LecturerDr TL (Tom) Berning
Lecturer
University of Stellenbosch
Private Bag X1, Matieland
7602, South Africa
Tel: +(27) 21 808 3024
Fax: +(27) 21 808 3830
e-mail: tberning@sun.ac.za
Obtained PhD: Empirical Bayes in an extreme value context, with professor Tertius de Wet (Stellenbosch University).
Obtained M.Sc. in Mathematical Statistics in 1999 at University of the Free State in the Department of Mathematical Statistics. Also obtained B.Sc. (Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics) and B.Sc. Honours (Mathematical Statistics) at the same university.
Present Teaching Subjects
Statistics 214 & 244
Extreme Value Theory (post-graduate)
Work Experience
1995 – 1998: Quantitative Analyst - Norwich Investments, Claremont
1999 – 2001: Part-time Lecturer (Statistics and Mathematical Statistics) – University of Free State
2000 – 2001: Visiting Researcher – Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
2002: Biostatistician – Quintiles Clindata, Bloemfontein
Joined Stellenbosch University on 1 February 2003.
Research Reports
D. J. de Waal, P. C. N. Groenewald and T. L. Berning (1994) Estimation in the linear model with censoring under the generalized extreme value distribution. Technical Report No. 213. Department of Mathematical Statistics, University of the Free State.
T. L. Berning (1999) Aspects of Failure Rate Modelling in Reliability Analysis. Technical Report No. 260. Department of Mathematical Statistics, University of the Free State.
South African Statistical Association Conferences
D. J. de Waal, P. C. N. Groenewald, C. J. Kemp and T. L. Berning. The Linear Model under the Generalised Extreme Value Distribution applied to Lifetime Data with Censoring. Berg-en-dal (1994).
T. L. Berning and D.J. de Waal. Optimum Threshold for Estimation of Generalised Pareto Distribution Parameters. Durban (1999).
J. Segers, T. L. Berning and J. Beirlant. Large Quantile Estimation with the Perturbed Pareto Distribution. Johannesburg (2003).
T. L. Berning and T. de Wet. An Emprical Bayes Estimate of the Extreme Value Index in an ANOVA setting. Bloemfontein (2004).
T. L. Berning and T. de Wet. A Comparison of Techniques to Determine an Optimal Sampling Fraction in Extreme Value Analysis. Grahamstown (2005).
Lectures at other Conferences/Workshops
Conference entitled “Practical Derivatives for Corporates” organised by the Institute for International Research:
T. L. Berning. The Concept of Derivatives. Johannesburg (1998).
Life Insurance and Risk Workshop organised by the Department of Mathematical Statistics of the Free State University:
T. L. Berning. Concept of Extreme Value Theory. Brandwag (2001).
Societies and Committees
Member of the South African Statistical Association