Marcela Cespedes
Senior Research Scientist at CSIRO
Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
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Top SchoolMarcela Cespedes is a Senior Research Scientist at CSIRO with 11 years’ experience applying advanced statistical and Bayesian methods to public health and Alzheimer's research. She combines biostatistics, simulation, machine learning and neuroimaging to drive data-informed decisions for hospital resource planning and to uncover factors influencing dementia onset and progression. Her work spans applied policy advice, multidisciplinary collaborations and supervising teams to deliver research that often exceeds client expectations. Trained in Bayesian statistics and with a background in electronics maintenance in the Royal Australian Navy, she brings both rigorous quantitative skills and practical problem‑solving experience to complex projects. Marcela is an R and statistics enthusiast who translates high-dimensional biomedical data into actionable insights for researchers and policymakers.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bayesian statistics, Bayesian statistics at QUT (Queensland University of Technology)Bachelor’s Degree Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences, Bachelor’s Degree Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences at University of South AustraliaProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
MarcelaCespedes/FSPmix
Jul 2019 - May 2020
Contributions:70 commits, 65 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
MarcelaCespedes/Bayesian_inference_on_neuroimaging
Jun 2015 - May 2017
Contributions:1 release, 9 commits, 8 pushes in 1 year 10 months
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