modeling with R and SPSSCETL, Qatar University faculty
- 2024Statistics for Social Research using SPSSQatar National Library
- 2021Basic Skills for Preparing Scientific and Security Studies, 40 hoursMinistry of Interior, Qatar
- 2019Designing Questionnaires and Statistical Analysis, 40 hoursMinistry of Education and Higher Education, Qatar
- 2019Founder and chair, Third Global Training on Big Data, Data Science and BiostatisticsQatar University, 21–22 August 2019
- 2017Parametric Regression Analysis for Biostatisticians6th International Conference on Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Atlanta
- 2017Research Methods and Statistical Designs for Medical ResearchersHeart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation
- 2016–17Founder and chair, Global Training on Research Designs and Data Analysis, and on Research Designs and Statistical Meta-AnalysisQatar University
Statistical consulting experience
- 2014–19Coordinator, Statistical Consulting Unit, Qatar UniversityMore than 350 research clients
- 2006–10Senior Consultant, Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis, Virginia Tech120 research clients
Professional service
- 2015–Chair, Committee to Nominate FellowsASA Quality & Productivity Section
- 2024–Judge, Undergraduate Statistics Project CompetitionAmerican Statistical Association
- 2022–25Judge, The Global Undergraduate Awards
- 2016Judge and session moderator10th ICSA International Conference, Shanghai
Memberships and boards
- 2017–Fellow, Royal Statistical Society
- 2023–Board Member, MENASA-NASBA
- 2020–Board Member, Arabic Impact Factor